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Ready to Rumble: Combatants ready to battle in historic sumo wrestling tournament in Santa Cruz
A professional sumo wrestling tournament will make its historic debut in California on Saturday, and while the intricacies of Japan’s oldest sport might be foreign to most of the spectators expected to fill 2,500-seat Kaiser Permanente Arena — home of the NBA G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors, World Elite Sumo founder, CEO, and competitor Abdelrahman “Sandstorm” Shalan promises that the sport will not be lost in translation.