Pancrase
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It is catalogued under topics including 1993 establishments in Japan, Entertainment companies established in 1993 and Hybrid martial arts.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Pancrase Inc.
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.logo
- Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling logo.png
- Company.logo_size
- 180px
- Company.industry
- Mixed martial arts promotion
- Company.predecessor
- Pro Wrestling Fujiwara GumiWorld Pancrase Create Inc.
- Company.founders
- Ken Shamrock
- Company.location_city
- Tokyo
- Company.key_people
- Hidetaka Fukui (chief chairman)
- Company.location_country
- Japan
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Japan
- Founded by
- Masakatsu Funaki
- Headquarters
- Kōtō
- Industry
- mixed martial arts
- Sport
- mixed martial arts
- Official website
- pancrase.co.jp/en
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- official shop URL
- www.pancrase-store.com
- inception
- 1993-09-21
- social media followers
- 70600
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Establishment and first event
- Early era
- Founding of Pancrase Korea
- Changes in management
- Organizational change
- Rules
- Original rules
- Present-day Japanese rules
- Weight classes
- Current Pancrase champions (King and Queen of Pancrase)
- Former Pancrase champions
- Notable alumni
- See also
- References
- External links
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