Egan Inoue
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| Egan Inoue | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1965 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| MMA record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 8 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 0 |
Egan Inoue is an American multi-sport athlete. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts fighter who has competed internationally in Jiu-Jitsu and also MMA. He is also a racquetball player who has won two world championships.
[edit] Racquetball Career
At the 1986 World Racquetball Championship in Orlando, Florida, he defeated Roger Harripersad of Canada 15-2, 7-15, and 15-7. Then four years later in 1990 he won the championship again over Tim Doyle (USA) by the scores of 13-15, 15-13, and 15-5.
In 1989, Inoue had a 50 percent ownership in E-Force, a racquetball equipment company. In 1993, he sold his stake in E-Force and returned to jiu jitsu.
[edit] Mixed martial arts career
In 1996, Inoue won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the blue belt division. He was the first American to win the title. He then returned to Brazil in 1997 and won the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the absolute purple belt division. He now holds a 2nd degree black belt in Jiu Jitsu.
Inoue went on to fight professionally in MMA. He retired in 2003 but came out of retirement on May 5, 2008 beating Hans Marrero by TKO at a X-1 - Legends, an mma show held at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Inoue's MMA record is 13 wins with 8 losses. He has opened up three MMA training schools in the state of Hawaii. Egan’s MMA career led him to fights in Pride, Shooto, Superbrawl and Luminex Cup. He enjoyed a successful career with five world championship titles.
Egan also has a famous younger brother Enson Inoue, who went on to become the first ever Heavyweight Champion of the sport Shooto.
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