Andrews_Nakahara

Andrews Nakahara

Andrews Nakahara

Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter

Andrews Nakahara (born March 12, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and kyokushin karateka currently signed with K-1. He made his MMA pro debut against Kazushi Sakuraba at the Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round.

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Biography

Nakahara was born in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil on March 12, 1983, to Japanese parents who arrived in Brazil during the Japanese immigration boom in the early 60s and 70s. Even though his parents are Japanese, Nakahara cannot speak Japanese and was raised only speaking Portuguese. Nakahara first begun to study Kyokushin kaikan a strong full contact karate style developed by Masutatsu Oyama. Nakahara went on to join the International Karate Organization (IKO) team. Since then he has been successful in many competitions both in Brazil and America including championship fights with rival karatekas Ewerton Teixeira and Eduardo Tanaka.

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians

Nakahara was confirmed as a cast member for The Ultimate Fighter 21 representing Blackzilians[2]

Titles and accomplishments

  • Kyokushin[3]
    • 2007 Silver All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (lost to Ewerton Teixeira)
    • 2006 Gold All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (Defeated Ewerton Teixeira)
    • 2005 Silver All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (lost to Eduardo Tanaka)
    • 2005 Gold 3rd Kyokushin World Weight Tournament
    • 2005 Gold South American Open IKO-1
    • 2004 All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 7th Place
    • 2004 Gold 6th South American Karate Tournament (Middleweight)
    • 2004 Silver Brazilian Open IKO-1

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches 5 wins 4 losses
By knockout 4 1
By submission 0 1
By decision 1 2
Draws 2
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References

  1. [1]
    Professional MMA record for Andrews Nakahara from Sherdog
  2. [2]
    "TUF 21 ATT vs Blackzilians". Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. [3]
    "[IKO-1] Andrews Nakahara - Kyokushin4life". kyokushin4life.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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