World Victory Road is set to air its seventh installment early Friday morning and will feature a featherweight grand prix along with the return of one of its biggest up-and-coming stars Muhammed Lawal. Sengoku 7 goes down tomorrow, March 20 from the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
Mixed martial arts fans can catch the event stateside LIVE at 3:00 a.m. ET with a special encore presentation at 10 p.m. ET for all you sleepyheads and chislers who refuse to shell out the few extra clams for a DVR.
At this morning's scheduled weigh-in event, all fighters were able to hit their respective marks.
"Seventh Battle" will feature Hatsu Hioki, Hideki Kadowaki, L.C. Davis, Nick Denis, and twelve other combatants in the first round of the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix - plus undefeated "King Mo" takes on Ryo Kawamura in the main event of the evening.
In addition, former PRIDE and EliteXC competitor (and the man who almost kept UFC 97 out of Canada) James Thompson will do battle with MARS veteran Jim York on the main card.
Here are the official weigh-in results for Sengoku 7 (converted from kilograms):
Muhammed Lawal (204.6 lbs) vs. Ryo Kawamura (205 lbs)
Hatsu Hioki (143.3 lbs) vs. Chris Manuel (141.5 lbs)
Nam Phan (142.9 lbs) vs. Hideki Kadowaki (143.1 lbs)
James Thompson (271.8 lbs) vs. Jim York (264.6 lbs)
Michihiro Omigawa (142.9 lbs) vs. L.C. Davis (142.6 lbs)
Marlon Sandro (143.3 lbs) vs. Matt Jaggers (143.3 lbs)
Kim Jong Man (142.9 lbs) vs. Masanori Kanehara (143.1 lbs)
Chan Sung Jung (143.1 lbs) vs. Shintaro Ishiwatari (143.3 lbs)
Ronnie Ushiwaka (142.6 lbs) vs. Tetsuya Yamada (143.3 lbs)
Seiya Kawahara (143.3 lbs) vs. Nick Denis (142.9 lbs)
The grand prix quarterfinals will be held at Sengoku "Eighth Battle" on May 2 from the National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The semifinals and finals are expected to take place this summer.
Be sure to stop on by tomorrow morning for the Sengoku 7 quick results. In the meantime, get up to speed on all things Sengoku by clicking here.
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