Kyoji Horiguchi Captures Flyweight Title with Second-Round RNC at Rizin FF 45 Following a disappointing 25-second no contest in July, Kyoji Horiguchi settled the score in his rematch with Makoto Takahashi at Rizin Fighting...

Bantamweight, Flyweight Title Bouts Set for Rizin 45 on New Year’s Eve Rizin Fighting Federation’s annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza will include a pair of championship bouts.

Ashizawa Outclasses Tanaka, Karamov Submits Horie at Rizin 41 Ryusei Ashizawa and Koji Tanaka put on a show in their bantamweight kickboxing clash at Rizin Fighting Federation 41 on Saturday.

Hiromasa Ougikubo Upsets Kai Asakura, Wins Bantamweight GP at Rizin 33 The last Rizin Fighting Federation event in 2021 featured many upsets that went down at the legendary Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Dec. 31.

Kyoji Horiguchi Avenges Loss, Demolishes Kai Asakura in Rizin 26 Headliner It appears the rumors of Kyoji Horiguchi’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.

The 2016 MMA National Olympic Teams: Japan From Mizuki Inoue to Tsuyoshi Kosaka, the island nation’s hypothetical contingent connects the dots between the past, present and future in...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Mark Coleman Turns 50 An ahead-of-his-time innovator who left his imprint on the world of mixed martial arts, Mark Coleman will celebrate his 50th birthday on Dec. 20.

4 BOUTS ADDED TO ONE FC: REIGN OF CHAMPIONS SET TO TAKE PLACE IN DUBAI ON 29 AUGUST (PRESS RELEASE) -- SINGAPORE: ONE Fighting Championship™ (ONE FC), Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share...

Bantamweight Prospect Kyoji Horiguchi Edges Manabu Inoue at Shooto ‘8th Round’ TOKYO -- After surviving two hellish rounds of powerful offense from Kyoji Horiguchi, Manabu Inoue’s comeback rally in the final frame brought...

Hironaka Rolls, Ogikubo Upsets Okazaki in Shooto World Title Doubleheader TOKYO -- Despite a less-than-stellar Friday night turnout at historic Korakuen Hall, Shooto 154-pound champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka crushed challenger Giovani Diniz to near-deafening applause in the main event of...