Nobuhiko Takada

Martial Artist

1962 –

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Who is Nobuhiko Takada?

Nobuhiko Takada is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He was the founder of PRIDE Fighting Championships and the HUSTLE Wrestling Organization.

He is best known for helping to popularize shoot-style professional wrestling, as one of the biggest stars of the Universal Wrestling Federation and Union of Wrestling Force International in the '80s and '90s. Despite his irregular fight record and kayfabe politics, Takada is credited with the existence of PRIDE and the Japanese MMA boom, and is widely considered to be one of the main promotors of mixed martial arts both nationally and internationally.

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Born
Apr 12, 1962
Isogo-ku, Yokohama
Employment
  • Pride Fighting Championships
Lived in
  • Yokohama
  • Isogo-ku, Yokohama

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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