It has been revealed that Street Fighter 6 top player MenaRD and REJECT’s Umehara, who has been fighting on the front lines since Street Fighter 2, will compete at “Evo Legends Live” on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (local time).

Fighting Game Legend Umehara and Street Fighter 6 Top-Class MenaRD Clash in an FT10!

The Beast vs The Bull.

The long-awaited FT10 between @daigothebeast and @_MenaRD__ is going down at Evo Legends Live on April 29, 2026.

Stay tuned for more details. #EvoAwards pic.twitter.com/vLEURYXVwG

— Evo (@Evo) March 29, 2026

This confrontation was realized starting with a post on X in February 2025 where MenaRD (@_MenaRD__) expressed his desire to challenge Umehara to an FT10 (@daigothebeastJP), and Umehara accepted that challenge. It will take place on the stage of Evo, one of the world's largest fighting game tournaments, and it is sure to be a high-profile match.

ウメハラさんへ

こんにちは。お元気ですか?

今日はお伝えしたいことがあります。
ウメハラさんはストリートファイターで長いセットをやらせたら右に出る者はいない、史上最高の選手だと思っています。…

— WBG MenaRD🇩🇴(最強) (@_MenaRD__) February 13, 2025

Hello,

I hope you have been well. I want to confess that I firmly believe you are the best ever at preparing for long sets in Street Fighter. Your incredible record has proven just how impossibly strong you become when you prepare for a player.

It would be the greatest honor of…

— WBG MenaRD🇩🇴(最強) (@_MenaRD__) February 13, 2025

MenaRD is from the Dominican Republic and is hailed as the strongest player in history, having won Capcom Cup twice in the previous title, Street Fighter 5. In Street Fighter 6 as well, he has won Evo Japan 2025 and Evo 2025, and is currently a top-class powerhouse.

On the other hand, Umehara conquered the world by winning the Street Fighter 3 world tournament held in America in 1999. In the Losers Final of the Evo 2004 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike division, he defeated the strongest player in the US at the time, Justin Wong, with a comeback victory highly acclaimed as Evo Moment 37. Since then, he has continued to fight on the front lines of the esports world as Japan's first professional gamer.

The confrontation between these two will finally take place at Evo. It will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, under the rules of KEMONOMICHI and FT10. Expectations are high for this must-see matchup for all Street Fighter 6 players.

Please check the official Evo X account @Evo for further news such as streaming information.