Christopher of AguiarMMA.com

JMMA Monday Audio is back for its second episode! This week, we welcome Christopher Aguiar of AguiarMMA.com to preview this weekend's RIZIN 37 card. We also briefly talk about Tofiq Musayev's strong debut in Bellator, plus another positive showing from Teruto Ishihara. A huge thanks to Christopher for coming on the show! You can follow … Continue reading JMMA Monday Audio 7/25/22: Previewing RIZIN 37, Talking Tofiq Musayev’s Future w/ Christopher of AguiarMMA.com →

JMMA Monday: Reflecting And Looking Forward With Mei Yamaguchi

Mei Yamaguchi is no newcomer to the Japanese combat sports scene. Having fought for more than a decade, Yamaguchi has been in numerous promotions and lived through many eras in the scene. Yamaguchi entered MMA at an interesting time, joining in just as the women's side of the sport was expanding. While Strikeforce was first … Continue reading JMMA Monday: Reflecting And Looking Forward With Mei Yamaguchi →

JMMA Monday Audio: RIZIN 37, DEEP 108 Impact & More! w/ Charlie Jewett of sogo-kaku.com

JMMA Monday Audio makes its debut this week with a special guest. This week we welcomed Charlie Jewett of sogo-kaku.com to discuss a variety of recent topics around the Japanese MMA scene, including: The upcoming RIZIN Super Atomweight Grand Prix, DEEP 108 Impact, Mikuru Asakura's "Breaking Down" show, and the upcoming Bellator debut of … Continue reading JMMA Monday Audio: RIZIN 37, DEEP 108 Impact & More! w/ Charlie Jewett of sogo-kaku.com →

JMMA Monday: The Atom-Wait Is Almost Over

The thing we all knew was coming for a while is about to finally arrive. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that RIZIN 37 was missing something - a real "umph" factor to the card that gives it the quality and prestige that you would want for a show at the Saitama Super Arena. … Continue reading JMMA Monday: The Atom-Wait Is Almost Over →

RIZIN Announces Opening Round of Super Atomweight Grand Prix For July 31st Card

RIZIN will hold their second-ever super atomweight tournament this year, with the opening round kicking off just later this month. The quarter-final bouts in the promotion's upcoming tournament are set to take place at RIZIN 37 on July 31st, per an announcement made Thursday. The fights joined a busy card that is scheduled to take … Continue reading RIZIN Announces Opening Round of Super Atomweight Grand Prix For July 31st Card →

RIZIN 36 Preview

RIZIN will make its return this weekend, holding its first event in nearly two months. They'll head to the Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, Japan on Saturday night for a card that has seen some late changes. RIZIN's card this weekend will be headlined by Ren Hiramoto and Hiroaki Suzuki. That wasn't the original main event, … Continue reading RIZIN 36 Preview →

Kai Asakura Out of RIZIN 36 Main Event

RIZIN’s return to the Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, Japan later this week has suffered a loss. Former bantamweight champion Kai Asakura has been removed from his headlining bout this Saturday against Yang Ji-yong, per an announcement made by the promotion Thursday. The fight was scheduled to headline RIZIN 36 on July 2nd. Yang will remain … Continue reading Kai Asakura Out of RIZIN 36 Main Event →

JMMA Monday: Rating RIZIN’s Return

"THE MATCH" is in the rear view mirror, and RIZIN has put its focus back on the numbered events that they are known for. Japan's top MMA promotion is scheduled to hold two events in the month of July, getting back into the swing of things after somewhat of a break. The promotion has undoubtedly … Continue reading JMMA Monday: Rating RIZIN’s Return →

RIZIN 37 Announced For July 31st, Eight Bouts Revealed

Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN confirmed Friday that they will return to the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan for RIZIN 37 on July 31st. Along with the announcement was an eight-pack of bouts that were revealed to take place next month. The card is expected to include a fight between high-level bantamweights Naoki Inoue and … Continue reading RIZIN 37 Announced For July 31st, Eight Bouts Revealed →

Kai Asakura, Miyuu Yamamoto Among Names Confirmed For RIZIN 36

RIZIN recently announced 13 bouts for their July 2nd event, which will mark their second-ever appearance at the Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, Japan. RIZIN 36 is scheduled and include the return to Kai Asakura, who will face promotional newcomer Yang Ji-yong. Asakura, a former RIZIN Bantamweight Champion, will be making his first appearance of the … Continue reading Kai Asakura, Miyuu Yamamoto Among Names Confirmed For RIZIN 36 →