Kazuhiro Hamanaka (Japanese: 浜中 和宏, Hamanaka Kazuhiro, born October 24, 1978) is a Japanese mixed martial artist.
[2] He fought for the Tokyo Sabres in the International Fight League.
Hamanaka began his mixed martial arts career in 2003 with a victory over Antonio Schembri at PRIDE 26.
After losing to Ryan Gracie in PRIDE Bushido 1, he made stints in other organizations such as K-1.
Over his mixed martial arts career, Hamanaka has trained with IFL coaches Matt Lindland and Dan Henderson, as well as UFC legend Randy Couture.