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We were contacted the other day by a new podcast that asked for an interview. They like to discuss MMA across Asia. Since they wanted…
We were contacted the other day by a new podcast that asked for an interview. They like to discuss MMA across Asia. Since they wanted…
By Keith Vargo A few days after the 4/16 RIZIN 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura event, I met former PRIDE translator Alan Ballard for dinner. When…
Today we were at Deep Jewels 16. Deep is known worldwide for putting on great MMA events. Today was no exception. The first match on…
Today we were at Deep Jewels 16. Deep Jewels always puts on a good show and has many top women’s JMMA fighters on its cards….
You’ve heard people from The Joe Rogan Experience talking about it. You’ve probably also read about it on the Internet as well. This weekend on…
DEEP Cage Impage 2017 was a day of fantastic fights. The promotion puts on several events per year, some of their shows use the cage…
Saturday May 13th Deep will be putting on the Deep Cage Impact 2017 event. MMA Japan will be on the ground and next to the…
So, this happened at the Shooto weigh ins yesterday. A paper plate and two ring girls pretending not to look!
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…
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 286 kicked off on April 23rd, 2017 at Differ Ariake to a stellar crowd. This card was stacked with killers. The show provided four…
Isao Kobayashi is one of the most exciting Feather Weight fighters in Pancrase at the moment. He completely dominated his opponent Marko Burusic in Pancrase…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 &…
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…
Our man Stewart Fulton had the chance to sit down with Guy Delumeau and talk about his up coming fight in Deep Impact 78.
Some of the talent lined up for Pancrase 286, April 23, live on UFC Fight Pass.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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….
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 does it mean to be a Black Belt? The obvious is that you have achieved a level of proficiency in martial arts. You have…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rafael Silva discusses his fight feelings about fighting Victor Henry in Pancrase 282! Check out the video! Pancrase Radio Podcast Video
Got your tickets for RIZIN yet?
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…
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…
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 was an amazing event. There were several changes that made it a bit different for the international viewer. The Promotion that runs Pancrase…
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…
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…
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 in Hamburg, Germany was an exciting night of fighting. You had a main event of Andrei Arlovski Vs. Josh Barnett. A superfight…
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…
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 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 Is busy kicking a hornet’s nest by firing barbs and threats over the the WWE guys. THe WWE guys are not taking it…
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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…
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…
You inspired us all. Rest in peace champ.
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…
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…
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….
Joe Rogan doesn’t think so. Read his reason in this post https://champions.co/posts/3900629
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…
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…
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…
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…
A young MMA fighter has succumbed to his injuries and passed away. Our condolences to his team and his family . Portugal’s Joao Carvalho…
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…
Once again From the hart of Tokyo in Differ Ariake Arena, the oldest promotion in MMA in the world, PANCRASE, will be…
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…