Zuffa Boxing is the boxing promotion formed by UFC parent TKO and the Saudi company Sela. How it differs from the WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO system, its own world titles and eight divisions, rankings, and how to watch it in Japan on U-NEXT, checked against official sources on 24 September 2026.
(As of 24 September 2026) Two Japanese boxers have world title fights booked for October to December 2026. Tomoki Kameda challenges WBA featherweight champion Brandon Figueroa in Las Vegas on 18 October JST, live on DAZN, and Miyo Yoshida challenges WBC women's super bantamweight champion Skye Nicolson in Arlington, Texas, on 9 November JST. This page also lists four overseas world title fights scheduled to stream in Japan on DAZN, with Japan times, venues and titles.
The main officially announced October 2026 combat-sports events for Japan, in JST: RIZIN in Nagasaki (3 Oct), UFC 332 (4 Oct), two UFC Fight Nights (11 and 18 Oct), ONE SAMURAI 4 and RISE 202 (17 Oct), Kameda's world title fight (18 Oct), UFC 333 (25 Oct) and Krush.193 (31 Oct), with venues and how to watch.
UFC 332 is on Saturday 3 October 2026 at the Delta Center, Salt Lake City — Sunday 4 October in Japan, with the main card at 09:00 JST. Natalia Silva meets Wang Cong for the vacant women's flyweight title. All 13 announced bouts, start times and how to watch.
RIZIN LANDMARK 16 in NAGASAKI runs on Saturday 3 October 2026 at Nagasaki Stadium City HAPPINESS ARENA, with doors at 12:00 and the first bout at 14:00 JST (both scheduled). Ten main-card bouts and four opening fights are announced; no PPV or broadcast has been announced as of 18 September 2026.
KNOCK OUT.68 (5 Sept 2026, Yokohama Budokan) results. Ryusei beat Gaeo Ganwan by decision (4-0) to win the vacant KNOCK OUT-RED super-featherweight title. Full card, results and how to watch.
DEEP 133 IMPACT (13 Sept 2026, Korakuen Hall) results. Taisei stopped Shoma Sivisai by first-round TKO to defend the Megaton title. Full 11-bout card, results and how to watch.
No Japanese fighter has ever won a UFC title. The closest is flyweight No. 4 Tatsuro Taira. Here are the three ranked Japanese fighters, the three title challenges Japan has lost, and why the run keeps stopping at No. 3.
At UFC Shanghai on 29 August 2026, Kai Asakura knocked out Aoriqileng in round two and Rei Tsuruya submitted Kevin Borjas in round one. Two wins on one night — and they mean different things.
RIZIN PPV in Japan sells on four platforms — RIZIN 100 CLUB, RIZIN LIVE, ABEMA and SKY PerfecTV! — with the price set per event. No PPV has been announced for LANDMARK 16 (3 October, Nagasaki) as of 18 September 2026. Includes the Super RIZIN.5 prices and why buying in the ABEMA app costs ¥600-800 more than the browser.
RIZIN's general sale is the last step, not the first: for Nagasaki the promoter ran seven earlier rounds before it. Everything is a smartphone e-ticket — there is no convenience-store collection — and once you have paid, the only refund is a promoter cancellation.
44 Japanese fighters compete across MMA, kickboxing, and boxing in our verified database — 34 hold or have held a title, for a combined record of 850-223-14 as of August 21, 2026.
UFC 331 result: Joshua Van beat Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 50-45) to defend the flyweight title a second time, and Arman Tsarukyan stopped Mauricio Ruffy with elbows in round one. Full results from all 12 bouts.
(As of 23 September 2026) The next UFC numbered card is UFC 332 on Saturday 3 October (Sunday 4 October in Japan) at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, headlined by Natália Silva vs Wang Cong for the women's flyweight title, main card 09:00 JST. At UFC 331, Joshua Van beat Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision to keep his belt. This hub keeps every remaining 2026 event UFC has announced — dates, venues, cards and Japan start times — on one page.
In Japan the answer is U-NEXT: UFC named it as its Japanese distribution partner through 2031, and every numbered event and Fight Night streams there live. The Paramount+ switch is a United States story and does not cover Japan — and because US cards run on US time, most main cards land on Sunday morning JST.
The WBC bantamweight rematch between champion Takuma Inoue and Tenshin Nasukawa is set for Sunday, September 27, 2026 at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO, streaming exclusively live on Prime Video. Here is what is confirmed — and what is not.
11-4 (5 KO) cruiserweight kickboxer and former back-to-back JFKO karate champion, fresh off a July 2026 decision win — record and fight history as of July 2026.
4-3 Shooto women's super atomweight champion who defended her title for the first time in July 2026 after a two-year layoff — record, title history and fight-by-fight results as of July 2026.
11-2 Shooto middleweight and the promotion's new world champion after a July 2026 TKO win — record, title history and fight-by-fight results as of July 2026.
Results from PFL Austin: Eblen vs. Kasanganay 2 at Moody Center, Austin (2026/7/19 JST, local date July 18). Johnny Eblen TKO'd Impa Kasanganay in round three to win the interim PFL Middleweight World Championship. Full card with every winner and finish.
