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Set to put on a blockbuster show at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, ONE 173 brings a host of splendid top-level mixed martial arts bouts. In the highest billed MMA bout on the card at ONE 173, flyweight champion Yuya Wakamatsu attempts to defend his strap for the first time opposite Joshua Paci...
Set to put on a blockbuster show at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, ONE 173 brings a host of splendid top-level mixed martial arts bouts. In the highest billed MMA bout on the card at ONE 173, flyweight champion Yuya Wakamatsu attempts to defend his strap for the first time opposite Joshua Paci...
RISE Evol. 3 – Results RISE Kickboxing returned yesterday with one of their lower-tier shows in the form of RISE Evol. 3 live from the Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Topped by Tomo Arimatsu and Azusa Kaneko, the card also featured Taiki Sawatani, Teppei Tsuda, and Kazuma Mori, among others. Again...
Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour Round 2 – Results The anniversary tour celebration continues as Shooto Japan heads to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan with a huge fight-card riddled with exciting Japanese prospects and veterans alike. Some of the names in action include RIZIN veteran Yusaku Nakamura, X...
Pancrase 303 – Results Japan’s long standing, premiere fight organization is back as Pancrase takes over the Studio Coast arena in Tokyo, Japan. Pancrase 303 is topped by a bantamweight King of Pancrase bout featuring veteran Brazilian grappler Rafael Silva as he defends his title against Kenta T...
DEEP Tokyo Impact 2019 – Results Tonight, live from Tokyo, Japan, DEEP once again touches down at the Shinjuku FACE arena. Despite the less-than-stellar card, the billing is topped by a megaton fight between “Samurai Mark Hunt” – Kiyoshi Kuwabara and the tough vet Seigo Mizuguchi. Kuwabara enters...
K’FESTA.2 – Results Finally, to cap off this insane combat sports weekend, K-1 returns with an absolutely stacked K’FESTA.2 card. This absolutely insane fight card features many current and former world champions, and some of K-1’s biggest stars. Live from Tokyo, Japan, the event highlights some ...
It’s been a rollercoaster these past two weeks, but it finally seems as if Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa has been made official. The shocking match-up was announced on November 4 at a press conference in Tokyo, with tickets selling out the next day. On November 7, Floyd Mayweather took to...
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 ...
Akebono/Sapp II to be contested under Shoot Boxing rules, two K-1 bouts added to RIZIN events (Press Release) RIZIN FF officials announced today that the highly anticipated rematch between Akebono and Bob Sapp will be contested under Shoot Boxing rules. In K-1 rules action, it was announced that ...
After a long day of travel (where we almost missed our connection in Seattle) we arrived safely in Japan. The flight was good, but very tough…sitting around for 16 hours of travel when you can’t eat really sucks. We were a little confused coming off the plane, with no real plan of attack for gett...
Hey guys, my friend Jeremy Brand at MMASucka asked me to do a little write up about my upcoming trip to the Asian Open 2013. I’m just under one week out from my flight, and a little over 3 days left till the tournament. For me that leave’s until next Tuesday to train hard; with […]
Eleven match-ups have been confirmed for DEEP Tribe Tokyo Fight, another installment of Japan-based DEEP’s which is set go down this Sunday, October 20, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This will be DEEP’s third and final event in the month of October, following Osaka Impact 2013 and Tokyo I...
Having been a staple in the Asian MMA scene since 2001, Japan-based DEEP held its ‘Cage Impact 2013’ event this past Saturday at the Korakuen Hall situated in Tokyo, Japan. The main event saw Doo Ho Choi (11-1) and Shoji Maruyama (12-9-1) excite the audience with their continuous knockdowns as bo...
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...
GLORY 4 Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam, a one night single-elimination kickboxing competition featuring 16 of the world’s hardest hitting KO artists, will be televised on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. EST on CBS Sports Network. Unprecedented and historic in the sport of kickboxing, GLORY 4 ...