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ZST

Fighting Network ZST (pronounced Zest) is a Japan-based mixed martial arts promotion and sanctioning organization holding amateur and semi-professional MMA events. Founded in 2002 as an offshoot of Fighting Network RINGS, on its early yeats ZST provided a platform for former RINGS fighters and developed a distinctive ruleset influenced by its predecessor. The promotion became known for its unusual rules and, particularly in its early years, tag-team MMA matches. The promotion served as a pathway for Japanese fighters to organizations including K-1 HERO'S, DREAM, DEEP and RIZIN. ZST has not held a recorded event since ZST 70 in April 2021; no formal announcement of the promotion's closure or hiatus has been reported.

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Fighting Network ZST (pronounced Zest) is a Japan-based mixed martial arts promotion and sanctioning organization holding amateur and semi-professional MMA events. Founded in 2002 as an offshoot of Fighting Network RINGS, on its early yeats ZST provided a platform for former RINGS fighters and developed a distinctive ruleset influenced by its predecessor. The promotion became known for its unusual rules and, particularly in its early years, tag-team MMA matches. The promotion served as a pathway for Japanese fighters to organizations including K-1 HERO'S, DREAM, DEEP and RIZIN. ZST has not held a recorded event since ZST 70 in April 2021; no formal announcement of the promotion's closure or hiatus has been reported.

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  1. date of foundation: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377841153

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