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...

Chonan, Title Fighters Hit Marks for Friday’s Deep ‘54 Impact’ UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan tipped the scales at exactly 170 pounds Thursday ahead of his welterweight bout with Shigetoshi Iwase (169.7) at...

Deep Champ Matsumoto Faces ‘Lion Takeshi’ at ‘Fight for Japan’ Two-time Shooto titlist “Lion” Takeshi Inoue and Deep featherweight champion Koichiro Matsumoto will square off in a 143-pound affair at Dream...

Pictures: Deep '52 Impact' Kazuhisa Tazawa became Deep's second Megaton champion at "52 Impact" on Feb. 25. Sherdog.com's Taro Irei captured the action inside Tokyo's...

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...

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...

Referee Beaten Following MMA Bout A bizarre scene unfolded inside Tokyo’s Differ Ariake arena on Nov. 7 as Japanese promotion Grachan staged its fifth show. In the second...

10 February Tussles Worth Watching February will be a month of extremes as far as this list goes. The lightest and heaviest weight classes are featured almost exclusively, with no...

Title Bouts Scheduled for Deep Come August, Deep will put two titles on the line, and welcome a former champion home. The Japanese promotion announced Tuesday that its Aug....

‘Kid’ Returns, Hata Out at Dream 9 Dream parent company Fighting and Entertainment Group has announced the quarter-final pairings for its featherweight grand prix. Unfortunately for...