UFC Live 5 Preview: The Prelims Those who desire variety need look no further than the preliminary lineup at UFC Live 5 on Sunday at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. It features a onetime WEC champion, a former WEC title contender, two finalists from “The...

10 August Tussles Worth Watching Business picks up in the mixed martial arts world during the month of August, as Rashad Evans meets fellow former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz in a UFC 133 rematch and longtime middleweight king...

Hioki Debuts Against Roop at UFC 137 Former Sengoku featherweight champion Hatsu Hioki will make his Octagon debut against George Roop at UFC 137, the promotion announced Saturday.

UFC Lands Japanese Star Hioki Reigning Sengoku Raiden Championship featherweight titleholder and Shooto lightweight champion Hatsu Hioki has signed with the UFC

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Jeremy Spoon On May 3, 1999, the clear humid skies over Chickasha, Okla., turned green as it became evident that a widespread severe weather system of...

UFC 131 Preview: The Main Card Brock Lesnar’s departure from UFC 131 due to health problems left the door open for heavy-handed Shane Carwin to step in against Junior dos...

Hioki Vacates Shooto Title, Eyes Move to ‘New Stage’ Hatsu Hioki is Shooto 143-pound world champion no more.

Chicago Hope ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- When Clay Guida first witnessed the Anthony Pettis “Kick Heard ’round the World,” he immediately sent out a text...

Pictures: Shooto Tradition 2011 At Shooto Tradition 2011, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue topped Taiki Tsuchiya, while veterans Junji Ikoma and Koetsu Okazaki became Shooto world...

Hioki, ‘Lion’ Stop Foes; Okazaki, Ikoma Become Shooto World Champs TOKYO -- Former Shooto 143-pound world champion "Lion" Takeshi Inoue smashed Pacific Rim 143-pound king Taiki Tsuchiya Friday in the main event of...