Satoru Kitaoka Tops Katsunori Kikuno, Daisuke Nakamura Captures LW Strap at Deep 58 Impact TOKYO -- “I entered this fight believing it was 'kill or be killed,'” said former Sengoku lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka after besting...

Pickett-Jabouin, Corassani-Ogle Set for UFC on Fuel TV 5 in England Promotion officials recently revealed that Englishman Brad Pickett will lock horns with Yves Jabouin at bantamweight and former “Ultimate...

Pictures: Shooto ‘5th Round’ On May 18 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, two Shooto world titles were up for grabs as Kuniyoshi Hironaka retained his 154-pound crown against Brazil's Giovani Diniz and Hiromasa Ogikubo upset...

Hironaka Rolls, Ogikubo Upsets Okazaki in Shooto World Title Doubleheader TOKYO -- Despite a less-than-stellar Friday night turnout at historic Korakuen Hall, Shooto 154-pound champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka crushed challenger Giovani Diniz to near-deafening applause in the main event of...

Nordic Warming Trend As the snow melts away, so does some of the long-standing resistance toward MMA. It's hard to identify an exact tipping point, but there is...

UFC on Fuel TV 2 Preview: The Main Card At long last, the UFC’s extended Spring Break is over. Be ready fight fans, because beginning with UFC on Fuel TV 2 “Gustafsson vs. Silva”...

Weekend Rundown: Flyweight Finishers Advance in Deep Title Tourney Jumping into the flyweight frenzy currently permeating mixed martial arts, Japanese promotion Deep on Sunday launched an eight-man tournament to...

Lightweight King Mizuto Hirota Defends Crown Against Seiichi Ikemoto at Deep 57 Deep lightweight champion Mizuto Hirota successfully defended his title against Dream veteran Seiichi Ikemoto in the main event of Deep 57...

Injured Akira Corassani Withdraws from UFC on Fuel 2 Bout with Jason Young Hard-hitting featherweight Akira Corassani has suffered an injury and will be unable to compete against Jason Young as originally expected at...

Rings Returns with March 9 Card Featuring K-1 Max Vet Taishin Kohiruimaki The Japanese promotion which launched the careers of such luminaries as Fedor Emelianenko, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Ricardo Arona has...