2026 U.S. Open tee times, how to watch, odds, purse: Everything you need to know about the major championship at Shinnecock Hills Scottie Scheffler is the betting favorite this week at the U.S. Open, ...

It's not every day you see a fighter get a title shot in their UFC debut, but that was the case for Asakura, the two-time RIZIN Bantamweight Champion from Japan. At UFC 310, the promotional newcomer ...

Kai Asakura’s well-documented MMA career in Japan has been filled with incredible knockouts but one stands out more than most because of its brutal nature. This coming weekend at UFC 310, Kai Asakura ...

Kai Asakura’s road to the UFC hasn’t been easy. The Japanese flyweight is set to make his promotional debut when he takes on 125lb king Alexandre Pantoja in the main event of UFC 310, which will take ...

Yokohama Arena, 1997. The UFC's first-ever event in Japan. Five thousand fans are in attendance on a cold December night as Kazushi Sakuraba makes history, being crowned as the first and only Japanese ...

CHICAGO – UFC 319 will be Take 2 for Kai Asakura. A former RIZIN star and champion, Askaura (21-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) made the rare move of debuting in a UFC title fight this past December. He was submitted ...

Fans can catch the entire main card on ESPN+ and the prelims on the UFC Fight Pass app. The main card is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT, with the headliner between Alexandre Pantoja and ...

Former RIZIN star Kai Asakura has decided to return to the bantamweight division after starting his UFC run with back-to-back losses. One of the biggest names in Japanese MMA, Asakura joined the UFC ...

Kai Asakura's UFC tenure hasn't gone as planned thus far. | Getty/UFC Kai Asakura is still searching for his first Ultimate Fighting Championship victory. The former Rizin Fighting Federation champion ...

The UFC is full of wild origin stories, but Kai Asakura’s might just take the cake. Growing up in Japan, Asakura didn’t exactly have a typical path to becoming a professional fighter. His journey ...

Fans finally got the version of Kai Asakura they expected to see when the former RIZIN champion first arrived in the UFC. After a difficult start to his UFC career that included back-to-back ...