At a glance
- Publishing since June 2007, with a professional site launched in 2009
- Covers the UFC, ONE, RIZIN, Shooto and jiu-jitsu
- Editorial line built on linking the global scene to the Japanese scene
Overview
MMAPLANET is an independent Japanese MMA site. It has been publishing since June 2007 and launched its professional version in 2009. Content is in Japanese at mmaplanet.jp.
Its editorial line is clear: understand international fighting to better understand the Japanese scene. So the site covers the UFC and ONE with the same attention it gives RIZIN and Shooto, and it puts what happens in Japan side by side with what happens abroad. Jiu-jitsu is part of the coverage too, which reflects how much grappling matters in Japanese MMA.
What you'll find
You'll find interviews, fight reports, event previews and technical and historical analysis. Interviews are the core of the site and often run as long-form pieces: fighters talk about their camp and their next opponent before an event, then about their performance afterward. On September 28, 2026, for example, the site ran an interview ahead of RIZIN LANDMARK 16.
Fight reports walk through how bouts played out, and previews lay out what is at stake on each card. Technical pieces break down styles and game plans, while historical articles place fighters and promotions in the history of Japanese MMA. Shooto, one of the founding MMA promotions in Japan, gets regular coverage, which is rare outside Japanese-language media.
Why follow
MMAPLANET gives you direct access to Japanese fighters, with interviews before and after their fights. Its international approach helps you see how RIZIN or Shooto fighters stack up against those in the UFC and ONE. The technical and historical pieces add context you won't get from straight news sites.
If you follow RIZIN, it is a useful source for getting ready for each event, with interviews from the fighters on the card. If you don't read Japanese, browser translation lets you follow the interviews, which remain the site's richest format. Names and records come through clearly even when the translation is rough.
MMA Official's take
MMAPLANET is for fans who want a deep understanding of the Japanese MMA scene, told through the fighters themselves. Start with the interviews published ahead of the next RIZIN event, then read the site's fight report once the event is over.
If you are into grappling, move on to the jiu-jitsu coverage and the historical pieces on Shooto. They give you the background on how Japanese MMA developed its own style and its own circuit.