DREAM
Apr. 18 |
The trend of Asian MMA rising has taken on a high test-fueled burst of growth with DEEP‘s new social media presence in English and a YouTube channel aimed at getting the past fights more visible along with more intimate workings of the organization....
Apr. 13 | Joachim Hansen made his South Korean debut at ROAD FC 011 on April 13, 2013 against Seo DoWon. Prior to his fight, MMA-in-ASIA.com caught up with the Nordic juggernaut and talked MMA, among some other things.
Jan. 1 |
Dec. 31 | DREAM 18
December 31, 2012
Tokyo, Japan
#1 – Satoru Kitaoka versus Will Brooks
Will Brooks is a wrestler and a BJJ champion. He wastes no time in taking Kitaoka down, leaving Kitaoka scrambling for a leg. Will gets a huge suplex! With some...
Dec. 30 | DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 New Years Eve Press Conference
The venue has been changed from Shinjuku Park to the Sunroute Hotel because of the poor weather. Tomorrow’s event: Open door at 3pm, show starts at 4pm. At 2pm, tickets will be available at the door....
Dec. 30 | All but two fighters made weight on the first attempt. Denis Kang and Will Brooks came in over and were given time to reweigh. Melvin Manhoef was the only upset of the event after it was announced his opponent Kang failed to make weight. Phil Baroni gave...
Dec. 30 | DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 pre-fight interviews were held on December 29th, 2012. The parade of athletes through the media room for the New Years Eve mega-event started at 9:30am and didn’t finish until after 7:00pm. It was a day to observe the fighters...
Dec. 28 |
Michihiro Omigawa is an interesting character: one minute he’s serious and introspective, the next he’s cracking a grin and pretending to be Ultraman. MMA-in-ASIA had the chance to catch up with him at Shuichuro Katsumura‘s Groundslam...
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Oct. 26 | Joining DREAM’s Keiichi Sasahara at October 25th’s press conference in Japan were three members of Glory Sports International. Scott Rudmann introduced GSI’s Chairman Pierre Andurand and Bas Boon to announce the GSI’s presentation...