Inside Shooto’s Scandal, Legacy and Future Since its inception in 1985, Shooto has provided a comprehensive and sporting account of mixed martial arts. However, that reputation and legacy...

Fujiwara to Defend Bantamweight Strap Against Shimizu at ZST 27 Keisuke Fujiwara | Daniel Herbertson/Sherdog.com Zst bantamweight champion Keisuke Fujiwara will put his belt on the line for the...

Hio-king: Hioki Takes Sandro's SRC Crown at 'Soul of Fight' TOKYO -- In a career-defining fight, Hatsu Hioki put on a 25-minute virtuoso performance against heavy-hitting Brazilian Marlon Sandro to take...

SRC 'Soul of Fight' Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur reports from the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo with play-by-play and live results of Sengoku “Soul of Fight,” which is headlined by a featherweight title bout pitting Marlon Sandro against...

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"...

Kobayashi Stops Oumakhanov at Pancrase 'Passion Tour 10' TOKYO -- Artur Oumakhanov was given an inhospitable return to MMA Wednsday evening at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, as lightweight Isao Kobayashi...

Izumi Bests Zikic, Cobb Decisions Yokota at SRC 15 TOKYO -- Hiroshi Izumi, a 2004 Olympic silver medalist in judo, defeated former Cage Rage light heavyweight champion James Zikic by split...

The House that Hidehiko Yoshida Built TOKYO -- The image of the North American mixed martial arts gym is the strip-mall storefront, outfitted with strength and cardio equipment,...

Gomi Visits American Kickboxing Academy Takanori Gomi joined training practice with the fight team at American Kickboxing Academy on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif., Sherdog.com has learned.

Okazaki Crowned Shooto Pac Rim Champ TOKYO -- Koetsu Okazaki blasted Hiromasa Ogikubo to win Shooto's vacant 132-pound Pacific Rim championship in the main event of Sunday's Shooto...