Shooto showcased its second “Colors” event on Saturday afternoon at Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, Japan. The all-female card was headlined by a Shooto Women’s Atomweight Championship rematch between undefeated champ Chihiro Sawada and Miku Nakamura, who had won four straight fights.
In the 54kg co-main event, Pancrase Women’s Strawweight Champion Haruka “Salt” Hasegawa faced Korean newcomer Ju Kyung Heo. At strawweight, former Pancrase titleholder Karen took on Seo Young Park. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Shooto: “Colors 2” event.
A non-title women’s super atomweight bout between Rizin champion Seika Izawa and Miyuu Yamamoto has been added to Rizin Fighting Federation 45, which takes place on December 31st in Saitama, Japan. The fight, originally planned to take place in May, was officially announced today.
Former professional baseball player Arisa Matsuda kept her perfect MMA record intact with a narrow Split Decision victory today at Deep Jewels 43 in Tokyo, Japan. Matsuda edged out former amateur rival Machi Fukuda in the main event to win the Deep Jewels Interim Strawweight Championship.
Deep Jewels returned to New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday for its latest all-female fight card. Deep Jewels 43 was headlined by an interim strawweight title rematch between unbeaten rising stars Arisa Matsuda and Machi Fukuda, who first clashed as amateur fighters two years ago.
Two of the top strawweights on the Deep Jewels roster will compete for the promotion’s interim 115-pound title on November 23rd at Deep Jewels 43 in Tokyo, Japan. Arisa Matsuda and Machi Fukuda, who faced each other as amateur fighters in December 2021, will rematch for the championship.
The lineup is now complete for the inaugural four-woman Atomweight Queen of Pancrase title tournament, which begins on December 24th at Pancrase 340 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Former Valkyrie and Deep Jewels champ “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi was announced as the final participant today.
Deep returned to the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan with a stacked fight card tonight including three “Deep vs Black Combat” double-title bouts. The Deep: “115 Impact” event was headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Deep champion Ryo Sakai and Hae Jun “The Big Guy” Yang.
Pancrase is set to crown its inaugural Atomweight Queen of Pancrase Champion in a four-woman tournament that kicks off on December 24th at Pancrase 340 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The tournament was officially announced during a press conference this afternoon in Shinjuku.