Pictures: Shooto ‘1st Round 2013’ Rising star Yuta “Uruka” Sasaki claimed the Shooto Pacific Rim 132-pound title on Jan. 20 in Tokyo.

10 January Tussles Worth Watching The women grab the spotlight yet again, as Invicta Fighting Championships kicks off 2013 with its fourth event.

Ishiwatari Spoils Uno’s Return, Yamagami Retains 115-Pound Title at Shooto ‘10th Round’ TOKYO -- Mikihito Yamagami successfully passed his first test as Shooto 115-pound world champion Sunday night in Tokyo.

Pictures: Deep ‘59 Impact’ Yoshiro Maeda retained his bantamweight title, while ex-champ Masakazu Imanari picked up another submission win at Deep “59 Impact.”

Yoshiro Maeda Retains Bantamweight Title, Imanari Taps Oishi at Deep ‘59 Impact’ TOKYO -- WEC veteran Yoshiro Maeda tapped out Tatsumitsu Wada to retain the Deep bantamweight title in the main event of Deep “59 Impact”.

Former Sengoku Ace Masanori Kanehara Eyes UFC Deal with Easy Win at Deep Tokyo Impact 2012 TOKYO -- Despite a scary encounter with a kick below the belt early on, former Sengoku featherweight champion Masanori Kanehara needed only one round to dispatch of Guam's Tony Reyes in their bantamweight main event at...

10 July Tussles Worth Watching Invicta Fighting Championships will hold its second women’s-only event on July 28 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., with an Olympian as...

Pancrase Overturns Seiya Kawahara’s March 11 Knockout Victory, Rescinds Purse In a rare move, the executive committee of Japanese promotion Pancrase has overturned the result of a bout from the organization’s March 11...

Sato, Ishiwatari To Defend Crowns at 3/11 Pancrase Doubleheader Pancrase has improved its hand for the March 11 event on its 2012 Progress Tour, drawing a pair of kings.

Pictures: Pancrase ‘Progress Tour 1’ Ryo Kawamura and Kiyotaka Shimizu walked away from Tokyo’s Differ Ariake as Kings of Pancrase on Jan. 28.