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 ...

ONE atomweight MMA contender Ayaka Miura of Japan earned the moniker ‘Zombie’ for being tough as nails and her refusal to ...

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 ...

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.

Ayaka Miura's fight moniker wasn't handed to her out of the blue. Instead, the former ONE strawweight MMA world title ...

Mixed martial arts has seen explosive growth across Asia in recent years, with fighters from Japan, South Korea, and China making waves in the UFC. The rise of stars like Zhang Weili, Song Yadong, and ...

UFC returns to the APEX warehouse this weekend, but there's plenty to look forward to. For the uninitiated, this weekend's main event features the most promising Japanese prospect in the promotion, ...

Back when Shinya Aoki first made the jump from the Japanese MMA scene to the American one in 2010, he made it very clear what he thought the stakes were. “If Aoki loses,” he said, referring to himself ...

Making his UFC debut at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Japanese MMA phenom Kai Asakura will face UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja in the main event of the UFC 310 card. If that weren’t ...

Former RIZIN commentator Joe Ferraro weighed in on Kai Asakura’s immense popularity in Japan. Asakura returns to the octagon at UFC 319, which is scheduled to take place on Aug. 16. He will face Tim ...