Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sakuraba versus the Gracies


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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 16:52, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Sakuraba versus the Gracies
This article is unencyclopedic. The information is redundant with the information found on the Gracie's and Sakuraba's articles. If this articles stands in wikipedia we would have to write articles for any fighters that happened to have a rematch (Silva versus Sakuraba, Rogrigo Minotauro vs. Fedor, etc). Loudenvier 13:47, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as unencyclopedic - concur that the info should be kept in the main Sakuraba article. I had to think about this one though as Sakuraba vs Gracies is one of the major storylines in Mixed Martial Arts history and Royce vs Sakuraba is arguably the most significant fight MMA has seen since the arrival of the UFC.  The current article reads like a copyvio as it's in narrative form.  MLA 14:32, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletions.   -- TheFarix (Talk) 20:03, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete as unencyclopedic - an important chapter in MMA history, but I agree it'd be better placed on Sakuraba's article and in a stricter tone. Clearly a lot of work has gone into it and it could be the basis for a nice segment but as it stands currently the tone and style aren't there yet. --- Trench 21:03, 11 August 2006 (UTC)


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