Masakatsu Funaki
Martial Artist
1969 –
Who is Masakatsu Funaki?
Masaharu Funaki is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF. He is also the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations and non-rehearsed shoot wrestling promotions. Funaki was also Pancrase's biggest star; Josh Barnett described him as the "symbol of Japan", Frank Shamrock labeled Funaki "the golden boy" of Pancrase, and Guy Mezger called Funaki "hands down the smartest and most skilled fighter in Pancrase next to Ken Shamrock".
Not only the organization's co-founder, Funaki was also one of Pancrase's most successful fighters to date, scoring submission victories over numerous MMA champions such as Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Guy Mezger, Yuki Kondo, Minoru Suzuki and Bas Rutten through the course of his 50-fight career. He is the only fighter in mixed martial arts to hold wins over both Shamrock brothers and Bas Rutten, and was the first man to win the King of Pancrase title twice.
Funaki is widely considered to be one of the greatest Japanese fighters in mixed martial arts history.
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- Born
- Mar 13, 1969
Hirosaki - Also known as
- Masaharu Okada
- Masa Funaki
- Masa
- King of Pancrase
- Funaki Masaharu
- Funaki Masakatsu
- Masaharu Funaki
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Lived in
- Aomori Prefecture
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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