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Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba was born on July 14, 1969, in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Growing up in the rural northern region of Japan, Sakuraba was drawn to professional wrestling and combat sports from a young age. He trained in catch wrestling and amateur wrestling, developing a grappling foundation that would become the cornerstone of his fighting career. After competing in professional wrestling for the UWF and its successor organizations, Sakuraba transitioned to mixed martial arts in the late 1990s, entering a sport that was experiencing explosive growth in Japan.
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Ian Machado Garry was born on November 17, 1997, in Dublin, Ireland, to a Brazilian mother and Irish father. This multicultural background provided him with a unique perspective and access to both Irish fighting spirit and Brazilian martial arts traditions. Growing up, Garry was exposed to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu through his family connections, which sparked his initial interest in combat sports.
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