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Yuki Nakai (Japanese: 中井祐樹, Nakai Yūki) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently teaches Shooto and jiu-jitsu, and is the president of the Japanese Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu.
Yuki Nakai is a legendary martial arts fighter and Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, who became well known by mixed martial arts (MMA) fans after his famous contest against Gerard Gordeau in 1995, where he was illegally eye-gouged and partially lost his eyesight, winning the fight highly debilitated and reaching the final against Rickson Gracie.
Sep 13, 2023 · Gordeau purposely gouged Nakai’s eye, leaving it terribly swollen. Nakai would win the fight, and still had two more to go on the very same evening. During the very early years of MMA, the...
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In the third edition of MMA Roots, Sherdog Brazilian correspondent Marcelo Alonso recalls the history of Japanese Samurai Yuki Nakai, the 150-pound fighter w...
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YUKI NAKAI RELATED NEWS. The industry pioneer in UFC, Bellator and all things MMA (aka Ultimate Fighting). MMA news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997.
- 5'6" (1.69 m)
- 154 (69 kg)
- Japan
- August 18, 1970
Feb 24, 2017 · Yuki Nakai is a now-retired Japanese mixed martial artist. Since his time fighting he’s gone on to teach shoot wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and is the president of the Japanese Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu.
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Dec 28, 2011 · Highlight of Vale Tudo and MMA Legend Yuki Nakai (中井祐樹) ...more.
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