Hirota Takes Kikuno’s Crown; Matsumoto Retires at Deep 55 TOKYO -- Mizuto Hirota is back.

In his first bout since suffering a gruesome arm break at the hands of Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki 20 months ago in 2009's K-1 Dynamite, the former Sengoku Raiden Championship and Cage Force lightweight champion rebounded with a...

Pictures: Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 8’ Kazuki Tokudome and Isao Kobayashi advanced in Pancrase’s 2011 lightweight tournament at “Impressive Tour 8,” while Mitsuhisa Sunabe and Hiroyuki...

120-, 155-Pounders Advance at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 8’ TOKYO -- Kazuki Tokudome battered a tenacious Kota Okazawa in the main event of Sunday evening’s Pancrase “Impressive Tour 8” at Differ...

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...

Weekend Rundown: Fujiwara Retains Zst Bantamweight Title Bantamweight champion Keisuke Fujiwara retained his title with a fifth-round submission victory over Toshihiro Shimizu in the Zst 27 main event...

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...

Izumi Bests Zikic, Cobb Decisions Yokota at SRC 15 TOKYO -- Hiroshi Izumi, a 2004 Olympic silver medalist in judo, defeated former Cage Rage light heavyweight champion James Zikic by split...

Kitaoka Taps Hironaka, Retires From Pancrase TOKYO -- Former Sengoku lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka bested current Cage Force lightweight ace Kuniyoshi Hironaka on Sunday’s Pancrase...

Sengoku 'Tenth Battle' Play-by-Play & Results Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur reported from the Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo with live play-by-play and results of Sengoku "Tenth Battle."

Izumi’s Debut Spoiled; Hornbuckle Finishes Thompson at Sengoku 10 SAITAMA, Japan -- Olympic judo silver medalist Hiroshi Izumi went out on his shield in his MMA debut Wednesday against Antz Nansen in the main...