|
Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) is a mixed martial arts promotion in Japan founded by Antonio Inoki in 2007. ==History== Antonio Inoki left New Japan Pro Wrestling, a promotion he founded in 1972, to start the IGF. Inoki carried over to IGF his National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) accreditation, making IGF the official Japanese territory of the NWA. The first IGF show was held on June 29, 2007 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The card was completely changed at the last minute, resulting in the 8,426 fans in attendance not knowing who or what they were going to see outside of the main event of Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar. Shinichi Suzukawa was scheduled to face Bob Sapp in an IGF special rules Heavyweight bout on December 31, 2010, at K-1 Dynamite!! 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DREAM Dynamite!! 2010 )〕 The fight was to be held under MMA rules, but the fighters wouldn't be wearing gloves. Closed-fist strikes would have been allowed, but palm strikes wouldn't have been permitted.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DREAM "Dynamite!! 2010," special rules detailed )〕 The event was to air on HDNet in North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dream Dynamite 2010 )〕 However, the fight was canceled due to a last-minute contract dispute but the Japanese audience in attendance were told by the promoter involved in the contract dispute that Sapp “had lost his will to fight.” 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Overeem win highlights traditional NYE show )〕 In 2011 the company gave a gift to Kim Jong Il, leader of North Korea.〔(Gift to Kim Jong Il from Japanese )〕 In August 2014, IGF held two shows in Pyongyang, North Korea.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=インターナショナル・プロレスリング・フェスティバルin平壌 - アントニオ猪木 IGFプロレスリング )〕 On December 29, 2014, IGF announced a deal with PPTV to bring its programming to Chinese audiences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ＩＧＦが中国最大ネットＴＶ局と提携 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Inoki Genome Federation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|