Mitsuhisa Sunabe defeated the previously unbeaten Isao Hirose by unanimous decision to remain the flyweight King of Pancrase at Pancrase “Changing Tour 6” on Sunday at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo. ... Read More
TOKYO -- Fan favorite Ryo Chonan made a triumphant return to his homeland, as he defeated Jutaro Nakao in the Deep “43 Impact” main event ... Read More
In an evening full of decisions, former light heavyweight and current interim middleweight King of Pancrase Yuki Kondo took out Ki Beom Kim in the main event at Pancrase “Changing Tour 4” on Saturday at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
The first meaningful exchange came when the southpaw Kondo landed a big right-left hook-body kick combination. Kim threw punches with abandon, hoping that sheer numbers would overwhelm the Pride Fighting Championships veteran. While some got through, Kondo braved the assault and landed counter punches, knees and kicks to the body. ... Read More
Unlike its main competitor in the Japanese market, Dream -- whose latest effort appeared a bit rushed -- Sengoku has taken the whole summer to work on its ninth installment ... Read More
It is still undecided if Akihiro Gono will get to fight alongside his teammate Kazuo Misaki on Aug. 2, but he at least has an opponent now.
Sengoku parent company World Victory Road announced Tuesday that Gono's return to Japan at the promotion's "Ninth Battle" card at Saitama Super Arena would see the charismatic Grabaka representative take on tough Midwesterner Dan "The Handler" Hornbuckle in a welterweight affair. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Two fighters riding incredible streaks will face each other for the Maximum Fighting Championship’s light heavyweight title at MFC 21: Hard Knocks ... Read More