Yokohama Arena, 1997. The UFC's first-ever event in Japan. Five thousand fans are in attendance on a cold December night as Kazushi Sakuraba makes history, being crowned as the first and only Japanese ...
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 ...
What’s next for Kyoji Horiguchi after beating Amir Albazi at UFC Vegas 113? The Japanese star believes he’s ready to fight for the flyweight championship, which is definitely an option. But whatever ...
There aren’t too many undefeated fighters on the UFC roster because it’s one thing to get picked up by the organization on the back of a perfect professional record, but quite another to maintain it ...
Fans have often seen fighters move up a weight class either to chase a second title or for personal reasons. Recently, Ilia Topuria vacated his featherweight belt to move up to lightweight in pursuit ...
Fans won't get to see Sean O’Malley return to the cage until 2025, but “Suga” is going to ring in the new year by attending RIZIN 49 in Japan. O'Malley Welcomed To Japan By RIZIN President One of the ...
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, ...
Dana White exited #UFC310 with RIZIN president Nobiyuki Sakakibara pic.twitter.com/GFvOvfiDsT — Nolan King (@mma_kings) December 8, 2024 Though UFC 310 wasn’t a ...
Last night at the T-Mobile Arena, Alexandre Pantoja’s fifth title defense took a shocking and dramatic turn. In front of thousands of fans, the Brazilian injured his arm while performing a break fall ...