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After years of riding high as a megastar in Japan, Bob Sapp notoriety in combat sports has waned. In 2014, the former K-1 and Pride fighter even announced his retirement from combat sports. Although he returned to the ring in 2015 for Japans’ new big MMA promotion RIZIN.
Most recently, he’s been connected to some sort of battle of strength against a bear for an end of the year spectacle show called Kyokugen 2017. But, while fans were still coming to grips with his latest plug for carnival sideshow spectacle, Sapp’s fading reputation has taken a much more concerning hit.