May 30, 2025 | The storm hits Japan. WOVA Fight Night: Ikari – named for the Japanese word for rage – brings controlled fury to Tokyo's Shinjuku Indoor Arena. Ten matchups. No showboating. Just pure, unfiltered aggression inside the cage. From thunderous heavyweights to precision-striking technicians, this card is all about violent expression and brutal results. WOVA goes East, but nothing gets lost in translation — it’s still violence, front and center.
Main Event: Avi Blum vs. Jayce Grimes | Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) Blum is a wrecking ball in human form — pressure, elbows, and bad intentions every second he’s in the cage. Grimes plays it smarter, using angles and patience to chip away and set traps. One man fights like a riot, the other like a sniper. Something’s snapping under the bright lights in Tokyo.
Co-Main Event: Philip Maxwell vs. Aron Pham | Welterweight (170 lbs) Maxwell fights like he’s pissed off at the world — fast hands, tight combos, and endless pace. Pham is more measured, but every shot has bad intentions. Expect a momentum war and maybe a late finish.
Featured Fights:
Rodger McGregor vs. Lee Ewing | Featherweight (145 lbs): McGregor brings crisp boxing and pressure. Ewing is slicker than oil on tile and thrives in transitions. Pure technique clash.
Neil Stephenson vs. David Jimenez | Middleweight (185 lbs): Stephenson wants a war. Jimenez wants a dissection. This is a test of chin, skill, and who folds first.
Crystal Cage vs. Zumbi dosPalmares | Middleweight (185 lbs): Cage has creativity. Zumbi has killer instinct. A wild scrap is inevitable when these styles meet.
Ze Pequeno vs. Dario Cauna | Heavyweight (265 lbs): Pequeno throws heat with no brakes. Cauna absorbs hell and sends it back twice as hard. One of these giants is going night-night.
Quintin Bean vs. Rock Hot | Light Heavyweight (205 lbs): Hot is unpredictable chaos. Bean is cold, calculated force. This one might be wild — or violently sudden.
John De Oliveira vs. Kaleb Neal | Bantamweight (135 lbs): De Oliveira is tactical, tight, and nasty in the clinch. Neal brings a brawler’s energy and a chin made of granite. War of attrition incoming.
Alec Birner vs. Elliot Shubz | Heavyweight (265 lbs): Two big boys who hate the judges. Birner brings smothering wrestling, Shubz brings nuclear hands. First mistake = lights out.
Reilly Villegas vs. Mark Spiranov | Heavyweight (265 lbs): Both fighters want respect. Both throw like it’s owed to them. A heavyweight showdown that could easily end in under a minute.
WOVA Fight Night: Ikari is powered by Warpath Wear, forged for the fiercest, and HARDTACK, fuel for those who never quit. With Bleeding Funds Bookmakers backing the odds, this card is guaranteed to erupt.
In Tokyo, it’s not about honor — it’s about impact.
