UPDATED Rizin 33 on NYE to Allow Full Capacity, Brings ‘Satoshi’ Souza vs. Yachi Title Fight The final Rizin Fighting Federation blockbuster show of the year may end up being composed solely of domestic fighters, with international...

Rizin Returns in August With Pair of Events in Yokohama, Featuring Bantamweight Title Fight After a bit of concern, Rizin Fighting Federation will be back in action in August.

Pictures: Pancrase 'Impressive Tour 5' Sherdog.com's Taro Irei was ringside on June 5 to photograph Pancrase "Impressive Tour 5" at Tokyo's Differ Ariake. Former Sengoku featherweight champ Masanori Kanehara scored a knockout, while Kiyotaka Shimizu...

Shimizu, Sato Defend; Kanehara KOs at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 5’ TOKYO -- Kiyotaka Shimizu trumped frequent rival Mitsuhisa Sunabe yet again by a narrow majority decision to defend his flyweight title on Sunday’s...

Pictures: Pancrase 'Impressive Tour 3' Mei Yamaguchi topped “Windy” Tomomi Sunaba in Pancrase’s first ever female main event on April 3. Taro Irei was on hand at Tokyo’s Differ Ariake to photograph “...

Pictures: Shooto ‘Shootor's Legacy 1’ Paul Benjamin was ringside at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo to photograph Shooto “Shootor's Legacy 1” for Sherdog.com.

Koyama is P-Rim Ace; Tsuchiya, Ueda Win at 'Shootor's Legacy' TOKYO -- Yoshihiro Koyama took the vacant Shooto Pacific Rim 154-pound title Monday night at Korakuen Hall. He took it early, in more ways than one.

Shooto ‘Shootor’s Legacy 1’ Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur will report from the legendary Korakuen Hall in Tokyo at 3:30 a.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Shooto “Shootor's Legacy 1,” which is headlined by a 154-pound title bout pitting Shinji Sasaki against...

All Fighters on Weight for 'Shootor's Legacy 1' All 24 participants made weight today ahead of “Shootor’s Legacy 1,” the first professional Shooto show of 2011, set to take place Monday at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

The event is headlined by the second meeting between...

Shooto Rookie Kings Crowned; ‘Sarumaru’ Steals the Show TOKYO -- What do Shooto world champions Tatsuya Kawajiri, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue, Shinichi "B.J." Kojima, Yasuhiro Urushitani, Masakatsu Ueda, Hideki Kadowaki and Akitoshi Hokazono all have in common? What about UFC and WEC vets Takeya Mizugaki, Hiroyuki Takaya, Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura? Or Pride, Dream and Sengoku vets Mizuto Hirota, "Wicky"...