Inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium ONE FC crowned a new lightweight champion as the submission specialist Shinya Aoki defeated Kotetsu Boku. Aoki (33-6, 1NC) displayed his superior grappling against the powerful Boku to add another belt to his collect via second round submission. The win was the third in a row for Aoki and 22nd career submission victory.
The April 5th ONE FC event to be held in Singapore will be headlined by a lightweight world championship bout between current champion Kotetsu Boku taking on the Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki. Their bout was announced today by the quick rising Asian Mixed Martial Arts Promotion.
New Year’s eve, early in the morning in the United States, Dream 18 took place inside the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The night was shared with some kickboxing action from Glory 4 that included a 16-man tournament. The MMA action though included Japanese stars like Shinya Aoki, Hiroyuki Takaya, Michihiro Omigawa and Tatsuya [...]
As the apple drops in the big apple, Dream 18 and Glory 4 will be taking place in Tokyo with some great MMA and Kickboxing. The Dream portion of the show will feature seven MMA bouts including lightweight champion Shinya Aoki vs. Antonio Mckee. The highlight of the Glory portion will be an eight man, one night heavyweight kickboxing Grand Slam.
The MMA Calendar has turned to the month of October and the end of the year is within our sights. The final quarter of the year is not only filled with holidays but it also typically contains some of the best MMA action the year has to offer. October has plenty of fights, which is always great, but this month has a handful of fights that you do not want to miss.
This past week in MMA saw the return of the UFC as they held UFC 152 after the long break caused by the cancellation of UFC 151. The event was solid and rest assured that wasn’t the Octagon withdraws talking. Luckily the fans won’t have to wait too long for the next UFC event because the Octagon headed to Nottingham, England and the UFC on Fuel TV 5 immediately after the lights were turned off in Toronto, Canada.
Singapore based Mixed Martial Arts promotion ONE Fighting Championship has added two big names to their ever-growing roster with the additions of Bibiano Fernandes and Shinya Aoki. The promotion made the announcement official today and the two MMA starts will be making their ONE FC debuts on August 31st at ONE FC: Pride of a Nation.
The I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio was the host for tonight’s Bellator 66 and its jam-packed 10 bout fight card. In front of a packed house and airing on MTV2 and Spkie.com Bellator 66 saw four tournament bouts and was headlined by a lightweight rematch between Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki.
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Weigh-in Pictures
Due to a previously scheduled Arena Football game at the HP Pavilion, today’s UFC on FOX 7 weigh-ins were held less than a mile away at the California Theater. The small theater was completely filled with cheering fans and all the fighters they came to see made weight.
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Weigh-in Pictures
Amidst everything else going on, the UFC has themselves a busy day today with the UFC on FX 6 taking place in Australia and The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale weigh-ins. All 24 fighters made weight today for tomorrow’s event that will crown The Ultimate Fighter 16 welterweight winner.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 Weigh-in Results and Photos
SAN JOSE, Cal. – Still recovering from Saturday’s UFC 148, MMAValor.com was inside the HP Pavilion for today’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 weigh-ins. A few of the fighters would need to step onto the scale behind a towel but all 22 fighters on the UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card made weight.
TUF Live Finale Live Results and Event Pictures
The long grind of the first live version of The Ultimate Fighter ends tonight at the TUF Live Finale in Las Vegas. Featuring 12 of the 16 TUF Live contestants, the 10 bout card will be headlined by an important match-up in the welterweight division between Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann.
TUF Live Finale Weigh-in Results and Pictures
All the fighters for tomorrow’s TUF Live Finale were on weight as they stepped onto the scales inside the Pearl at the Palms. The 20 fighters, including 12 of the 16 TUF Live fighters will begin entering the Octagon tomorrow starting at 2:45pm PT / 5:45pm ET.
