PANCRASE 318, September 27, 2020 – Studio Coast, Tokyo Card Update
The main card and preliminary bouts to date are as follows. In addition to the Lightweight King of Pancrase Interim Championship title match, this card…
Quintet Fight Night 5 Tokyo October 27, 2020
To “QUINTET FIGHT NIGHT 5 in TOKYO” at Korakuen Hall on Tuesday, October 27 The Carpe Diem team info is below. We will inform you…
Road to ONE:3rd TOKYO FIGHT NIGHT
9.10 Additional matches decided! -Farmer and fighter Hiroyuki Tezuka, starring ABEMA “Koi Ste” series, Nagisa Arii In addition, there will be a “Contract with…
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic
This coming Sunday, August 30, UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic will air live from Las Vegas at the UFC Apex Arena. The main card…
PANCRASE 317, August 23, 2020 – Studio Coast, Tokyo Show Cancellation Statement
PANCRASE 317, due to take place at the above date and venue, was canceled. Pancrase athletes all undergo medical testing, with coronavirus antibody tests carried…
8/30 – ZST 68 and Battle Hazard 07
This article was written by Ben Buchan and used with his permission. August 30th sees ZST return with a double-header including their first MMA event…
PANCRASE 317, August 23, 2020, Main Card Preview
In the wake of a successful return to action last month, Pancrase has put together another stellar card promising the kind of quality MMA fans…
PANCRASE 317, August 23, 2020 – Studio Coast, Tokyo Yoshinori Horie – Pre-bout Interview
In this official interview, featherweight Yoshinori Horie gives his thoughts on his return to Pancrase in February of this year following being cut from…
Pancrase 317 Full Card Line up
Legendary promotion Pancrase announces the full fight match order for its 317 show on 23 August at Studio Coast in Tokyo. The card features…
PANCRASE 317, August 23, 2020 – Studio Coast, Tokyo Taichi Nakajima – Pre-bout Interview
In this official interview, Taichi Nakajima talks about his thorough training camp and excellent preparation for the young gun knockout artist, Yoshinori Horie, breaking…
UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs Edgar
UFC holds the next event in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex Arena this coming Sunday, August 23, with UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs Edgar….
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE LAUNCHES OTT PLATFORM, DELIVERING FANS FREE ACCESS TO YEAR-ROUND PREMIUM PFL CONTENT
NEW YORK (August 5, 2020) – Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first organization ever to present MMA through a Regular Season, Playoffs, and Championship format, today rolled out…
Deep Osaka 2020 on 8/9
On Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Osaka Sumiyoshi Residents Center Large Hall with all match cards of “DEEP OSAKA IMPACT 2020” to be held
RIZIN.22_RIZIN.23 Public Workout for Kai Asakura
We would like to inform you of the video of today’s public practice of Kai Asakura.
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE CONTINUES GLOBAL EXPANSION THROUGH MULTI-YEAR BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSSIA’S TELESPORT GROUP
NEW YORK (August 4, 2020): Professional Fighters League (PFL), the first organization ever to present MMA through a Regular season, Playoffs, and Championship format, today…
PANCRASE 318, September 27, 2020 – Studio Coast, Tokyo Card Update
The main card and preliminary bouts to date are as follows. In addition to the Lightweight King of Pancrase Interim Championship title match, this card…
ONE Championship Announces Confirmed Bouts for Upcoming ‘ONE: NO SURRENDER II’ & ‘ONE: NO SURRENDER III’ Broadcasts
3 August 2020 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today announced confirmed bouts for ONE: NO SURRENDER II and ONE: NO…
Rizin 22 and 23 Public Work Out Video for Kyohei Hagiwara
Shooto 2020 Volume 5, Results and Review
Mina Kurobe defeated Megumi Sugimoto (decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Kurobe and Sugimoto started their Women’s Super Atomweight Championship bout at a furious pace and…
RIZIN 22 & 23 Public Practice
ONE: NO SURRENDER FINAL WEIGHT AND HYDRATION RESULTS
31 July 2020 – Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today released the official ONE: NO SURRENDER Final Weight…
Rodtang Jitmuangnon Retains ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title With Victory Over Petchdam Petchyindee Academy
31 July 2020 – Bangkok, Thailand: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), made a successful return to its flagship event…
This Saturday, August 1st, Shooto 2020 Volume 5 Preview.
The resurgence of Japanese MMA continues as Shooto returns to Korakuen Hall this Saturday, August 1st. While the fight card may contain a modest 5…
RIZIN Promotional Video for RIZIN 22&23
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE CEO PETER MURRAY TAPS TOP MEDIA EXECUTIVE TO LEAD COMMUNICATIONS
NEW YORK (July 28, 2020) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has named Loren Mack Vice President of Corporate Communications. Mack, with over 15 years of…
PANCRASE Official Rankings
The following is the official Pancrase rankings as of 28th July 2020. Numbers in brackets next to King and Queen of Pancrase champions denote the…
Pancrase 316, Isao vs Akira, Results and Review
After a 5 month hiatus Pancrase returned to Studio Coast last Friday for Pancrase 316. Fans were welcomed back by a stacked, action packed card…
Pancrase 316 on Friday 24th. Main Card Preview
JMMA has slowly been starting to resurface amid the global Covid-19 pandemic. With some alterations to the fight card, Pancrase 316 will kick off this…
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2 was the third event live from Fight Island in a partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism…
Isao Kobayashi, Akira Okada Collide in Highly Anticipated Pancrase 316 Headliner
After a 5-month interval Pancrase is back this month with Pancrase 316, Friday the 24th. Despite the Covid-19 epidemic forcing cancellations, rescheduling and fight card…
ONE Championship and Microsoft partner to further accelerate and reinvent the digital fan experience
Microsoft named ONE Championship’s preferred cloud provider, delivering new fan engagement experiences powered by Microsoft Azure and best-in-class collaboration with Microsoft 365
A look at Deep Jewels 29 on July 23rd.
We are just coming out of the COVID-19 lockdown here in Japan. There has not been a lot of MMA action in the last 3…
Shinsuke Nakamura from the WWE Talks to Sakuraba about a hypothetical WWE team in Quintet
This time the video is in Japanese but thankfully there are subtitles. Could you imagine how cool a WWE team on Quintet could be? The…
Rising Star in JMMA Roque Martinez
From time to time we love to point out fighters to keep your eyes on. In this article, we want to show you, Roque Martinez,…
KENJI OSAWA VS TAKAFUMI OTSUKA Free Fight from Deep
Deep Impact 66 is an event that happened back in 2014. In this fight, you have 2 warriors that are still in the fight…
Shooto 2020 volume 3 results and review
The highly anticipated main event between Pacific Rim champion Ryo Okada and surging contender Kazuma Kuramoto was fought at a furious pace. Kuramoto quite literally…
Deep Jewels MIKA NAGANO VS NATSUMI MUKAI (Free Fight)
MIKA NAGANO VS NATSUMI MUKAI
SHIZUKA SUGIYAMA VS JI YOON KIM (Free Fight)
Mia Kang, Muay Thai fighter and Model
Mia Kang, Muay Thai fighter and Model, recently purchased the “ONE Championship Stay Home Kit” sold at the ONE official store (https://one.shop). The kit…
Free Fight from Deep Jewels
Deep Jewels hits us again with another free fight online. This time it is Rin Nakai VS Kaewjai Prachumwong
Shooto 2020 volume 3 Preview
Shooto 2020 volume 3 marks the return of mma in Japan following the easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. With a fight card well worth the…
Free Fight From Deep AKIHIRO GONO VS TAISUKE OKUNO
Deep has given us another classic fight to check out. This time around we have AKIHIRO GONO VS TAISUKE OKUNO
Quintet Flashback Free Fight
Come with us to check out another free fight online. Quintet has put up Daisuke “Amazon” Sugie Vs. Kazuyuki Miyata. Some great Japanese grapplers are…
Deep Impact adds TAKAFUMI OTSUKA VS KOICHI ISHIZUKA as a Free Fight Online
Deep Cage impact has been feeding Rizin and the UFC for years. It is a great place to check out up and coming talent in…
Deep Jewels adds a free fight Online
Deep Jewels is an all-female MMA promotion in Japan that has been building stars for years. Keep your eyes on these athletes! Check out this…
Hana Kimura Aged 22, passed away on May 23, 2020
It is with a heavy heart and with tears in my eyes as I write this to inform you all that Hana Kimura aged 22…
Deep Adds a Free fight for MMA fans KOSUKE TERASHIMA VS MIKURU ASAKURA
Deep is one of the top promotions in Japan. They have added a free fight for all of us fans to enjoy!
UFC 249 was a thrilling success! Get ready for back to back Fight Nights
By all accounts, UFC 249 was a success, and we thank you so much for your interest and coverage of a night of non-stop action…
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL BRAND PARTNERSHIPS
Xiaomi, Intel, HP, and Logitech to sponsor innovative new content stacks including esports and ‘The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition’ 11 May 2020 – Singapore: The largest…
Professional Shooto 2020 volume 3 set for 31st May
Professional Shooto 2020 volume 3 will commence on the 31st of the month in an audience free Abema TV broadcast. Abema previously aired “Road to…
One Championship implements official fighter rankings
One Championship took another big step forward with their announcement of official fighter rankings. Decided upon by a panel of prestigious experts the inaugural rankings…
UFC 249 fight week begins; 2 more cards announced
ANNOUNCEMENTS: UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira Quick upon the heels of UFC 249, the next event takes place on May 14 (Asia time) with UFC…
More Free Quintet Fights
Quintet is trying to make your lockdown a little easier. They are offering some more free fights on their YouTube channel. Make sure you hit…
Quintet is adding free fights on YouTube
Quintet is adding some fights that we are thrilled to see. You can watch them free here or on Quintet’s YouTube Channel. Make sure you…
Women’s Bushido Rin Debut Event, May 23
Next month, Saturday, May 23, fight fans can look forward to the launch of an intriguing new fight organization. “Women’s Bushido Rin” is to feature…
Pancrase 316 on July 5th
Studio Coast will once again play host to Pancrase 316 for their stacked July 5th mega card. Showcasing a bevy of their top talent combined…
Classic Fight Archive: Jorge Santiago vs. Kazuo Misaki 2
With no fights being held at the moment and many of us unable to go to leave our homes, we now have a beautiful opportunity…
Stamp Fairtex Enjoys Quality Time with Family Amid COVID-19 Crisis
A veteran of over 80 Muay Thai fights, sensational striker Stamp Fairtex has enjoyed a stellar run in the Atomweight division, securing Kickboxing and Muay…
One Championship launches Video Podcast hosted by Rich Franklin
Mixed Martial Arts champion turned One Championship Vice President Rich Franklin hosts a Video Podcast talk show. ‘Franklin Speaking’ streams live through One Championships Youtube…
Pancrase 315 on May 31st
COVID-19 has us all cooped up and chomping at the bit to get back to normal. There is some good news for JMMA fans. Your…
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…
Latest Victims of COVID-19, Deep 95 Impact and Deep Jewels 25.
That’s right MMA Japan fans. Deep 95 Impact and Deep Jewels 29 have been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 Virus. It…
UFC 249 is a go!!!
The UFC returns on April 18 (April 19 in Asia) with a stacked UFC 249 card featuring an interim lightweight title bout between Tony Ferguson…
Dae Sung Park Owes Success to ONE Warrior Series Experience
“Crazy Dog” Dae Sung Park is steadily making a name for himself as one of South Korea’s most promising talents on the ONE Championship stage….
Lito Adiwang – The powerful filipino making waves in ONE Championship
Team Lakay has another star in its arsenal… The goal at ONE Championship has always been to create Asian heroes. To unleash superstars. This…
Pancrase Corona Allowance
The leaders at Pancrase have had to postpone some events in March and April due to the COVID-19. This is a very difficult situation in…
Rizin Press Conference
Rizin FF will be holding a Press Conference on 4/2 at 19:00 JST to discuss the event scheduled for 4/19. Please watch it live on…
Inspired by Manny Pacquiao, Lito Adiwang Is Following in the Footsteps of His Hero
Filipino rising star Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang is one of the most explosive action heroes on the ONE Championship roster today. A ONE Warrior Series…
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MOVES TO CLOSED-DOOR, AUDIENCE FREE EVENTS
Suspension of events with live audiences will take immediate effect until May 29, 2020 11 March 2020 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property…
Stamp of Excellence: Sky’s the limit for ONE Warrior Series graduate Stamp Fairtex
In less than two years since joining ONE Championship, Thailand’s Stamp Fairtex has shot to superstardom, not just in her home country, but…
Pancrase 314 Commercial
Pancrase 314 is coming on April 12th at Studio Coast. Check out their commercial for the event.
Korean stars getting their time to shine thanks to ONE Warrior Series
Countries like Japan, China, Thailand, and even the Philippines have established themselves as hotbeds for mixed martial arts talent in Asia, all having produced multiple…
Deep Impact 95 and Deep Jewels 29
We have some new news today regarding Deep Impact 95. Some great fights are scheduled for this card. Champion Yamasu “Dominator” Satoshi will take on…
Ares 2 Cancellation
ARES Fighting Championship is sad to announce that the ARES 2 event scheduled for the 3rd of April in Brussels will be postponed to the…
UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION ISRAEL ADESANYA RETAINS TITLE AFTER FIVE ROUNDS WITH YOEL ROMERO
UFC 248 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on Sunday, March 8 (Asia time). Two title fights that went all…
DEEP 94 Review
The main event of DEEP 94 at Korakuen Hall featured an intriguing clash of styles as veterans Yuki Motoya and Takafumi Otsuka squared off. Fighting…
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao Gunning For History As First Male Two-Sport World Champion in ONE
Muay Thai legend Sam-A Gaiyanghadao continues to bring glory back home to Thailand with his every conquest in ONE Super Series. The 36-year-old is a…
Tiffany Teo Battled Through Injury To Make Her Way Back to ONE Circle
Singapore’s Tiffany “No Chill” Teo is feeling a hundred percent after more than a year of absence from the ONE Circle. She was last seen…
Denice Zamboanga Wants Atomweight Title Shot If She Beats Mei Yamaguchi
ONE Championship newcomer Denice “The Menace Fairtex” Zamboanga knows who she wants next if she wins on 28 February. Zamboanga is set to face long-standing…
Former Champion Honorio Banario Plans Return to Featherweight Dominance
When Team Lakay’s Honorio “The Rock” Banario started his career in ONE Championship, he was one of the organization’s top featherweight talents. Not many may…
Shannon Wiratchai Ready To Start Fresh In The Featherweight Division
Thai mixed martial arts star Shannon “OneShin” Wiratchai is brimming with confidence heading into his bout against Team Lakay’s Honorio “The Rock” Banario this Friday,…
Honor Paid to The Sheik in Shinjuku
Yesterday MMA Japan, the leading source of MMA news in English in Asia, attended the premiere of the Pro Wrestling Documentary “The Sheik” here in…
ONE WARRIOR SERIES ANNOUNCES COMPLETE RESULTS FOR ‘ONE WARRIOR SERIES 10’
19 February 2020 – Singapore: Rich Franklin’s ONE Warrior Series, a subsidiary of ONE Championship™ (ONE), the largest global sports media property in Asian history, recently…
Deep Impact 94 on 2020/03/01
3.1 Skyticket Presents DEEP 94 IMPACT Kisaemon Saiga participates in DEEP for the first time in more than 2 years! Make sure you are there…
UFC 247 Quotes
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko: ?I think it’s going to be a good fight. Katlyn will put everything inside the Octagon. Being in the…
JOSHUA PACIO RETAINS ONE STRAWWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH A CLOSE SPLIT DECISION VICTORY OVER ALEX SILVA
31 January 2020 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), made its first appearance at the Mall of…
UAE WARRIORS 10 Live Stream
Today UAE Warriors 10 takes place from Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi and is available to watch live and free on MMATV.co.uk.Starting time 8am EST –…
WLC: BATTLEBONES Results: New Champ & KO Finishes
UZBEKISTAN’S NAIMJON TUHTABOYEV BECOMES NEW MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD LETHWEI CHAMPIONSO MI ONG KNOCKS OUT SOK RITH WINS IN CO MAIN-EVENT N.Yangon, Myanmar – World Lethwei Championship (WLC), the…
WLC: BATTLEBONES set for UFC Fight Pass this Friday
World Lethwei Championship (WLC), the world’s largest bare-knuckle fighting organization, held the official press conference for WLC: BATTLEBONES today in Yangon, Myanmar, ahead of the…
Shooto January 26th 2020 Results and Review
For January 26th Shooto 2020 main event, the number 1 and 2 ranked fighters faced off to determine who would hold the vacant Strawweight title…
ARES 2 set for Belgium on April 3 – Taleb vs. Wouters, Moraga vs. Sandoval
ARES 2 set for Belgium on April 3 – Taleb vs. Wouters, Moraga vs. Sandoval Following on from a hugely successful debut event in Dakar,…
JOSHUA PACIO AND ALEX SILVA FACE-OFF AHEAD OF ONE STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT IN MANILA
28 January 2020 – Manila, Philippines: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today…
Professional Shooto 2020/01/26 Preview
Shooto returns to Korakuen hall on the 26th for Professional Shooto 2020 Sponsored by One for a card that concludes with 2 championship fights. The…
STAMP FAIRTEX TO DEFEND ONE ATOMWEIGHT KICKBOXING WORLD TITLE AGAINST JANET TODD IN SINGAPORE
17 January 2020 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 28 February…
UFC kicks off 2020 with Conor McGregor vs Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
As you are aware, UFC is kicking off 2020 this Sunday morning with a phenomenal card live from Las Vegas. Former two division champion Conor…
Imanari, Geo Martinez in for Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds 2020
March 8th, Eddie Bravo’s Combat Jiu Jitsu Worlds gets a big boost of star power with Geo “Freakazoid” Martinez and Masakazu “Ashikan Judan” Imanari throwing…
Rizin Light Heavyweight Champ Jiri Prochazka Signs with UFC
Jiri Prochazka, Rizin’s reigning Light Heavyweight champion, has signed an exclusive contract with the UFC according to multiple sources. Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara writes, “Rizin…
Thanh Le Gunning For Featherweight Title in 2020, Beginning With Conquest of Ryogo Takahashi
Vietnamese-American martial arts athlete Thanh Le brings to ONE Championship a penchant for scoring incredible knockouts, as seen in his first two appearances for the…
Puja Tomar Plans to Stop The Stamp Fairtex Hype Train
Multiple-time Indian National Wushu Champion Puja “The Cyclone” Tomar’s skills as a mixed martial artist will be tested once more. Standing across the ONE Circle…
Ayaka Miura Poised for a Breakout Year, Faces Maira Mazar in Bangkok
As one of ONE Championship’s five breakout stars for the year 2019, grappling specialist Ayaka Miura has quickly made her name known in the women’s…
