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Rizin 28 looks to finally go down without any hitches. Originally supposed to take place last month, but then postponed due to Japan’s state of the emergency response to the pandemic, Rizin 28 will happen June 13 at the Tokyo Dome. We will see the inaugural lightweight champion crowned, a kickbox...
Women in combat sports are still unfairly looked over. Some of the greatest, most dominant athletes in MMA and boxing are female and yet still rarely get spoken about in ‘main stream’ media outlets. The average person in a sports bar will have heard of Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya, Tyson Fury ...
There is no discussion. Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the most dominant fighters to ever step foot into the UFC cage. His use of aggressive pressure-wrestling to overwhelm opponents earned him victories over top-lightweights including Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje, and Conor McGregor. Of his 13 ...
GLORY is set to open up the 2021 year of action Saturday, January 30, 2021. GLORY 77 is packed with several of the world’s best kickboxers. The card will also feature four title fights including the brother/sister tandem of Alex Pereira and Aline Pereira. The siblings will be featured in two of t...
GLORY 77 is slated to go down on Saturday, January 30. The seven-fight card features three championship bouts and a one-night tournament. It follows a very successful and entertaining GLORY 76 card. GLORY 77 Fight Card and Information Event Information GLORY 77 is set to kickoff at 1:00 pm EST. T...
RIZIN 26 saw a number of important outcomes for the winners. We saw new champions, dominating performances, and many vicious finishes. Here we will look at some of the standout performances from RIZIN 26 and what could be in store for the future of these winners. Kyoji Horiguchi The last time Kyo...
RIZIN 25 saw the crowning of its first featherweight champion. Shooto featherweight champion Yutaka Saito went on to beat Mikuru Asakura via unanimous decision in a highly anticipated fight. This brought Asakura’s first loss since starting in RIZIN and his second loss in his pro career. That wasn...
America’s Thanksgiving is just a few days away. With this in mind, it only seems appropriate to highlight the heaviest athletes that have tipped the scales. From boxing to MMA, a few diamonds in the rough have excelled to the spotlight. These are just some of the biggest fighters ever. The best B...
RIZIN 24 was an all over the place show. There were some great finishes alongside some pretty baffling decisions by the judges. But most of the fighters who came out on top looked especially great. All in all, with a card that had 11 fights (Three kickboxing and eight MMA), there were four finish...
RIZIN is returning to its home arena, the famous Saitama Super Arena, for RIZIN 24. All fighters made weight and 11 fights in total are expected to go down. There will be eight MMA fights and three kickboxing matches. This is one of the most diverse cards RIZIN has put on this year with a […]
RIZIN has finally returned! The Japanese MMA promotion will be putting on its first show since it took a hiatus when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Japan. It is a part of a double bill of shows with RIZIN 22 going up tonight and RIZIN 23 tomorrow. In the main event, Krazy Bee‘s Yusuke Yachi (21-9) wil...
Shooto featherweight champion Yutaka Saito (17-4-2) is happy to be making his RIZIN debut. The 32-year-old fighter has wins over Caol Uno, Hiroyuki Takaya, and “Lion” Takeshi Inoue. He will be taking on Shooto and Pancrase fighter Kazumasa Majima (14-1) at RIZIN 23 in a featherweight match. In an...
Bellator is returning to the Mohegan Sun Arena for their second show in the pandemic era of MMA. Bellator 243 is headlined by a highly anticipated rematch between Michael Chandler (20-5) and Benson Henderson (28-8). In their first match, Chandler defended the lightweight championship against Hend...
In Japanese kickboxing, you don’t see a lot of theatrics from the fighters. One of the notable exceptions is “Black Panther” BeyNoah (15-2, 8 KO). The 24-year-old kickboxer has earned a reputation for his dance-filled entrances and charismatic personality. He is also a top-level kickboxer with fa...
After months of no shows and no word on the future of RIZIN, CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced this week the promotion will be returning in August with back to back shows. RIZIN 22 and RIZIN 23 are scheduled to be put on at the newly built PIA Arena in Yokohama August 9 and 10. The promotion will...
JMMA fans can rejoice! Japan looks to soon be reopening which means Japanese sports can come back. It looks like RIZIN might start having shows as early as June. RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara even hinted at a “martial arts mega event” that would be announced. Most of 2020 was tough on the promoti...