RINGS-Maelstrom 6 was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the RINGS. It took place on August 24, 1996.

  Willie Peeters vs.   Wataru Sakata

Wataru Sakata

is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 11-13-0 as of December 31, 2003.He started his career in Akira Maeda's Fighting Network RINGS in 1994 after being trained by Animal Hamaguchi. He made the transition to mixed martial arts in the late...

Peeters won by Submission (Neck Crank) at 18:31 of Round 1.

  Masayuki Naruse

Masayuki Naruse

is a Japanese professional wrestler and Professional mixed martial artist.-Career:Naruse debuted in Fighting Network RINGS in 1992 where he was displayed as a scrappy junior heavyweight willing to take on opponents twice his size. He and other RINGS wrestlers made the transition to mixed martial...

 vs.   Egan Inoue

Egan Inoue

Egan Inoue is an American multi-sport athlete. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist who has competed internationally in Jiu-Jitsu and also MMA. He is also a racquetball player who has won two world championships....

Naruse won by DQ at 11:51 of Round 1.
  Kiyoshi Tamura

Kiyoshi Tamura

is a Japanese middleweight professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.Once a student of legendary Pro Wrestler Akira Maeda, Tamura is known for his skill in catch wrestling as well as his ability to deliver exciting and realistic professional wrestling bouts....

 vs.   Maurice Smith
Tamura won by Submission (Armbar) at 10:58 of Round 1.

  Mitsuya Nagai vs.   Dick Vrij

Nagai won by Submission (Heel Hook) at 6:16 of Round 1.

  Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs.   Volk Han

Volk Han

Magomedkhan Amanulayevich Gamzatkhanov , better known by his alias Volk Han , is a Russian shoot wrestler and later a mixed martial artist renowned for his technical mastery of Sambo and submission victories in shoot wrestling and MMA. He was representing Russia in the Russian RINGS team with Fedor...

Han won by Submission (Armbar) at 13:52 of Round 1.

  Adilson Lima vs.   Mikhail Illoukhine

Mikhail Illoukhine

Mikhail Illoukhine is a Russian former mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division. Mikhail Illoukhine holds notable wins over Igor Vovchanchyn, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, Volk Han, Masayuki Naruse and Randy Couture...

Lima won by Submission (Armbar) at 24:52 of Round 1.
  Ricardo Morais

Ricardo Morais

Ricardo "The Mutant" Morais is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist, who competed in Pride Fighting Championships, Jungle Fight, and Rings - MMA...

 vs.   Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Morais won by KO (Punches) at 0:46 of Round 1.