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…
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Drug Testing Results at Pancrase
Drug Testing We are pleased to announce the results of the drug testing done on the athletes who participated in the following competitions. All drug…
Pancrase Rankings As Of May 2nd 2024
Latest Ranking (announced on May 2) The numbers next to the champion are the number of defenses and the date of crowning *The numbers in…
PANCRASE BLOOD.3
July 28(Sun)Sumiyoshi Kumin Center, Osaka PANCRASE BLOOD.3 7 fights will be held! MATCH NOTES ★ Flyweight / 5’3R ★ Flyweight/3R x 5M ★ #4 Bantamweight…
Pancrase Summer 2024 Schedule
May 25 (Sat) PANCRASE 343
May 25 (Sat) PANCRASE 343 New Pier Hall 4 main card fights + 4 prelims are scheduled! MATERIALS ★ Featherweight / 5min 3R ★ Featherweight/3R…
Feb. 25 (Sun) PANCRASE BLOOD.2
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
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…
Pancrase 330, Scintillating Christmas Event a Gift for MMA Fans
Christmas Day is not a time traditionally associated with Mixed Martial Arts. That did not stop one of the world’s oldest and most respected orgs,…
Pancrase Embraces WADA Accredited PED Testing for Championship Bouts
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…
Pancrase 321 Results and Review
Main Event – Featherweight King of Pancrase Championship, 5 minutes x 5 rounds Isao “ISAO” Kobayashi defeated Taichi Nakajima (unanimous decision, 50-45, 49-46, 49-46) For his 3rd title defence dominant champion…
Pancrase 321 Preview, Sunday 30th, Studio Coast
Pancrase have pulled out all the stops for their first numbered series of the year. Hosted by Studio Coast, a venue familiar with fans of…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Pancrase News Drug Testing Results
Drug testing Drug testing for Pancrase athletes has been conducted at the “Sports Medicine Research & Testing Laboratory” in the United States since the 307…
The Japan Experience Documentary
Andy Main 12-4-1, 1 NC (Win-Loss-Draw) is a world class Martial Artist, MMA Champion, and business man. He fights out of his dojo named Pure…
From PANCRASE to the World
Big topic in the JMMA media right now following the partnerships ONE Championship has formed with national martial arts treasures, Shooto and Pancrase, is the…
Pancrase 303 Results
Pancrase 303 Results
PANCRASE ENTERS EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
14 March 2019 – Tokyo, Japan: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that it will be an exclusive…
PANCRASE 303 Fight Order
9. Main Event – Bantamweight King of Pancrase Title Match Rafael Silva (Interim Champion) (29-6-0) vs. Kenta Takizawa #1 (9-4-0) 8. Co-Main Event Lightweight Salimkhan…
Reflecting on ONE Championship: CALL TO GREATNESS
MMA-Japan joined ONE Championship in Singapore for the February 22nd show, CALL TO GREATNESS, ahead of the promotion’s inaugural Tokyo show locked and loaded for…
Pancrase 294 Results
Last weekend we attended Pancrase 294. It is on UFC FightPass if you could not catch it live. It was a great show with some…
Pancrase 293
Pancrase 293 – NEW venue – watch BJJ matches for free – Flyweight King of Pancrase Senzo Ikeda defends his new belt against Yuya Wakamatsu.
Pancrase 292 results
By Chris Gunn Twitter @chrisgunn82 Yesterday, the legendary promotion held their last event in Differ Ariake in Tokyo. This event did not disappoint with…
Pancrase Partners with Drone Net, VR filming for fights
This is cool news! Pancrase signed a partnership with a company called Drone Net. This means that Pancrase can increase its production value by adding…
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…
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…
Pancrase 289 : Weigh in Interview with Senzo Ikeda
Pancrase 289 Preview
This weekend we have Pancrase 289 coming up. The card for this event is packed with exciting fights. If you are in Japan you can…
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 Rafael Silva
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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
NEW King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion – Nazareno Malagarie
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 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…
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…
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 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…
Pancrase 2017 Schedule
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 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 : 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…
