 Sugiyama was announced for "Jewels 9th Ring" in a shoot boxing match against Mongolian Esui, but she suffered a broken collar bone and a dislocated shoulder during training, which forced her to withdraw from the event.Returning after her injury, Sugiyama faced Esui in a MMA bout at "Jewels 11th Ring" on .Esui defeated Sugiyama by TKO (corner stoppage) early in the second round.