Genki Sudo (須藤 元気, Sudō Genki, born 8 March 1978) is a Japanese former mixed martial artist, singer, actor and politician who has been serving as a political independent in the House of Councillors since 2019.[2] Between 1998 and 2006, Sudo was a professional athlete and then was in the entertainment industry from 2006 to 2019. He has since returned to his previous position in World Order as of September 2021 where he is currently active.
He is a retired mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, until 31 December 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is known for his elaborate ring entrances[3] and unorthodox fighting style.[4] Sudo, following his retirement, transitioned into a career in entertainment as a Japanese singer, composer,[5] choreographer, actor, professional calligrapher and author. He is the producer, director, and lead vocalist of the music group World Order,[6] which is known for their techno music style and highly synchronised robotic choreography.
^(in Japanese)2010年04月09日 April 9, 2010 Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine crnavi.jp Retrieved: 31 August 2010.
^"The Many Hats of Genki Sudo". 24 July 2019.
^"Genki Sudo Documentary Pt. 1". 27 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2011 – via YouTube.
^[1] Archived 1 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^"Member profile – About Genki Sudo". World Order official website. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
^"Member profile". World Order official website. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
GenkiSudo (須藤 元気, SudōGenki, born 8 March 1978) is a Japanese former mixed martial artist, singer, actor and politician who has been serving as a political...
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during 2003 and 2004, for his victories over Jens Pulver at UCC 12 and GenkiSudo at UFC 42, up until a loss to B.J. Penn at K-1 MMA: Romanex. Ludwig has...
Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion in December, 2005 after defeating GenkiSudo via a controversial TKO due to punches. Though by most measures he was...
antagonist Katsumi Daido / Kamen Rider Eternal; other guest stars include GenkiSudo and Aya Sugimoto. Following the tradition of previous Heisei Kamen Rider...
contract with K-1. He was, however, to fight under MMA rules against GenkiSudo. Dekkers, who never had fought MMA and took the fight on a few days' notice...
and Mark Robinson, losing by points. In the championship Belfort faced GenkiSudo, winning by points, Ricco Rodriguez, winning by points, Ricardo Arona...
on the Rock November 20, 2004 2 2:46 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Loss 3–2–1 GenkiSudo KO (punches) K-1 MMA ROMANEX May 22, 2004 1 3:40 Saitama, Japan Draw 3–1–1...
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Fujita, but it had no answer. After the match between Royler Gracie and GenkiSudo in 2004, the latter challenged Gracie. Producer Sadaharu Tanikawa tried...
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Rutten. In his first Pancrase fight, Marquardt lost via submission to GenkiSudo. Invited back to Pancrase for a middleweight elimination tournament, Marquardt...
Wrestling Country of origin Japan Famous practitioners "KID" Yamamoto, GenkiSudo, Takanori Gomi, Rumina Sato, and "Mach" Sakurai Parenthood Freestyle wrestling...
Shamrock, Nate Marquardt, Masakatsu Funaki, Yuki Kondo, John Lober and GenkiSudo. Kunioku has fought in Pancrase on 55 different occasions. He has also...
Danny Batten in September and then UFC veteran and Japanese superstar, GenkiSudo on New Year's Eve in K-1. Fighting just the once in 2007, Page knocked...
by imitating other fighters (Art Jimmerson, Dan Severn, Harold Howard, GenkiSudo, and Conor McGregor) during the weigh-ins and octagon entrances. These...
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