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Shirai Keeps Deep Crown, Upstart Choi Upsets Ishida at ‘56 Impact’ TOKYO -- It took three grueling rounds, but Yuya Shirai retained his Deep welterweight title in the main event of Deep “56 Impact” at Korakuen Hall on Friday evening with a unanimous verdict over...

Tony Loiseleur

Dec 16, 2011 ...

Bantamweight McDonald Gets Unbeaten Soto as UFC 139 Replacement Alex Soto will still fight on Nov. 19, only against a different opponent and on a significantly larger stage than originally anticipated.

Chris Nelson

Nov 09, 2011 ...

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...

Chris Nelson

Oct 23, 2011 ...

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...

SHERDOG

Jul 04, 2011

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...

Tony Loiseleur

Jun 24, 2011

Chonan, Title Fighters Hit Marks for Friday’s Deep ‘54 Impact’ UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan tipped the scales at exactly 170 pounds Thursday ahead of his welterweight bout with Shigetoshi Iwase (169.7) at...

Chris Nelson

Jun 23, 2011

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"...

Tony Loiseleur

Dec 18, 2010

Title Bouts Scheduled for Deep Come August, Deep will put two titles on the line, and welcome a former champion home. The Japanese promotion announced Tuesday that its Aug....

Jordan Breen

Jul 01, 2009

Tamura Outpoints Usui in Shooto TOKYO -- 2008 rookie MVP Issei Tamura took a hard-earned decision Sunday over Hayate Usui in the main event of Shooto Gig Tokyo 2

Tony Loiseleur

Apr 19, 2009

Mishima Stops Kitada at ‘Protect Impact’ TOKYO -- Deep featherweight champion Dokonjonosuke Mishima stopped Toshiaki Kitada by second-round technical knockout

Wesley Endow

Dec 22, 2008

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