valkyrie Stories - Bloody Elbow
Hello, Japan: Zombie Sengoku Lurches Onward; Major Upset Atop the Women's MMA Heap
Sengoku Raiden Championship -- "now under new management" -- is slowly piecing together its March 7th return show, to be held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo hall. Most promising of the three fights announced this week is a welterweight tilt between Akihiro Gono (31-15-7) and Sweden's Diego Gonzalez...
Tsuji Subs Martinez, Miyazawa Rolls at Valkyrie/Cage Force Double-Header
The "Vale Tudo Queen," Yuka Tsuji, made short work of Kate Martinez in Tokyo on Saturday night, submitting the Royce Gracie-trained Coloradan in the first frame of their title bout to become the inaugural Valkyrie Featherweight Champion. The length of the championship rounds - extended to 3x5...
Women's MMA Finding New Life in Japan?
Could be. Jordan Breen reports: GCM's Valkyrie, which will hold its first card on Nov. 8, will not be the only all-female fight promotion in Japan, as from the ashes of Smackgirl, newly formed parent company Marvelous Japan has announced its own upstart organization, Jewels. Yuichi Ozono, an...
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