MMA Roots: A year and a half before Pride 1

Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos and anecdotes from the historic one-night show in Tokyo that laid the groundwork for Pride Fighting Championships—all the way back in April of 1996.
Sherdog

‘The Smashing Machine’ makes cinematic landfall in Japan

Now fans in Japan can see what all the hype was about. On Friday, “The Smashing Machine” premiered in theaters in Japan. The ...
Sherdog

New Rizin champ thanks slain father, Wanderlei Silva for success

Now that he resides atop the Rizin Fighting Federation mountain, Luiz Gustavo is not about to forget who helped him get there ...
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American sumo wrestler, 5-time Pride FC vet Henry Miller dies at 56

Pride Fighting Championshipsveteran Henry "Sentoryu" Millerhas died at the age of 56 after a lengthy battle with a myriad of health issues. News of his death was first reported by Japan-based outlet ...
Bloody Elbow

Infamous gym beatdown ignited a feud that led to one of the most important events in MMA history

On this day in 1997, one event changed the entire trajectory of mixed martial arts. The UFC has led the way for MMA for a long time by turning a sport that was once looked down upon into a mainstream ...