Last night's New Year's Eve supershow from Japan has wrapped after an epic night of fights. Who will ring in the new year with a win and who just had their bell rung? Find out right here!
GLORY 4 Tokyo: "Heavyweight Grand Slam" and DREAM 18 New Year's Eve weigh in results for the double-header kickboxing / MMA mega-event planned for the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on Dec. 31, 2012.
A round up of all the news coming out of the Asian MMA scene. It features several additions to the ONE FC 7 card this Feb and to the DREAM 18 - GLORY 4 card on NYE, along with news from Ole Laursen, Jake Shields, Rodrigo Praxedes, SFL, & others.
In case the heavyweight grand prix tournament wasn't enough, GLORY 4 is also bringing two additional "superfights" to the DREAM 18 New Year's Eve extravaganza on Dec. 31 in Japan.
Our kickboxing round-up takes a look at the reuslts and fallout from Glory 2 Brussels and the return of Remy Bonjasky. Also, Superkombat news, the Shootboxing S-Cup line-up, and the K-1 Final 16.
The 'Ghost of Saitama' series continues with a look back at the latest Dynamite!! event. New Year's Eve spectacles had become the norm in mixed martial arts, but 2011 may have been the curtain call for the tradition.
Last week was a major game changer for the Japanese wrestling industry. The owners of Japan's largest wrestling company New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Yuke's, the developers of THQ's WWE videogames for over a decade, shockingly sold the promotion for just over $6.5 million to Bushiroad Group Publishing, a successful card game company based in Tokyo.
Complete results for Dream New Year 2011. Fedor Emelianenko KO'd Satoshi Ishii, Shinya Aoki took a decision win over Satoru Kitaoka and Bibiano Fernandes took the bantamweight tournament.
DREAM will bring fight fans nine hours of MMA programming with Genki Desu Ka!! -- a New Year's Eve extravaganza filled with MMA, kickboxing and pro wrestling. Coverage begins Sat. early morning at 1am ET.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is back on the Dec. 31 fight card in Japan, but it won't be in an MMA match. So why is he facing off against a K-1 level kickboxer?
Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix semifinalist and part time pro wrestler Josh Barnett has been added to the FieLDS 'Genki Desu Ka!!' fight card for Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Glory 4 Results
by Anton Tabuena from MMA Fighting on Dec 31, 2012 10:40 AM EST
DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 results recap from last night for 'Special NYE 2012' in Japan
by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Dec 31, 2012 10:13 AM EST
DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 weigh-in results for 2012's New Year's Eve event in Japan
by Patrick L. Stumberg from MMAmania.com on Dec 30, 2012 10:30 AM EST
Asian MMA: DREAM 18 NYE Special Weigh-In Results
by Anton Tabuena from Bloody Elbow on Dec 30, 2012 4:00 AM EST
Asian MMA Update: Kelly vs. Banario Title Fight at ONE FC 7, Kawajiri vs. Omigawa at NYE
by Anton Tabuena from Bloody Elbow on Dec 17, 2012 12:12 AM EST
GLORY 4 books Robin van Roosmalen and Jerome LeBanner 'superfights' on New Year's Eve in Japan
by Press Release from MMAmania.com on Dec 13, 2012 7:30 PM EST
Weekly Kicks: Glory 2 Brussels results and analysis plus more
by Fraser Coffeen from Bloody Elbow on Oct 8, 2012 3:00 PM EDT
Ghosts of Saitama: After nearly a decade, the traditional New Year's Eve MMA event in Japan likely comes to an end in 2011
by Sergio Hernandez from MMAmania.com on Feb 21, 2012 11:45 PM EST
New Japan Pro Wrestling's new owner says he wants to surpass WWE in popularity
by Keith Harris from Cageside Seats on Feb 5, 2012 9:23 PM EST
Dream NYE 2011 Results: Fedor Emelianenko Crushes Ishii, Aoki, Takaya, Fernandes Pick Up Wins
by Nate Wilcox from MMA Nation on Dec 31, 2011 4:03 PM EST
DREAM results recap: Fedor Emeliankenko knocks out Satoshi Ishii to close New Year's Eve show in Japan
by Sergio Hernandez from MMAmania.com on Dec 31, 2011 10:28 AM EST
DREAM weigh in results for 'Genki Desu Ka!!' on Dec. 31 in Japan
by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Dec 30, 2011 11:01 AM EST
Asian MMA Update: DREAM NYE Weigh-Ins, Babalu Sobral Signs With ONE FC, Folayang vs. Teixeira on URCC Cebu
by Anton Tabuena from Bloody Elbow on Dec 30, 2011 8:46 AM EST
DREAM results and LIVE fight coverage for 'Genki Desu Ka!!' on Dec. 31 in Japan
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Dec 28, 2011 10:53 AM EST
DREAM New Year's Eve 2011 video preview for HDNet broadcast on Dec. 31
by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Dec 27, 2011 3:53 PM EST
Tim Sylvia vs Jerome Lebanner booked for Dec. 31 pro wrestling bout in Japan
by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Dec 26, 2011 2:25 PM EST
DREAM Fight Card: Barnett, Sakuraba, Two Kickboxing Matches Added To New Year's Eve Event
by Shaun Al-Shatti from MMA Nation on Dec 20, 2011 4:29 PM EST
Josh Barnett (the pro wrestler) added to 'Genki Desu Ka!!' fight card for Dec. 31 in Japan
by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Dec 20, 2011 2:14 PM EST
DREAM New Year's Eve Card Update: Kazushi Sakuraba Returns to Pro Wrestling
by Fraser Coffeen from Bloody Elbow on Dec 20, 2011 10:03 AM EST
DREAM New Year's Eve: Megumi Fujii to Fight, Sakuraba to Wrestle
by Nolan Howell from Gals Guide To MMA on Dec 19, 2011 3:08 PM EST