UFC Vet Nelson, Kume Set for Lightweight Bout at Feb. 12 Shooto Seven months after a tentative matchup with Dream champ Shinya Aoki fell by the wayside, former UFC lightweight Shane Nelson has a new date and...

Pictures: Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 9’ Taro Irei was ringside at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo to photograph Pancrase “Impressive Tour 9” for Sherdog.com. Pride veteran Shungo Oyama...

Pancrase: Nakayama Nets Interim 145 Title, Nakai Draws West TOKYO -- Shooto and King of the Cage veteran Takumi Nakayama trumped Tomonari Kanomata on the judges’ scorecards to claim the title of interim featherweight King of Pancrase in the main event of...

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...

Weekend Rundown: Ellenberger, Wagner Dominate at Victory FC 35 Unbeaten lightweight Joe Ellenberger returned to the cage of Victory Fighting Championship Saturday, exactly 53 weeks after his last appearance...

Weekend Rundown: Prater, Spratt Extend Legacies in Houston Carlo Prater kept his mid-career resurgence rolling Friday night with a second-round submission victory over “The Ultimate Fighter” alumnus Cameron Dollar at...

The Afro Cometh -- Again YOKOHAMA, Japan -- There is perhaps no more iconic a symbol of Shooto than Mamoru Yamaguchi and his afro, every bit as puffy as Shooto’s gloves.

Oishi Crowned, Inoue Retains at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 4’ TOKYO -- Opening Japan’s Golden Week Holiday Tuesday evening, Koji Oishi topped Daisuke “13” Hanazawa for the third time to become the new lightweight King of Pancrase in the main event of Pancrase...

Pancrase Kings Hit Marks; Kotani Overweight for LWGP All but one fighter successfully made weight on Monday ahead of Pancrase’s fourth “Impressive Tour” event, which goes down Tuesday at...

Sato Retains P-Rim Title in Contentious Draw at Shooting Disco 14 TOKYO -- Shooto 168-pound Pacific Rim champion Yoichiro Sato retained his title Saturday night at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Face, battling Akihiro Murayama to a highly contentious split draw in the main event of...