Lethwei (Burmese Boxing) in ONE Championship?
Back in 2020 ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong spoke to Business Insider and strongly hinted that we could be seeing the sport of Myanmar, Lethwei, introduced on the future cards of the world's leading martial arts promotion.
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Young Chinese Striker Revs Up For ONE 159
Eighteen-year-old Zhang Peimian is preparing for Aslanbek Zikreev at ONE 159.
A week will pass until Permian squares off against Zikreev. The Singapore…
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Bellator Featherweight Champion AJ McKee Offering $1 Million…
A.J Mckee became featherweight champion by dethroning long-time champion, Patricio Freire. He finished the former champion via amazing submission after…
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Algerian Judoka Banned For 10 Years For Refusing Olympic Bout Against Israeli Opponent
Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine will have to wait 10 years before he can compete in international events again.
Nourine is facing suspension after pulling out of a potential bout against an Israeli opponent at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
IJF Hall of Famer and judoka's coach, Amar Benikhlef, is also facing the ban. Nourine was scheduled to face Tohar…
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Iranian Olympian Who Was Unconscious Wins Karate Gold After…
A high-kick to Iran’s Sajad Ganjzadeh’s neck sent him to the tatami as Saudi Arabia’s Tareg Hamedi celebrated, thinking he won the gold medal in the karate…
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Olympics 2020: France Beats Japan To Win Mixed Team Gold In…
France has defeated hosts Japan at Tokyo Olympics 2020 to claim gold medals in the Judo mixed team final. Israel and Germany settled bronze. The event is the…
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Tokyo Olympics: Judako Teddy Riner Explains Why He’s Okay With Missing Out On Gold
Teddy Riner has lost to top-ranked Russian Tamerlan Bashaev in the quarterfinals at Tokyo Olympics 2020. He managed to win bronze, but the 10-time world champion heavyweight seemed okay with the circumstances.
Riner is a well-known name in judo. The 32-year-old has summited almost every big judo star.
''I'm very proud to have a fourth medal,”…
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Tokyo Olympics Combat Sports Update: Georgia Gets First Judo…
Georgia's Lasha Bekauri made history on Wednesday as he claimed the country's first Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 21-year-old beat Eduard…
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Tokyo 2020: Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard Wins Canada’s Second…
Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard secured Canada's second judo medal (bronze) in the women’s 63kg event at Tokyo 2020 after beating Anriquelis Barrios. The Canadian…
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Athletes Making It Big In Taekwondo, Judo and Karate at Tokyo Olympics
It has been two days since Tokyo Olympics 2020 started and all eyes are on the combat sports competitions among men and women that have given the fans exciting matchups to look forward to. Iranian refugee Kimia Alizadeh is in the limelight after she narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal in taekwondo. She won her first three taekwondo bouts but…
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Trainer SugarHill Steward says Billy Joe Saunders needs to…
The May 5 edition of the FIGHT SPORTS Daily News features trainer SugarHill Steward saying Billy Joe Saunders needs to KO Canelo Alvarez. Plus, is the UFC…
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Jake Paul Speaks On TKO Over Ben Askren, Adesanya vs.…
It's time for the April 19th edition of the FIGHT SPORTS Daily News. Jake Paul has spoken out on his TKO victory over Ben Askren. Robert Whittaker wants a…
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Major Update On Autumn Sumo Tournament Participants
One stable has been hit hard ahead of the Autumn Sumo Tournament.
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What Is Hakuho Sho’s Status For Grand Sumo Tournament…
What is the latest on Hakuho Sho's status for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament?
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Who Won The July Grand Sumo Tournament?
It was another tournament in which the winner would compete until the very end.
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Update On Hakuho’s Status In July’s Grand Sumo Tournament
The top sumo star may end up being in trouble when it comes to major competition.
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