We tend to look back at MMA’s early days as a volatile, unpredictable and borderline unhinged collection of bizarro pugilism loosely defining the “era.” Japan’s all-women fight promotion Smackgirl, ...

Soon-to-be UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva won his first professional mixed martial arts championship in Japan, so it’s only fitting that he would finish his MMA career there as well. During a recent ...

Japan’s New Year’s Eve MMA events have drawn massive audiences for decades and remain a cornerstone of their sports culture. Former RIZIN announcer Joe Ferraro once said these shows offer more than ...

It's hard to explain Japanese MMA to Americans who aren't familiar with it, but the few Americans who managed to see the New Year's Eve Dynamite show got a taste of what it's like. On the one hand, ...

MMA fighters Yuito Yanagawa and Kalybek Arzykul Uulu put their respective win streaks on the line when they met in a featherweight bout at Japan’s Pancrase 360. There was still plenty of combat sports ...

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is surely looking to make big waves in the MMA circuit. With UFC leading the charge as the top promotion, PFL is taking some major steps to level up its cards.

ONE Championship lit up Tokyo’s Ariake Arena with a night full of statement-making performances across five high-stakes MMA contests at ONE SAMURAI 1 inside Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on Wednesday, April 29 ...