BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » daiki hata https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1 results: Aoki stops Sakuraba, tourney starts with big KOs https://www.badmma.com/rizin-fighting-federation-1-day-1-results-aoki-stops-sakuraba-tourney-starts-with-big-kos.html https://www.badmma.com/rizin-fighting-federation-1-day-1-results-aoki-stops-sakuraba-tourney-starts-with-big-kos.html#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2015 03:00:08 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/rizin-fighting-federation-1-day-1-results-aoki-stops-sakuraba-tourney-starts-with-big-kos.html Rizin Fighting Federation 1, Day 1 Shinya Aoki unsurprisingly made quick work of Kazushi Sakuraba when he picked up a first-round TKO victory in the main event of Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1. After 10 finishes in 11 fights leading up to the special attraction headliner between the two Japanese MMA standouts from differing generations, Aoki (39-6) capped the show in dominant fashion when he outclassed Sakuraba (26-17-1) on the mat for the dominant win at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It was one-way traffic for Aoki from the opening bell. He scored a takedown early in the fight and put Sakuraba in a desperate and defensive shell. He pounded the 46-year-old with punches from mount and back control for several minutes.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/rizin-fighting-federation-1-day-1-results-aoki-stops-sakuraba-tourney-starts-with-big-kos.html/feed 0 Yoshihiro Akiyama steals show as ‘Road to UFC: Japan’ debuts on UFC Fight Pass https://www.badmma.com/yoshihiro-akiyama-steals-show-as-road-to-ufc-japan-debuts-on-ufc-fight-pass.html https://www.badmma.com/yoshihiro-akiyama-steals-show-as-road-to-ufc-japan-debuts-on-ufc-fight-pass.html#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:37:24 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/yoshihiro-akiyama-steals-show-as-road-to-ufc-japan-debuts-on-ufc-fight-pass.html Filed under: News , UFC , Videos The UFC’s Japanese version of “The Ultimate Fighter,” featuring eight Japanese featherweights fighting for a UFC contract, debuts today on UFC Fight Pass, and “Sexyama” makes an immediate impact. While UFC heavyweight contenders Josh Barnett and Roy Nelson are the coaches of “Road to UFC: Japan,” Japanese MMA legend Yoshihiro Akiyama makes a cameo in the first episode and immediately steals the show. Sporting a Creamsicle-colored overcoat, Akiyama sits down with one of the contestants, Hiroto Uesako (10-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), before he leaves for Las Vegas to begin the competition. Akiyama’s sage advice includes, “”Since you’re doing this, you want to make people admire you, you know?” and in what certainly deserves to become in iconic MMA quote, “Also, bring lip balm with you.” In addition to Uesako, Tatsuya Ando (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Daiki Hata (17-9-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Mizuto Hirota (17-7-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Teruto Ishihara (7-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Tatsunao Nagakura (11-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Akiyo Nishiura (13-8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Nobumitsu Osawa (8-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) make up the eight-man tournament field.

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