Miyabiyama Tetsushi division); "makushita tsukedeshi" entrants now start at "makushita" 15. Upon retirement he recalled his most memorable bout as being the first day of his comeback tournament in March 2002, having fallen from "ōzeki" and missed the previous two tournaments through injury. Miyabiyama stayed in sumo as a coach at his stable under the elder name of Futagoyama Oyakata. His "danpatsu-shiki", or official retirement ceremony, was held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan on February 1, 2014 with around 8,000 in attendance and 270 guests taking part in the hair-cutting before his topknot was removed by his former stablemate Musōyama, now Fujishima Oyakata.
2009 in Shooto 4, 2009 at Hirano Ward Community Hall in Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Shooto: Gig Tokyo 3 was an event held on October 18, 2009 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan. Shooto: Gig Central 19 was an event held on October 25, 2009 at Asunal Kanayama Hall in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 was an event held on November 23, 2009 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Shooto: Grapplingman 9 was an event held on November 29, 2009 at Kitajima North Park General Fitness Center in Kitajima, Tokushima, Japan. Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2009 Final was an event