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MMA made its debut at the Asian Games this week, an important step in a journey it hopes will lead to the Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
Asian Games 2026

MMA debuts at Asian Games, but is it fighting a losing battle for recognition?

Athletes compete in open space across six weight classes in Japan, with different rules and enhanced safety features such as shin pads.

Rizin FF

Promoter behind Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, to launch new 32-fighter combat league

China consumption

A Shanghai bout, a home-grown fighter – can the UFC repeat the NBA’s China success story?

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Chinese MMA stars Song Yadong, Yan Xiaonan to headline UFC Fight Night Shanghai

Song will take on former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia next month, while Yan faces Brazilian Denise Gomes.

China's Song Yadong beat Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil in a bantamweight fight at UFC Fight Night Macau in May. Photo: Zuffa LLC
Celebrity children

Meet Caroline Jones, who performed with the Zac Brown Band at a Trump event

Jones and the Zac Brown Band performed at the UFC Freedom 250 – but why is an insult against Michelle Obama driving a wedge between the billionaire heiress and her family?

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC Fight Night: Song raises spirits on bad night for Chinese fighters in Macau

Song Yadong submits Deiveson Figueiredo in second round, the only win among large number of local fighters on card.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Macau will be launch pad to Asia as promotion looks East, UFC boss Chang says

China’s Song Yadong, Zhang Mingyang headline event at Galaxy Arena this weekend, with the sport having ‘more room to expand in this region’.

Kevin Chang, UFC's senior vice-president and head of Asia, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of UFC Fight Night at the Galaxy Hotel resort in Macau on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC Macau: China’s Song Yadong out for statement win against Brazil’s Figueiredo

Bantamweight fighter, who suffered controversial loss in his last bout, says he will not feel extra pressure performing before home crowd.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Chinese ‘fighting doctor’ Shi set for UFC foe – with ‘half the world’ watching

The MMA fighter, who faces India’s first female UFC fighter in Macau on Friday, also explains why being a doctor ‘is like rowing upstream’.

Wellness

Why Hong Kong’s first pro female MMA fighter now battles for women’s health

Wellness entrepreneur Tricia Yap is helping reshape women’s health by focusing on areas like precision training and lifestyle medicine.

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Tricia Yap, a former professional MMA fighter, is the founder of Limitless Health and now focuses on holistic health and fitness for women. Photo: Sun Yeung
ONE Championship

ONE Championship Thai chief outlines bold expansion plans after Lumpinee renewal

Jitinat Asdamongkol says Thailand remains promotion’s production hub as it explores roadshows, new formats and push for 4-ounce Muay Thai.

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ONE Championship Thailand president Jitinat “Plai” Asdamongkol said fans could expect at least the same number of events as the past year, possibly more. Photo: Handout
Martial arts

International MMA body formed to unify governance, target Olympic inclusion

Federation of Mixed Martial Arts has held early discussions with the IOC and plans to ‘work very hard’ to advance process.

ONE Championship

ONE Championship: Thai star Stamp to make up for lost time against Morimoto

After more than two years away with injury, the first three-sport world champion returns to the spotlight with a kickboxing bout at ONE 173.

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ONE Championship

ONE Championship: Christian Lee vows to finish off Alibeg Rasulov in Tokyo rematch

Double champion focuses on legacy, family and finishing what he started after accidental eye poke ended first fight last year.

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The first fight between Alibeg Rasulov (left) and Christian Lee ended abruptly because of an accidental eye poke that landed on Rasulov. Photo: ONE Championship
ONE Championship

ONE Championship: Brooks faces crunch MMA crossroads against Malachiev

With the title ramifications spanning two divisions, former strawweight king vows to ‘out-wrestle’ the dangerous Russian.

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American Jarred-Brooks will face Russia’s Mansur Malachiev in a flyweight MMA bout at ONE Fight Night 36 on Saturday. Photo: ONE Championship
ONE Championship

ONE Championship: Myanmar icon Aung La to call it a day after Fight Night 36

The former MMA middleweight and light heavyweight world champion says he will do bigger things as a coach than as a fighter.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC signs 4-year deal with Macau to host 3 fights at Galaxy hotel

UFC president Dana White says agreement with Galaxy Macau hotel could not have ‘come at a better time’.

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TCM doctor-MMA star Shi Ming vows to keep healing, fighting after tough UFC start

The 30-year-old says she will not ‘put all my eggs in one basket’ but might reconsider if she manages to climb up the UFC rankings.

China’s Shi Ming (left) lost a gruelling three-round strawweight bout against Brazil’s Bruna Brasil at UFC Fight Night in Shanghai on Friday. Photo: AFP
ONE Championship

‘Smashed every metric!’: Miura says she is ageing backwards ahead of ONE 173 shot

Japanese fan favourite to face Denice Zamboanga for atomweight MMA gold in Tokyo after four straight wins, including three by submission.

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ONE Championship

Ham Seo-hee: Zamboanga must beat me before she can call herself a champion

South Korean veteran frustrated at two-year lay-off as ONE 173 looms, asking: ‘Am I too old to fight now?’.

ONE Championship

ONE 173: Superbon and Masaaki Noiri set for title unification showdown in Tokyo

In other bout, MMA stars Oumar Kane and Anatoly Malykhin will battle it out in heavyweight world title rematch.

Thailand’s Superbon Singha Mawyn (left) faces off against Japan’s Masaki Noiri at a press event to announce their kickboxing title fight at ONE 173 in Tokyo. Photo: ONE Championship
ONE Championship

Tonon eyes ONE title run after 18-month absence, but first Gasanov

Garry Tonon returns to the ring in August and faces a familiar foe in Russian Shamil Gasanov.

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Garry Tonon is back in the ring for the first time since his victory over Martin Nguyen at ONE 165 in Tokyo. Photo: ONE Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship

MMA star Zhang confident of UFC’s China future as first post-Covid event announced

First Chinese fighter to win a UFC title is ‘really looking forward’ to Shanghai Fight Night, one of two back-to-back events in August.

ONE Championship

ONE Championship: Stamp Fairtex vows to come back stronger after latest setback

Thai champion’s unification bout with Denice Zamboanga has been postponed after she suffers fresh injury during rehab from knee surgery.

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Muay Thai

Hong Kong fighter chases late bout fee, as promoter threatens legal action

Muay Thai fighter Emily Chong says she and others owed tens of thousands of dollars. Promoter Space One says it is owed money by partners.

Hong Kong Muay Thai fighter Emily Chong (left) fights Japan’s Koko Ohara at Lumpinee Stadium at ONE Friday Fights 80 on September 20, 2024. Photo: ONE Championship
ONE Championship

Alipourandi ends Nolan’s ONE Championship return in just 59 seconds

Iranian secures stunning knockout after taking ONE Fight Night 31 bout at just a week’s notice.

Abolfazl Alipourandi celebrates knocking out Liam Nolan at ONE Fight Night 31. Photo: ONE Championship
ONE Championship

Soldic eyes Lee’s welterweight title after Kadestam’s ‘crazy’ weigh-in failure

Roberto Soldic says he should be next in line to take on Christian Lee after Zebaztian Kadestam misses weight for ONE Fight Night 31.

Asian Games 2026

MMA to make Asian Games debut next year in Japan, cricket added to schedule

Olympic Council of Asia says there will be six mixed martial arts events, but there is uncertainty over where cricket will be played.

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