Mixed martial arts in Japan

Mixed martial arts in Japan
Audience records
Single match 91,107[1]

Mixed martial arts has been legal in Japan since least the 1980s, Pancrase began to held.[2]

Pride FC for much of early 21st century in the 2000s was one of the preeminent Mixed martial arts organizations until it was discovered it was being run by the Yazuka. [3][4][5]

Domestic organizations

The major MMA organizations in Japan are Rizin Fighting Federation, Pancrase, Shooto and ZST.

References

  1. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Sherdog's Top 10: Largest Crowds in MMA History - No. 1". Sherdog. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "MMA Origins: Birth of Japanese MMA". Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "On PRIDE FC, 7 years after its close". Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Snowden, Jonathan. "Sex, Drugs, Gangsters and MMA: Remembering Pride, UFC's Wild Predecessor". Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "PRIDE Brought Wrestling's Pageantry to MMA". 16 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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