This annual Japanese prospects list for 2024 includes four fighters from DEEP, DEEP JEWELS, Pancrase and Shooto. Arisa Matsuda  (4-0-0) Arisa is a former professional baseball player who is now known for her undefeated MMA record. She first brought attention to herself when she defeated Mika Nagano in 2022. Arisa’s sprawl allowed her to stop Mika’s takedowns and she was effective with her own ground and pound when she got Mika down.   In 2023, Arisa fought Machi Fukuda for the DEEP JEWELS interim strawweight title. Arisa sprawled well in the first two rounds and bloodied Ma ..read more

I made Japanese MMA event list at 2009. At 2022 some event born and some are not active now.I feel I need update.I hope you follow those organization with SNS and watching event with PPV. That's why I made this.  Rizin Rizin official (English) Rizin official youtube channel Rizin Confessions (Documentary series with English subtitle) Rizin official English twitter Rizin official Facebook JMOC (Rizin, Shooto, DEEP, DEEP Jewels officiation organization)  Rizin match maker Shingo Kashiwagi interview by me (Sherdog) Rizin wikipedia entry Shooto Shooto official Shooto official youtube ..read more

Like every year, I am dropping my Japanese prospects series to highlight fighters who are not yet signed by major promotions.   I wrote this last year, but Covid-19 is still a danger for the public health and Rizin mostly cannot use foreign fighters due to the closed border. So, many prospects have recently been picked up by Rizin, but fortunately this year I have found six interesting prospects who've not yet fought for a major organization. That is a pleasant surprise. Please check out these fighters below and enjoy their careers.   Rinya Nakamura (3-0-0)   Nakamura won the U ..read more

 This annual series looking at Japanese MMA prospects is back. With the Covid-19 situation, Rizin could not use foreign fighters and so Japanese prospects were easily picked up by the promotion. However, some others still remain, and they are waiting on fans like you to confirm their talents and to enjoy watching their careers develop. As always, I have excluded fighters who moved on to the UFC, Bellator, Rizin and One. Tatsuro Taira (7-0) Ryota Matsune’s student at Paraestra Okinawa, Tatsuro Taira, has recently shown significant improvement in his career. In November, he defeated Kiyo ..read more

After one year's rest, the list is baaaaaack!! Due to Rizin and One signing up a lot of local talent, however, there is a smaller group of fighters to list this year. The purpose of this list is to identify and highlight Japanese talent that is not yet well-known, and so those who are fighting for the UFC, Bellator, Rizin, One or Invicta FC are excluded. Of course, people love fighters with flawless records, but I do regret that I did not previously include the Asakura brothers in my list after they had lost in Road FC. So don't give up on those who may not have the cleanest records here.  K ..read more