The Japanese Grand Prix Freestyle Fighting Tournament committee has released a statement regarding their recent investigations into the alleged arranged fights that some of its competitors were accused of partaking in.
Committee President Sadahura Tanikawa said the following, ?Any fighter who is found guilty of participating in arranged fights will be banned from all fight sports indefinitely, and criminal charges will be filed. We hold this prestigious tournament for only the most professional fighters of their discipline, and will not tolerate any misconduct leading up to the tournament.?
Tanikawa continued that the exact date of the tournament is not yet determined as they are waiting to conclude the total investigation prior to commencing the fighting.
The tournament was supposed to get underway earlier this month, but following the surfacing of the varied allegations, Tanikawa immediately put it on hold.
The annual Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting tournament contains the top fighters in their discipline across the world. Competing this year are Japan?s acclaimed sumo champion Harumafuji, America?s Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion Gunn, France?s Savate Militec and Argentina?s Muay Thai Bosch, as well as several other decorated fighters.
With the tournament set to begin in just a few weeks, fight fans worldwide can get excited to know that the ultimate freestyle fighting champion will soon be crowned, and will have the opportunity to enter any fighting competition around the world.
More information will be provided as it is released by the Japanese Grand Prix freestyle fighting committee.
