21-7-2 Dokonjonosuke MISHIMA (Pride, UFC, DEEP, Shooto & Pancrase veteran) Mishima shows us some very nice submission options from side control. MISHIMA has literally fought in every main Japanese MMA promotion (with the exception of DREAM) In an era that pre-dated Genki Sudo, we saw Mishima offer up ring entrances that rivaled that of the […]

With a whooomp der it is, Aussie fans will get a slice of Shooto action in eight weeks time. No bouts have yet been confirmed for the card, and it is expected to host mostly homegrown (Australian and Kiwi) talent, a card of hometown heroes, most of whom will fight under something equivalent to amateur […]

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 […]

We got to see the flyweights enter the UFC finally this year. From my perspective it’s been great. Previous to the UFC introducing the 131lbs (57kg) weight division, we would see the best of these little men fighting in Tachi Palace and Shooto (Japan) Asia has always been the hub of Flyweight MMA fighters – […]

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” […]

Kyogi Horiguchi isnt a house hold MMA name – but most of the JMMA roster are not…. thats just the way this Zuffa driven sport has panned out. None the less – people should start to take note of Kyoji MMA world – please stop waiting until our JMMA ( Japanese MMA ) legends, get […]

Shooto: 3rd Round Nam Jin Jo W MD 3 BJ Kojima Kyoji Horiguchi W TKO 1 Tetsu Suzuki Junji Ito W MD 3 Yuki Shojo Yuji Hoshino W UD 3 Akitoshi Tamura Haruo Ochi W MD 3 Kiyotaka Shimizu Ryuichi Miki W UD 3 Yuya Shibata RINGS: Reincarnation Gennadiy Kovalev W TKO 2 Chris Haseman Ben Abbott def. Takayuki Kohiruimaki […]

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 […]

One was the former #1 lightweight, and one is the unofficial #1 featherweight. Takanori Gomi and Hatsu Hioki represented both their country and the Japanese MMA scene superbly with two displays of varying excellence. Hioki put on yet another grappling clinic, whereas the wilder Gomi showed considerable grit to come back from a combination of […]

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 […]