Japan officially recognized karate as a martial art only 86 years ago ... In perhaps the biggest change, tournaments were promoted to make karate resemble a “democratic” sport in the Western ...

Fighting game tournaments are the equivalent of seeing double elimination mixed martial arts tournaments, but with more ...

Mixed martial arts will make its Asian Games debut next year in Nagoya, Japan, while cricket will remain on the programme ...

Mixed martial arts (MMA) will make its Asian Games debut next year when Japan hosts the continent’s premier sporting event, organisers said on Tuesday. Cricket was also formally approved for ...