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Rebel FC CEO Justin Leong will tell you that his newly-formed promotion isn’t all that perfect, thank you very much. But the one thing that he’ll admit is that he’s got his priorities right, and settled. Present at the Rebel FC Amateur MMA try-outs that saw 62 fighters turn up for an opportunity ...
For Will Chope (19-5), it’s now the biggest fight of his life. And a dream turned reality. Fight Sport Asia reported early Wednesday morning that Chope is set to take on unbeaten prospect, Bekbulat Magomedov, in the UFC’s first visit to South-East Asia in January. Team Buffet native, Chope, signe...
The Singapore-based promotion showcases its first ever mixed martial arts event, titled “Into the Lion’s Den”, on December 21 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Featuring seven yet-to-be-announced Amateur line-ups on the undercard and five professional main card contests on an expected twelve bout...
The newly formed Mixed Martial Arts organization hosts its inaugural event near the turn of the year, with a unique fight card showcasing both professional MMA and Amateur MMA match-ups. Titled “Into the Lion’s Den”, the event takes place December 21 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The pro porti...
At the turn of the year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship stages its first event in South East Asia. The luxurious Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, will have the distinct honor of welcoming the world’s famous octagon to a territory that’s pretty much still new to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. ...
Five bouts have been made official for the UFC’s first trip to Singapore in January. At a press conference held in Marina Bay Sands on Tuesday, the UFC made announcements of the fight card, including the addition of five stellar contests. As previously announced, Jake Ellenberger (29-7) locks hor...
Fresh off his stint with the UFC, it appears that “TUF: Brazil” alumni Marcos Vinicius will be making his next appearance under the Rebel Fighting Championship banner. Officials today announced that Vinicius (20-5-1) will be taking on Japan’s Taiyo Nakahara (13-7) at Rebel FC’s inaugural “Into th...
It’s guaranteed fireworks when you pair up a Japanese MMA icon against a top five Featherweight fighter in the Asian region. The Asian MMA scene was rekindled with massive joy and anticipation when the announcement of Takeshi Inoue (21-8) vs. Rob Lisita (12-5) was disclosed as the headliner for S...
In case you haven’t heard, Singapore-based Rebel Fighting Championship is the latest promotion to enter the Asian Mixed Martial Arts landscape. The organization is set to exhibit its first event, titled “Into the Lion’s Den”, at the turn of the year on December 21, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium...
There were a total of six finishes at this past Friday’s ONE FC 11: Total Domination, the latest installment of ONE FC’s which went down at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in front of a packed audience of near 12,000. Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes (15-3) became the promotion’s undisputed Bantamweigh...
The first frame was one way traffic, with Bibiano Fernandes bringing proceedings to the canvas. He thrived in top position, controlling Kim for almost the entire round. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace was determined to start the second round just like he did in the first, and the he did just that lan...
It was a successful debut for Shinya Aoki at 145-lbs in ONE FC’s co-main event at “Total Domination”. Aoki needed quite some time to recover in the early stages of the round, after getting hit in the nuts from a kick by Cody Stevens. As the fight continued, Aoki landed a much-anticipated takedown...
Ng immediately latched forward with a hard punch, rocking Davis for several moments before gaining side mount. But Davis reversed position, and found himself in full guard. As the fight progressed however, transitions soon followed, and Ng secured an Armbar forcing a verbal tapout from Peter Davi...
The fight hits the mat soon enough, with Tatsuya Mizuno on top, but the Japanese vet fails to do anything substantial. As they got back to their feet, it soon become a really good striking exchange between both fighters. After a spectacular suplex takedown, in which Mizuno quickly recovered, Sil...
The contest opened with Butler landing lots of effective leg kicks. And in a surprise turn of events, it was Sylvain Potard who landed a takedown, but Butler managed to recover and proceeded to push Potard up against the cage. Butler soon landed his first takedown of the fight, but as he transiti...
As expected, the fight started out with Chilson pressuring Wiratchai for a takedown, but Thai prospect did well in defending the shots, remaining calm throughout. ONE FC 11: Shannon Wiratchai knocks Chilson out with soccer kicks Shannon Wiratchai, though, landed a nice straight left, that sent hi...