Yushin Okami
Also Known As: Thunder
Biography: Yushin Okami is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has formerly competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, and Professional Fighters League.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: July 21, 1981
Age: 43 years old
Gender: Male
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UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
Overview: UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The main event was a UFC & Pride FC middleweight title unification match between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE FC welterweight champion Dan Henderson.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-01
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UFC 72: Victory
Overview: UFC 72: Victory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place Saturday, June 16, 2007 at The Odyssey in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Martin Kampmann was scheduled to fight Rich Franklin, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. Yushin Okami replaced Kampmann in the main event.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-16
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UFC 69: Shootout
Overview: UFC 69: Shootout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The card was headlined by heavy favourite Georges St. Pierre defending his welterweight title against The Ultimate Fighter 4 welterweight winner Matt Serra.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-07
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UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko
Overview: UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, August 1, 2010, at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-01
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UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami
Overview: UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Vitor Belfort was set to face Yushin Okami in the main event, with the winner receiving a middleweight title shot. However, on September 21, 2010, Belfort withdrew from the fight to face Anderson Silva. Nate Marquardt ended up fighting Yushin Okami in the main event, which would still determine the next #1 contender.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-13
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UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
Overview: UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-27
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UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
Overview: UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 26, 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-26
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UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II
Overview: UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 11, 2012, at the Pepsi Center now known as Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-11
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UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2
Overview: UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 29, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-29
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UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann
Overview: UFC on Fuel TV 8: Silva vs. Stann was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2013 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-02
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UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader
Overview: UFC Fight Night 28: Teixeira vs. Bader was a mixed martial arts that was held on September 4, 2013, at Mineirinho Arena in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-04
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World Series of Fighting 15: Branch vs. Okami
Overview: World Series of Fighting 15: Branch vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held November 15, 2014 in Tampa, Florida, United States. This event aired on NBCSN in the U.S and on TSN2 in Canada.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-15
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ONE 163: Akimoto vs. Petchtanong
Overview: ONE Championship: ONE 163 took place Saturday, November 19, 2022 with 11 fights at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-19
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World Series of Fighting 24: Fitch vs. Okami
Overview: World Series of Fighting 24: Fitch vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held October 17, 2015 in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. This event aired live on NBCSN in the U.S and on Fight Network in Canada.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-17
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UFC Fight Night 117: Saint Preux vs. Okami
Overview: UFC Fight Night 117: Saint Preux vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 23, 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. A light heavyweight rematch between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux was expected to headline this event. Rua withdrew from the fight due to a knee injury and was replaced by returning veteran, former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Yushin Okami.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-23
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Pride Bushido 2
Overview: Pride Bushido 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on February 15, 2004.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-02-15
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UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz
Overview: UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 30, 2006. UFC 66's main event was a championship fight with two of the UFC's biggest light heavyweight stars, Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell defending his title against former champion Tito Ortiz.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-30
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UFC 77: Hostile Territory
Overview: UFC 77: Hostile Territory was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The event took place on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The main event featured Anderson Silva defending his middleweight championship against Rich Franklin in a rematch of their October 2006 meeting at UFC 64, which Silva won.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-20
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UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Overview: UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event featured number-one contender Rashad Evans fighting the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-12-27
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UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
Overview: UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-24
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UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
Overview: UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 26, 2006. The main event was a Light Heavyweight Title fight between Chuck 'The Iceman' Liddell and Renato 'Babalu' Sobral and the co-main event was a TUF finale re-match between Forrest Griffin and the 'American Psycho' Stephan Bonnar.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-26
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UFC 64: Unstoppable
Overview: UFC 64: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The card centered on a UFC Middleweight Championship defense by Rich Franklin against highly-touted Anderson Silva, Franklin's first defense in 7 months.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-14
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UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi
Overview: UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 31, 2010 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, This was the third time the UFC held an event in Charlotte, but the first since UFC 5.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-31
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UFC Fight Night 142: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Overview: UFC Fight Night 142: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on 2 December 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa served as the event headliner.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-01
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UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Overview: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs. Gaethje was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 14, 2018, at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-14
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