Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Early Prelims Review and Results
Yoshinari Nadaka defeated Petmalai Phetjaroenvit (3 Knockdowns, 2:19 Round 1) Not a household name but one of the most complete strikers in the world, Nadaka…
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Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Undercard Results and Review
Naoki Inoue defeated Yuki Motoya (Rear Naked Choke, 3:00, round 1) The battle of the super technicians of the Bantamweight division commenced on the feet…
Rizin 26 New Tears Eve, Main Card Results and Review
RIZIN Bantamweight Championship Kyoji Horiguchi defeated Kai Asakura (TKO, punches, 2:50 round 1) Stepping into to the ring for the first time since his shocking…
Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Fight Preview Part 3
The final preview of Rizin’s New Years Eve event, bouts 11 through 15, featuring 2 title fights and the biggest names in Japanese MMA. Catch all…
Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Fight Preview Part 2
Rizin’s stacked New Years Eve event is split into 3 parts with 2 intermissions with Saitama Super Arena once again plays host. This next preview…
Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Fight Preview Part 1
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…
Shooto 2020 Volume 7 Results and Review.
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…
Rizin 25, Results and Review
Yutaka Saito defeated Mikuru Asakura (Decision, 3-0) With the Featherweight title on the line Shooto Champion Yutaka Saito squared off against Rizin star and fan…
Shooto 2020 Volume 7 Preview
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…
Bas Rutten Pancrase Highlight Reel. Classic Fights
Pancrase 319 Review
Koshi “Luxor” Matsumoto defeated Hiroto Uesako (Dec 29-28, 28-28, 29-28) The champion vs champion main event promised something special and without doubt delivered as Koshi…
Pancrase 319 Preview
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…
Pancrase 318 – Beyond 317, Review and Results
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…
Sunday 27th, Pancrase 318 – Beyond 317 Preview
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 2020 Volume 6 Results and Review
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…
Shooto 2020 Volume 6 Preview, Saturday September 19th
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt MMA in Japan, Shooto 2020 volume 6 venue will be Tsutaya O-East, a change from previously announced Korakuen…
Pancrase 318 Live Broadcast, Free on YouTube
Pancrase 318 will air live on their official YouTube channel on Sunday, September the 27th from 14:30 JST. For their very first no-audience show fans…
Pancrase 318 Without Audience, Temporary Weight Class Amendments
It has been a tumultuous time for MMA in Japan as the Covid-19 pandemic has taken its toll on all aspects of the sport. With…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rizin 20 New Years Eve Review
An explosive 15 fight card at Rizin 20 saw 2019 end with a bang. A sold out Saitama Super Arena hosted an incredible night of…
Bellator 237/ Rizin 29th December Review
The crowd were silent with awe and anticipation as the main event between Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson got underway. Each…
Bellator Japan: Fedor vs Rampage preview
Nothing quite says New Year in Japan like a star studded martial arts show and Rizin once again fills the void left after the…
DEEP 92 Impact Results
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 Jewels 26 Results
Jewels 26 main event saw 2 highly experienced competitors face off as Emi Tomimatsu challenged title holder Tomo Maesawa. Out to avenge a 2016 submission…
Shooto 30th Anniversary part 7 review
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pancrase 303 Results
Pancrase 303 Results
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…
This is Shooto Vol. 2 Results
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….
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…
A Preview for Professional Shooto on May 13th
*This was originally written by Mark Chinnery and used with his permission. Not long to go now for the next installment on the Shooto express…
Professional Shooto 3/25 Breakdown
This artical was written by Mark Chinnery and reposted with his permission. Professional Shooto 3.25 is now over & admittedly, the card might not have…
Deep Jewels 19 on March 10th
The 2018 MMA season is now in full swing here in Japan. This weekend is packed with exciting cards from both Pancrase and Deep Jewels….
Ganryujima 9 Enemy Out
On January 3rd, Ganryujima (Moat Fights) kicked off 2018 with a spectacular show. If you do not know what Ganryujima is all about, check out…
Pancrase 291 Is on the Way
2017 is coming to a close, but we still have some exciting match ups for you JMMA fans out there. Coming up on November 12th…
Seiza 4 Review
This article was written by Chris Gunn and used with his permission. Last night the 4th Seiza event was held at Korakuen Hall in…
10/15 Shooto
This article was originally written by Shooto commentator, Mark Chinnery, and used with his permission. And here we have it – the last…
A message from Brazilian Fighter Daniel Lima before Pancrase 290
MMA Japan’s Stewart Fulton takes a few minutes to talk to Brazilian MMA Fighter Daniel Lima. Daniel wants to give a message to his fans…
Rizin : Fukuoka
Rizin is fast becoming the top promotion in Japan. The brand of Rizin is very new. However, if you dig a little deeper into the…
UFC Fight Night Japan : What Went Down in the Land of the Rising Sun?
Once again, the UFC has made its presence known in the land of the rising sun. September 23rd, 2017 brought us UFC Fight…
Pancrase 289 : Weigh in Interview with Senzo Ikeda
Pancrase 289 Weigh in Interview with Kenta Takagi
Pancrase 289 Review and Results
Results for Pancrase 289: Yoshinori Horie WIN vs Kazunari Kimura LOSS KO (Knee)Ref: Hirokazu Takamoto Rnd: 2 Time 1:12 Tetsuya Yamamoto WIN vs Mitsuhiro Taki…
SEI⭐️ZA
Japan’s ‘joshi-kaku’ women’s martial arts boom is in full swing. Top fighters from around the world gather at Korakuen Hall this Friday, July 28, for…
Professional Shooto 7-23 Results
This article is courtesy of Mark Chinnery and reused with his permission. Wow. What a card! Professional Shooto 7.23 from Korakuen Hall. I’m still…
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2017 – Summer
Once again, RIZIN will make its return and put on some top level fights. All the fun start on July 30th at 14:00 JST. There…
RIZIN : Crazy Horse Vs. Wanderlei Silva “The Biggest Rivalry in JMMA History”
If you have been living under a rock you probably do not know the depth of the Crazy Horse / Wanderlei Silva back stage and…
Pancrase 288 Preview
This weekend we have Pancrase 288. Of course MMA Japan will be there live Tweeting from the event. You can follow #Pancrase288 to keep track…
A Battle 20 years in the making Yuki Kondo vs Ikuhisa Minowa at Pancrase 288
That’s right. Japan is in the middle of a heat wave in the Summer of 2017. Guess who is bringing the heat? It’s Pancrase 288…
Pancrase 287 Weigh in Interview with Brazilian MMA Fighter Kinberly Novaes
Pancrase 287 Results
Last weekend was the event that some will call the best card that Pancrase has had all year. If you have the chance check it…
Pancrase 287 Weigh In Interview with former UFC Fighter Hatsu Hioki
Pancrase 287 Weigh Ins Interview with Christiano Marcello
Pancrase 287 Weigh ins Interview with Syuri Kondo
Deep Cage Impact 2017
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…
Pancrase 286 Post Weigh In Interview with Isao Kobayashi
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…
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…
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….
RIZIN 2017 ‘Sakura’ Digest
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…
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…
RIZIN April 16, 2017 Card
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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: 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…
RIZIN 12/29 and 12/31 Bout Lineup
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…
