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It’s fair to say Georges St-Pierre is a fan of UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Adesanya’s most recent outing was a dominant second-round TKO win over the previously undefeated Paulo Costa to defend his middleweight title for the second time. Despite his post-fight antics that received plenty of criticism, many observers were more impressed with…
Finally, Hiromasa Ogikubo (20-4-2) gets the bantamweight title shot he deserves. Unfortunately, it won’t be against champion Manel Kape since the former champ was forced to vacate to join the UFC roster earlier this year. This meant the title would be vacant. The “A Side” of the vacant title fight was always going to be…
“Just taking a stroll,” grinned Jorge Masvidal on Sunday. “Don’t get all excited.” “Gamebred’s” carefree vibe was not what you’d expect from a man who has stepped in on six days’ notice to fight Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title on Saturday at UFC 251. He saved the main event after Gilbert Burns tested positive…
In what may be the last live combat sports show for quite some time, K’Festa.3 went down this morning against some government orders in Saitama, Japan. And, despite all the happenings with the growing COVID-19 problem, the Saitama Super Arena was packed. For those unaware of the K’Festa shows, it is essentially K-1 Japan’s Super…
In what is somewhat shocking news, and something that has flown completely under-the-radar, Japanese veteran Masanori Kanehara (27-14-5) has announced his retirement from MMA. At 37-years-old, Masanori Kanehara was given a shot to compete in RIZIN Fighting Federation this past weekend at RIZIN 21. He fought DEEP champion Victor Henry in arguably the people’s main…
Just weeks out from the big Hamamatsu event, RIZIN 21 finally has a handful of bouts announced. This includes the return of Japanese star Mikuru Asakura (12-1, 1NC) against a debuting Mexican. Asakura has won eight-straight fights and remains unbeaten when competing in RIZIN – which he has done exclusively since joining the roster in…
On New Year’s Eve, while many combat sports fans (and journalists apparently) were out celebrating the arrival of a new decade, hardcore MMA fans tuned in to RIZIN 20, the Japanese promotion’s blockbuster end-of-year card. A handful of events held by other major promotions throughout the year featured several incredible fights, or a number of excellent…
Bellator Japan Postlim Recap – Yusuke Yachi closes the show with a soccer kick KO The Bellator Japan main card action was tremendous. In the main event, Fedor Emelianenko showcased surprising power and speed to take out Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the opening frame with one picture-perfect right-hand to the temple. Post-fight, he announced that…
Bellator 237, more commonly referred to as Bellator Japan, goes down tonight live from the world-famous Saitama Super Arena in Japan. But before the show takes place, the weigh-in concluded a few hours ago. And we’ve got you covered with full coverage and results, including the heavily under-covered postlim portion of the show. The will…
Jake Heun (14-9) returns to the ring at RIZIN 20 on Tuesday, December 31. After picking up two wins in the promotion over the past year, Heun recently signed a new exclusive multi-fight deal with RIZIN. In the past, “The Honey Bear” had to “bother” RIZIN brass for a chance. This time, the deal went…
