MMA Roots: Mike Van Arsdale Takes IVC 4 by Storm The former NCAA All-American wrestler and onetime national champion made his mark under the International Vale Tudo Championship banner in 1998.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Gerard Gordeau Turns 70 He provided the Ultimate Fighting Championship with its first highlight-reel knockout, forever ensuring himself a prominent place in mixed...

Kleber Koike Erbst Defeats Chihiro Suzuki Atop Title Tripleheader at Rizin 49 'Decade' After losing his title on the scale in June 2023, Kleber Koike Erbst regained the Rizin Fighting Federation featherweight championship on Tuesday in the main event of...

Super Rizin 3: Hiramoto Crushes Asakura for ‘LMS’ Title; Pacquiao, Anpo Box to Draw Ren Hiramoto scored the biggest victory of his young MMA career in devastating fashion Saturday.

Chihiro Suzuki Stops Masanori Kanehara to Retain Featherweight Title at Rizin 46 Chihiro Suzuki made a successful first defense of his featherweight title with a first-round TKO stoppage on Sunday at Rizin Fighting Federation 46 in Tokyo, Japan. The 24-year-old Suzuki overwhelmed veteran challenger Masanori Kanehara with a barrage of ground punches at the 4:20 mark of Round 1.

Roberto Satoshi de Souza Demolishes Keita Nakamura at Rizin 'Landmark Vol. 9' Rizin Fighting Federation lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi de Souza made a strong statement in his quick and punishing main event victory on Saturday at Rizin “Landmark Vol. 9” in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. De Souza destroyed multi-time...

Juntaro Ushiku vs. Shinobu Ota, Six Other Bouts Added to Rizin 46 Lineup A bantamweight showdown pitting former featherweight champion Juntaro Ushiku against Olympic silver medalist Shinobu Ota is one of seven new contests addded to the Rizin Fighting...

U-Japan: The Night That Severn, Frye, Kimo and Wallid Ran Roughshod over Tokyo In November 1996, nearly a year before Pride Fighting Championships, an upstart Japanese promotion put on an ambitious card stacked with some of the world's best fighters. Marcelo Alonso shares...

Kyoji Horiguchi Captures Flyweight Title with Second-Round RNC at Rizin FF 45 Following a disappointing 25-second no contest in July, Kyoji Horiguchi settled the score in his rematch with Makoto Takahashi at Rizin Fighting...

By The Numbers: Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Makoto Takahashi The Japanese standouts will decide the fate of the inaugural Bellator MMA flyweight championship in the Bellator x Rizin 2 co-headliner.