{"id":194922,"date":"2016-05-22T16:42:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T23:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=194922"},"modified":"2016-05-22T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T23:44:08","slug":"rizin-ceo-conor-mcgregor-would-do-fantastic-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/rizin-ceo-conor-mcgregor-would-do-fantastic-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"RIZIN CEO: Conor McGregor would do fantastic in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara believes that current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would be a huge draw if he fought in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The former PRIDE FC boss told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/5\/21\/11652762\/rizin-ceo-nobuyuki-sakakibara-says-conor-mcgregor-would-be-huge-in?_ga=1.261012109.1298852400.1464031993\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting.com<\/a> that both Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey would be huge draws if they fought in Japan. His words:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;He would do fantastic,&#8221; Sakakibara said through an interpreter. &#8220;The fans would go crazy over him.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Their style, Conor and Ronda, given the weight class and divisions of who they are, being able to make such a huge success financially, that has changed history within the fight game,&#8221; Sakakibara said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey would be big draws if they fought under the RIZIN fight banner in Japan? 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