Miyabiyama Tetsushi Miyabiyama's promotion was controversial. The Sumo Association's decision was not unanimous, with three of the ten directors present at the meeting voting against the promotion. Sakaigawa-"oyakata" (former "yokozuna" Sadanoyama), in particular, was reported to have felt it was too soon as Miyabiyama had only been in "makuuchi" for just over a year, and had not yet won a top division title. In the end the doubters were proved correct as Miyabiyama lasted just eight tournaments in the rank, never scoring more than 9 wins, before being demoted in the wake of two consecutive losing records. He was one of the
2009 in Pancrase was an event held on November 8, 2009 at Azelea Taisho Hall in Osaka, Osaka, Japan. Pancrase: Changing Tour 8 was an event held on December 6, 2009 at Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. 2009 in Pancrase The year 2009 is the 17th year in the history of Pancrase, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2009 Pancrase held 10 events beginning with "Pancrase: Changing Tour 1". Pancrase: Changing Tour 1 was an event held on February 1, 2009 at The Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Pancrase: Changing Tour 2 was an event held on April