Reports from Japan indicate that heavyweight fighter Mark Hunt (5-3 in MMA)has signed with the Japanese-owned and operated Hustle promotion. Hustle has been described as the WWE of Japan and offers professional wrestling coupled with sports entertainment.

There was some speculation that Hunt would be fighting for the UFC, but with this new signing, it appears that those rumors have been squashed. Hunt’s last MMA fight occurred on December 31, 2006 against Fedor Emelianenko at PRIDE Shockwave 2006.