Royce Gracie immediately established himself as MMA’s best fighter when the sport launched in 1993. The Brazilian submission specialist famously used the gentle art of jiu-jitsu to subdue much bigger ...

Royce Gracie, UFC legend joins Keyshawn Johnson on the All Facts No Brakes podcast where he recalls a time fighting legendary sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō. Akebono stood at a towering 6 ft, 8 in and ...

Legendary sumo wrestler Akebono Taro died of heart failure this month. Akebono, the first non-Japanese-born wrestler to reach the highest rank of Yokozuna, was 54. "It is with sadness that we announce ...

Hawaiian-born sumo wrestling star Akebono Taro has died at the age of 54 due to heart failure. On Wednesday night, news broke that Akebono had died in a hospital in Tokyo. Born Chadwick Haheo Rowan, ...