From rabbit costumes to reattached ears, every week in "Nippon Weekly," I will give you the low down on what's happening on the other side of the Pacific. In the inaugural edition of Nippon Weekly:...
Here's a round up of the recent news, bits, and details coming out of the Asian MMA circuit from promotions such as DREAM, URCC, ONE FC, Dare, and Legend FC.
Dream BWGP finalist Mazakazu Imanari has been forced to vacate his DEEP bantamweight belt due to his Dream commitments. The title will be up for grabs at DEEP 54th Impact on June 24th, with Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura taking on Takafumi Otsuka. Nakamura recently defeated Imanari in a non-title bout, while Otsuka was recently eliminated from the Dream BWGP in a close split-decision loss to Kenji Osawa. HT: Sherdog
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The Japanese MMA promotion DEEP will be heading into China for the first time on January 8th. As its name indicates, the event will be held in Macau, just across the Pearl River Delta from Hong...
Japanese indy promotion DEEP will head to China for the first time in its 10 year existence on Jan. 8, 2011, for "Mayhem In Macau." The promotion has launched an English-language website for the show and is offering ticket packages which include ferry passage from Hong Kong to Macau.
