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...

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"...

Matsumoto Stops Maruyama, Otsuka Dominates Hori at Deep 51 TOKYO -- Just across the street from the Ariake Coliseum, where the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final was taking place, Deep hosted their final card of the calendar year with...

Pictures: Zst 26 '8th Anniversary' Zst on Tuesday held both its “Eighth Anniversary” and “Swat! 39” events at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo. Taro Irei was ringside to...

First Flyweight King, Tag Team Craziness at Zst's Eighth Anniversary TOKYO -- Eight years to the day of its first card, Zst returned to Differ Ariake in Tokyo to crown its first flyweight champion and to stage...

Ribeiro-Wilcox to Headline Strikeforce Challengers 12 Strikeforce officials on Monday announced that a lightweight bout pitting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro against Justin Wilcox will headline...

Dream 16: What to Watch For For the second time this year, a Dream event will go head-to-head with a UFC show. Consider it a technicality. Due to the time difference, Dream...

Pictures: Dream 15 Shinya Aoki got back to his winning ways with an impressive first-round submission of Tatsuya Kawajiri. Taro Irei was ringside at the Saitama...

Aoki Submits Kawajiri at Dream 15 Shinya Aoki submitted Japanese rival Tatsuya Kawajiri with a first-round Achilles lock, as he defended his Dream lightweight championship in the...

Aoki Distracted, O'Brien Misses Weigh-ins for Dream 15 TOKYO -- Heavy is the head that wears the crown, and Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki is no exception to the rule.