Category: MARTIAL ARTS

Tokyo, August 27, 2019: World number two Christa DEGUCHI (CAN) starred in the -57kg category as the 2018 world bronze medallist won the world title from defending champion YOSHIDA Tsukasa (JPN) to make history for Canada. WOMEN-57kg: DEGUCHI comes back to haunt Japan as she becomes Canada’s first senior world champion. Montreal Grand Prix winner…

Tokyo, August 26, 2019: missing top spot on day one, hosts Japan fought back and claimed both titles on day two of #JudoWorlds at the Nippon Budokan (PARK24 GROUP Presented ). IJF President Marius L Vizer awards 9th Dan Klaus Glahn (born 23 March 1942) honored today with the 9th dan, presented by the IJF…

Tokyo, August 25, 2019: After a number of exciting pre-championship activities, such as the IJF Congress, the Gala to celebrate the 55th anniversary of judo as an Olympic sport, the art exhibition and the Gender Equity Conference, the much anticipated Opening Ceremony officially 2019 World Judo Championship finally kicked-off with the preliminaries of the -60kg…

Tokyo, August 25, 2019: Everyday of the World Judo Championships Tokyo 2019, we propose you the technical analysis of an IJF expert (Daria Bilodid Ukraine). Today, Loretta Cusack-Doyle tells us, what she saw and what she felt after an amazing day of judo. The challenge today was to control my excitement when commentating on the…

Milan, Italy, August 20, 2019: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that Carlo Di Blasi has been named President of ONE Championship Italy. As a member of the ONE Championship senior leadership team, Di Blasi is responsible for developing business strategies and plans, executing strategic B2B…

Bahrain, August 19, 2019: Matheus Nicolau is not your average Brazilian fighter. He’s not from a poor family nor has lived through a difficult financial situation. His desire to pursue martial arts has led him to become BRAVE CF’s latest signing to beef up the already stacked Bantamweight division. As he looks to make a…

London, August 19, 2019: The IMMAF | WMMAA World Amateur MMA Championships return to Manama this November from 11 to 16, as part of Brave Combat Week returns, for the third year running. The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation’s 2019 Senior and Junior World Championship tournaments will take place at Khalifa Sport City over five…

Bangkok, Thailand, August 16, 2019: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), once again delivered a spectacular evening of world-class martial arts action (Ilias Ennahachi knocks out). ONE: DREAMS OF GOLD, which took place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok last Friday night, 16 August comprised of compelling match-ups and…

Bahrain, August 9, 2019: BRAVE Combat Federation has released the full fight card for its much-anticipated return to Brazil. The promotion lands back in Belo Horizonte for BRAVE 25, on August 30th, in the Minas Tênis Clube Arena, and will feature one of the biggest fight cards for its fans, with a monumental title fight…