MMAmania's Brian Hemminger takes a closer look at Saturday night's UFC on Fuel TV 8 main card bout between featherweight grapplers Rani Yahya and Mizuto Hirota. What's the key to victory for both men? Find out inside.
Kicking is becoming a new force in MMA - the champion is no longer the guy with a sprawl and knockout power, but the man who has the kicks to keep the bout at range. Jack Slack lists some of his favourite kickers and their technical querks.
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.
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.
Mixed martial arts may not be the hot trend anymore in Japan, but that hasn't stopped Japanese fight promotion DREAM to put together one of the best MMA events we've seen all year in the Land of the Rising Sun. Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 will air live on HDNet at 1 AM ET on Saturday, December 31.
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.
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Yuichiro 'Jienotsu' Nagashima Set for Mixed Rules Bout at 'Genki Desu Ka!!'
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FieLDS 'Genki Desu Ka!!' fight card and rumors for Dec. 31 in Japan
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