Naoki Sano
Japanese professional wrestler
佐野巧真
- Born
- 2 February 1965, Tomakomai
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- mixed martial arts
- Occupation
- professional wrestler, mixed martial arts fighter
Naoki Sano (佐野 直喜, Sano Naoki) (born February 2, 1965) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist most notable for being the generational rival of legendary Japanese pro wrestler Jushin Liger. During the last years of his career he went by the name Takuma Sano (佐野巧真, Sano Takuma).
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Facts from Wikidata Q6405567 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.