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Embed from Getty Images “Crusher” returns to Japan on NYE. Earlier this month, Kawajiri asked for his release from the UFC, and on Wednesday night it was confirmed that the UFC obliged. Tatsuya Kawajiri signs with Rizin Fighting Federation In December of this year, Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri will...
Part II in the series of one of the most unique careers and life’s in the sport of MMA.
The Eye of the Storm MMA Podcast is back and stop! Double time! That’s right, co-host Justin Pierrot brings you two interviews this week, going both global and local. First up is Pride vet and now Bellator fighter Sergei Kharitonov, who talks via translator – shout-out to Artem – about his upcomi...
Following the official announcement of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jaideep Singh headlining RIZIN 2 on December 31, in response to fan complaints on Fedor Emelianenko’s official fan page, Fedor’s reps revealed that RIZIN did indeed try making a better fight after initial backlash in October. RIZIN FF r...
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING – GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP ADDS MICHIHIRO OMIGAWA AND HISAE WITANABE TO ROSTER Fight Scheduled for February 7 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan LAS VEGAS, NV December 17, 2015 World Series of Fighting – Global Championship (WSOF-GC) has added two ...
Tsuyoshi Kosaka signs with Rizin Fighting Federation “TK” Tsuyoshi Kosaka (26-18-2 ) has signed with Rizin Fighting Federation following an almost ten year absence from MMA. Rizin boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara tweeted about his meeting with the PRIDE and Rings veteran this morning. Around the same tim...
The first bout for new promotion Rizin Fighting Federation has been revealed, and it features two legends in Japanese combat sports as Shinya Aoki takes on Kazushi Sakuraba. The bout was confirmed at Rizin’s press conference this morning in Tokyo. Aoki (38-6, 1NC) is the current ONE Championship ...
Former PRIDE boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara introduced his new promotion during a press conference from Tokyo this morning. No name was officially announced as Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent on New Years Eve, but they did promise the announcement would be revealed via press release in the future. The pro...
The UFC made their annual stop to Japan last night, and I have some thoughts. Those thoughts are scattered. And this is why this post is titled “Some scattered thoughts on UFC Fight Night: Japan.” * * * The UFC took the Saitama Super Arena – one of the most famous arenas in MMA history […]
The UFC finds itself with another pay-per-view headlined by Demetrious Johnson. Johnson ended up headlining UFC 178 against Chris Cariaso when an injury pushed the Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier main event off the card. This time it was T.J. Dillashaw and Renan Barao knocked off the card due to injury,...
We love a good upset: a champion falling to an also-ran, a rising prospect succumbing to a crafty veteran, a promotional prince bitten by a handpicked opponent. Upsets introduce chaos into the landscape. They force us to challenge our hierarchies with new information. The Year of our Lord 2007 be...
After 49 fights and 19 long years, mixed martial arts legend Wanderlei Silva has retired from MMA competition at the age of 38. MMA legend Wanderlei Silva has retired He released a video today saying; “My career is over. Because I don’t have a stage to perform, where the athletes get the proper r...
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 ...
Early in September former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk announced his official retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts. It didn’t take much thought for Sherk to make that decision. It just came down to injuries, they just kept piling up, the old ones won’t go away and new ones are p...
UFC Fight Night 31 is planned for November 9 in Brazil and the UFC is looking to have countryman Vitor Belfort take on Dan Henderson. The news was dropped on Tuesday night’s episode of “UFC Tonight”, as UFC President Dana White confirmed that the organization was targeting a rematch between Belfo...
Former UFC and PRIDE star Enson Inoue plans to walk from one end of Japan, starting in Sapporo and ending in Fukuoka. He posted the fundraising effort on his official Facebook page and the UG. The walk is about 1360 miles and Inoue will complete the walk for charity. He will be raising money t...