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In his first fight since losing to Tim Elliot in the finals of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 24: Tournament of Champions’, Japan’s Hiromasa Ogikubo will return home to take on UFC-veteran Danny Martinez. Martinez confirmed the news on his Instagram account, saying that it’s “always been his dream” to fig...
After recently declining a contract offer from the UFC, #3 ranked flyweight contender in the world Kyoji Horiguchi did not last very long while on the market. After meeting with Scott Coker and Bellator MMA at the Bellator 172 show in San Jose on Saturday, it was confirmed just a couple days late...
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...
After a crazy 3-card night of MMA this past Saturday, the Eye of the Storm MMA Podcast is back! Co-host Justin Pierrot continues to carry the torch while Christiaan Allaart is off on his 6 month training excursion, and brings you another fine episode. This week, Justin sits down with CombatSports...
On Wednesday Rizin FF continued to fill their inaugural card on New Year’s Eve, with the announcement of new roster fighters they confirmed four new bouts, including the already reported Souwer vs. ‘Jienotsu’ contest, at a press conference today. Former DREAM featherweight champion Hiroyuki Takay...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has been stacking its roster with Asian MMA talents of late, the latest of which is none other than unbeaten PXC Bantamweight champ, Michinori Tanaka (9-0). UFC signs PXC Bantamweight champ Michinori Tanaka Suckerpunch Entertainment first confirmed the signing o...
At 23, Kyoji Horiguchi (11-1) is set to become the youngest Asian fighter to ever compete in the UFC’s octagon. The former Shooto champ hails from Japan, a country that has produced an influx of some of the world’s best Asian fighters over the years. Michihiro Omigawa, Yushin Okami, Riki Fukuda, ...
When Tyson Nam knocked out Eduardo Dantas in late August, many pundits called it a lucky punch. Nam was a considerable underdog to the world-ranked Dantas and was not supposed to put up a competitive fight. This was merely a money fight, something to tide the champion over. Bellator had already b...
Evolve MMA’s Zorobabel Moreira (7-1) and former Shooto champion Kotetsu Boku (18-6-2) will contest for ONE Fighting Championship’s first-ever Lightweight belt. The Singapore-based ONE FC made the announcement on its Facebook page. This is one of three title-fights that will be showcased in the pr...
Kyoji Horiguchi isn’t a household name on a worldwide scale but on the Japanese circuit he is someone to keep an eye out for. Horiguchi worked his way up the Shooto ranks beginning in small gyms fighting for crumbs before working his way up to being a Class-A Shootist — This is a tried and […]
Japan has some of the richest traditions in combat sports. Between kickboxing and mixed martial arts alone countless unforgettable moments have taken place in the land of the rising sun. During this series I will be documenting the history of the sport. When I left off last I spoke of the infamou...