Shooto Gig Tokyo 7: Kojima Returns Victorious, Tamura Stops Toida TOKYO -- After nearly two years away from the ring, former Shooto 123-pound world champion Shinichi “BJ” Kojima returned Saturday to take a hard-fought split decision over Wajutsu Keishukai banger Masaaki...

Shooto Rookie Kings Crowned; ‘Sarumaru’ Steals the Show TOKYO -- What do Shooto world champions Tatsuya Kawajiri, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue, Shinichi "B.J." Kojima, Yasuhiro Urushitani, Masakatsu Ueda, Hideki Kadowaki and Akitoshi Hokazono all have in common? What about UFC and WEC vets Takeya Mizugaki, Hiroyuki Takaya, Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura? Or Pride, Dream and Sengoku vets Mizuto Hirota, "Wicky"...

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings After 20 fights and seven and a half years, Fedor Emelianenko’s reign atop the heavyweight division is over.

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The flux in the heavyweight division continued to intensify on May 15 in St. Louis.

Inoue-Hioki Announced for May 30 Shooto For the third chapter in the "Way of Shooto" series, leading Shooto promoter Sustain is serving up three world title bouts.

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Urijah Faber and Mike Thomas Brown won their bouts, but that doesn't mean that 2010 hasn't already had some featherweight shake-up.

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings In a year during which the featherweight division has played a pivotal role, perhaps it is fitting that the division's hottest prospect will...

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings This update is exclusively on the slighter end of the scale. The marquee matchups of early October have come strictly at lightweight and below. Dream 11 on Oct. 6 saw Shinya Aoki finally capture Dream’s...

Bouts Added to Vale Tudo Japan 2009; Gomi to Fight Hervey Promotional group Sustain announced the addition of three bouts Tuesday to the Oct. 30 "Vale Tudo Japan 2009" card at JCB Hall.

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The landscape is changing in the heavyweight division, but flyweight standouts are holding firm for now.