Pancrase 286 Post Event Interview with Kazuki Tokudome
Just after Pancrase 286 Stewart Fulton talks with Kazuki Tokudome. Tokudome KO’d his opponent in 0:28 Seconds of round 1 and landing himself back in…
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Pancrase 286 Post Event Interview with Branco Cikatić
In the MMA community in Japan there are many foreigners that are seen as MMA royalty. K-1 in its prime set the standard for what…
Pancrase 286 Post Weigh In Interview with Pancrase Fighter Kazuki Tokudome
As the clock ticks down to Pancrase 286, MMA Japan’s Stewart Fulton is on fire with interviews. Here is former UFC fighter, Kazuki Tokudome post…
Pancrase 286 Post Weigh In Interview with The Current Light Weight King of Pancrase Takasuke Kume
We are getting ready for PANCRASE 286 on April 23rd. Today the promotion put on their weigh ins. Every one of the fighters made weight….
Interview with Current Light Weight King Of Pancrase, Takasuke Kume
We are getting ready for PANCRASE 286 on April 23rd. Today the promotion put on their weigh ins. Every one of the fighters made weight….
4/23 Shooto Event Predictions
This Article is by Mark Chinnery and posted with his permission. April 23 is a significant landmark on the map of Professional Shooto in Japan…
Rizin 2017 Sakura Review and Results
Today we attended the latest RIZIN Event, Rizin 2017 Sakura – the promotion’s spring event. Sakura (Cherry Blossom) descibes the event because this time of…
U.S. Navy Training Brazilian Jiujitsu in Japan
One thing that goes with Japan is the US Navy. They have a few bases around here but the biggest one is Yokosuka. Yokosuka has…
A Bright Future for Young Japanese Fighters
The following article is by Chris Gunn and shared with his permission. Two weeks ago, Takumi Tamaru and Hayato Ishii fought to an incredibly exciting…
IGF Next Exciting Wrestling (NEW) Debut Show Review and Highlights
Yesterday on April 5th 2017 we had the opportunity to attend the debut wrestling event for IGF new promotion called Next Exciting Wrestling. This event…
Shooto on UFC Fightpass
Professional Shooto 3.24 Shooto Pacific Rim Bantamweight Championship Korakuen Hall, Tokyo This was the 2nd Japanese Shooto event on UFC Fight Pass for 2017 &…
Deep Impact 78 Results
We here at MMA Japan care about the best in JMMA. We attend the best events and report them to you here in English. This…
Guy Delumeau interview at Deep Impact 78
Our man Stewart Fulton had the chance to sit down with Guy Delumeau and talk about his up coming fight in Deep Impact 78.
Pancrase 285 Results and Review
Pancrase 285 took place again at Differ Ariake, Sunday March 12. It was an exciting card and all the action was called by Stewart Fulton…
Takeya Mizugaki signs with a new promotion
Back in 2008 Takeya Mizugaki was showing the world what a top Japanese banthom weight champion was made of in the WEC. Then for 6…
Pancrase 285 Main Event
Ladies and Gentlemen Pancrase 285 is just around the corner. It all goes down on March 12th at Differ Ariake. I am sure it will…
MMA Japan and Pancrase Radio Podcast Goods Available.
If you guys enjoy what we provide here, you can help us out by supporting us! How you ask? You can buy an MMA Japan…
Official Pancrase 285 trailer
It’s just 2 weeks until Pancrase 285 kicks off and here’s a preview of the matchups. This card is set to be another great one….
Deep Impact 78 Featuring Pancrase VS Deep
It’s getting to be that time of the year where there are a lot of good MMA events happening here in Japan. 2017 looks like…
Deep Jewels 15 Results
Yesterday MMA Japan attended DEEP Jewels 15, live. It was a sold out crowd and the fighters brought their A games to the ring. DEEP puts…
Pancrase News: Pancrase expanding their roster
The CEO of Pancrase, Mr. Sakai recently represented the promotion at a cross promotional event called Carp Girls and Pu Girls. These are woman’s Professional…
Deep Jewels 15
Deep Jewels will be hosting an event on February 25th at Shinjuku FACE. The Main Event will be Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama (12-4-0) versus the…
First Shooto Event of 2017
This is a re-post of one of our friend’s post on Facebook. It is used with his permission. Thanks Mark. Shooto events are headed up…
Pancrase fighter Jarred Brooks will make his UFC Debut in UFC 208.
Indiana MMA phenom Jarred Brooks (11-0 as pro; 15 straight wins including amateur), who made his successful JMMA debut in Pancrase 281, is moving over to…
Cauliflower Culture Kimono
What do you look for in a Kimono for your traditional Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training? Fabric strength, colors, fit, comfort or all of these? Well, Cauliflowoer…
Pancrase 284 Fight Highlight: Alan “Yoshihiro” Yamaniha Vs. Tadahiro Harada
On Feb 5th, 2017 we are back in Differ Ariake for Pancrase 284. This card is going to be packed with great fights. We want…
Pancrase 284 Fight Highlight: Syuri Kondo vs. Minna Grusander
That’s right fight fans Pancrase 284 is just a couple of week away. One of the amazing fight that everyone is looking forward to is…
Pancrase 284 Newst Trailer
As we dive into 2017 we look forward to the first Pancrase event of the year. Pancrase 284 kicks off on Feb 5th at 3PM…
Pancrase Cross Promotion with Other Fighting Organizations
We have just learned that Rin Nakai will be facing yet another challenge. Rin Nakai is one of the most popular Pancrase fighters in the…
CroCop announces his retirement
Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipović who is 42 years of age has said his time in the ring/ cage is over. Just a few days after…
Pancrase Documentary with English Subtitles
If you are new to Pancrase and to MMA we have a treat for you. The link below is to a documentary that follows some…
Amir Aliakbari in Rizin
With Rizin right around the corner we thought it would be good to focus on some of the matches that we are looking forward to….
Practice Martial Arts Safely
This is a short article that I wrote several years ago. The concepts of safety in Martial Arts practice still hold true today. The wonderful…
What is a Black Belt?
What does it mean to be a Black Belt? The obvious is that you have achieved a level of proficiency in martial arts. You have…
What can we expect in Pancrase 284?
We have exciting news! The first card of 2017 for the legendary MMA Promotion PANCRASE was announced today by the promotion. Pancrase 284 will take…
X-Treme Jiu-Jitsu Academy Yokohama
Name: X-Treme Jiu-jitsu Academy Yokohama Schedule Monday １９：３０～２０：３０ Sparring ２０：３０～２２：００ General class Tuesday １９：３０～２０：３０ Beginner ２０：３０～２２：００ Sparring Wednesday １９：３０～２０：３０ Sparring ２０：３０～２２：００ General class Thursday ２０：３０～２２：００ General class Friday…
Pancrase 283 Review
Pancrase 283 was an event that proved to be a great and exciting show to end 2016 with. This time around you had some great…
Best Gi on the market.
Cauliflower Culture is making a really great Gi. I am a big guy and I love this GI. The sizing is 100% correct. I use…
Pancrase 283 Goes LIVE on UFC Fight Pass
That’s right! You can see Pancrase 283 live tomorrow on Fight Pass if you are a subscriber. Of course MMA Japan will be there to…
Pancrase Radio Podcast: Interview with Charlene Watt
During our coverage of Pancrase 282 we had the opportunity to speak with New Zealand fighter, Charlene Watt. Charlene has a great attitude and put…
Pancrase Radio Podcast: Rafael Silva From Pancrase 282
Rafael Silva discusses his fight feelings about fighting Victor Henry in Pancrase 282! Check out the video! Pancrase Radio Podcast Video
Rizin End of the Year Show 2016
That’s right ladies and gents. Rizin will be back in about 3 weeks to put on their end of the Year spectacular show for fans…
Pancrase Radio Podcast : Interview with Josh Barnett at Pancrase 282
Recently we were behind the scenes at Pancrase 282. We had the chance to interview The WarMaster himself, Josh Barnett! Please check out this video…
Pancrase 281 Jarrod Brooks calls out Kento Kambe!
Pancrase 281 was an amazing event. There were several changes that made it a bit different for the international viewer. The Promotion that runs Pancrase…
Shane Carwin to Fight at Rizin NYE EVENT
On December 29th RIZIN will start their 3 day Event here in Japan. This time around Rizin brings the heat once again by adding in…
Rizin’s 4th event is coming up on Sept 25th!
Hey MMA fans plenty of MMA news from Japan. Rizin is having their 4th event on Sept. 25th 2016. Back on August 18, 2016 they…
Cowboy Cerrone Vs. Robbie Lawler in UFC 205 Confirmed!
You wanted it you got it fight fans! Coming up in NYC, UFC 205 is going to bring you r Cowboy Cerrone VS. Robbie Lawler!…
UFC Fight Night Andrei Arlovski Vs. Josh Barnett
UFC Fight Night in Hamburg, Germany was an exciting night of fighting. You had a main event of Andrei Arlovski Vs. Josh Barnett. A superfight…
Pancrase 280 Pre-fight Events Kick Off this Thursday!
That’s right ladies and gentlemen, the Pre-fight events with the brand new venue start this week on Thursday. If you live under a rock and…
Are you ready for Pancrase 280? It is coming soon!
Wake the kids and phone the neighbors! Pancrase 280 is going to be LIVE on Sept. 11th, 2016 if you are in Japan and Sept….
Pancrase 279 Martial Arts Greatness
Pancrase 279 was a fantastic event. Once again the promotion sold out the Differ Ariake venue. Pancrase MMA never let’s us down. THe men and…
Conor McGregor loves to stir the pot!
Conor McGregor Is busy kicking a hornet’s nest by firing barbs and threats over the the WWE guys. THe WWE guys are not taking it…
Jones, Lesnar, and Machida dropped from UFC rankings
We all knew this was going to happen. Have a look at the original article! Original Source http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/8/7/12398504/ufc-rankings-jon-jones-brock-lesnar-and-lyoto-machida-dropped-mma-news?_ga=1.151990960.801266363.1333498532
Pancrase 279 July 24th
That’s right ladies and gentlemen! PANCRASE 279 is LIVE on July 24th at Differ Ariake. If you are not in Japan you can watch it…
Genki Sudo returns to music
MMA fighter, Genki Sudo, returns to release a new song in Japan. The song is called World Order. Check it out here on the original…
RIP Champ
You inspired us all. Rest in peace champ.
Americans Schultz, Tucci, Farrell, Scalzo named to United World Wrestling’s 2016 Hall of Fame Class
If you sat through that piece of shit movie Foxcatcher you got a highly fictionalized story of Schultz. I am happy to see he is…
Pancrase new blood calls out Dominique Robinson
The Swede fighter Andreas Lindblad who is looking to sign with Pancrase had a few words to American fighter Dominique Robinson. He said his mission…
Pancrase Radio Episode 13
This time around we bring you the podcast Pancrase Radio! This is episode 13 that focuses on the review of the fights in Pancrase 277….
Do we need gloves in MMA?
Joe Rogan doesn’t think so. Read his reason in this post https://champions.co/posts/3900629
Online MMA Record BS has to end.
I get many emails from MMA fighters. Mostly it is about making sure their record is correct. If you look online you will see the…
Pancrase 277 on April 24th 2016!
That is right! One of our favorite promotions is back! PANCRASE!!! These are some of the best fighters in the world. Everyone that debuts in…
Pancrase Radio Podcast
We just pushed out a new episode of Pancrase Radio Podcast! If you have a device that is connected to iTunes or Stitcher you can…
Rizin.1 Review
Yesterday I boarded the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) and headed off to Nagoya City to see Rizin.1. This was their second event. In the crowd I…
I am sad to report to you….
A young MMA fighter has succumbed to his injuries and passed away. Our condolences to his team and his family . Portugal’s Joao Carvalho…
Rizin.1 Fight Card Line up!
Ok Fight fans! Rizin.1 line up has been released. This show is shaping up to be a great live performance. We are looking forward to…
Pancrase 277 On April 24th 2016
Once again From the hart of Tokyo in Differ Ariake Arena, the oldest promotion in MMA in the world, PANCRASE, will be…
Up next on UFC Fight Night: Ben Rothwell vs. Junior Dos Santos
Two giants face off on April 10th on UFC Fight Night. For me this fight is more exciting than their last few PPV. I enjoyed…
RIZIN Returns with an Exciting show planned for April 17th 2016
RIZIN Is going to do it again! They put on a great show back in December 2015. The show reminded us of the old Pride…
RIZIN’s famous Female Star is a big star in Japan!
Rizin has a star on their hands and her name is Rena. She astounded everyone with her win by Triangle Choke on Rizin’s first show…
Pico, Molinaro survive wild 65 kg bracket, advance to U.S. Olympic Team Trials finals
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Among the weight classes taking the mat on Saturday at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, the men’s freestyle 65 kg/143-pound…
USA WRESTLING 2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS PREVIEW FOR 53 KG IN WOMEN’S FREESTYLE 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials preview for 53 kg in women’s freestyle
Original Source: http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2016/March/25/US-Olympic-Team-Trials-53-kg-women-preview 2015 World champion Helen Maroulis competes at the World Championships in Las Vegas, Nev. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors Competition…
Pancrase 276 Stand out Super Star Yuki Yasunaga
PANCRASE276 3 May 13 (Sunday) Differ Ariake Ninth match semifinal flyweight 5 minutes 3R ○ Yuki Yasunaga (Tokyo Yellow Man / # 1) Wins by decision with the…
Rin Nakai! Sexy and dangerous!
Joe Rogan says she looks like Sakuraba and Tank Abbott had a baby! That is a funny joke, but Rin Nakai is 100% legit! She…
This day in UFC history!
On this day in UFC history…one of the best rematch bouts of all time. Relive Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 on UFC Fight…
Pancrase 276 High level grappling and exciting fights
Tonight Pancrase 276 happened and it did not disappoint. The promotion brought in several Brazilian fighters who did fantastic tonight. Each and every fight on the…
Real Fight Championships 4 Event in Tokyo
Today the Real Fight Championship 4 took place in Tokyo Dome City Hall . The level of the fighter was amateur for the most part…
Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice Fail their pre-fight drug tests in Bellator 149
Seems like PEDs are not good enough to help you if you suck. We all remember the catastrophic fights in Bellator 149. It turns out…
UFC 196 A Night for Upsets
UFC 196 is in the books! What an evening. Connor got submitted by Diaz in classic Gracie style. What I mean by that is that…
What is happening in US Wrestling?
Bitches be showing they tough! http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2016/March/04/Clodgo-qualifies-USA-for-Olympics-at-63-kg
UFC 196
Who do you think will win tomorrow in UFC 196? Check out the weigh-ins!
Royce Gracie has the shittiest striking
We all saw Bellator 149. Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock was a nightmare. First off Royce telegraphs his kicks like a white belt. I was…
Joe Rogan’s Opinion On Bellator’s Kimbo Slice Vs Dada 5000 Fight Read more at http://www.craziestsportsfights.com/joe-rogans-opinion-on-bellators-kimbo-slice-vs-dada-5000-fight/#BWM6D7oGIrwE0yl8.99
Did you guys watch the co-main event at Bellator 149? Fucking Horrible, right? I am convinced that Dada 5000 fell asleep because he was bored….
Armed Forces Wrestling Championships set for Naval Base KITSAP in Bremerton, Wash., Feb. 20-21
Two-time World bronze medalist and Olympian Justin Lester hits an arm throw. Lester is among the stars expected at the Armed Forces Championships this…
Bellator & Rizin Both Reportedly Interested In Signing Wanderlei Silva. Why Not BOTH???
According to the rumors out there RIZIN FF and Bellator are both looking at one of the all time greatest fighter Wanderlei Silva! This is…
VIDEO: Sami Zayn Vs. Samoa Joe – NXT Championship No. 1 Contender’s Match: WWE NXT, February 17, 2016
See the Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x90y9ZKWgL8 Original Source: http://wrestlingnews.co/video-sami-zayn-vs-samoa-joe-nxt-championship-no-1-contenders-match-wwe-nxt-february-17-2016/
Pancrase 277 Announced for April 24th!
PANCRASE277 4.24 Differ Ariake tournament Champion – Tokudome the former UFC fighter! Interim champion fight between Ushiku and Ichihijiri! Mamoru vs Sen third challenger…
More Pancrase 276 images!
Pancrase 276 is just around the corner on March 13th at Differ Ariake! Are you going to go see it live or watch it on…
VIDEOSVIDEO: The Lucha Dragons & Neville Vs. The League Of Nations: Raw, February 15, 2016
Original Source: http://wrestlingnews.co/video-the-lucha-dragons-neville-vs-the-league-of-nations-raw-february-15-2016/
RIZIN.1 is coming April 17th 2016
RIZIN is coming back to Japan to show the world what an MMA show is supposed to look like! They will be back on April…
Rafael Morcego Silva is coming to PANCRASE soon in March!
Everyone knows I love it when a great BJJ fighter comes to Japan to compete. This time around one awesome guy called Rafael Mocego Silva…
Us Wrestling News!
Manheim, Pa. – No. 1 Penn State, which finished the dual meet season 15-0 and 9-0 in the Big Ten to share the conference title…
With a sad heart we say goodbye to a Warrior
Kevin Randleman, a 1993 and 1994 NCAA Div. I champion for Ohio State at 177 pounds, passed away Thursday at age 44. Later he went on…
Pancrase Commentator Dan “the wolfman” Theodore shows us his Martial Arts pedigree! It’s breathe taking!!!!
Pancrase Commentator Dan ” The Wolfman” Theodore goes howling into the ring like a champ and shows us what he is made of! Way to…
U.S. fails to medal on last day of Yasar Dogu International
Better luck next time! Final Results 65 kg/143 lbs. Gold – Batchuluun Batmagnai (Mongolia) Silver – Mustafa Kaya (Turkey) Bronze – Agahueseyin Mustafaev (Azerbaijan) Bronze…
Share and Embed › Pancrase Radio Podcast — Podbean
This episode of Pancrase Radio Podcast is full of the latest news about MMA in Japan! We have interviews with out guest fighters from MEXICO!!!…
Jones Vs Cormier II set for UFC 197 on April 23rd
Jon Jones is coming back and gets an instant title shot. I am not sure personally that it sends the right message, but it is…
Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson beats the brakes off of Johny Hendricks
Wonderboy hit beat on Johny Hendricks for the better part of 1 round. Actual 1 Minute and 27 Seconds is all it took for Wonderboy…
Gall blasts through Jackson and will face CM Punk this Summer
Well Mickey Gall showed his metal in the cage by slamming his right fist into the face of Mike Jackson before getting a nasty RNC…
Diego Rivas makes Noad Lahat go night night….
Diego Rivas puts a hurting on Noad Lahat in round two with a flying knee from hell. It landed right on Noad Lahat’s jaw and…
