The 2026-2027 ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix Is Here, Full Bracket Revealed
ONE Championship has revealed the quarterfinal lineup for the 2026-2027 ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix across two consecutive events in November.
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RIZIN announces six fighters for heavyweight Grand Prix
Rizin is bringing back their heavyweight Grand Prix after almost 10 years. At a press conference Wednesday, the participants for the first round of the tournament were announced. Matches will be announced at a later time. The first-round matches are expected to start at Rizin’s May 4 Tokyo Dome s...
Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader fight for heavyweight gold at The Forum in January
The conclusion to the year-long Bellator Heavyweight Grand-Prix is finally upon us. As the greatest fighter in the division’s storied history, Fedor Emelianenko faces current Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion; Ryan Bader. The dream matchup takes place on Saturday, January 26 at The Forum in Ing...
Douglas Lima: The Quest Back to the Top of the Mountain
The Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix is set to take place with the opening bout on September 29, 2019, at Bellator 206. Opening the tournament has to be one of the favorites in Douglas Lima. Not only has Lima won the Bellator season five and season eight welterweight tournament, but he has also c...
Shogun Rua Late-Career Violence Compilation
Feast your eyes on a chronological compilation of controlled chaos. It’s Mauricio Shogun Rua fight week. When the Chute Boxe prodigy won the 2005 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at just 23-years-old, a legend was born. As time passes, the tale of Shogun’s fabled career grows softer among the mainst...
RIZIN 11 Retrospective: Rena Kubota vs. Kanna Asakura 1
At RIZIN 11, we will see an atomweight match-up between two of Japan’s finest in the form of Rena Kubota and Kanna Asakura. In a fight that has real, legitimate title implications despite no title being on the line as originally anticipated. Ahead of their rematch in just a few weeks, let’s take ...
Kanna Asakura vs. RENA rematch likely crowns inaugural atomweight champion this Summer
Despite last year’s tournament winner not being super enthusiastic about the rematch just last weekend, it looks like we will indeed get Kanna Asakura vs. RENA II this summer. But, there will be added stakes. As RIZIN Chairman, Nobuyuki Sakakibara seems interested in adding an official RIZIN Atom...
ROAD FC 047 Weigh-In Results
ROAD FC 047 RETURNS TO BEIJING, CHINA ALL FIGHTERS ON WEIGHT, GRAND PRIX FIGHTERS POST HEFTY MARKS ROAD Fighting Championship announces the results from the official weigh-ins for ROAD FC 047 in Beijing, China. ROAD FC 047 will take place at the Cadillac Arena on May 12, 2018. All fighters made w...
Bellator 198 – Results
Bellator MMA heads to Rosemont, Illinois with a loaded Bellator 198 fight card. Look no further than right here for your Bellator 198 results! The main event features another Bellator Heavyweight Grand-Prix match-up, this time a dream fight between heavyweight legends Fedor Emelianenko and Frank ...
Cheick Kongo, Javy Ayala announced as Bellator Heavyweight Grand-Prix alternates
The eight-man tournament field was finalized months ago, but it wasn’t until now we had any information regarding the inevitable alternates. Last night following Bellator 192 at The Forum, Bellator President Scott Coker announced that Cheick Kongo and Javy Ayala would serve as alternates in the B...
RIZIN Fighting World Grand-Prix 2017: 2nd Round – Live Results and Stream
RIZIN is back!! It’s the most wonderful time of the year and it’s not because of Christmas. RIZIN’s December double-feature is back and in full form. Two stacked nights of fights, three different tournaments, and multiple legends return. All in the span of three days. But first up; the RIZIN Figh...
Takafumi Otsuka talks training with mostly kickboxers ahead of quarter-final bout against “monster” Khalid Taha
This week RIZIN Fighting Federation held open workouts for all of the RIZIN Bantamweight Grand-Prix quarter-finalists. DEEP champion Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-1, 1NC) focused on very light sparring for the media in Japan, explaining that it was an “easier” option than hitting pads or really showing ...
Shintaro Ishiwatari putting everything on the line in RIZIN Grand-Prix, just “hopes to be alive” on New Year’s Day
This week RIZIN Fighting Federation held open workouts for all of the RIZIN Bantamweight Grand-Prix quarter-finalists. Pancrase champion Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-4) will return to the RIZIN ring following a successful promotional debut in October. The win over Fight Night Global’s Akhmed Muskaev...
Kyoji Horiguchi feels “no pressure” ahead of RIZIN Grand-Prix; hopes to close out 2017 a perfect 5-0
Next weekend, Kyoji Horiguchi will return to the RIZIN and hopes to close out the new year having won the RIZIN Bantamweight Grand-Prix. Boasting a fantastic record of 20-2, the former UFC title-challenger will take on undefeated Brazilian; Gabriel Oliveira on December 29. The winner will move on...
Takanori Gomi, Yusuke Yachi amongst newest additions to December RIZIN shows
I doubt many are surprised at the news regarding Gomi signing with Japanese promotion RIZIN Fighting Federation. His opposition seems to have surprised people, however. No easy debut for Gomi as he enters the promotion on a huge slump. He gets fed right to the wolves when he takes on a streaking ...
RIZIN Atomweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals Announced
After some very impressive showings in the quarter-finals, two more rounds remain in RIZIN’s Women’s Atomweight Grand-Prix. All fighters who earned their spot in the semis did so in highly impressive fashion prior to their return on December 31. RIZIN Atomweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals Announced I...