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It’s no secret that Filipinos have established good showings in Mixed Martial Arts contests throughout Asia. In fact, some of the region’s most compelling fighters hail from the Philippines. It was setbacks galore for the country’s combatants, however, as they went 0-5 in May’s ONE FC 9: Rise to ...
Fighters took to the scale on the eve of PXC 40 for the official weigh ins which was held at the PIC resort in Guam. All fighters made weight except for Jay Taijeron, who weighed 3.5-lbs over the 135-lbs limit. His opponent, Roman Alvarez, tipped the scale at 134-lbs. Taijeron was, hence, given a...
When the brackets were first announced, fans were treated with the opportunity to see the likes of former UFC vet Michihiro Omigawa, Japanese MMA staple Kosuke Umeda and top South Korean prospect Bae Young Kwon among others in ROAD FC’s first ever Featherweight tournament. First ROAD FC Featherwe...
Hey guys, my friend Jeremy Brand at MMASucka asked me to do a little write up about my upcoming trip to the Asian Open 2013. I’m just under one week out from my flight, and a little over 3 days left till the tournament. For me that leave’s until next Tuesday to train hard; with […]
Next month’s ONE FC event has four new contests. Melvin Yeoh (7-1) takes on Borneo Tribal Squad’s AJ “Pyro” Lias Mansor (1-3) in the finals of the Malaysian Featherweight tournament, Gianni Subba (2-0) faces Chen Yun Ting (1-0) in an exciting 125-lbs bout, Zuli Silawanto (6-6) contests Nik Harris...
In case you haven’t heard, Singapore-based Rebel Fighting Championship is the latest promotion to enter the Asian Mixed Martial Arts landscape. The organization is set to exhibit its first event, titled “Into the Lion’s Den”, at the turn of the year on December 21, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium...
At Sunday’s DEEP Tribe Tokyo Fight main event, it was a sad moment for Japanese fans and for MMA enthusiasts around the world as Ryo Chonan (22-13) parted ways with his pro MMA career. yo Chonan He did, however, retire on a high note, defeating Dan Hornbuckle for the Welterweight belt – just his ...
DEEP Tribe Tokyo Fight, another installment of Japan-based DEEP’s took place on Sunday evening at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event streamed LIVE on Ustream, http://www.ustream.tv/channel/deep-official, at 5 a.m. ET, 2 a.m. PT. This was DEEP’s third and final event in the month of Octo...
PXC announced the full fight card today for its 40th installment, which goes down on October 25 at the UOG Fieldhouse in Guam. As with past events, fans will be able to catch all the action LIVE online at http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1594039/. PXC 41 will be the Pacific X-Treme Combat’s pen...
The match-up between Rene Catalan (0-1, 1 NC) and Khim Dima (0-0, 1 NC), which kicked-off proceedings on the main card for Friday night’s ONE FC 11: Total Domination event, has been officially ruled a No-Contest. Due to illegal strikes, Catalan vs Dima overturned to No-Contest ONE FC officials ma...
Facing the media following her split decision setback against Sherilyn Lim (1-0) at ONE FC 11: Total Domination, Borneo Tribal Squad’s Ann Osman (0-1) was unquestionably disappointed with the judges’ decision. It was a close call, that could have perhaps, on another day, went in favor of Osman. P...
There were a total of six finishes at this past Friday’s ONE FC 11: Total Domination, the latest installment of ONE FC’s which went down at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in front of a packed audience of near 12,000. Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes (15-3) became the promotion’s undisputed Bantamweigh...
The first frame was one way traffic, with Bibiano Fernandes bringing proceedings to the canvas. He thrived in top position, controlling Kim for almost the entire round. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace was determined to start the second round just like he did in the first, and the he did just that lan...
It was a successful debut for Shinya Aoki at 145-lbs in ONE FC’s co-main event at “Total Domination”. Aoki needed quite some time to recover in the early stages of the round, after getting hit in the nuts from a kick by Cody Stevens. As the fight continued, Aoki landed a much-anticipated takedown...
Ng immediately latched forward with a hard punch, rocking Davis for several moments before gaining side mount. But Davis reversed position, and found himself in full guard. As the fight progressed however, transitions soon followed, and Ng secured an Armbar forcing a verbal tapout from Peter Davi...
The fight hits the mat soon enough, with Tatsuya Mizuno on top, but the Japanese vet fails to do anything substantial. As they got back to their feet, it soon become a really good striking exchange between both fighters. After a spectacular suplex takedown, in which Mizuno quickly recovered, Sil...