Delumeau, Miki Draw in Shooto Title Fight; Ueda Departs on Win TOKYO -- Shooto Pacific Rim 143-pound tournament finalists Guy Delumeau and Wataru Miki capped an outstanding night of fights on Sunday in the main event of...

Fixed Sights Stature means as much, if not more, to Jorge Masvidal than championship gold.

Yamagami Crowned Quick, Icon Sato Falls Again at ‘Shoot the Shooto’ TOKYO -- It took all of 41 seconds for Mikihito Yamagami to blitz Junji Ikoma and wrest from him the Shooto 115-pound world championship in the main event of...

10 September Tussles Worth Watching The memorable mixed martial arts action of August bleeds into September, with high-profile title bouts and long-awaited rematches. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his crown in the signature fight of the month, while, on the other side of the Pacific,...

120-, 155-Pounders Advance at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 8’ TOKYO -- Kazuki Tokudome battered a tenacious Kota Okazawa in the main event of Sunday evening’s Pancrase “Impressive Tour 8” at Differ...

Hironaka Nets Title, Urushitani Retains at ‘Shootor’s Legacy 3’ TOKYO -- UFC veteran and Cage Force lightweight champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka captured yet another title Monday evening, this time claiming the vacant Shooto world 154-pound title by dominating...

Pictures: Deep ‘54 Impact’ Sherdog.com’s Taro Irei photographed Deep “54 Impact” at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, where Takafumi Otsuka claimed the promotion’s vacant bantamweight title. UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan and Deep light...

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...

The Afro Cometh -- Again YOKOHAMA, Japan -- There is perhaps no more iconic a symbol of Shooto than Mamoru Yamaguchi and his afro, every bit as puffy as Shooto’s gloves.

Sato-Ueda Drafted to ‘Shootor’s Legacy 3’ in July Shooto mainstay Rumina Sato and former 132-pound world champion Masakatsu Ueda will do battle at “Shootor’s Legacy 3” on July 18.