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DREAM 18 / Glory 4 set to bring NYE 2013 MEGA-CARD

NYE may be many things to many people… for JMMA fans and for fans of MMA and K-1 in general. NYE become the night of true dream match up’s. We get to see one of the most stacked cards of the year. With super-fights in MMA & K-1 going down left, right and center. – […]

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Minowaman & Marvellous Manhoef Added to Road FC 9!

What a welcome bit of news, from our favourite promotion in the Land of the Morning Calm. Kickboxing & Cage Rage king Melvin “Marvellous” Manhoef, and the Super Hluk Open-Weight Champion of the World Ikuhisa Minowa (known and revered as Minowaman) have been added to a now stellar Road FC 9 card. Minowaman, who won […]

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The Three Most Memorable Submissions In Asia-MMA!

Here’s a little trip down memory lane – I’m in a nostalgic mood, so here’s some nostalgic pseudo journalism. We all need a bit of entertainment from time to time. Get ready for three memorable tapout manoeuvres seen on Asian shores, and given the author of this piece, do not be surprised if there is […]

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Japan’s #1 Promotion, DEEP 58: Koala Kitaoka Kicks Kikuno Out of Contention

I’ll bet that when the fifty-eighth DEEP card on June 15th was booked and scheduled, Shigeru Saeki didn’t imagine that it would be the most high profile event in Japan. The death of DREAM is perhaps the final death knell in the chronically stagnant scene of kakatougi in Japan. Not PRIDE, not K-1 in its […]

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The One FC Rumour Mill: Aoki vs. Huerta, Masvidal, Kawajiri or Laursen this summer

He holds more top 10 wins than any lightweight past or present, and his résumé stands him in good stead to be considered the #1 lightweight of all time. The “Tobikan Judan”, Master of Flying Submissions, Shinya Aoki. He is obviously on the brink of becoming a fully fledged One FC fighter, not merely participating […]

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Fighting Network RINGS: Battle Genesis Card Tomorrow, & New Merchandise!

At the start of the century, two MMA promotions stood alone at the top of the mountain, leaders of the pack, promoting the world class talent the sport had to offer almost in its entirety, with rosters that American, English and European organisations could only dream of. They were the pinnacle, the peak, and their […]

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Shooto 5th Round: Hironaka vs. Diniz & K-Taro vs. Sasaki (videos)

Shooto 5th round came and went, another Shooto event with the usual (or perhaps very slightly less) lack of international fanfare, but be that as it may, it was another solid card to await a full download for – spoiler ridden as ever. Sigh. Nice one to my old partner in e-crime Stuart “Hello Japan” […]

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Aoki vs. Sakuraba: Japanese Legends Fight?

Having sat on this rumour for about three weeks, it’s good to finally put to paper. A bout between Evolve MMA’s superstar and the man with more top 10 wins at lightweight than any other, Shinya Aoki, versus pound-for-pound demi-God of Mixed Martial Arts and the pick of many longtime fans for the #2 spot […]

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DEEP (Japan) Hold Audition for “Girl Fighter”

DEEP are a frustrating organisation – immensely enjoyable shows, but no advancement, no international streams available, only a tedious wait to download the event (when possible) after which the results are more than likely already spoiled. However, they’ll always hold a soft spot in my heart, and have hosted some of the truly great J-MMA […]

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Rin Nakai Returns: Thunder Thighs & Pocket Size

MMA’s best thighs return this month (unless you’re gay or female, and have a bunch of old Ken Shamrock tapes) when pocket rocket and undefeated MMA starlet Rin Nakai returns to the ring on May 20, in Pancrase. Nakai is not just a bonny little beauty from Matsuyama, Japan, she’s a damn fine fighter. A […]

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