Pancrase: Kawamura Crowned Again, Shimizu Retains Title on Draw TOKYO -- Ryo Kawamura, once the light heavyweight King of Pancrase, captured Pancrase gold again on Saturday by knocking out Ikkei Nagamura in...

Fedor Crushes Ishii; Aoki, Takaya Retain Titles in Dream SAITAMA, Japan -- After earning a gold medal in judo at the 2008 Beijing Games, Satoshi Ishii boldly claimed that he would like to face then-heavyweight MMA ruler...

Dream ‘Genki Desu Ka’ Weigh-ins: After Retries, All Fighters Cleared TOKYO -- All 18 participants in the MMA portion of Saturday’s Dream “Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011” made weight on Friday, though not...

Sherdog’s Top 10: MMA’s Most Dangerous Weapons Ask most any mixed martial artist these days about his greatest strength and you are likely to get a stock answer regarding a “well-rounded”...

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...

Strikeforce ‘Melendez vs. Masvidal’ Preview: The Main Card Much of the uncertainty that was surrounding the future of Strikeforce was put to rest in the days leading up to UFC 140, when Ultimate Fighting...

Aoki-Kitaoka Official for Dream ‘Fight for Japan’ on NYE Dream officials Friday announced that a rumored lightweight title confrontation between company kingpin Shinya Aoki and former Sengoku champion...

‘Star Wars’ Heiress Rolls at Deep ‘Cage Impact’ TOKYO -- Former Deep lightweight champion Katsunori Kikuno broke down Korean import Kwang Hee Lee, while another former Deep lightweight ace, Kazunori Yokota, took out veteran Katsuya Toida in...

Not From a Galaxy Far, Far Away TOKYO -- On only her second day in Japan, Amanda Lucas -- daughter of “Star Wars” creator George Lucas -- is scheduled to do a photo shoot to endorse a clothing brand dubbed Helmet, worn recently by Japanese fighting standouts...