UFC announces operations in Asia
The UFC has officially announced they are opening operations in Asia and have hired sports industry veteran Mark Fischer as their Executive Vice President and Managing Director for the new division.
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SRC 14 to feature a showdown between all-star grapplers Leo Santos and Sotaro Yamada
World Victory Road added a lightweight match up between Leo Santos and Sotaro Yamada to Sengoku Raiden Championships 14. The event will take place on Aug. 22 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Welterweight Yoshiyuki Yoshida to compete during Bellator Season 3 for entry into Season 4 Tournament
CHICAGO, Ill. (August 04, 2010) —Yoshiyuki Yoshida, a heavy handed Judo black belt and UFC veteran, has become the newest addition to the Bellator Fighting Championships’ roster, as he fights an unannounced opponent at Bellator 31 on September 30th for the chance to earn a spot in the Season 4 World [...]
Aug 04, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Takanori Gomi “still can’t believe” his knockout of Tyson Griffin *VIDEO*
“The Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi (32-6, 1 NC) says he still can’t believe how his fight against Tyson Griffin ended Sunday night at UFC on Versus 2 in San Diego.
Alistair Overeem to meet Ricco Rodriguez at Dream 15 (updated)
Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem will meet Ricco Rodriguez. The fight will be a part of Dream 15, which takes place on July 10 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Chad George’s “Road to Japan: Part 2” blog day 1 – Enter Japan
Projekt Label fighter Chad “Savage” George (11-5) is back in Japan once again to train with the camp of Japanese Shooto legend Rumina Sato. The first time around, George had an amazing experience and found a huge following with his popular blog, and has decided to make Part 2 of “Road to Japan” to document [...]
K-1 and K-1 Max kick off 2010 seasons on HDNet
Network to Feature the World’s Best Strikers in Two Exclusive Broadcasts This Weekend
DALLAS (April 1, 2010) HDNet will kick off the 2010 K-1 and K-1 World MAX seasons this weekend with two exclusive broadcasts featuring the best kickboxers in the world.
“HDNet Fights: K-1 World MAX 2010 Japan Tournament” premieres on Friday, April 2 at 10:00 [...]
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Japanese sensation Takanori Gomi makes UFC debut against Kenny Florian live on Spike TV
Top Lightweight Contenders Do Battle On “UFC Fight Night”
Wednesday, March 31 At 8:00 PM ET/PT
New York, NY, March 29, 2010 – Two of the world’s best lightweight (155 lb.) mixed martial arts fighters, Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi, will square off in the main event of Spike TV’s “UFC Fight Night” [...]
Mar 29, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
A Champion in Pigtails – FieLDS K-1 World Max 2010 Japan Tournament recap & photos
March 27, 2010 – Saitama Super Arena, Community Arena, Japan – Last minute changes did nothing to damped what was one of MAX Japan Tournament’s best ever showings. At the press conference yesterday Kido said their true opponent was rival network shows, so they all had to do their best to make sure this event [...]
Mar 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
FieLDS K-1 World Max 2010 Japan Tournament results
SAITAMA, Japan – On Saturday, March 27, the FieLDS K-1 World Max 2010 – 70kg (154 lbs.) Japan Tournament took place at the Saitama Super Arena. HDNet will air the event next Friday, April 2, at 11:30pm ET.
Yuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima stopped three straight opponents in one night to become the K-1 World Max Japan70kg (154 [...]
Mar 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
FieLDS K-1 World Max 2010 – 70kg Japan Tournament takes place March 27
SAITAMA, Japan – On Saturday, March 27, at the Saitama Super Arena, the FieLDS K-1 World Max 2010 – 70kg (154 lbs.) Japan Tournament will take place. If you don’t have a way to watch the event, HDNet will air the event next Friday at 11:30pm ET.
Fight Card:
winner of semi-final 1 vs. winner of semi-final [...]
Mar 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
UFC Fight Night 21 conference call with Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi – notes and audio
On Wednesday, March 31, “UFC Fight Night 21″ will take place at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Highlighting the card, which will air live on Spike TV, will be the UFC debut of Japanese MMA legend Takanori Gomi (31-5), as he takes on one of the top lightweight fighters of our time, Kenny Florian [...]
UFC signs distribution deal with Asia’s ASN HD sports channel
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC® today announced it has reached a long-term agreement with ASN, the first 24-hour HD sports channel in Asia to distribute UFC programs in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.
ASN will officially launch UFC programming on April 10 with [...]
Mar 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Sengoku Raiden Championship 12 – results
TOKYO, Japan – “Sengoku Raiden Championship 12” took place on March 7, at Ryogoku, Kokugikan. The main event featured a middleweight title bout between the champion Jorge Santiago (22-8) and Polish superstar Mamed Khalidov (20-4-1).
Khalidov, who had not lost a fight since 2005, was on a 17-fight win streak. And Santiago, who himself had been on [...]
Mar 07, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Two fights added to “King of the Cage Japan: Toryumon” set for January 30
OKINAWA – Two additions have been added to the KOTC Japan card set to take place at the Okinawa Convention Center January 30, 2010. The first addition is a Heavyweight match-up featuring Scary Jerry Vrbanovic (USA) vs. Koji Kanechika (Japan).
Scary Jerry Vrbanovic the Crazy Croation’s last fight was way back in [...]
Jan 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The Best of Pride Fighting Championships premieres tonight on Spike TV
New York, NY, January 15, 2010 – One of the most popular MMA organizations in the world during its ten years of operation (1997-2007), Pride Fighting Championships, based in Japan, featured world class mixed martial arts artists in some of the most dramatic bouts in the early history of the sport. Spike TV will [...]
Jan 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Veteran Hidehiko Yoshida rains on Satoshi Ishii’s MMA debut
The Japanese judoka who Michael “The Voice” Schiavello called “once the most sought after heavyweight in MMA” made his heavily anticipated professional debut last night in Japan. Satoshi Ishii, who won a gold medal in judo at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, took on seasoned PRIDE and Sengoku veteran Hidehiko Yoshida in the [...]
