At 5-foot-3 and 135 pounds, Michael Greenberg was the lightest sumo competitor at the 14th annual U.S. Sumo Open on Sept. 20 — by a lot. But according to the young Jew from Long Beach, his svelte ...

They’re big, bad wrestlers and they’re ready for a massive rumble at the Walter Pyramid. Just don’t expect to see dramatic moves like pile drivers, choke holds or anyone flying off the top rope onto ...

CITY HEIGHTSCITY HEIGHTS — The opponents square off just outside the ring, east versus west. They bend in a respectful bow and step into the circle, meeting at the center before crouching to their ...

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Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Byambajav Ulambayar became the highest-ranked wrestler on his team at age 18. He spent his childhood practicing several styles of martial arts and is a four-time sumo ...

The country's best sumo wrestlers practice kitty-corner from a 99-cent store in a Torrance strip mall. The floor in the rented dojo has just enough space for one ring made of a white plastic tarp with ...

JJ Jones never made it to the sumo wrestling tournament in 2007, but the flyer for the tournament stayed on his wall and served as inspiration for him to pursue sumo wrestling a few years later.