Ah, the good ol’ days- When brutal headstomp finishes were just as common as apple pie and tetnus. Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit has made a living of momentarily putting his opponents in touch with their long dead relatives, and it looks like that’s a habit that didn’t start recently. In a fight card […]

Yesterday in Japan, Pancrase put on it’s very first Pay-per-view card ever, culminating in a welterweight title bout between Takenori Sato and Shingo Suzuki. As usual, the event was entertaining, insane, hilarious, and downright awesome. In the main event of the night, Takenori Sato and Shingo Suzuki put on an absolutely fantastic performance in a […]

Mixed Martial Arts is quickly gaining huge popularity among combat sports fans around the globe. It’s becoming so popular that transitions from a specific combat discipline to MMA have become very common. MMA legends such as Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic was one of the many athletes who transitioned from their respective disciplines to mixed martial […]

“What’s going on in Japan?” As a martial arts writer and fan, I couldn’t count on two hands the number of times I’ve been asked that question. It’s a reasonable thing to ask. At one point in history Japan was at the top of the mixed martial arts and kickboxing world. Kazushi Sakuraba and Masato […]

  Saenchai PKmuaythaigym is one of those rare fighters that I believe could be successful in any combat sport, regardless of the ruleset or discipline. For a while now, people have clamored to see him take on some of kickboxing’s best, but the idea of one of the greatest nak muays of our generation switching […]

Imanari 27-11-2 with a whopping 17 submission wins. Many of those wins from Toe Holds, reverse heel hooks, achilles lock, heel hook and a knee bar. Imanari is looking to return to the ONE FC cage after two successful wins for DEEP. We are pretty sure we know what his ONE FC walk-out song will be…. […]

PANCRASE MMA Live on USTREAM! It’s excited to announce PANCRASE MMA’s very first Pay Per View Live for global on USTREAM. You can watch 10 best Japanese MMA cards including mainevent Champion vs Champion/Queen vs Queen world’s top women match between Rin Nakai undefeated PANCRASE women’s bantamweight champion and Brenda Gonzales, King Of The Cage […]

Krush is one of the promotions we all wish would air on international TV. For years, there’s been a wall between some of the best fights and fighters in the world, and the waiting eyes of us foreign folk. But every now and then, one or two videos slip through the cracks. Masaaki Noiri should […]

More ridiculousness from the Land of the Rising Sun! (Well, kind of) A few days ago, UFC veteran Chan Sung Jung, better known as the Korean Zombie, sent a message to Georges St-Pierre admonishing the Canadian superstar for his choice in walkout apparel for UFC 158 *seen below* – Hi, My name is Chan Sung […]