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RIZIN FF has announced additional fights for the RIZIN 17 event coming up on July 28 at the Saitama Super Arena as well as fights for the RIZIN 18 show in August. The biggest fight announcement is the signing of former undefeated UFC fighter Ivan Shtyrkov (16-0-1). He will be taking on South Kore...
On July 6th, 2019, Luke Rockhold returns to the octagon against Jan Blachowicz. This fight takes place at light heavyweight, a first for Rockhold. This move was well foreshadowed as the former middleweight champion has long struggled with the weight cut. With that, coupled with various injuries, ...
RIZIN 16 – Results RIZIN Fighting Federation is back after a six-week layoff as they bring an action-packed RIZIN 16 fight-card to the World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan tonight for the promotion’s first show in the region. The main event features the Japanese phenom Tenshin Nasukawa as he takes ...
.One more fight at RIZIN 16 has been changed four days before the show goes on in Kobe. this time due to medical reasons. A 59 kg/130 pound kickboxing match between Kunitaka and Kizaemon Saiga will now be Kunitaka vs. Ryuji Horio (19-11-3). Saiga was not cleared to fight by the ophthalmologist, a...
Michigan native Tim Eschtruth (4-1) has never fought outside his home state. Eschtruth, who trains at the Scorpion Fighting System, has not had to travel very far for his five pro fights. On June 2 at RIZIN 16, he will get his wish to travel far away from home when he has his first fight not […]
Brazil’s Natan Schulte (15-3-1) got an easy win over China’s Bao Yincang (13-7) when he submitted the Sanda fighter with a rear naked choke in the first round at PFL Season 2 Week 2. The win earns Schulte six points, three for the win and three for the first round stoppage. As of this writing, he...
KNOCK OUT 2019 SPRING: THE FUTURE IS IN THE RING – Results Despite a last-minute main event cancellation, KNOCK OUT 2019 SPRING still delivered the action that fans know and love the Japanese-based promotion for. RIZIN veteran Issei Ishii was slated to defend his 51kg title against 19-year-old ph...
RISE Evol. 3 – Results RISE Kickboxing returned yesterday with one of their lower-tier shows in the form of RISE Evol. 3 live from the Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Topped by Tomo Arimatsu and Azusa Kaneko, the card also featured Taiki Sawatani, Teppei Tsuda, and Kazuma Mori, among others. Again...
K-1 Krush Fight 100 – Results As the first show as part of the K-1/Krush merger, K-1 Krush Fight 100 went down this morning live from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. In a card filled with thrilling match-ups, the main event featured a bantamweight title fight. A training partner of Takeru, Koki lo...
Krush 99 – Results In what will be the last event from Krush as a standalone brand, they head Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan tonight for Krush 99. After this Krush 99 fight card, Krush will be re-branded as ‘K-1 KRUSH FIGHTS’ and essentially become a B-Tier show for K-1 Japan. Krush 99 will be […]
RISE 131 – Results Just two weeks after their fantastic RISE World Series 2019: 1st Round show, RISE takes over Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan with a solid RISE 131 fight card. The show features the RISE Queen Atomweight Tournament semi-finals featuring sister of Tenshin, Riri Nasukawa, as well as...
K’FESTA.2 – Results Finally, to cap off this insane combat sports weekend, K-1 returns with an absolutely stacked K’FESTA.2 card. This absolutely insane fight card features many current and former world champions, and some of K-1’s biggest stars. Live from Tokyo, Japan, the event highlights some ...
2018 was an incredibly successful year for RIZIN. Not only was it a year of exciting fights and finishes, but they also managed to sell out the famous Super Saitama Arena twice. First was RIZIN 13, headlined by now RIZIN bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Tenshin Nasukawa in a kickboxing m...
The never-ending weekend of combat sports madness has finally concluded. It was a loaded stretch, another dominant Lomachenko performance, the K-1 World Grand Prix, and KNOCK OUT Muay Thai extravaganza were particularly delightful. But the sheer depth of violent content was overshadowed by UFC 23...
Today live from Tokyo, RIZIN announced a massive headliner bout between two megastars for RIZIN 14 on NYE during the first press conference for the show. Tenshin Nasukawa will face Floyd Mayweather Jr. The absolutely shocking fight will be dubbed a ‘Super Challenge’ bout. Both parties have agreed...
GLORY Kickboxing has announced details regarding their year-end show. GLORY 62 will take place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands on December 8. The show will feature a one-night, eight-man heavyweight tournament with $150,000 prize money up for grabs. Two-time title challenger and three-ti...