Pictures: Shooto ‘The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final’ Japan’s Shooto organization crowned its 10th set of rookie champions Dec. 18 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Taro Irei was on the scene to...

Shooto Crowns 2011 Rookie Tournament Champions in Tokyo TOKYO -- Continuing the tradition that spawned promotional greats such as Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Takeya Mizugaki, Shooto crowned its 10th batch of rookie champions with Sunday’s...

UFC Adds Flyweight Class; 4-Man Title Tourney Begins March 3 Flyweights are officially coming to the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3.

Sunabe, Ishiwatari Crowned at Pancrase Impressive Tour Final In the fight of the night at Pancrase Impressive Tour Final at Differ Ariake, former and first 125-pound King of Pancrase Mitsuhisa Sunabe...

Shooto Sets 9-Bout Lineup for 2011 Rookie Tournament Final Former rookie champions and unbeaten hopefuls line the nine-fight bill for Shooto’s 2011 Rookie Tournament Final released Tuesday by the...

Choi Upsets Obiya, Chonan Victorious at Evening ‘Cage Impact’ TOKYO -- In the second half of Deep's Cage Impact 2011 doubleheader at Differ Ariake on Saturday evening, South Korea’s Doo Ho Choi stole the show by demolishing former Deep lightweight champion...

Pictures: Grabaka Live ‘1st Cage Attack’ Grabaka, the team of many of Japan’s top fighters, promoted its first event Oct. 15 at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo. Big show veterans Sanae Kikuta, Dokonjonosuke Mishima and...

Kikuta Leads Charge, Sasaki Steals Show at Grabaka Live 1 TOKYO -- It was a good night for Grabaka leader Sanae Kikuta, who in the main event of the gym's inaugural MMA event “First Cage Attack” at...

Pictures: Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 10’ Sherdog.com’s Taro Irei was ringside at Differ Ariake in Tokyo on Oct. 2, when welterweight King of Pancrase Takenori Sato kept his title in a three-round draw with Eiji Ishikawa in the main event of...

King Sato Draws, Shores Scores KO at Pancrase ‘Impressive 10’ TOKYO -- Takenori Sato narrowly kept his welterweight King of Pancrase title in a contentious split draw with challenger Eiji Ishikawa in the main event of...