Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation returns to action Saturday (bright and early for Western MMA fans) with their first card of the year, RIZIN 21. Mikuru Asakura, brother of promotional darling Kai Asakura, features in the main event, while heavyweight...

This week, there are a host of key events from several of the big players in MMA, including the UFC, Bellator MMA, and RIZIN. Among them, names like Ed Ruth and Tyrell Fortune will look to shake off the...

RIZIN 21 is set to take place February 22, 2020 at the Hamamatsu Arena in Shizuoka, Japan. On Friday, the Japanese MMA promotion announced a number of bouts for the card, their first of 2020. Among them, UFC alum...

RIZIN 20 helped fans in Japan and across the globe ring in the New Year, and the card proved to be an entertaining one. Among the highlights, Manel Kape was crowned RIZIN FF bantamweight champion thanks to a TKO of...

New Year's Eve brought with it the annual year-end show from RIZIN FF, and this year's entry, RIZIN 20, was a big one. RIZIN Fighting Federation rang in the New Year in the traditional way, with a New Year's Eve...

The RIZIN portion of Bellator's first foray into Japan saw Yusuke Yachi pull off a devastating soccer kick KO. While it felt more like a separate event, the second half of the Bellator Japan show was treated as a "post-liminary"...

Patrick Mix takes on Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 20 on New Year's Eve. A lot is going on at this New Year's Eve extravaganza including the continuation of the lightweight grand prix. Mix vs. Motoya is a stellar bantamweight...

Bellator Japan was a bit of a tricky one to schedule. Due to the 14-hour time difference between Japan and the East Coast in North America, the event lacked any preliminary card fights. Instead, Bellator went the post-lim route,...

Additional fights featuring CB Dollaway, Satoshi Ishii, Rena Kubota and more have been announced for both Bellator Japan and RIZIN 20. Announced for Bellator Japan on Wednesday, Kanna Asakura (15-4) will face King of the Cage atomweight champ Jayme Hinshaw...

RIZIN bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi is injured and has been forced out of his RIZIN 20 fight with Kai Asakura. RIZIN 20 is the Japanese promotion's year-end extravaganza, but one of their key players is off the card. On Thursday,...