ONE World: Together At Home
The ‘ONE World: Together At Home’ global music special will be broadcast globally: • When: Sunday, 19 April, 2020 LIVE at 3.00 a.m. – 11:00…
Articles by Stewart Fulton
RIZIN 20 – Jake Huen Post Fight Comments
Jake Heun talks about his win over former judo Olympic champion, Satoshi Ishii, his rollercoaster year in 2019, and his goals for a belt in…
RIZIN 20 – Miyuu Yamamoto
Miyuu Yamamoto reflects on 2019 and her win at RIZIN 20 over Thai, Suwanan Boonsorn, 22 years her junior. Yamamoto has spent the second most…
Bellator Japan – Kanna Asakura Looks Back on 2019 in RIZIN
Asakura Kanna continues to grow from strength to strength in the unforgiving world of mixed martial arts. The 22-year-old from Chiba, Japan, was humbled by…
Bellator Japan – Jarred Brooks Post Bout
Jarred Brooks reflects on his MMA rollercoaster ride since he first appeared on the Japan scene at Pancrase 281 three years ago, his stint in…
RISE World Series Final Round
The third and final part of the 2019 RISE World Series 58kg and 61kg tournaments goes down in Makukari, Japan. Both weight divisions have seen…
Exclusive Mei Yamaguchi Interview
ONE Championship’s top atomweight contender, “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi, gave us some time before heading out to Singapore to face Laura Balin on the ‘Enter the…
Mei Yamaguchi with the home win at ONE Championship: A New Era
It’s been nearly four years since Mei Yamaguchi fought on Japanese turf. From her debut in Smackgirl in 2007, “V.V.Mei” as she was affectionately known,…
From PANCRASE to the World
Big topic in the JMMA media right now following the partnerships ONE Championship has formed with national martial arts treasures, Shooto and Pancrase, is the…
RISE World Series 2019 Results
Results from the 58kg tournament: Suakim PK Senchai (104-23-3) defeats Thalisson Ferreira (14-1) in R3 by KO (left toe kick to body) Rungkit Wor. Sanprapai…
PANCRASE 303 Fight Order
9. Main Event – Bantamweight King of Pancrase Title Match Rafael Silva (Interim Champion) (29-6-0) vs. Kenta Takizawa #1 (9-4-0) 8. Co-Main Event Lightweight Salimkhan…
PANCRASE 303 Preview
Continuing to lead the way in top level JMMA bringing in world class talent from overseas, PANCRASE puts on another stellar card this coming March…
Reflecting on ONE Championship: CALL TO GREATNESS
MMA-Japan joined ONE Championship in Singapore for the February 22nd show, CALL TO GREATNESS, ahead of the promotion’s inaugural Tokyo show locked and loaded for…
ONE Championship: Call to Greatness – Masahide Kudo
ONE Championship: Call to Greatness goes down in Singapore in a matter of hours from now. Japanese kickboxer, and RISE…
ONE Championship: Call to Greatness – Masakazu Imanari
We caught up with the leglock specialist, Masakazu Imanari ahead of his fight in ONE Championship: Call to…
ONE Championship: Call to Greatness – Ayaka Miura
We caught up with Tribe Tokyo MMA fighter, Ayaka Miura, ahead of her ONE Championship debut since fighting in PANCRASE. MMA-Japan:…
Grappling Team Survival Match – QUINTET
QUINTET.3 coolly breezed into Las Vegas on the eve of the landmark UFC 229 McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov. Although still somewhat under the radar stateside, just…
RIZIN 14 – JMMA Ace, Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi has shown no signs of slowing down since his UFC departure. He’s now riding a sturdy 11 straight wins, all but one of…
RIZIN.14 Live Breakdown
Join us as we provide live analysis on the ground from Saitama Super Arena as the action happens this NYE. Special Exhibition Match, 3R, 3…
QUINTET – The Buzz in the Grappling World
In the elite fiefdom that is World Team Grappling Championships, QUINTET delivers everything you need. QUINTET, its kachinuki winner stays on grappling gauntlet where team tactics…
QUINTET.3 Hits Las Vegas!
Las Vegas– The most exciting grappling event of 2018 hits Las Vegas on Friday, October 5, as Kazushi Sakuraba’s QUINTET® promotion makes its US debut….
KNOCK OUT SUMMER FES.2018 International Broadcast
KNOCK OUT SUMMER FES.2018, broadcast to the world on Sunday, Aug. 19th on NextVR It has been announced that the kickboxing promotion KNOCK OUT will…
Latest Featured Bouts from KNOCK OUT
Tenshin Nasukawa vs Wanchalong PK SENCHAIGYM – Full Fight, KNOCK OUT vol.0 – Dec. 5, 2016 Tenshin Nasukawa vs Amnat Ruenroeng – Full Fight, KNOCK…
Quintet 2 Pre-Fight Analysis
David Garmo breaks down what to look out for in QUINTET.2, as teams REEBOK (Sakuraba), Tiger Muay Thai, 10th Planet, and VAGABOND are in Tokyo…
QUINTET.2 Team 10th Planet
We want to introduce you to the 1oth Planet Team that will be here in Japan to compete in Quintet 2. Check out each the…
Scramble – A True East Meets West Brand
We caught up with UK based Matt Benyon, creator of Scramble – martial arts technical and casual wear brand with its roots in jiu-jitsu. Indeed,…
QUINTET 1. Rule Explanation
A quick breakdown of the rule set for QUINTET 1, by Stewart Fulton. LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS, April 11, 2018.
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Pancrase 293
Pancrase 293 – NEW venue – watch BJJ matches for free – Flyweight King of Pancrase Senzo Ikeda defends his new belt against Yuya Wakamatsu.
RIZIN Confessions 1
Backstage footage from RIZIN FC
RIZIN 2017 WGP
December 29th, 2017, saw the first of two end-of-year fight cards from RIZIN including single matches and the quarter finals of the men’s Bantamweight Grand…
Pancrase to DEEP – DEEP Impact 81
DEEP Impact 81 Guy DeLumeau (22-13-3) stepped up to lightweight to take this fight against Juri Ohara (21-13-2) following a loss in his last DEEP…
Katsunori Kikuno aims for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
UFC and DEEP veteran, former DREAM lightweight champion, currently running amok in Garyujima, Katsunori Kikuno, is making a run to compete at Olympic level taekwondo…
UFC Fight Night Japan
September 23, Shogun vs. Saint Preux 2 headline has been changed. Reportedly, the old school Pride favourite in Japan, Shogun, is out and replaced by…
Ganryujima – ADAUCHI
The latest exciting installment of the ever growing ‘moat fights’ Ganryujima, takes place in Maihama, Japan tomorrow – September 2. Wrestlers, kickboxers, karate-ka, judo-ka, capoeristas,…
Pride Shockwave Dynamite 2002
80,000 martial arts fans in attendance on a blazing hot summer day. Helio Gracie lights the Olympic flame, Antonio Inoki parachutes into the stadium. This…
Shinju Nozawa Auclair
Presenting new star of RIZIN Fighting Federation: the althletic, charismatic, dynamic, charming, and beautiful Shinju Nozawa Auclair.
SEI⭐️ZA
Article courtesy of Chris Gunn Photos by Dennis Dugan Last night the 3rd Seiza event was held in Korakuen in Tokyo. While the promotion certainly…
SEI⭐️ZA
Japan’s ‘joshi-kaku’ women’s martial arts boom is in full swing. Top fighters from around the world gather at Korakuen Hall this Friday, July 28, for…
Ganryujima – ‘Adauchi’
The resurrected moat fight organization, Ganryujima, holds its next show on September 2nd in Maihama Amphitheater, showcasing a mixture of fight styles on its unique…
Pancrase 288
On July 2nd, Pancrase has some summer treats for all you JMMA fans. Headlining the show is a King of Pancrase championship title match with…
Shooto Weigh Ins
So, this happened at the Shooto weigh ins yesterday. A paper plate and two ring girls pretending not to look!
Pancrase 288 – Yukisora vs. Minowaman
JMMA fight fans, you are in for a rare treat this summer. Pancrase has just announced another matchmake for its 288 card on July 2nd…
NEWS: Pancrase 288 – Welterweight KOP Title Match
Mark this one in your JMMA diary: Hiromitsu Miura is set to defend his welterweight King of Pancrase championship belt against Daichi Abe on July…
Pancrase 287 Trailer 1
RIZIN 2017 ‘Sakura’ Digest
RIZIN Fighting Federation opened up 2017 with their spring lineup taking place at Yokohama Arena. Such a martial art show hadn’t been held there since…
Interview with Branco Cikatić
Q. Welcome back to Japan! Branko: Thank you. Q. You’re known as a K-1 legend with great acheivement as a fighter in Japan. Any good…
RIZIN April 16, 2017 Card
Pancrase 286 Trailer 2
Pancrase 286, billed to go down at Differ Ariake in Tokyo on April 23, 2017, promises another strong line up of top domestic and foreign…
Pancrase 286 Preview
Some of the talent lined up for Pancrase 286, April 23, live on UFC Fight Pass.
Weight Cutting Mini Documentary
With an increasing number of fighters missing their contracted weight to fight, deaths due to kidney and heart failure, and the scientific research into how…
NEW King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion – Nazareno Malagarie
Nazareno Malagarie defeated Issei Tamura to become the 7th generation featherweight King of Pancrase champion on March 12, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Andy Main, where…
RIZIN Fight Preview
RIZIN Fighting Federation will hold its next event in Japan on April 16 this year, staged at the Yokohama arena. RIZIN promises to deliver another…
Pancrase 285 Pre-Fight Interview with Tateki Matsuda
Coming of a unanimous decision win against Tatsuya So at Pancrase 280, Tateki ‘TECH’ Matsuda is looking for his fourth straight win against Senzo Ikeda at…
RIZIN New Year’s Eve 2016
The second of the two year-end Rizin shows was even better than the previous year’s. A step up in live and domestic TV production, plus…
RIZIN 2016 December 29
2016 ended with a bang again. RIZIN Fighting Federation championed its second year end show since its inception, this time putting on an openweight tournament,…
Boxing for Self Defense
MMA-Japan.net was asked to guest on Chuck Johnson’s YouTube channel series ‘How to defeat dudes’ in response to a boxing in street situations enquiry. It…
The Soul of Fighting
If you are interested in JMMA and the deeper aspects of MMA itself, you will want to read this book, Soul of Fighting. It is written…
RIZIN 12/29 and 12/31 Bout Lineup
Pancrase 2017 Schedule
Shuri Kondo set to fight in February, and former Lightweight KOP Kazuki Tokudome to come back strong in March. All Tokyo dates will go out…
RIZIN 2016 Year End GP Tournament
RIZIN’s 2016 year end Grand Prix tournament. Who takes it? This writer calls King Mo and Tsuyoshi Kosaka making it to the semi finals.
Bellator 169
Bellator 169, scheduled for December 16, 2016 in Dublin, Ireland has announced a matchup between Muhammed Lawal and Japan’s Satoshi Ishii. A year ago the…
RIZIN NYE 2016
Got your tickets for RIZIN yet?
Pancrase 283
Main event: Mitsuhisa Sunabe, reigning Straw Weight King of Pancrase, defends his long held belt against cocksure Kansai fighter, Daichi Kitakata. Co-main Event: Isao Kobayashi…
