Alistair Overeem Backstage After Todd Duffee Victory

K-1/DREAM released some footage of Alistair Overeem reveling in his heavyweight title victory over Todd Duffee backstage at the recent Dynamte!! 2010 event in Japan. Overeem tells the camera that he’s looking forward to defending all of his titles in 2011Duffee comes by to congratulate “The Demolition Man” on his quick victory.

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K-1/DREAM released some footage of Alistair Overeem reveling in his heavyweight title victory over Todd Duffee backstage at the recent Dynamte!! 2010 event in Japan. Overeem tells the camera that he’s looking forward to defending all of his titles in 2011Duffee comes by to congratulate “The Demolition Man” on his quick victory.

Our Top Japanese Photos of 2010

Filed under: DREAM, K1, Sengoku, JapanFrom 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 …

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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, kicked in the face, “Mach” told me I’m fat, “Kyoken” Takeuchi punched me and I punched him back. I loved every single second of it and below, I recall some my favorite photos of 2010

Warning: Some images are extremely graphic.

Japan Year in Review

Filed under: DREAM, K1, Sengoku, JapanThere is no way to spin it: 2010 was not a good year for Japanese fight sports. Ratings were at an all-time low, champions lost, stars left and Sakuraba’s ear came off.

As we finally recover from our sleep-deprive…

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There is no way to spin it: 2010 was not a good year for Japanese fight sports. Ratings were at an all-time low, champions lost, stars left and Sakuraba’s ear came off.

As we finally recover from our sleep-deprived states following Sengoku: Soul of Fight and Dynamite!!, lets take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights (and lowlights) from the country that was once considered the Mecca of mixed martial arts.

MMA Top 10 Featherweights: New Year, New Faces

Filed under: DREAM, UFC, Sengoku, Featherweights
An injury forced featherweight champion Jose Aldo to drop out of his scheduled fight at UFC 125, and while Aldo was on the sideline for New Year’s, the featherweight division underwent some radical chang…

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An injury forced featherweight champion Jose Aldo to drop out of his scheduled fight at UFC 125, and while Aldo was on the sideline for New Year’s, the featherweight division underwent some radical changes.

The New Year’s cards for the UFC, Dream and Sengoku all had big featherweight fights that featured several surprise results, and now that the dust has settled, the featherweight division looks a whole lot different heading into 2011 than it did for most of 2010 — with the exception, of course, that Aldo is still the king.

Check out our rankings of the rest of the featherweight division below.

MMA Top 10 Lightweights: 2011 Starts With a Bang

Filed under: DREAM, UFC, Strikeforce, Rankings, LightweightsThe UFC might not have a better main event all year than it had in its first main event of the year, as Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard fought for 25 furious minutes and showed why they’re the …

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The UFC might not have a better main event all year than it had in its first main event of the year, as Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard fought for 25 furious minutes and showed why they’re the two best lightweights in the world.

Is it disappointing that Edgar-Maynard ended up a draw? In a sense, it’s always disappointing, in any competition, not to see a definitive winner. But this time the draw was the right decision (I scored it 47-47) Fortunately, the UFC made the right decision and said after the fight that Edgar and Maynard will get it on one more time to determine who’s No. 1.

At the moment, Edgar and Maynard are 1-2 on my list and just about everyone else’s. Take a look at how the rest of the lightweight rankings stack up below.

Backstage With Josh Thomson At The Dynamite!! Event

Strikeforce followed Josh Thomson during Fight Night at Dynamite!! 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena. Thomson’s hard-fought bout with Tatsuya Kawajiri ended with the “Punk” losing by unanimous decision. The events before and after the fight are documented in this video.
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Strikeforce followed Josh Thomson during Fight Night at Dynamite!! 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena. Thomson’s hard-fought bout with Tatsuya Kawajiri ended with the “Punk” losing by unanimous decision. The events before and after the fight are documented in this video.

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