Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Cleared, Satoshi Ishii Doesn’t Weigh in for Inoki Genome Fight 2 Headliner Inoki Genome Federation, the combat sports promotion owned by Japanese professional wrestling legend Antonio Inoki, held weigh-ins on Friday for its...

Satoshi Ishii Outpoints Phil De Fries, Extends Winning Streak at Inoki Genome Fight 1 Satoshi Ishii extended his win streak to eight with a unanimous decision win over Philip De Fries at Inoki Genome Fight 1 on Saturday at...

Pictures: Pancrase 257 Lightweight King of Pancrase Isao Kobayashi violently halted the winning streak of Kuniyoshi Hironaka at Pancrase 257 in Yokohama, Japan.

MMA At 20: Japan’s Splintered Origins When it comes to reviewing the last 20 years of history on the Japanese MMA scene, there is one name predominantly involved from start to...

Kyoji Horiguchi Struggles Against Shintaro Ishiwatari at Vale Tudo Japan 2nd TOKYO -- Once again proving the merit of five round fights, highly coveted Shooto prospect Kyoji Horiguchi was on the losing end of his 135-pound affair with Shintaro Ishiwatari until pulling off a resounding...

Sunabe Defends Flyweight Throne, Takahashi Tops Faaloloto at Pancrase ‘Progress Tour 12’ TOKYO -- Mitsuhisa Sunabe came out on top Saturday night in a battle of speed versus power, using quick punches and takedowns to thwart heavy-handed Masakazu Utsugi in the main event of...

Pictures: Grabaka Live 2 Former Shooto champ Rambaa Somdet and Pancrase veteran Kei Yamamiya picked up wins Oct. 27 in Tokyo at Grabaka Live 2.

Pictures: CFX 33 ‘Minnesota vs. Japan’ UFC vet Yoshiyuki Yoshida and Shooto titlist Yoshihiro Koyama represented Japan against Minnesota at CFX 33 in Minneapolis.

Shooto Adds Hironaka, Okazaki Title Defenses, ‘K-Taro’ Nakamura to May 18 Card After months of inactivity, Shooto world champions Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Koetsu Okazaki will look to defend their respective titles for the...

Road to the UFC Flyweight Championship They have waited their turn with persistent patience, many of them plying their trade for regional circuit pennies as they sought an opportunity no one seemed convinced would ever come their way. In a matter of days, the...