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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Interview Thursday: Yuki Nakai


Right up there with Royce and Rickson, we have Yuki Nakai. The diminutive Japanese fighter fought Rickson and among other things was instrumental in bringing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to Japan. He has mentored the likes of Shinya Aoki and countless others.

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