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Anger. That was the first thing I experienced when I saw that the cage was being banned in Western Australia. As a resident of Victoria, the only other state to forbid caged combat sports I have tried to do my little part to educate the masses on the safety benefits of using a cage. It […]
Press Release: Thursday, 17th January 2013 With the RUFF 2013 RMB 1,000,000 Super Fight just a little more than two weeks away, the ten hopefuls contending to become China’s first MMA national champions have increased the intensity of their training regimens, upping their preparations to battle f...
Press Release: 17th January 2012 CEO of ONE Fighting Championship Victor Cui has been invited as a speaker at one of Asia’s newest and highest profile sport summits, The Business of Sport Summit (@BOSSummit 2013) on 9 April. This Summit is exclusively designed for attendees to learn from the nat...
As reported earlier, the Pacific Xtreme Combat is set to showcase its first event of 2013. Headlined by a Lightweight Championship tilt between reigning champion Harris Sarmiento and Isaiah Ordiz, PXC 35 is set to take place on February 16th at the Ynares Sports Arena situated in Pasig City, Phil...
Press Release – 16th January 2013 16 January 2013 – Singapore: Three Indonesian Mixed Martial Artists are set to battle in ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC) on 2 February 2013 when ONE FC: RETURN OF WARRIORS takes place live from the world-renowned Stadium Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These...
Full Contact Championship, one of India’s premier Mixed Martial Arts promotions, is set to showcase it’s first event of 2013. FCC 8 will be the organization’s 8th event, that will be taking place on February 3rd at the Vagator Beach situated in Goa, India. This will be the first time that Goa pla...
Dustin Kimura (9-0) is now the latest PXC fighter to be signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, following the footsteps of Jon Tuck and Hyun Gyu Lim. The Hawaiian Featherweight prospect is set to grace the world’s famous octagon for the first time at UFC 156, against Roufusport’s Chico Cam...
The Pacific Xtreme Combat is set to showcase its first event of 2013. Officials have confirmed that PXC 35 is set to take place on February 16th at the Ynares Sports Arena situated in Pasig City, Philippines. First reported by the folks at MMAOrient.net, PXC 35 is set to feature 2 title fights. C...
Press Release: January 5th 2013 In August 2011, RUFF (Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation) promoted its debut event RUFF: Genesis, ushering in a new era of MMA in China. While the promotion’s initial roster included a handful of Chinese MMA veterans, RUFF built its foundation on a commitment to he...
Press Release: Wednesday, January 2nd 2013 After seven events in four cities, the Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation is now set to crown China’s first MMA national champions in five different weight classes at the 2013 RMB 1,000,000 Super Fight, on February 2 at Hohhot’s Inner Mongolia Indoor Sta...
While people around the globe are preparing to usher in the New Year, there’s a huge spectacle that awaits Mixed Martial Arts fanatics on New Year’s Eve. DREAM, a promotion that’s based in Japan, is set to showcase its 18th event at the Saitama Super Arena situated in Tokyo, Japan. Fans were left...
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree… Never-mind, with Christmas just around the corner we figured we would hit up some of your favorite MMA stars and find out what their favorite holiday traditions and/or gifts were when they were growing up. There were some fantastic answers, from Nick Newell’s...
Press Release: Monday, 24th December 2012 NANJING, China – With the four final spots in the 2013 RMB 1,000,000 Super Fight up for grabs, flyweight Zhang MeiXuan delivered his most impressive performance to date in the RUFF 7 MMA H.E.A.T. main event, armbarring opponent Shang ZhiFa at 4:21 of the ...
The Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation, RUFF for short, held its 7th event this past Saturday at the ZiFeng Tower situated in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Plans to host the event at the WuTaiShan Stadium were scrapped, after the venue was deemed ‘unfit’ by officials. No changes, however, were made to...
If you’re not an avid follower of Asian Mixed Martial Arts, you’d probably be wondering who Mark Striegl is. Well, not to worry. Once you’ve finished reading this article, you will be on the lookout for this rambunctious fighter. Trust me, you will. Striegl is a perfect 12-0 in his professional M...
The largest MMA promotion in Asia returns to Kuala Lumpur on 2nd February with an incredibly stacked fight card featuring Asia’s top MMA talent and international stars, and this time, ONE FC is Powered by TUNE TALK! Headlining the card is the first ONE FC Featherweight World Championship title fi...