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The first domestic selection tournament for the Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) representative for the 20th Asian Games (Aichi, Nagoya) to be held in September 2026 was held at Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo on Sunday, December 21st, with Daisuke Murayama from Master Japan Tokyo competing in the men's traditional 65kg class. In the final, he faced Kojiro Nakajima (FREEDOM@OZ) and won by armbar submission in the first round to take the championship. In the future, they will

Kaname Motomatsu of Master Japan Yamaguchi Ube defeated Takumi Fukamachi (Grapplers Guild) by decision in the first round of the Shooto Rookie King Tournament held at the Hiroshima tournament in July, and has now advanced to the featherweight semi-finals of the Shooto Rookie King Tournament to be held at SHOOTO vol.9 at Korakuen Hall on Sunday, November 16th! PROFESSIONAL SHOOTO 2025 Vol.9 Tournament Overview Date and time: Sunday, November 16, 2025 Doors open at 17:00 Start

Hiroto Masuda and Kaito Nozawa from MASTER JAPAN TOKYO, and Mutsuki Miyajima from KRAZY BEE, who will be participating for the first time, have been confirmed to take part in the final tournament of the year, GRACHAN79 × HELIOSⅡ. (Please see the GRACHAN official website for tournament details and outline.) GRACHAN79 × HELIOSⅡ Date and time : Sunday, December 21, 2025 Doors open/12:40 Start/13:30 Venue : Ariake TFT Hall 1000, Tokyo 　 TFT Building West Wing 2F, 3-4-10 Aria

It has been announced that Seiya Matsuda ( Blue Dog Gym ) will face Alex Khan (Phuket Fight Club), who is undefeated in five fights, at ONE Friday Fight 131, to be held at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, October 31st . Matsuda won three straight matches in Japan, mainly at GRACHAN, before joining ONE Championship. In March of this year, he suffered his first submission loss, but then won by submission in June, marking his comeback with a victory. His record

Professional surfer Keanu Chris Kamiyama has been confirmed to participate in the Siargao International Surfing Cup 2025, which will be held from Friday, October 24th to Friday, October 31st at Cloud 9, a famous spot for enjoying the best waves on Siargao Island, known as the "surfing capital" of the Philippines. ＞Click here for tournament information ＞Click here for Keanu Chris Kamiyama's profile

Daisuke Murayama (affiliated with MASTER JAPAN TOKYO) has been selected to represent Japan at the 2025 World Sambo Championships, which...