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ONE Championship Moves to Heighten Japan’s Glory in Martial Arts
By Press Release
Several traditional forms of martial arts could trace its origins in Japan, but many people tend to forget that the country likewise served as one of the starting points of mixed martial arts.
Japan was once… Read More
Rizin FF 7: Gabriel Oliveira Knocks Out Tatsuya Kawajiri, Tenshin Nasukawa Moves to 4-0
By FCF Staff
Rizin FF held its seventh card today in Fukuoka, Japan, and the event featured the opening rounds of both the men’s bantamweight grand prix and the women’s super atomweight grand prix.
In addition, the card saw rising star… Read More
RIZIN Announces Five More Bouts For October 15th
By Press Release
TOKYO Roppongi – September 11th, RIZIN held a press conference in Tokyo at the RIZIN HQ to announce 5 additional fights for the Fukuoka event. During the conference, the final participants for the Bantamweight GP were… Read More
Rizin FF: Tatsuya Kawajiri Aiming to Take Wild Card Slot For Bantamweight Tourney
By Press Release
TOKYO Roppongi – September 1 st , RIZIN held a press conference in Tokyo at the RIZIN HQ to announce an addition to the Fukuoka event. Tatsuya Kawajiri will be fighting on the card to get himself… Read More
Kanna Asakura Dominates Saori Ishioka to Take Final Spot for Rizin’s Women’s GP
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TOKYO SHINJUKU – August 26th , Japan’s only all women’s MMA promotion DEEP JEWELS held their event at the Shinjuku FACE hall, where the 29 year old Japanese WMMA pioneer Saori Ishoka and 19 year old… Read More
Shintaro Ishiwatari Looks for Revenge Against Kyoji Horiguchi During RIZIN World GP 2017
By Press Release
The current King of Pancrase is riding a 4 fight winning streak with notable wins over the names such as Takafumi Otsuka, Victor Henry, Johnathan Brookins and Rafael Silva. Many thought that he was just… Read More
RIZIN Announces Details for Women’s Super Atomweight Grand-Prix
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RIZIN’s World GP series has become part of its staple concepts ever since their launch in 2015. King Mo was crowned the winner of the -100kg GP in 2015. Mirko Crocop won the Openweight GP… Read More
Ralek Gracie to Battle Hisaki Kato in Bellator Debut
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (November 22, 2016) – The second main card fight announced for “Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” at The Forum on January 21, 2017 features the Bellator MMA debut of Los Angeleno Ralek… Read More
Bellator Signs Ralek Gracie to Multi-Fight Contract
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — (October 26, 2016) – Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of Ralek Gracie (3-0) to an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year contract.
Ralek is the third son of Rorion, the nephew of… Read More
RIZIN Announces Kiyoshi Tamura Will be Wanderlei Silva’s Tag Team Partner For Grappling Match
By Press Release
TOKYO – April 4, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura… Read More
Rizin’s Nobuyuki Sakakibara Weighs-In on Fedor Emelianenko – Wanderlei Silva Happening
By FCF Staff
Having signed Wanderlei Silva to a contract, Rizin FF President Nobuyuki Sakakibara believes an all-star bout between the “Axe Murderer” and Fedor Emelianenko could happen in the coming months.
Recently the Japanese based promotion announced that it has… Read More
RIZIN FF Signs Daron Cruickshank And Chris Barnett, Announces Five More Fights
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TOKYO – March 24, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference today, that it has inked five new, star-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)… Read More
RIZIN FF: Kazuyuki Fujita Returns, Two New Bouts Confirmed For April 17
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TOKYO – March 16, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference today, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki “Ol’ Ironhead” Fujita (15-10),… Read More
RIZIN FF Signs Wanderlei Silva, Announces Seven Fighters For April 17 Event
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TOKYO – March 7, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) great Wanderlei “The Axe… Read More
Rizin Fighting Federation Announces Heavyweight Tourney Match-Ups
By FCF Staff
The new promotion Rizin Fighting Federation has announced the opening round match-ups for its heavyweight tourney, which will begin on December 29th.
The quarterfinal bouts include Satoshi Ishii vs. Jiri Prochazka, Goran Reljic vs. Vadim Nemkov, and Teodoras Aukstolos… Read More
Report: Rizin Fighting Federation Announces Shows But Not Fedor Emelianenko’s Opponent
By FCF Staff
Fedor Emelianenko was on hand today in Tokyo for a press conference announcing former PRIDE boss Nobuyui Sakakibara’s new organization, but the opponent for his next bout reportedly wasn’t announced.
Recently it was reported that Emelianenko will… Read More
Report: Fedor Emelianenko Likely to Face Kickboxer Jaideep Singh in Return
By FCF Staff
Recently it was announced that Fedor Emelianenko’s return will take place with former Pride boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara’s new promotion, and it looks as though the renowned heavyweight won’t be facing an established, MMA fighter.
Although no official announcement… Read More
Report: Ralek Gracie Hoping to Have BJ Penn Compete for Metamoris
By FCF Staff
Metamoris has featured several UFC veterans to date, and the grappling event’s promoter, Ralek Gracie, says he’s hoping to have the legendary BJ Penn compete for the organization.
The 35 year-old Penn retired from MMA, following his… Read More
Opinion: MMA and Professional Wrestling
By Jesse Heitz
Earlier this month, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson made his foray into professional wrestling for the TNA promotion. He made his debut as a member of the “face” or hero… Read More
Opinion: Media Irresponsibility
By Jesse Heitz
As any frequent reader is undoubtedly well aware, one of my sticking points, or prominent focuses of discussion rests on the reputation of Mixed Martial Arts. I have repeatedly made… Read More