PANCRASE BLOOD.3
Sunday, July 28th Sumiyoshi Ward Community Center, Osaka City PANCRASE BLOOD.3 All 9 matches, including the 2 additional matches, have been decided! Note: ★ Flyweight/3R×5M…
Sunday, July 28th Sumiyoshi Ward Community Center, Osaka City PANCRASE BLOOD.3 All 9 matches, including the 2 additional matches, have been decided! Note: ★ Flyweight/3R×5M…
Date and time: June 9, 2024 (Sun.) Doors open at 12:30 p.m. (tentative) Start at 14:00 p.m. (tentative) The opening and start times are tentative….
The 5.19 Pro Shooto New Pier Hall day/night tournament will be held as the biggest special edition of the first half of the year. The…
“RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in SAGA” will be held at SAGA Arena (Saga City, Saga Prefecture) on Saturday, February 24, 2024. The order of the matches…
Feb. 25 (Sun) PANCRASE BLOOD.2 Shinagawa Intercity Hall Information Information on the day of the event We would appreciate it if you could publish this…
PANCRASE 30th Anniversary Special Bonus Project February 18, 2024 (Sunday) PANCRASE BLOOD.1 results announced! Notation BEST FINISH (KO)= Bout 5 Featherweight 5min 3R Koji…
17. Flyweight Title Match -RIZIN MMA Rule: 5 minutes, 3 rounds (57.0kg) Kyoji Horiguchi Defeated Makoto Shinryu by submission (RnC, 2R 3:44) Shinryu showed his…
Jo Arai Defeated Wataru Yamauchi by KO (Ground Punch, R3, 2:55) As the highly anticipated main event got underway the opening salvo of strikes belonged…
Mikuru Asakura defeated Juntaro “Fighting Bull” Ushiku by decision (3-0) The main event got underway as Ushiku chipped away at the legs, firing off single…
Main Image: Ayaka Miura efficiently utilizing her trademark “Kesa Gatame” Scarf hold. It has been a turbulent year for Ayaka “Zombie” Miura. After utilizing her signature…
Performance Enhancing Drug testing has always been a hot topic for MMA in Japan. Where individual combat sports such as Judo, Wrestling, Boxing, Karate and…
At the turn of the century, when MMA was still in its developmental stages, there were very few opportunities for female martial artists to test…
With One Championships ground breaking all-women’s event just around the corner, MMA-Japan.net takes a closer look at the star studded line up. Fittingly titled “Empower,” One…
Set for May 30th, RIZIN.29 in Osaka has been postponed until June 27th. The State of Emergency declared by Japanese Government in response to the surging…
Rizin dropped some big news at their press conference with the conformation of their 16 man Bantamweight GP. Participants were in attendance and introduced before…
Korakuen Hall, a venue entrenched in Martial Arts history, hosts Shooto 2021 Volume 2 this Saturday, March 20th. Due to Covid-19 precautionary measures the event…
A Rendezvous at T-Grip Gym, Tokyo Gaining in notoriety and reputation, Tokyo’s T-Grip gym sits in a prime location just a short walk from Takadanobaba…
The January 31st Shooto “double header” continues with 5 additional evening matches, from 17:30 JST. Starting with a sensational bout to open the show, the…
Shooto kicks off 2021 in style with a stacked “double header” coming from Tokyo’s New Pier Hall. Japans longest running org is consistently bolstering their…
New Years Eve Martial Arts events have always held a special place in the hearts of fans in Japan and around the world. Rizin once…
From Korakuen Hall, the venue synonymous with Martial Arts, Shooto 2020 volume 7 featured 7 fiercely fought bouts. Revered by fans, the longest running JMMA…
Shooto is back in Korakuen Hall, the Mecca of MMA, for 2020 volume 7 sponsored by One Championship. Shooto has pulled together an incredible 7…
Japanese MMA trailblazers Pancrase are back this Sunday, the 25th, at regular venue Shin Kiba Studio Coast. Pancrase 319 will be a live audience event…
Interim Lightweight King of Pancrase Championship Tatsuya”Yanbo” Saika defeated Genpei Hayashi (KO, Uppercut, 2:25, R1) The main event for the Interim Lightweight King of Pancrase…
After a Covid-19 positive forced the cancellation just 10 minutes before their last event, Pancrase 318- Beyond 317! manifests as a plethora of top level…
Shooto delivered a scintillating night of action with their double header at Shibuya Tsutaya O-East on Saturday. Shooto 2020 volume 6 was held with restricted…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Saitama Super Arena once again plays host to Rizin for another star studded New Years Eve show. In the traditional Rizin ring we take a…
The DEEP 92 Impact main event title match came down to the striker vs wrestler style clash many expected. Champion Koji Takeda showcased his world…
DEEP organization brings out their top tier fighters for a stacked double header this holiday Tuesday. The afternoon showcases women’s mma for the 9 bout…
Shooto returned to Korakuen Hall for their 30th Anniversary 7th round event, sponsored by One Championship. While featuring a modest number of fights the event…
Korakuen Hall, the mecca for fight sports in Japan hosts Shooto 30th anniversary part 7 this Sunday. Sponsored by One Championship, Shooto has been…
Kiwi-Malaysian lightweight Ev Ting may have over 10 years of professional combat under his belt, but he’s preparing to be faced with something he’s not…
Last night, Shooto returned to Shibuya where This is Shooto vol. 2 was held. Headlining the event was Tatsuya Ando, who took on Hideto Okada….
Shooto was back in Korakuen Hall on Sunday night in what turned out to be an entertaining evening of fights. In the main event,…
This weekend saw a strong Shooto card at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The main event featured lightweight champion Koshi Matsumoto defending his title against Yuki…
On a busy weekend for MMA in Tokyo, last night Shooto put on one of their smaller shows in Shinjuku Face. This was an entertaining…
By Chris Gunn Twitter: @chrisgunn82 The first day of Rizin FF’s end of year event featured the second round of the Bantamweight Grand Prix,…
By Chris Gunn Twitter @chrisgunn82 Yesterday, the legendary promotion held their last event in Differ Ariake in Tokyo. This event did not disappoint with…
By Chris Gunn. Twitter: @chrisgunn82 The most recent Seiza event served as graduation for two of it’s most accomplished competitors. After being with the…