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Following the conclusion of The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale on Saturday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced the date of its next trip to Macau, and Japan. UFC announces return to Macau and Japan on Aug. 23, Sept. 20 respectively UFC Asia Managing Director Mark Fischer revea...
Ivan Menjivar (25-11) and Hatsu Hioki (26-7-2) find themselves in need of an important victory on Saturday night, when the UFC heads to Macau, China for its “TUF: China” finale event. TUF: China Finale – Ivan Menjivar vs Hatsu Hioki Video Preview Menjivar was flying high when he made the transiti...
ONE Fighting Championship has bolstered its ranks with the signing of a trio of fighters. Indonesia’s Fransino Tirta (15-0-1), Singapore’s Amir Khan (0-1) and Japan’s Yusuke Kawanago (13-3-2) are the latest additions to the ONE FC fight roster. ONE FC announced the Tirta and Kawanago signings onl...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has been stacking its roster with Asian MMA talents of late, the latest of which is none other than unbeaten PXC Bantamweight champ, Michinori Tanaka (9-0). UFC signs PXC Bantamweight champ Michinori Tanaka Suckerpunch Entertainment first confirmed the signing o...
Fighters beware, we’ve got a slugger on the lose. And he’s not going to go easy on anyone. For years, Phuket Top Team’s “Ruthless” Rob Lisita (12-5) has treated fans and neutrals alike to exciting scraps because of his belligerent diction. The former Legend FC vet’s style has garnered fans all ov...
In less than a month, Japan’s Takeshi “Lion” Inoue (21-8) fights for Singapore-based Rebel Fighting Championship, in a headlining 145-lbs tilt against top Australian phenom, “Ruthless” Rob Lisita (12-5). Having faced the likes of Cole Miller, Caol Uno and Hatsu Hioki among others, there’s always ...
Fresh off his stint with the UFC, it appears that “TUF: Brazil” alumni Marcos Vinicius will be making his next appearance under the Rebel Fighting Championship banner. Officials today announced that Vinicius (20-5-1) will be taking on Japan’s Taiyo Nakahara (13-7) at Rebel FC’s inaugural “Into th...
It’s guaranteed fireworks when you pair up a Japanese MMA icon against a top five Featherweight fighter in the Asian region. The Asian MMA scene was rekindled with massive joy and anticipation when the announcement of Takeshi Inoue (21-8) vs. Rob Lisita (12-5) was disclosed as the headliner for S...
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 ...
Eleven match-ups have been confirmed for DEEP Tribe Tokyo Fight, another installment of Japan-based DEEP’s which is set go down this Sunday, October 20, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This will be DEEP’s third and final event in the month of October, following Osaka Impact 2013 and Tokyo I...
He’s had a storied career. That certainly goes without saying. If you’ve been following the sport long enough, you’d certainly have head of Japanese MMA icon Ikuhisa Minowa (57-35-8), or as he’s known by his nickname, Minowaman. From a 1-8-1 record, Japanese icon “Minowaman” makes it past 100 bou...
At 23, Kyoji Horiguchi (11-1) is set to become the youngest Asian fighter to ever compete in the UFC’s octagon. The former Shooto champ hails from Japan, a country that has produced an influx of some of the world’s best Asian fighters over the years. Michihiro Omigawa, Yushin Okami, Riki Fukuda, ...
We’re officially 3/4 of the way through the year, and there’s still some great fights to look forward to. We here at MMASucka.com feel that it is our duty to help you sort through the cluttered MMA landscape and pick 5 fights that are “must-see.” We’ve scoured the world to find a quintet of the […]
Since the sport of Mixed Martial Arts is exploding across the globe, MMASucka.com has decided to equip you, our readers, with information on notable Asian MMA events that will take place each month. We will provide you with details such as fight cards and what not, and you can decide for yourselv...
Having been a staple in the Asian MMA scene since 2001, Japan-based DEEP held its ‘Cage Impact 2013’ event this past Saturday at the Korakuen Hall situated in Tokyo, Japan. The main event saw Doo Ho Choi (11-1) and Shoji Maruyama (12-9-1) excite the audience with their continuous knockdowns as bo...
MMA is an evolutionary sport and it has certainly grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. With the emergence of ONE Fighting Championship and many other regional Mixed Martial Arts promotions, the sport has become a spectacle in these parts, taking the Asian countries by storm to a gre...