Butterbean vs. Minowa Added To PRIDE Bushido WWGP
 

According to the official Japanese website of PRIDE Fighting Championships, former pro boxer and Toughman legend Eric "Butterbean" Esch will be making his PRIDE FC debut against veteran Ikuhisa Minowa. The fight is scheduled for the August PRIDE Bushido card featuring the next round of the Welterweight Grand Prix tournament.

Full card:

-Dan Henderson vs. Kazuo Misaki (WWGP)
-Akihiro Gono vs. Gegard Mousasi (WWGP)
-Paulo Filho vs. Ryo Chonan (WWGP)
-Denis Kang vs. Amar Suloev (WWGP)
-Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Chris Brennan
-Gilbert Melendez vs. Nobuhiro Obiya
-Jason Black vs. Shinya Aoki
-Jeff Curran vs. Hioki Hatsu
-Butterbean vs. Ikuhisa Minowa

lol how awful. The sad part is they will actually probably show this match on FSN because of Butterbean's US fame.

Butterbean is on a roll lately, 6 straight wins 5 by submission believe it or not.

Butterbean beats people by submission? Is that by smell or him just laying on them?

Two chokes but the others Im not sure of.

I still want to see Tank and Butterbean, just because it's a guaranteed knockout in brutal fashion for someone. I hope that fight still happens.

my man butterbean i hope he does good

I know about Butterbean's "roll" of late. I just hate these freakshow type matches. Minowa is only 185 lbs. It may be enterntaining, but most likely it will be an easy sub win for Minowa.

"I know about Butterbean's "roll" of late."

hahahahahaha

Yah, I got Minowa by quick sub also. Should be similar to the Sudo fight, without the flying kicks and knees and shit lol.

I hope that poor Minowa doesn't get caught in one of the folds of butterbean's stomach, that would be one hell of a submission hold.

I'd tap for sure.