(27 September 1961 in Nagoya) is a Japanese combat sports promoter and was previously the president of Fighting and Entertainment Group.
Early life Tanikawa graduated from Nihon University College of LawPeople Bank - 谷川貞治 and worked as a journalist and executive at various sports media, most notably puroresu.Sadaharu Tanigawa: The Current Course Is That FEG Will Die
Career as a promoter After K-1 founder Kazuyoshi Ishii's resignation, Tanikawa became the president of the newly founded Fighting and Entertainment Group that was established in September 2003 to encompass K-1 as well as subsidiary mixed martial arts and puroresu promotions.谷川氏、新イベント会社設立 「総合、プロレスも手がける」. Sports Navi Yahoo Japan.
In January 2011, Tanikawa announced that current conditions indicated that the Fighting and Entertainment Group was likely to end.So, Apparently "FEG Will Die" According to Tanikawa On April 5, 2012, Tanikawa announced that he resigned from his position in K-1,FEG谷川代表がK-1との決別を宣言 新たな格闘技イベント立ち上げへ which was mostly sold to the real estate firm Barbizon Co. Ltd. on July 28, 2011."K-1 Sold to Japanese Real Estate Firm Barbizon", July 28, 2011, MMAFighting On May 16, 2012, Tanikawa officially declared the bankruptcy of FEG.FEG's bankruptcy , May 17, 2012, Muay Thai TV
See also Kazuyoshi Ishii Pierre Andurand Chatri Sityodtong Simon Rutz Eduard Irimia
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