ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Last Saturday night, 15 June, at the Baoshan Arena in Shanghai, China, the biggest and brightest stars of ONE Championship came out to showcase their…
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UNDEFEATED DUTCH MUAY THAI SUPERSTAR JORINA BAARS SIGNS WITH ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
17 June 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced it has added yet another world-champion martial…
ROAD FC 054 OFFICIAL RESULTS YANG HAE-JUN TAKES THE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FROM LA IN-JAE
ROAD Fighting Championship announces the official results for ROAD FC 054 which took place on June 15, 2019 in Wonju, South Korea. Yang Hae-Jun finished…
ROAD FC 054 OFFICIAL WEIGH IN RESULTS MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMP LA IN-JAE TAKES ON YANG HAE-JUN
For release on June 14, 2019 – ROAD Fighting Championship announces the official weigh-in results for ROAD FC 054 which will take place tomorrow, Saturday,…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Back in Japan!
Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. is back in Japan and he is here to start spending money. Today at his brand new The Money Team (TMT)…
June 15th Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs. Aguilang Thani
On June 15th in Shanghai, the fans will finally have a long-awaited debut of the fighter known to many as Sexyama. His name is Yoshihiro Akiyama…
Is Alma Juniku Ready for Stamp Fairtex on June 15th?
Alma Juniku, an 18 year old WBC Woman’s Muay Thai Champion, takes on Atom-weight title holder Stamp Fairtex in Shanghai on June 15th. Stamp Fairtex…
ROAD FC 054 FIGHT WEEK MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMP LA IN-JAE TAKES ON YANG HAE-JUN
ROAD Fighting Championship opens Fight Week for ROAD FC 054 which will take place this Saturday, June 15, 2019 in Wonju, South Korea. The Middleweight…
STAMP FAIRTEX AND ALMA JUNIKU STARE DOWN AT ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST OFFICIAL FACE-OFF IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, China: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST Official Face-Off at Yunspace in Shanghai.In…
Jitinat Asdamongkol has been named President of ONE Championship Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), just announced that Jitinat Asdamongkol has been named President of ONE…
JONATHAN HAGGERTY TO DEFEND ONE FLYWEIGHT MUAY THAI WORLD TITLE AGAINST RODTANG JITMUANGNON IN MANILA
Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced ONE: DAWN OF HEROES, set for Friday, 2 August….
Kazushi Sakuraba Named Sports Ambassador of Akita Prefecture
Great news for Quintet. Kazushi Sakuraba was officially announced as the Ambassador of Sports for Akita prefecture. Kazushi Sakuraba is a legendary MMA fighter in…
Pancrase 305 Results
Last weekend Pancrase put on the 305th even at Studio Coast in Shin Kiba. Pancrase packed the card as usual with great fights. The main…
The Chris Leben Story
Our friends over at The Arena Gym in San Diego, California reached out to us to update us on one of our favorite fighters, Chris…
Pancrase 307 Marks the Return of Mitsuhisa Sunabe
On July 21st Pancrase heads back to Studio Coast for their 307th event in their numbered series. This time the main event has the returning…
Deep Jewels 24 Signals the Return of Rin Nakai to MMA
On June 9th, 2019 at Shinjuku Face, the promotion Deep will present Deep Jewels 24. They have an impressive line up for this card. One…
INITIAL BOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST ON 15 JUNE
20 May 2019 – Shanghai, China: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the main event for ONE:…
ROAD FC 053 OFFICIAL RESULTS MANSOUR BARNAOUI WINS THE $1 MILLION LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD Fighting Championship 053 took place on May 18, 2019 as the historic first professional Mixed Martial Arts event on the famous Jeju Island in…
US 1 Million Offered by ONE Championship to The Winner of ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix
US 1 Million Offered by ONE Championship to The Winner of ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix
Deep Impact 89 Review
*Written by Peter Leghorn DEEP saw their inaugural event at New Pier Hall in Tokyo go off with a bang. DEEP 89 Impact delivered…
SHINYA AOKI STARES DOWN CHRISTIAN LEE AT ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON OFFICIAL KICK-OFF PRESS CONFERENCE
14 May 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), held the ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON Official Kick-Off Press Conference last…
J.J. Ambrose Makes His Return to the Pancrase Cage
Pancrase 306 kicks off on June 30th in Shin Kiba at Studio Coast in Japan. Once again Pancrase, in a partnership with One Championship, will…
ROAD FC 053 UPDATE JEROME LE BANNER OUT DUE TO INJURY AORIGELE WILL FACE HEO JAE-HYEOK
Jérôme Le Banner injury Kickboxing legend Jérôme Le Banner was set to make his debut in the ROAD FC cage in an MMA bout against Chinese heavyweight sensation…
One Championship: Warriors of Light Recap
ONE Championship™ (ONE), once again returned to the Impact Arena in Bangkok to deliver yet another spectacular martial arts event last Friday night, 10 May….
One Championship: Warriors of Light Brings the Heat to Bangkok
Tonight on May 10th One Championship will take ownership of Bankok’s Impact Arena for the event called Warriors of Light. This card is filled with…
Pancrase 305 – Featherweight King of Pancrase Title Match
On May 26th, Pancrase 305 boasts another fantastic card for the promotion sure to entertain the JMMA fans old and new alike. Sponsored by One…
Deep Impact 89 Preview
*Written by Peter Leghorn Deep 89 Impact takes place this Sunday and has some matches that are definitely worth watching. The eccentric “DJ” Taiki Hata…
Shooto 30th Anniversary Event
*Written by Peter Leghorn Continuing their landmark 30th anniversary series Shooto in partnership with One Championship brought the action to Korakuen Hall with a stacked…
ROAD FC 054 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP LA IN-JAE MAKES FIRST DEFENSE AGAINST YANG HAE-JUN
ROAD FC Middleweight Championship Middleweight Champion La In-Jae (8-0-1, Team Korea MMA) created the changing of the guard when he defeated long-time Korean MMA fighter…
YUSHIN OKAMI’S ONE CHAMPIONSHP DEBUT, MARAT GAFUROV DOMINATES TETSUYA YAMADA TO WIN BY UNANIMOUS DECISION
YUSHIN OKAMI’S ONE CHAMPIONSHP DEBUT, MARAT GAFUROV DOMINATES TETSUYA YAMADA TO WIN BY UNANIMOUS DECISION
ROAD FC 053 TO BE FIRST MMA EVENT ON JEJU ISLAND $1 MILLION TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
ROAD FC 053 TO BE FIRST MMA EVENT ON JEJU ISLAND $1 MILLION TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP: Enter the Dragon Update
30 April 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that former ONE World Title challenger Amir Khan of…
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP LAUNCHES TV AND FILM PRODUCTION ARM ONE STUDIOS
29 April 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that it has launched ONE Studios,…
ADDITIONAL BOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON IN SINGAPORE ON 17 MAY
22 April 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced additional bouts for ONE: ENTER THE…
Japanese Fighters ready to Rock in Thailand
18 April 2019 – Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the complete card for ONE: WARRIORS OF…
Pancrase 304 Play by Play
Today in Tokyo Pancrase puts on their 304th event in their numbered series. This card is stacked and has the potential to be one of…
TATSUMITSU WADA OUTLASTS GUSTAVO BALART TO ADVANCE IN ONE FLYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX
12 April 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), once again ignited the Mall of Asia Arena in…
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: FOR HONOR IN JAKARTA ON 3 MAY
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: FOR HONOR IN JAKARTA ON 3 MAY 10 April 2019 – Jakarta, Indonesia: The largest global sports media property in…
ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR: YOSUKE SARUTA AND JOSHUA PACIO DISCUSS ONE STRAWWEIGHT WORLD TITLE REMATCH
9 April 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in collaboration with City of Dreams Manila,…
Quintet Fight Night 3 Quick Results
Round 1 10th Planet Vs Deep Jewels Liz Carmouche x1 Shido Vs King Reina Draw x1 Shido Grace Gundrum x1 Shido Vs Aono Draw x1…
SHINYA AOKI TO DEFEND ONE LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST CHRISTIAN LEE AT ONE: ENTER THE DRAGON
SHINYA AOKI TO DEFEND ONE LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST CHRISTIAN LEE AT ONE: ENTER THE DRAGONSAGE NORTHCUTT SET FOR ONE CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUT AGAINST COSMO ALEXANDRE…
SHINYA AOKI CHOKES OUT EDUARD FOLAYANG TO CAPTURE ONE LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
31 March 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), put together a historic evening of world-class…
EDUARD FOLAYANG AND SHINYA AOKI FACE-OFF AT ONE: A NEW ERA OFFICIAL KICK-OFF PRESS CONFERENCE
28 March 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the official ONE: A NEW ERA Kick-Off Press Conference…
Shooto 3/24 30th Anniversary Event
Shooto kicked off part 2 of their 30th anniversary tour at Tokyo’s New Pier Hall on Sunday delievering a solid 16 fight card that had…
Pancrase 303 Results
Pancrase 303 Results
Eddie Alvarez Will Face Any Obstacle On The Way To the ONE Lightweight World Title
Multiple-time Lightweight Mixed Martial Arts World Champion Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez is on a mission for the ONE Lightweight World Title. He has…
Angela Lee Looks To Dominate Xiong Jing Nan And ‘Break Her Will’
Reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Angela “Unstoppable” Lee was set to face “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan last November 2018 for the ONE Women’s…
Deep Jewels 23 Review and Results
Last weekend the promotion Deep did a double header. On one day, in one venue they held both Deep Jewels 23 and Deep 88 Impact….
Deep 88 Impact Results and Review
*This article was written by Peter Leghorn (peterleghorn@hotmail.com) and used with his permission. Photography by J. Deschner. DEEP brought out their top talent on…
MARTIN NGUYEN TO DEFEND ONE FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST NARANTUNGALAG JADAMBAA AT ONE: ROOTS OF HONOR IN MANILA
28 February 2019 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the initial bouts to take place at ONE:…
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: REIGN OF VALOR ON 8 MARCH IN YANGON
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: REIGN OF VALOR ON 8 MARCH IN YANGONZEBAZTIAN KADESTAM TO DEFEND ONE WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST GEORGIY KICHIGIN 27 February…
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: A NEW ERA ON 31 MARCH IN TOKYO
COMPLETE CARD ANNOUNCED FOR ONE: A NEW ERA ON 31 MARCH IN TOKYO 27 February 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media…
One Championship Signs Yushin Okami
Asia’s largest international sports media company ONE Championship announces the signing of Yushin Okami. Okami boasts a professional career starting in 2002 with…
DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON VISITS THE SOUTHWEST BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON VISITS THE SOUTHWEST BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
WRESTLING CHAMPION RITU PHOGAT JOINS ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
26 February 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that it has signed women’s wrestling…
ROAD FC 052 OFFICIAL RESULTS MANSOUR BARNAOUI WINS TOURNAMENT WITH A KNEE KO NEW BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION KIM MIN-WOO WINS BY SUBMISSION
ROAD FC 052 OFFICIAL RESULTS MANSOUR BARNAOUI WINS TOURNAMENT WITH A KNEE KO NEW BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION KIM MIN-WOO WINS BY SUBMISSION ROAD FC $1 Million…
One Championship: Call to Greatness Results
22 February 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), delivered another…
ROAD FC 052 OFFICIAL WEIGH IN RESULTS $1 MILLION TOURNAMENT FINAL & BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE ARE SET
ROAD FC 052 OFFICIAL WEIGH IN RESULTS $1 MILLION TOURNAMENT FINAL & BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE ARE SET ROAD FC $1 Million Lightweight Tournament Final Match ROAD…
ROAD FC 052 FIGHT WEEK: CARD HIGHLIGHTS TAEKWONDO, CARTWHEEL KICKS, AND POWER WRESTLING
ROAD FC 052 FIGHT WEEK: CARD HIGHLIGHTS TAEKWONDO, CARTWHEEL KICKS, AND POWER WRESTLING ROAD FC 052 Full Card Highlights The unique ROAD FC Unlimited Points…
NONG-O GAIYANGHADAO STARES DOWN HAN ZI HAO AT ONE: CLASH OF LEGENDS OFFICIAL KICK-OFF PRESS CONFERENCE
13 February 2019 – Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), earlier today held the ONE: CLASH OF LEGENDS…
Knock Out : 2019 Winter The Answer is in the Ring
On Monday, February 11th, 2019 we were live at the Kickboxing event Knock Out : 2019 Winter The Answer is in the Ring. This…
RICH FRANKLIN AND MIESHA TATE TO JOIN ONE CHAMPIONSHIP US MEDIA TOUR
11 February 2019 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that CEO of ONE Warrior Series,…
Quintet Fight Night Tokyo 2 Results
Last weekend we were live at one of the greatest events around now-a-days. That is right, we are talking about Quintet. If you do not…
Quintet Tokyo Fight Night 2 Press Event
Quintet Tokyo Fight Night 2 Press Event
KEVIN BELINGON AND BIBIANO FERNANDES TRILOGY BOUT ADDED TO ONE: A NEW ERA
28 January 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced an additional match for ONE:…
One FC and Professional Shooto Announce Partnership
Today Professional Shooto announced they have joined forces with One FC in Japan. That means that One FC will start to sponsor all the Shooto…
A NEW ERA: Open Seminar & Meet and Greet Today!
Today, One FC will have a meet and greet with some of their famous fighters that will be on the card for their first show…
SHOOTO 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR on 1/27/2019
Fans of Shooto have 30 years of history to celebrate coming up on January 27th, 2019. As you know Female fighters are a huge draw…
ROAD FC 052 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT $1 MILLION TOURNAMENT FINAL: ZAVUROV VS BARNAOUI
ROAD FC $1 Million Lightweight Tournament Final Match After three regional trials and an international trial start up, sixteen fighters made it to the opening…
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES THREE WORLD TITLE BOUTS AT ONE: A NEW ERA IN TOKYO
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES THREE WORLD TITLE BOUTS AT ONE: A NEW ERA IN TOKYO TICKETS GO ON SALE 20 DECEMBER AT 6PM JST XIONG JING…
ROAD FC 051 XX OFFICIAL RESULTS ATOMWEIGHT CHAMPION HAM SEO-HEE RETAINS THE TITLE
ROAD Fighting Championship announces the Official Results for ROAD FC 051 XX which took place on December 15, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. In the…
Japanese trio hunt victories in Kuala Lumpur in ONE: DESTINY OF CHAMPIONS
Mei Yamaguchi will lead the Japanese charge in Malaysia next week. Yamaguchi, who pressed undisputed Women’s atomweight champion Angela Lee to five rounds in…
Demetrious Johnson Officially Joins ONE Championship
October 28, 2018 The most dominant world champion in mixed martial arts history has arrived in ONE Championship. Demetrious Johnson has signed a landmark deal…
One FC Announces Their First Event in Japan On March 31st, 2019
Sorry we only have this information in Japanese. More to come later. ONE CHAMPIONSHIPは２０１９年３月に東京で開催する総合格闘技のライブイベントを公式に発表いたします。 ONE CHAMPIONSHIPは２０１９年に予定している最初の２４のイベントを発表いたします。 東京の記者会見に登場するONE CHAMPIONSHIPのスーパースター …
Eddie Alvarez Reveals Why He Joined ONE Championship
Japanese follows the English Eddie Alvarez Reveals Why He Joined ONE Championship October 18, 2018 Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez has…
Demetrious Johnson Explain why he joined One FC
Japanese follows the English. Demetrious Johnson is thrilled to have joined the world’s largest martial arts organization. On Monday, 29 October, the American flyweight…
ROAD FC 050 OFFICIAL RESULTS LEE JEONG-YEONG BECOMES NEW FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Featherweight Champion Choi Mu-Gyeom had his retirement fight as his fourth title defense against Lee Yeong-Jeong. The two engaged in a very technical striking…
Pancrase 300
Pancrase hit a huge milestone just 2 weeks ago. They hit their 300th event in their numbered series. Pancrase was the first…
ROAD FC 50 Weigh in Results
Featherweight Champion Choi Mu-Gyeom will defend his title for the fourth time against Lee Yeong-Jeong. Choi stated: “I hope to…
ROAD FC ANNOUNCES NEW LIVE BROADCAST DEAL IN THE US WITH DAZN, WORLD’S LARGEST DEDICATED SPORTS STREAMING SERVICE
For release on October 31, 2018 – ROAD Fighting Championship announces a live broadcast partnership in the United States with DAZN to commence with ROAD…
Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto Passes Away at 41 Years Old
It is with heavy hearts and deep respect that we report to you the death of Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto from cancer. We here at MMA…
Road FC 50: Ready for the TANKS?
ROAD Fighting Championship has announced that ROAD FC 050 will take place on November 3, 2018 for the first time in the city of Daejeon,…
10.26 SHOOTO GIG TOKYO Vol.26 at Shinjuku Face
Professional Shooto has announced their final card for 10.26 SHOOTO GIG TOKYO Vol.26. This card is comprised of some of their top fighters and will…
ROAD FC 050 ANNOUNCED FOR THE CITY OF DAEJEON FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION CHOI MU-GYEOM TAKES ON LEE JEONG-YEONG
ROAD Fighting Championship announces that ROAD FC 050 will take place on November 3, 2018 for the first time in the city of Daejeon, South…
Deep Impact 85 Results
Yesterday we were LIVE and in person at Deep Impact 85. This card was packed with exciting fights and it did not disappoint. Deep is…
Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto Announces Battle Against Cancer
Yesterday Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto announced on his public Instagram that he is battling cancer. There was no more information put out other than this. We…
One FC Makes A Splash in Tokyo Japan
Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending Once FC’s first Press Conference in Japan. It was a great presentation with 12 panelists that ranged from…
Knock Out Results and photos
Back on August 19th we had the opportunity to see our first event by the promotion Knock Out. They put on a great show. Their…
Ganryujima Moat Fights Tournament 9/17/2018
Wake the kids and phone the neighbors! We just got the announcement of a new Ganryujima Tournament coming to Maihama Arena on September 17, 2018!…
ROAD FC 049 IN PARADISE OFFICIAL WEIGH IN RESULTS
Former ROAD FC Middleweight Champion Lee Eun-Su finally makes his return to the cage after a two year hiatus due to injury. He is known…
Alex Roberts to join the English commentary for KNOCK OUT SUMMER FES 2018
Alex Roberts to join the English commentary for KNOCK OUT SUMMER FES 2018 on Sunday, August 19th As it has already been announced, KNOCK…
KNOCKOUT: English Broadcasting Information
Another great Japanese fight promotion modernizes their approach to broadcasting. KNOCKOUT, which is a Kickboxing promotion here in Japan wants to reach out to the…
Deep Now Broadcasts LIVE on Youtube
Deep for the longest time has resisted change. That is refreshing if you are like us and you love old school MMA. Just put up…
One FC: Renzo Gracie talks about his match with Pancrase’s Yuki Kondo
ROAD FC 049 CARD: FORMER ROAD FC CHAMP LEE EUN-SU FACES DEEP CHAMP MIZUNO TATSUYA
ROAD Fighting Championship 049 will take place on August 18, 2018 at the Grand Walkerhill resort complex in Seoul, South Korea. In the main event,…
Shoot 7/15 Review From Commentator Mark Chinnery
*This article was written by Mark Chinnery and used with his permission. Wow, what a night! Controversy, underdog victories, last ditch heroics – damn, even…
Quintet 2 Results and Review
On Monday, June 16th, 2018 we were live at Quintet 2. This is a team survival grappling competition that was started by Kazushi…
Josh Barnett bids farewell to the UFC
Today we were monitoring all the MMA and JMMA news in the world and we came across some shocking news. Not only does this make…
Eddie Bravo brings 10th Planet to Quintet 2
Deep Jewels 20 Review and Results
Last weekend we were at Deep Jewels 20. This is Japan’s premiere all female MMA Promotion. Other promotions have female fighters as well. Pancrase and…