ProElite 3: Ikuhisa Minowa vs Kendall Grove booked for Jan. 21 in Hawaii

ProElite 3 is currently expected to take place on Jan. 21 in Hawaii and, on top of Grove vs. Minowa, will reportedly feature the return of Sara McMann along with the continuation of the heavyweight tournament.


There were rumors yesterday that Ikuhisa Minowa might have been tapped for a UFC bout on the February UFC 144 card in Japan. Those turned out to be false, but Minowaman was back in the news for a more legitimate reason today. According to MMA Fighting, the Dream Super Hluk champion has signed with ProElite and will face a former TUF winner at their next event:

They also reported that Minowa signed a three-fight deal with the promotion. Grove was released from the UFC following a loss to Tim Boetsch at UFC 130. He moved onto ProElite and picked up a win over Joe Riggs on home soil at their first event in August. Minowa has won four straight bouts over the past five months, including a submission win over Baru Harn at Dream 17. He is 10-2 in his last 12 bouts, usually against much larger opposition. This will be Minowa's first bout in North America.