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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | November 2006 (2006-11) |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Toyoki Kubo (GCM president) |
| Parent | GCM Communication |
Cage Force (former nameDemolition Octagon Gear (D.O.G.)) is a defunctJapaneseMixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization operated by Greatest Common Multiple (GCM) Communication. It was the first Japanese MMA organization to feature an octagon cage instead of a ring.Yushin Okami,Eiji Mitsuoka,Kuniyoshi Hironaka andKeita Nakamura experienced a cage match in D.O.G before contract withUFC.[1] It enforced theUnified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts when the changed name to "Cage Force" from "D.O.G.", to prepare Japanese MMA fighters for the UFC.[2] Cage Force tournament winner was entitled to a contract with UFC.Yoshiyuki Yoshida andTakeya Mizugaki have been contracted to the UFC and WEC by winning the tournament.
On March 12, 2005, the first event of D.O.G. held at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan.[3]Yushin Okami defeated Brian "Tattoo" Foster by Submission at Main event.
On June 11, 2005, Second event "D.O.G. 2" held.[4]Yushin Okami defeatedNick Thompson by Thompson's Elbow Injury at 29 seconds of the 1st round.Hidetaka Monma defeatedDave Strasser by KO of the 1st round.
On September 28, 2006, GCM Communication announced the inauguration of "World Wide Cage Network (WWCN)" meaning cooperation with five MMA organizations in the world. GCM Communication changed name to "Cage Force (Named byCaol Uno)" from the "D.O.G.".[2] and Cage Force held On November 25, 2006.
On 2007,Cage Forece held thelightweight andWelterweight tournament. Artur Oumakhanov defeatedKotetsu Boku via Split Decision and Won Cage Force lightweight Championship.Yoshiyuki Yoshida defeatedDan Hardy via DQ and Won Cage Force Welterweight Championship. Yoshida contracted with the UFC, but Oumakhanov could not contract with the UFC because he lost toAndre Amade atHero's During the tournament.[5]
On 2008,Cage Forece held theFeatherweight andBantamweight tournament. Yuji Hoshino defeatedAkiyo Nishiura via Unanimous Decision and Won Cage Force Featherweight Championship.Takeya Mizugaki defeated Masahiro Oishi by TKO and Won Cage Force Bantamweight Championship.[6] Mizugaki contracted with theWEC and foughtMiguel Torres for the WEC Bantamweight Championship ofWEC 40 on April 5, 2009.
On September 27, 2008,Valkyrie was established and the first event was promoted In the first part of "Cage Force EX" on November 8, 2008.[7]
On November 11, 2011, Wajyutsu Keisyukai announced the inauguration of new players association. and They Separated from the GCM Communication because virtually cessation of activity by GCM.[8] Cage Force was Virtually completed in the last event "Cage Force 20" on November 28, 2010.[9]
| No. | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | D.O.G. 7 | September 9, 2006 | Differ Ariake Arena | Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | |
| 6 | D.O.G. 6 | June 11, 2006 | Differ Ariake Arena | Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | |
| 5 | D.O.G. 5 | April 1, 2006 | Differ Ariake Arena | Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | |
| 4 | D.O.G. 4 | December 11, 2005 | Differ Ariake Arena | Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | |
| 3 | D.O.G. 3 | September 17, 2005 | Differ Ariake Arena | Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | |
| 2 | D.O.G. 2 | June 11, 2005 | Differ Ariake Arena | Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | |
| 1 | D.O.G. 1 | March 12, 2005 | Differ Ariake Arena | Ariake, Tokyo,Japan |
| Men's division | Upper weight limit | Last champions |
|---|---|---|
| Middleweight | 85 kg (187.4 lb; 13.4 st) | N/A |
| Welterweight | 77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st) |  Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
| Lightweight | 70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st) | Kuniyoshi Hironaka |
| Featherweight | 66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st) | Yuji Hoshino |
| Bantamweight | 62 kg (136.7 lb; 9.8 st) | Takeya Mizugaki |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiyuki Yoshida def.Dan Hardy | Cage Force 5: Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | December 1, 2007 | |
| Yoshida vacated the title when he left Cage Force for theUFC. | ||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Artur Oumakhanovdef.Kotetsu Boku | Cage Force 5: Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | December 1, 2007 | |
| Oumakhanov vactated the title when he left Cage Force for theDream. | ||||
| 2 | Mizuto Hirota def. Tomonari Kanomata | Cage Force 6: Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | April 5, 2008 | 1. draw. Katsuya Inoue atCage Force EX Eastern Bound on February 28, 2009 |
| Hirota vactated the title when he left Cage Force for theSengoku. | ||||
| 3 | Kuniyoshi Hironaka def. Yoshihiro Koyama | Cage Force 12: Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | September 12, 2009 | |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuji Hoshino def.Akiyo Nishiura | Cage Force 9 Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | December 6, 2008 |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takeya Mizugaki def. Masahiro Oishi | Cage Force 9 Ariake, Tokyo,Japan | December 6, 2008 | |
| Mizugaki vacated the title when he left Cage Force for theWEC. | ||||
| Event | Date | Weight class | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cage Force 5 | December 1, 2007 | Welterweight | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |  Dan Hardy |
| Cage Force 5 | December 1, 2007 | Lightweight | Artur Oumakhanov | Kotetsu Boku |
| Cage Force 9 | December 6, 2008 | Featherweight | Yuji Hoshino | Akiyo Nishiura |
| Cage Force 9 | December 6, 2008 | Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | Matake Oishi |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Yoshiyuki Yoshida | TKO | ||||||||||||
 | Matt Cain | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Yoshiyuki Yoshida | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Akira Kikuchi | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Akira Kikuchi | TKO | ||||||||||||
 | Jared Rollins | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Yoshiyuki Yoshida | DQ | ||||||||||||
| Dan Hardy | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Hidetaka Monma | TKO | ||||||||||||
 | Janne Tulirinta | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Hidetaka Monma | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Dan Hardy | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Daizo Ishige | DEC | ||||||||||||
| Dan Hardy | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Opening round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Kotetsu Boku | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Jarkko Latomaki | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kotetsu Boku | DEC | |||||||||||||||||
| David Gardner | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| David Gardner | ||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kotetsu Boku | DEC | |||||||||||||||||
| Eiji Mitsuoka | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Takumi Nakayama | DEC | |||||||||||||||||
| Yoichi Fukumoto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Takumi Nakayama | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Eiji Mitsuoka | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eiji Mitsuoka | SUB | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Cobb | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kotetsu Boku | DEC | |||||||||||||||||
| Artur Oumakhanov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tomonari Kanomata | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Sidic | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tomonari Kanomata | DEC | |||||||||||||||||
| Wataru Takahashi | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wataru Takahashi | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
 | In Seok Kim | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tomonari Kanomata | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Artur Oumakhanov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Watatu Miki | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Yasunori Kanehara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Watatu Miki | DEC | |||||||||||||||||
| Artur Oumakhanov | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kaynan Kaku | TKO | |||||||||||||||||
| Artur Oumakhanov | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Fanjin Son | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Tomohiko Hori | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Akiyo Nishiura | DEC | ||||||||||||
| Fanjin Son | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Akiyo Nishiura | KO | ||||||||||||
| Jong Man Kim | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Akiyo Nishiura | DEC | ||||||||||||
| Yuji Hoshino | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Yuji Hoshino | DEC | ||||||||||||
 | Antonio Carvalho | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Yuji Hoshino | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Takeshi Yamazaki | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Takeshi Yamazaki | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Daiki Ozaki | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Takeya Mizugaki | KO | ||||||||||||
| Daichi Fujiwara | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Takeya Mizugaki | |||||||||||||
| BYE[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Taiyo Nakahara | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Ryota Uozumi | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Takeya Mizugaki | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Masahiro Oishi | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Tetsu Suzuki | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Katsuya Toida | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tetsu Suzuki | DEC | ||||||||||||
| Masahiro Oishi | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Masahiro Oishi | TKO | ||||||||||||
 | Paul McVeigh | 2 | ||||||||||||
^ 1: Taiyo Nakahara was set to faceTakeya Mizugaki in the semifinal round of the Bantamweight tournament. However, Nakahara had to withdraw due to an injury and Mizugaki was given a bye into the Final round.
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