Rizin Unveils 16-Man Bantamweight Tournament; Opening Rounds on May 23, 30 The long-rumored Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight tournament now has all 16 of its participants lined up.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Jake Shields Turns 38 One of the greatest welterweights of all-time, the former Strikeforce, Shooto and EliteXC champion will celebrate his 38th birthday on Jan. 9.

Pictures: Deep ‘54 Impact’ Sherdog.com’s Taro Irei photographed Deep “54 Impact” at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, where Takafumi Otsuka claimed the promotion’s vacant bantamweight title. UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan and Deep light...

Otsuka Crowned; Chonan, Nakanishi Score KOs at Deep ‘54 Impact’ TOKYO -- In his return to the Deep ring for the promotion’s “54 Impact” card, Dream veteran and former Deep featherweight kingpin Takafumi Otsuka fought tooth-and-nail with...

Chonan, Title Fighters Hit Marks for Friday’s Deep ‘54 Impact’ UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan tipped the scales at exactly 170 pounds Thursday ahead of his welterweight bout with Shigetoshi Iwase (169.7) at...

Pictures: Deep '52 Impact' Kazuhisa Tazawa became Deep's second Megaton champion at "52 Impact" on Feb. 25. Sherdog.com's Taro Irei captured the action inside Tokyo's...

Tazawa is Megaton King, 'Iron' Upsets Imanari at Deep '52 Impact' TOKYO -- Deep's Megaton heavyweight division is oft-mocked, but Friday at Korakuen Hall, Kazuhisa Tazawa was undeterred, as he submitted Yuji Sakuragi to become the second Megaton champion in the headliner of Deep's...

Koyama is P-Rim Ace; Tsuchiya, Ueda Win at 'Shootor's Legacy' TOKYO -- Yoshihiro Koyama took the vacant Shooto Pacific Rim 154-pound title Monday night at Korakuen Hall. He took it early, in more ways than one.

Shooto ‘Shootor’s Legacy 1’ Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur will report from the legendary Korakuen Hall in Tokyo at 3:30 a.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Shooto “Shootor's Legacy 1,” which is headlined by a 154-pound title bout pitting Shinji Sasaki against...

Tsuchiya Defends Pacific Rim Title; Yamaguchi, Urushitani Notch Wins TOKYO – Rumina Sato’s top pupil, Taiki Tsuchiya, successfully defended his Shooto 143-pound Pacific Rim championship for the first time against Australian-based Brazilian Gustavo Falciroli in the main event of Friday's...