November 2011
1 post
SOUL OF MAN FESTIVAL EVERY TIME CHAMPION ASIAN MMA...
During my five years covering MMA in Asia, I have amassed quite the collection of memorabilia, event programs and posters. Tokyo apartments are tiny and I will be leaving the country soon so I am giving all my stuff away.
All you need to do to score yourself something is create something to show the world how talented you are and to demonstrate the passion and knowledge of Asian MMA fans.
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October 2011
3 posts
August 2011
1 post
May 2011
1 post
Visa Issues Force Antonio McKee Out of Bout With... →
by Daniel HerbertsonRunning contrary to statements from promoter FEG, Antonio McKee claims he has been unable to obtain a visa and so has been forced out of his anticipated May 29 DREAM…
April 2011
11 posts
Okazaki, Ikoma Crowned, Hatsu Hioki, 'Lion'... →
by Daniel Herbertson41-year-old Junji Ikoma and reigning Pacific Rim ace Koetsu Okazaki both picked up Shooto world titles when Japan’s leading regional promotion returned to Tokyo on…
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Day 9: The Road Home →
by Daniel HerbertsonIn the wake of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, former Shooto heavyweight champion and Pride and UFC veteran Enson Inoue has been on a one-man charity…
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Day 8: The Infamous City... →
by Daniel HerbertsonIn the wake of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, former Shooto heavyweight champion and Pride and UFC veteran Enson Inoue has been on a one-man charity mission,…
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Days 6, 7: The Stories... →
by Daniel HerbertsonIn the wake of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, former Shooto heavyweight champion and Pride and UFC veteran Enson Inoue has been on a one-man charity…
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Days 6, 7: The Stories... →
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Day 5: Smiles Return at... →
by Daniel HerbertsonIn the wake of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, former Shooto heavyweight champion and Pride and UFC veteran Enson Inoue has been on a one-man charity…
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Day 4: Ruins of... →
by Daniel HerbertsonIn the wake of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, former Shooto heavyweight champion and Pride and UFC veteran Enson Inoue has been on a one-man charity…
Yamato-Damashii Diaries, Day 4: The Scorched Ruins... →
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Day 3: The Town That Was... →
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Day 2: Fukushima →
Yamato-Damashii Diaries - Day 1: Tokyo to... →
I’m currently travelling through the Tohoku region with Enson Inoue, documenting his work at the evacuation centers and the damage following the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.
This is the first of my articles on this trip. I’ll be posting a new entry every day and a huge amount of photos and videos will be following shortly.
March 2011
10 posts
Nippon Weekly: 'Japan Cup' Bantamweight GP in the... →
by Daniel HerbertsonThree months into the year and still, not one major event has been planned for Japan yet. Not surprisingly, Japanese fighters and staff are growing restless.
In this…
February 2011
11 posts
The ever-growing UFC 127 gallery. →
Photos from workouts, pressers, rugby, Bondi Beach and lots more.
UFC Octagon Girls at UFC 127 →
UFC Octagon girls at Bondi Beach and the wildlife park in Sydney prior to UFC 127
Riki Fukuda: UFC Is Now Goal of Japanese Fighters →
by Daniel HerbertsonTOKYO — MMA Fighting met with Deep middleweight champion Riki Fukuda at Grabaka Gym ahead of his UFC debut against Nick Ring on Feb. 26 at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia.
Coming into the bout on the heels of his incredible title defense in Deep against
Mark Fischer Says UFC Has Significant... →
by Daniel HerbertsonThe Japanese fight sport industry is in dire straits. The two leading event promoters, K-1 and DREAM promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group and Sengoku Raiden…
Dave "Pee-Wee" Herman Released by Sengoku, Signs... →
by Daniel HerbertsonLeading Japanese promotion Sengoku Raiden Championship has lost its second top fighter in two weeks.
SRC middleweight champion Jorge Santiago was the first to go…
Sakuraba Student Takenori Sato Claims Welterweight... →
by Daniel HerbertsonKengo Ura’s reign as the 5th Welterweight King of Pancrase was a short one as Kazushi Sakuraba student Takenori Sato dominated and submitted the defending champion less than…
Nippon Weekly: Japanese Fighters Preparing for... →
by Daniel HerbertsonFinally, we have some fights again across the Pacific and it looks as though there might be more to come too.
In this edition of Nippon Weekly, Japanese fighters are…
Michihiro Omigawa Fights for Japanese MMA →
by Daniel HerbertsonWhen Michihiro Omigawa enters the cage on Saturday at UFC 126 to fight Chad Mendes, the weight of Japanese MMA will be on his shoulders. The judoka will be the only…
January 2011
14 posts
Nippon Weekly: Strikeforce Considering Heavyweight... →
by Daniel HerbertsonThere are still no significant fights on the horizon, but there have been some big moves this week in Japan.
In this edition of Nippon Weekly, Strikeforce is considering…
Zuffa Targeting Japanese UFC Event in 2011 →
by Daniel HerbertsonTOKYO, Japan - Zuffa Asia Executive Vice President and Managing Director Mark Fischer met with the Japanese press on Monday at Yoshihiro Akiyama’s Cloud Dojo to announce…
Daniel Herbertson Photography →
In case you somehow haven’t noticed me spamming Facebook and Twitter: I’ve updated my website.
Live Coverage Focus of HDNet Fights in 2011 →
When I was a young MMA fan in the early 2000s, the only way for me to watch Japanese MMA was to trade tapes or wait sometimes years for official tapes or DVDs to be released. Later with the advent of streaming video, I was able to finally catch my MMA live via temperamental, pirated Korean streams. I was greedy though and even with my treasured Korean video, I wanted more and so I moved to Japan....
Yoshihiro Koyama Claims Shooto Pacific Rim Title →
by Daniel HerbertsonIt took less than two minutes for Yoshihiro Koyama to bring an an end to a two fight losing streak and seize the Shooto Pacific Rim 154-pound Belt at Shooto:…
My Top Japanese Photos of 2010 →
From amateur female MMA at the 350 seat Shin-Kiba 1st Ring to a packed Saitama Super Arena for Dynamite!!, I’ve had the pleasure of shooting nearly every event in Tokyo and every major event in Asia since I joined the FanHouse family in April 2010. It was an unforgettable year to be ringside in Asia: Alistair Overeem snotted on me at the K-1 Finals, two ears came off, I got hit with a tooth,...