Asian MMA
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Gabi Garcia to face 53-year-old opponent at RIZIN’s year-end card
Gabi Garcia’s foray into combat sports other than competitive grappling has been an unorthodox one. While there were some controversies in her BJJ career, she was known for being a wrecking ball there before moving on to MMA in December of 2015. But 2017 has been her strangest year yet.…
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Preview: RIZIN Fighting World GP 2017 – 1st Round
Now on their eighth event, RIZIN Fighting Federation is setting up another ambitious event with some heavy star power and some very legitimate matchups. This event will kick off their men’s bantamweight tournament, with the second part of the tourney continuing in their scheduled October event. Starting off the men’s…
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Bloody Elbow’s WMMA recap – August 2016
August wasn’t as busy as the month that preceded it, but there were a fair amount of MMA events in multiple organizations. There weren’t that many notable women’s fights, but some promising bouts appear to be in the works for some of the fighters that have performed well recently. There…
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Rizin Light-Heavyweight Grand Prix Overview: Get to know the tournament participants
On the night of Bellator 145, former PRIDE co-founder and executive Nobuyuki Sakakibara was present for a major announcement for the upcoming Rizin Fighting Federation debut event slated for New Year’s Eve in Japan. The announcement included the reveal of a match-up between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu superstar Gabi Garcia versus professional…
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