Video - Muhammad Ali Battles Antonio Inoki At Historic 1976 MMA Event In Japan

Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki - "The War of the Worlds" - 1976...The original Boxing vs. MMA? According to Inoki (a catch wrestler), Ali and his entourage had signed on expecting the fight to be an exhibition and it was only when they went to see Inoki train six days before the fight, and saw him use a series of brutal drop-kicks and violent grapples on sparring partners, that they sensed it would be a legitimate fight During the fight Ali's left leg was badly swollen and bleeding and he suffer

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Fact Mayor on Instagram: "The clip captures Lyoto Machida just moments after his first professional MMA victory on May 2, 2003, in Tokyo at the New Japan Pro Wrestling Ultimate Crush event. Standing beside him is his early mentor and promoter, Antonio Inoki. What may look like a stern reprimand is actually something very different — a symbolic gesture rooted in tradition. Inoki delivers his famous “Toukon Binta,” or fighting spirit slap, a ritual meant to pass on strength, luck, and confidence t