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Yuya Uemura Out Six Months Due To Injury, Will Miss Wrestle Kingdom

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: IMPACT Wrestling Yuya Uemura is set to miss six months of action due to an injury sustained in the G1 Climax 34 ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu wins 2025 ONE Championship MMA Fighter of the Year award

Japanese superstar Yuya Wakamatsu enjoyed a perfect run on the global stage of ONE Championship last year, and he has now been officially named as the promotion's 2025 MMA Fighter of the Year. 'Little ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu says he never thought he would end up being a world champion as a kid: “I did not imagine this kind of achievement”

Even to this day, Yuya Wakamatsu of Japan still can’t believe he’s now the ONE flyweight MMA world champion. 'Little Piranha’ always aimed high but fell short in the past whenever he came close to a ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu says he doesn’t ‘remember much’ after getting hit in the back of the head by Gilbert Nakatani

Second-ranked ONE Championship flyweight MMA contender 'Little Piranha' Yuya Wakamatsu of Japan admits his mind is still a little foggy after getting clobbered on the back of the head in a heated ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu looks to put on an absolute spectacle against Joshua Pacio at ONE 173: “Get the crowd fired up”

Japanese superstar Yuya 'Little Piranha' Wakamatsu wants to spoil fellow ONE world champion Joshua Pacio's dreams of two-division supremacy. The reigning ONE flyweight MMA world champion's first world ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu sad Ayaka Miura out of ONE 173 but says the show must go on: “I wanted to fight alongside her”

What was supposed to be a historic night for Tribe Tokyo MMA teammates Yuya Wakamatsu and Ayaka Miura took an unexpected and heartbreaking turn ahead of ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri. Both elite ...
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Yuya Uemura Is 'Raising His Value' In The New Japan Cup

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura's longtime rival, became the first of his generation to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu praises teammate Ayaka Miura ahead of big world title fight: "Her heart's already in champion mode"

Yuya Wakamatsu believes his Tribe Tokyo MMA teammate Ayaka Miura already possesses the mentality needed to capture world championship gold when she faces Denice Zamboanga at ONE 173. The 30-year-old ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu returns to face China’s Wang Shuo at ONE 161 on September 29

Yuya Wakamatsu and Wang Shuo, two highly regarded flyweight MMA combatants, are scheduled to meet at ONE 161 on September 29. Both of these fighters are coming off of a loss and will be hungry to ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu believes he was on his way to finishing Gilbert Nakatani before illegal blow: “I was in my prime condition”

Second-ranked ONE Championship flyweight MMA contender 'Little Piranha' Yuya Wakamatsu of Japan believes he was well on his way to finishing Gilbert Nakatani last weekend at ONE Fight Night 26 before ...
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Yuya Wakamatsu will be thrilled if Ayaka Miura wins world title at ONE 173: “It would be amazing”

The ONE flyweight MMA world champion, Yuya 'Little Piranha' Wakamatsu, is hoping his Tribe Tokyo MMA teammate can join him as a world champion when they both go to war at ONE 173: Superbon vs Noiri.
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"My dream job" - Yuya Wakamatsu says MMA means more to his life than just fighting

Yuya Wakamatsu doesn't view mixed martial arts as merely a career – it's the realization of everything he's worked toward. The reigning ONE flyweight MMA world champion makes his first world title ...