Kazushi Sakuraba (Japanese: 桜庭 和志, Sakuraba Kazushi, born July 14, 1969) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and submission wrestler, currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation and Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was formerly one-half of the former GHC Tag Team Champions with Takashi Sugiura. He has also competed in traditional puroresu for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and shoot-style competition for UWFi and Kingdom Pro Wrestling (KPW). He has fought in MMA competition in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships, Hero's and Dream. He is known as the Gracie Hunter or the Gracie Killer due to his wins over four members of the famed Gracie family: Royler Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ryan Gracie, and Royce Gracie. Sakuraba is famous for beating 15 champions of different top MMA organizations; opponents who were often many weight-classes above him. More about Kazushi Sakuraba
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Known for his excellent skills in catch wrestling and unorthodox fighting style, he is considered to be one of the greatest mixed martial art fighters of all time, and also holds notable victories over 7 UFC champions, 3 Pancrase Champions, a DREAM champion, a King of the Cage champion and Battlecade Extreme Fighting champion; former Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton, two former Light heavyweight champions Vitor Belfort and Quinton Jackson, former Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman, 3-time UFC Tournament champion Royce Gracie, former Superfight champion and King of Pancrase Ken Shamrock, former King of Pancrase Masakatsu Funaki, DREAM Super Hulk Tournament Champion Ikuhisa Minowa, former King of the Cage Light Heavyweight champion Vernon White, and former Battlecade Extreme Fighting champion Marcus Silveira. He is also the first of only two Japanese champions in UFC history. Sakuraba's Pride fights routinely draw more than 20 million viewers in Japan. Sakuraba is the founder of the submission wrestling promotion Quintet, where he has competed since 2018.The most expensive item with a signature of Kazushi Sakuraba (Pride FC Premium Signed Framed Event Used Ring Mat Kazushi Sakuraba UFC SEG MMA) was sold in December 2021 for $999.99 while the cheapest item (2016 Leaf Originals Wrestling Yellow Kazushi Sakuraba Signed AUTO 22/25) found a new owner for $11.50 in April 2019. The month with the most items sold (4) was November 2021 with an average selling price of $224.99 for an autographed item of Kazushi Sakuraba. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2021 with $637.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $49.00 was May 2020. In average, an autographed item from Kazushi Sakuraba is worth $101.50.
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Kazushi Sakuraba Signed 16x20 Photo PSA/DNA COA UFC Pride FC NJPW Rizin Picture | $249.99 | ||
Kazushi Sakuraba Signed 8x10 Photo PSA/DNA COA Pride New Japan Pro Wrestling UFC | $149.99 | ||
KAZUSHI SAKURABA SIGNED AUTO'D 2006 PRIDE FC HOLO FOIL CARD #101 VS LITTLE NOG | $159.99 | ||
KAZUSHI SAKURABA SIGNED AUTO'D 2006 PRIDE FC HOLO FOIL CARD #123 UFC VS MINOWA A | $159.99 | ||
Kazushi Sakuraba Signed Metamoris 5 Poster vs Gracie PSA/DNA COA UFC Pride Rizin | $299.99 | ||
KAZUSHI SAKURABA Signed UFC 8x10 Photo MMA Personality Autograph JSA COA | $135.00 | ||
KAZUSHI SAKURABA WANDERLEI SILVA SIGNED AUTO'D PRIDE FC 2005 BOOK PSA/DNA UFC | $274.99 | ||
MMA Signed Kazushi Sakuraba Photo 16x20 with Certificate of Authenticity PSA DNA | $69.99 | ||
Pride FC Premium Signed Framed Event Used Ring Mat Kazushi Sakuraba UFC SEG MMA | $999.99 | ||
UFC Signed Kazushi Sakuraba Shorts with Certificate of Authenticity PSA DNA | $165.00 |