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Tenshin Nasukawa continued to prove why he is one of the finest Japanese prospects in years, defeating Martin Blanco in violent fashion at RIZIN 16. Say what you want about his somewhat farcical showdown with Floyd Mayweather last December, Nasukawa remains an incredible talent – one who will likely achieve great things in both kickboxing and mixed martial arts. At …

Raymond Daniels well and truly lived up to his billing as one of the most dynamic strikers to ever do it, KO’ing Wilker Barros with one of the most unique knockouts you will see. Honestly, it was that good. Daniels has been known with the kickboxing community for years as a result of one of his incredible creativity in moments …

Tenshin Nasukawa extended his unbeaten kickboxing record with a glorious third-round TKO of Fritz Aldin Biagtan at RIZIN 15. Those who only know of Tenshin because of his in some ways farcical New Year’s Eve showdown with Floyd Mayweather at RIZIN 13 will have no doubt gotten the wrong impression of this young man’s talents. At 20-years-old, the tougher challenges …

Tenshin Nasukawa is well and truly putting memories of his first-round TKO loss to boxing legend Floyd Mayweather behind, scoring another massive KO win. Say what you want about that somewhat farcical contest, Tenshin remains one of the most promising young talents in the game – something he proved once again with a highlight-reel finish in his RISE World Series …

Tenshin Nasukawa has spoken directly to Floyd Mayweather, telling him that his speed will the perfect tool to negate the semi-retired boxer’s experience. Tenshin was able to come out on top with a polished win over Taiko Naito at RISE 129 last weekend – one that would have stood as many fans’ first exposure to his talents since the announcement …

Coach John Kavanagh has claimed that Conor McGregor was offered a sum in the region of $5 million to fight an unnamed Chinese kickboxer. Another week, another cross-sport spectacle to write about it seems. The utter lunacy that came from Floyd Mayweather’s December matchup against Japanese kickboxing/MMA star Tenshin Nasukawa has seemingly spawned its first attempt at a copycat in …

Floyd Mayweather has announced that his fight with RIZIN FF superstar Tenshin Nasukawa is off. Floyd took to his official Instagram to explain how he felt he was blindsided by the negotiations for what he believed to be an exhibition bout featuring himself and Nasukawa. His full statement can be read below: As one of the oddest stories of the fighting …

Floyd Mayweather has deleted every social media post relating to his recently announced showdown with RIZIN superstar Tenshin Nasukawa. It really did seem like a winning deal for all parties – with reports from Japan estimating that Floyd would come away with $88 million from the New Years Eve date. Robbie Fox of Barstool Sports noted that Mayweather has effectively erased every …

Floyd Mayweather’s RIZIN 14 opponent Tenshin Nasukawa’s last in-ring outing was one of the year’s most entertaining fights, a kickboxing super-fight showdown with the elite MMA star, Kyoji Horiguchi. The announcement that Nasukawa will be fighting the legendary undefeated boxer was perhaps the most surprising news story of the year to date. For those of you who are (understandably) confused by …

It’s official, Floyd Mayweather will end his retirement once again, this time to face off against Japanese kickboxing phenom, Tenshin Nasukawa. This is about as crazy a story as we’ve ever woken up to, eh? We made an attempt to better understand the admittedly shocking news that Floyd will take on Tenshin earlier today but the longer we sit with …

We make an attempt to answer some of the burning questions that surround Mayweather vs. Tenshin, perhaps the most bizarre combat sports spectacle of the year. Sometimes a fight comes around that is so completely and utterly bizarre that it leaves you without words. Most recently, we had that to a certain extent with Floyd’s August 2017 showdown with MMA’s …

In a shocking turn of events, Floyd Mayweather will once again end his retirement, this time to face one of Japan’s greatest kickboxers. No, you’re not still sleeping. Japanese fight promotion RIZIN FF announced the fight with a press conference this morning featuring both Mayweather and Tenshin Nasukawa. Ariel Helwani of ESPN was the first to break the news, news that is …

In this edition of Exploring Irish MMA, we speak to one of the finest strikers in this country, Bellator’s newest welterweight signing, Richard Kiely. The dreams and goals of a professional fighter often revolve around the glory that comes with hoisting a championship belt over your shoulder or the immortality that a picture-perfect finishing sequence can bring about. But even though these thrills are …

Israel Adesanya announced himself onto the global MMA scene at last weekend’s UFC 221 and after watching his highlight reel, you’d be hard-pressed not to jump aboard his hype-train. UFC 221 was a hit for a myriad of reasons but one of the key talking-points that emerged from what was a truly fun night of fights was the stunning display …

A casual chat between veteran kickboxer John Wayne Parr and respected MMA coach John Kavanagh was cut short after a street fight broke out just metres away from where the pair were standing. John Kavanagh’s status as the godfather of Irish mixed martial arts has seen him gain his fair share of fans abroad in recent times but what is …