A busy weekend of Asian mixed martial arts (MMA) got underway in Tokyo last Friday night (April 26, 2013) with Deep 62, followed by URCC 23 in Manila and Legend FC 11 in Kuala Lumpur. Full results and recaps with a bevy of title changes, inside.
DEEP 62 will be one of the most stacked fight cards in the recent history of the Japanese promotion with three title fights and the return of Akihiro Gono, who officially retired from MMA after losing to Bellator's Michael Chandler last May.
ONE FC has confirmed it would be returning to Manila on May 31 with a show taking place at the 20,000 capacity Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena, headlined by a featherweight world title fight between Honorio Banario vs. Bae Young Kwon.
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 / DREAM 18 LIVE results online for "Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam" one-night, single-elimination kickboxing tournament from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, featuring up-to-the-minute updates and complete New Year's Eve 2012 coverage.
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.
Former Strikeforce female champion, Marloes Coenen, is a late addition to the stacked DREAM 18 mixed martial arts (MMA) card that is scheduled for the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan, on New Year's Eve 2012, fighting jiu-jitsu ace Fiona Muxlow.
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.
DREAM and GLORY 4 are bringing a massive fight card and line up featuring a bevy of mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing matches for New Year's Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.
Japanese veterans Tatsuya Kawajiri and Michihiro Omigawa will meet in a featherweight tilt at the MMA portion of DREAM and GLORY's co-promoted year-end event.
DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki (31-6) will face former UFC and MFC standout Antonio McKee (28-4-2) at the DREAM Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Saitama Super Arena on New Year’s Eve.
Melvin Manhoef battles Denis Kang while Bibiano Fernandes takes on Yoshiro Maeda at the DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 card from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on New Year's Eve.
Asian MMA weekend results wrap-up featuring Deep 62, URCC 23 and Legend FC 11
by James Goyder from MMAmania.com on Apr 29, 2013 10:24 AM EDT
Akihiro Gono junks retirement, joins stacked DEEP 62 fight card on April 26 in Tokyo
by James Goyder from MMAmania.com on Mar 15, 2013 1:46 PM EDT
Honorio Banario To Defend ONE FC Featherweight Title in Manila on May 31st, Folayang, Fernandes Also on The Card
by James Goyder from MMAmania.com on Mar 11, 2013 1:59 PM EDT
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 NYE Results and Gifs: Bibiano Fernandes quickly chokes out Yoshiro Maeda
by Anton Tabuena from Bloody Elbow on Dec 31, 2012 3:46 AM EST
Dream 18 Results: Aoki vs. McKee, Kawajiri vs. Omigawa
by Anton Tabuena from MMA Fighting on Dec 31, 2012 2:06 AM EST
DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 results and LIVE MMA / Kickboxing tournament coverage from Japan TONIGHT (Dec. 31)!
by Patrick L. Stumberg from MMAmania.com on Dec 30, 2012 10:00 PM 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
DREAM 18 fight card: Marloes Coenen vs Fiona Muxlow added to 2012's New Year's Eve MMA event
by Press Release from MMAmania.com on Dec 26, 2012 8:30 PM EST
DREAM 18/GLORY 4 New Year's Eve event to air on CBS Sports Network
by Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting on Dec 26, 2012 10:53 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
DREAM 18/GLORY 4 fight card and rumors for New Year's Eve on Dec. 31 from Saitama Super Arena in Japan
by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on Dec 14, 2012 10:00 AM EST
Tatsuya Kawajiri to Face Michihiro Omigawa at DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 on New Year's Eve
by James Goyder from MMAmania.com on Dec 13, 2012 2:28 PM EST
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Michihiro Omigawa set for DREAM year-end event
by Shaun Al-Shatti from MMA Fighting on Dec 13, 2012 1:53 PM EST
Shinya Aoki vs Antonio McKee added to DREAM 18 New Year's Eve fight card in Japan
by James Goyder from MMAmania.com on Dec 7, 2012 10:02 AM EST
Asian MMA: Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio McKee booked for DREAM 18 - Glory 4 NYE Special
by Anton Tabuena from Bloody Elbow on Dec 7, 2012 9:02 AM EST
DREAM 18 New Year's Eve show gets Aoki vs. McKee, Fernandes vs. Maeda, Manhoef vs. Kang
by Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting on Dec 7, 2012 8:41 AM EST
Bibiano Fernandes vs Yoshiro Maeda and Melvin Manhoef vs Denis Kang Confirmed For DREAM 18 / GLORY 4
by James Goyder from MMAmania.com on Dec 6, 2012 4:00 PM EST
Asian MMA: Bibiano Fernandes vs. Yoshiro Maeda, Melvin Manhoef vs. Denis Kang added to DREAM-GLORY NYE Show
by Anton Tabuena from Bloody Elbow on Dec 6, 2012 4:42 AM EST