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Next weekend RIZIN Fighting Federation is slated to make a highly-anticipated return to the Saitama Super Arena with a loaded RIZIN 11 fight card. Top to bottom, the card is filled with highly-intriguing contests. From light heavyweight hitters to unpredictable flyweights and gritty women’s atomw...
At RIZIN 11, we will see an atomweight match-up between two of Japan’s finest in the form of Rena Kubota and Kanna Asakura. In a fight that has real, legitimate title implications despite no title being on the line as originally anticipated. Ahead of their rematch in just a few weeks, let’s take ...
RIZIN 11 in Saitama has added three more bouts, including the previously reported Kanna Asakura vs. RENA rematch. No big write-up on Kanna vs. RENA II here, though. Check out the previous report here. The bout has been confirmed, no official title confirmation as of yet, though. We’re gonna focus...
Last night, live from Tokyo, Japan, RIZIN held an important press conference, revealing that the Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hiromasa Ogikubo rematch was taking place at RIZIN 11 in July. The pair of former opponents appeared in front of media in Japan and answered a plethora of questions. Both had some ...
One of the most respected fighters in the history of combat sports, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović is back. The 43-year-old legend fighting out of Croatia will return to the ring on December 31 when he takes on another veteran in the form of 47-year-old “TK”, Tsuyoshi Kosaka. Mirko Cro Cop ends retire...
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 […]
Japanese fighter Rin Nakai stands only 5-foot-1-inch, but don’t let her height fool you. She is a powerhouse in the bantamweight division, and a finisher, with ten of her sixteen wins coming by way of TKO or submission. She is currently undefeated and will try to keep it that way, welcoming Miesh...
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...
Press Release: December 19, 2012 TOKYO, Japan (Dec. 19, 2012) – Brazilian heavyweight upstart Jhonata Diniz (7-2) has been given the opportunity of a lifetime after being brought in to the GLORY 4 Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam event as a replacement for an injured Fabiano ‘Cyclone’ Aoki, and wil...
A couple of bouts have been added to the DREAM.18 fight card, that’s set to go down on New Year’s Eve alongside ‘GLORY 4 TOKYO’ at the Saitama Super Arena situated in Tokyo, Japan. Georgi Karakhanyan (19-3-1) will face veteran Hiroyuki Takaya (17-9-1) in a Featherweight tilt, while American Will ...
2 stellar bouts have been added to DREAM 18, which is set to go down on New Year’s Eve at the Saitama Super Arena situated in Tokyo, Japan. Former DREAM Bantamweight and Featherweight title-holder Bibiano Fernandes is set to square off against former WEC veteran Yoshiro Maeda. A Light Heavyweight...
Former PRIDE veterans Phil Baroni (15-15) and Hayato Sakurai (36-12-2) are set to face one another at DREAM 18, an event brought to you GLORY Sports International. BloodyElbow.com first made the announcement of the match-up. DREAM 18, along with GLORY 4 TOKYO, takes place on New Year’s Eve at the...