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BRACE has announced huge changes starting March next year, with the promotion revealing plans to execute multi-division tournaments for its Male crop of fighters. Officials disclosed details with Fight Sport Asia on Tuesday. The Australia-based organization will be embarking on tourneys across mu...
It’s been a stellar 2013 for Australian outfit BRACE, with a whopping total of six events showcased (thus far) in this calendar year alone. Saturday’s BRACE 25 will be BRACE’s seventh and final event of 2013, once again underlining the promotion’s dominance in the Aussie MMA scene and its reputat...
Starting January 18th, 2014, fans of South Korea-based ROAD Fighting Championship will be treated with more Mixed Martial Arts action courtesy of a new monthly venture, titled “ROAD FC – Korea”. The new initiative will see ROAD FC showcase events on a monthly basis, that will be held in Seoul, So...
The Ultimate Fighter: China – Episode 2 The Ultimate Fighter: China is a 12-episode reality TV series where the best Chinese mixed martial artists in the world gather in Shenyang, Liaoning, to live, train and compete with each other to win a six-figure contract with the UFC. 16 contestants consis...
The Melbourne Pavilion will play host to Australia Fighting Championship’s year-end event this weekend. Australia Fighting Championship, AFC for short, is one of Australia’s top Mixed Martial Arts promotions that have to date, paving the way for notables Soa Palelei, Hector Lombard, Dylan Andrews...
The Ultimate Fighter: China – Episode 1 The Ultimate Fighter: China is a 12-episode reality TV series where the best Chinese mixed martial artists in the world gather in Shenyang, Liaoning, to live, train and compete with each other to win a six-figure contract with the UFC. 16 contestants consis...
The Filipino fighters suffered a rude awakening at ONE FC 9: Rise to Power and they needed to get back in the win column when ONE FC returned for a pit-stop in the Philippines last night. For their fans, at least. And they duly delivered. ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth took place on Friday […]
All fighters have made weight and are set for Friday’s ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth fight card. The event takes place at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines. As with previous installments, ONE FC 13: Moment of Truth will be aired LIVE on the Star Sports network in Asia, and streamed LIVE […]
You won’t come across too many fighters in this day and age who would turn down offers from the UFC. Well, not if you’re Nam Yui-Chul at least. The South Korean superstar recently revealed that he had shun down an offer from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in view of continuing his stint as R...
This weekend is loaded with fights and it doesn’t come as a surprise to us fans because well, the turn of the year is approaching soon and MMA promotions across the Asian region are looking to end 2013 on a high note. China-based Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation, or RUFF for short, has establis...
The final fight card is in for Saturday’s Ultimate Beatdown 13: Road to Glory event, which is set to take place at the KSL City Mall Hotel & Resort in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Officials announced the match-ups via Facebook. Final fight card for Ultimate Beatdown 13, tourney format kicks off Ultimat...
History has been made. The UFC takes its “The Ultimate Fighter” program to Asia for the very first time, as China is set to play host to the world’s most prominent MMA reality series. UFC star and former Strikeforce Middleweight champ, Cung Le, serves as mentor and Chief Coach of “TUF: China”, wh...
It was a good run for the Hong Kong-based promotion which held shows in Macau, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Legend FC was considered as one of the region’s top promotions in past years, and has to date, provided the platform for some of Asia’s biggest MMA fighters today. Mark Striegl, Rob Lisita, Juma...
After a rather lackluster start to the main card line-up, circumstances looked rather bleak for ONE FC 12: Warrior Spirit. The event, to begin with, consisted of a rather weak fight card on paper, where most fighters were making their respective promotional debuts and were relatively unheard off....
The Australian boasts an impressive record of 11-1 and will now be looking to strut his skills under the ONE FC banner. Chris Lokteff has never seen the distance in any of his twelve pro MMA bouts, and has, in fact, finished all of his eleven wins by either knockout or submission. Newly signed Au...