UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan (aka UFC 15.5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 21, 1997, in Yokohama, Japan. The event was seen on pay per view in the United States, on cable TV in Japan, and was later released on home video. It featured a four-man heavyweight tournament, the first ever UFC Middleweight Championship bout, a Heavyweight Championship bout, a Superfight and was the first UFC appearance of MMA legends Kazushi Sakuraba and Frank Shamrock. It was the first event to be located in a country other than the United States or its territories.
Randy Couture
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Maurice Smith
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Kazushi Sakuraba
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Marcus Silveira
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Vitor Belfort
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Joe Charles
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Frank Shamrock
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Kevin Jackson
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Tank Abbott
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Born a Champion69%
Revenge of the Ninja63%
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing73%
Never Back Down: No Surrender70%
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown64%
Blood and Bone73%
Never Back Down67%
Ninja61%
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear66%
Ninja Assassin67%
Best of the Best65%
Mortal Kombat II79%
The Karate Kid Part II63%
The Last Kumite68%
The Tournament59%
The Smashing Machine63%
Perfect Addiction67%
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge81%
The Last Samurai76%
