Finally, happy belated 25th anniversary to MMA promotion Pancrase which had it's anniversary on September 21st. Along with Shooto, Pancrase is one of the oldest MMA promotions even predating the UFC by 2 months. At Pancrase's debut event, MMA legends Ken Shamrock, Bas Rutten, Masakatsu Funaki, and Minoru Suzuki along with first ever King of Pancrase Heavyweight Champion Kazuo Takahashi & future King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion Vernon White all made their MMA debuts.