VTJ 2012 went down on Christmas eve in Tokyo – Japan. The event as a whole went under the radar… and yet the fighters, match up’s and outcomes that of a world class MMA promotion. Vale Tudo Japan may have a way to go before they break the wider international market. However it was great […]

As the news was first broken by our friends over at MMA-Japan.com DREAM has officially gone under. The organisation is Bankrupt and has closed the doors. After DREAM delayed the date of there last show, many started to have real concern about how things were going for Japan’s largest MMA organisation. The concerns were answered with news that […]

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 […]

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” […]

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 […]

JMMA took a last curtain call with a Tsunami that wiped out a lot of the hope of some revival. Pride Fc was for many (and deff. us here at FSA) a pinnacle of MMA in its short and illustrious lifetime. JMMA (Japanese Mixed Martial Arts) always offered big entrances, personalities, great hype posters and […]

Maeda is back, and hopefully better than ever. The man behind K-1 Hero*s & The Outsiders has decisively resurrected what was arguably his most star-studded promotion in its early 2000′s heyday, Fighting Network RINGS. While Maeda’s RINGS comeback wont (initially, at least!) feature Fedor Emelianenko, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Dan Henderson, Randy Couture, TK, Gilbert Yvel, […]

Life after death! Kyung Ho Kang is Korea’s #1 bantamweight. After losing to One FC II victor Bae Young Kwon (a featherweight), a fighting a series against lightweight opposition, Kang – now 8 wins, 5 losses – wisely dropped to compete at 135lbs and entered the  Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix. Tipped as a potential winner, […]

The Crusher! Tatsuya Kawajiri is a remarkable signing for One FC. The elite top 10 lightweight (only lower in the current scheme of things than Gilbert Melendez, Shinya Aoki, Ben Henderson, Michael Chandler and Frankie Edgar in my opinion) turned featherweight monster is known to fans of PRIDE FC, Dream and Shooto alike. He was the #1 […]

This is obviously a pretty subjective issue and article… but lets take a look at (IMO) the top 5 MMA events in Asia. Notable mentions must also go to – Super Fight League, Dare Fc, URCC, Deep, Shooto, Pancrase, Rings, MFC, Rings, PXC and im sure many more. Below are (in no order) and (imo) the […]