Featherweights Kanehara, Soto Set for Nov. 19 Bout in California Onetime Sengoku featherweight titleholder Masanori Kanehara and unbeaten prospect Alex Soto are set to meet in the cage of California’s Xplode...

10 October Tussles Worth Watching As 2011, heads into its home stretch, fighters are trying to position themselves for a shot at the major leagues, and the Joe Silvas, Sean...

Chonan, Kikuno Among Additions to October Deep Cage Doubleheader Long-running Japanese indy promotion Deep will once more abandon its ring on Oct. 29 to stage “Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo,” a day-night...

Dream Reveals Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal Pairings Having conquered Dream’s all-Japan bantamweight tournament in July, Hideo Tokoro will begin his quest for the promotion’s vacant 134-pound title in September when he meets WEC veteran Antonio Banuelos at...

Shoe Fits: 'Cinderella Boy' Tokoro Takes Dream's Japan GP TOKYO -- Former temp worker-turned-kakutogi star Hideo Tokoro edged former Deep champion Masakazu Imanari in a close 15-minute contest to take first place in Dream's...

Maximo Blanco: Made in Japan TOKYO -- For those that follow international mixed martial arts, Maximo Blanco’s name has become synonymous with violence.

11 Fights Signed for UFC 133 ‘Evans vs. Davis’ Once-beaten Canadian prospect Rory MacDonald (Pictured; file photo) will meet Mike Pyle in a featured welterweight matchup at UFC 133 “Evans vs....

Ex-Sengoku Champ Kanehara Headed to Russia for July 7 Title Bout Onetime Sengoku featherweight titleholder Masanori Kanehara will make a rare foray onto hostile territory next month when he travels to Moscow for a showdown with unbeaten up-and-comer...

Pictures: Dream ‘Fight for Japan’ Dream lightweight champ Shinya Aoki topped UFC vet Rich Clementi, while Masakazu Imanari and Hideo Tokoro advanced to the finals of Dream’s 2011 Japan bantamweight grand prix at Sunday’s...

Aoki Subs Clementi; Imanari, Tokoro Advance in Dream 135-Pound GP SAITAMA, Japan -- Shinya Aoki's late replacement opponent in Rich Clementi proved somewhat difficult to put away, but the Tobikan Judan no less punished him mercilessly throughout both rounds before the inevitable finish in the main event of...