Vale Tudo Japan 1997 was held on November 29, 1997, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.
Results: United States Frank Shamrock def. Japan Enson Inoue DQ (Egan Inoue ran into the ring) Japan Rumina Sato def. United States John Lewis Submission (armbar) United States Tom Erikson def. Netherlands Ed de Kruijf TKO (punches) Canada Carlos Newton def. United States Erik Paulson Submission (armbar) Angola João Roque vs. Japan Uchu Tatsumi Draw Japan Kenji Kawaguchi def. Netherlands Jan Lomulder Submission (rear naked choke) Japan Hayato Sakurai vs. Brazil Marcelo Aguiar Draw Japan Jutaro Nakao def. United States Steve Nelson Submission (triangle choke)
Featuring Legends such as Enson Inoue, Frank Shamrock, John Lewis, Sakurai, Carlos Newton, Tom Erickson & more
