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World Elite Sumo issued the following:
WORLD ELITE SUMO SIGNS PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPION ONIX CABALLERO TO COMPETE IN A SPECIAL “SUMO SUPERFIGHT” LIVE IN ORLANDO ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
CABALLERO WILL BATTLE THREE-TIME MMA CHAMPION JOE PENAFIEL
PLUS: FINAL ENTRANT FOR THE EVENT’S HEADLINING ONE-NIGHT TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED
Orlando, Fla. – November 10, 2026 – World Elite Sumo today announced that it has inked professional wrestling champion Onix “The One” Caballero to compete at the professional sumo wrestling league’s live event at Caribe Royale Orlando on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The 31-year-old Caballero, who resides in Orlando and was born and raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico, is the reigning heavyweight champion in professional wrestling league, Real Radio Monsters.
Caballero will compete in his first-ever sumo wrestling rules bout against three-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champion, Joe “The Party” Penafiel, in an open weight “Sumo Superfight” that will be contested as a best of three rounds bout.
In addition to today’s announced Superfight, the World Elite Sumo event will feature the previously announced one-night, 12-man, open weight tournament featuring a collection of the best sumo wrestlers around the world and other seasoned martial artists making their respective debuts under sumo rules competition.
Tickets for “World Elite Sumo: Pro Era V” event at Caribe Royale Orlando are on sale at VBO Tickets.
“Since we launched World Elite Sumo last year, we have been very inclusive of professional athletes from sports and martial arts disciplines outside of sumo, so we are excited to welcome Onix Caballero and Joe Penafiel to what is an incredible lineup of bouts in Orlando,” said Alaa Okasha, spokesperson for World Elite Sumo.
A former competitive football player, Caballero came to the U.S. 13 years ago and took up professional wrestling five years ago.
He has since competed in a variety of independent wrestling promotions, including Major League Wrestling (MLW).
Also fighting out of Orlando, Penafiel is a 36-year-old, 5-foot-8, 175-pound combatant who was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Penafiel holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has held championships in three different MMA promotions over the course of a 15-year career in the sport.
Also announced today was the 12th and final entrant – Aaron “Coringa” Conway - for the World Elite Sumo one-night tournament.
Conway of Orlando joins a stacked tournament field, including former Japanese top-division sumo wrestlers Hidenoumi “The Iron Wall” Takuya of Tokyo and Asahisho Kota of Tokyo, as well as World Elite Sumo veterans Makini “Big Mak” Manu, the Carson, Calif.-based fighter who is also the number one-ranked super heavyweight in Dana White’s Power Slap organization; Rui, Jr. from Brazil; “Juicy Finau”, a 480-pound professional wrestling star from Chino, Calif.; Gilberto “El Coloso Aztec” De La Torre of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Soslan “Big Bear” Gagloev of Russia, by way of Orlando.
The remaining four previously announced tournament entrants - Brian Dina, Duke “The Viking” Webb, Connor Sherman and Jahsua Marsh are established MMA fighters who will be making their respective debuts in and professional sumo wrestling.
Doors at Caribe Royale Orlando will open at 6 p.m. local time for the World Elite Sumo event on November 21. The first bout will begin at 7 p.m.
For more information on World Elite Sumo, log onto www.worldelitesumo.com.
About World Elite Sumo (WES)
World Elite Sumo is a professional combat sports league redefining sumo for a global audience. Founded by former top-division sumo wrestler Abdelrahman “Sandstorm” Shalan, WES combines tradition, discipline, and elite athletic performance with modern production, storytelling, and live entertainment.
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