Dream ‘Genki Desu Ka’ Weigh-ins: After Retries, All Fighters Cleared TOKYO -- All 18 participants in the MMA portion of Saturday’s Dream “Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011” made weight on Friday, though not...

‘Bones’ in 2011 and MMA’s All-Time Greatest Years When an unconscious Lyoto Machida dropped to the canvas at UFC 140 on Dec. 10 in Toronto, it marked the end of a spectacular year for UFC light heavyweight champion...

Sherdog.com’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10 Recently, MMA's pound-for-pound universe has been defined by the presence of “the big two,” in the form of Anderson Silva and Georges St....

Shooto Crowns 2011 Rookie Tournament Champions in Tokyo TOKYO -- Continuing the tradition that spawned promotional greats such as Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Takeya Mizugaki, Shooto crowned its 10th batch of rookie champions with Sunday’s...

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

Melendez: Elbows Always in My Arsenal When Gilbert Melendez used elbows on the ground to finish Tatsuya Kawajiri in April, it was like a breath of fresh air for the Strikeforce...

Strikeforce’s Big Fish Gilbert Melendez sure sounds like a short-timer, despite his multi-fight contract with Strikeforce.

Sherdog.com's Pound-for-Pound Top 10 On Oct. 8, Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo each affirmed their places among MMA’s finest, though in decidedly different fashions. For Edgar, it...

Sherdog.com's Pound-for-Pound Top 10 MMA's busy final months have gotten off to a roaring start, marked by standout performances by defending UFC champions Jon Jones and Dominick Cruz....

Pictures: Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 10’ Sherdog.com’s Taro Irei was ringside at Differ Ariake in Tokyo on Oct. 2, when welterweight King of Pancrase Takenori Sato kept his title in a three-round draw with Eiji Ishikawa in the main event of...