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BreakingDown Award 2024 will be held! MVP is Ryotaro Ihara!

2024.12.27 / Last updated: 2024.12.27

BreakingDown Awards 2024
Ryotaro Ihara is MVP! newly established “ MIKURUASAKURA Award” goes to Yujiro Sekiya

BreakingDown Co., Ltd. held the "BreakingDown Award 2024" on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. This award celebrates the courage and effort of athletes who continue to take on challenges even under difficult circumstances, and aims to give courage to many people, including BreakingDown fans , and to contribute to the martial arts and entertainment industries Approximately 200 people including athletes, sponsors, and related parties gathered at the venue. Trophies were presented to 14 winners in a lively atmosphere.

MVP is Ryotaro Ihara! Became the “face of BreakingDown” through various activities

The Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) went to Ryotaro Ihara, who showed great success by becoming the first bantamweight champion. Ihara expressed his joy, saying, ``I thought I did quite well this year, so I was happy.'' He also expressed his desire for future success. MIKURUASAKURA CEO presented a prize of 500,000 yen.

Surprise! MIKURUASAKURA Award newly established, Yujiro Sekiya awarded

Yujiro Sekiya receives the MIKURUASAKURA Award

This time, as a surprise, the " MIKURUASAKURA Award" has been newly established. The Best Phrase Award was given to Yujiro Sekiya, who aggressively participated in the competition, regardless of his opponents or injuries. MIKURUASAKURA CEO praised Sekiya, saying, ``He fought for BreakingDown without thinking about profit or loss.''

List of award winners

Most Valuable Player Award (MVP): Ryotaro Ihara
Best Match of the Year Award (Best Bout): Yuji Mizoguchi/BreakingDown14 (vs. SATORU)
BEST KO Award: YURA/BreakingDown14 (vs. NAO)
BreakingDream Award: NAO
BEST PHRASE Award: Yujiro Sekiya “I can do it”
GET OVER Award: Mecha-kun
Mr.BreakingDown Award: Ryotaro Ihara
Achievement Award: Rukiya Anbo, Tsuyoshi Sudario
Skill Award: Jolly
Fighting courage award: Ao Noda, Shoichi Murata, Sukiya
NEXT BREAK Award: Red Panniki
Best photo award: Hiro Mikawa
MIKURUASAKURA Award: Ryotaro Ihara, Yujiro Sekiya

MIKURUASAKURA CEO summarizes this year and also mentions future developments

Looking back on BreakingDown 11-14, CEO MIKURUASAKURA praised the players, saying, ``Many of the players played the matches not to win or lose, but to get excited.'' He also talked about his enthusiasm for the RIZIN competition at the end of the year and the BreakingDown15 audition.

Donation presented to Japan Children's Support Association

Donations through fundraising activities

Donations from fundraising activities held at BreakingDown11-14 venues will be presented to the certified NPO Japan Children's Support Association. It will be used to spread awareness of the foster parent system and support foster parents. BreakingDown will continue to evolve as martial arts entertainment and deliver excitement and excitement to fans.

What is BreakingDown?

BreakingDown is a new era mixed martial arts event that determines the strongest in "one minute, one round." This tournament, in which athletes with various martial arts backgrounds challenge their limits in short, decisive battles, captivates the audience with its unpredictable developments and drama. Top fighters such as CEO MIKURUASAKURA , Kai Asakura, and Rikuto Shirakawa are involved in the operation. The tournament is popular with over 3.4 million YouTube subscribers and is supported by a wide range of people, not just martial arts fans.

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