Jason Nowe

PRIDE Ends Tumultuous Year with “Shockwave” Card TOKYO, Dec. 31 — To say that 2006 has been a tough year for the PRIDE Fighting Championships would be a major understatement.

There was Kazushi Sakuraba (...

Kim Takes MARS Lightweight Tournament TOKYO, Dec. 22 — Spreading beyond the borders of Japan seemed to be the mantra this year for the fight organizations in the Land of the Rising...

Yokota, Sakurai, Monteiro Victorious at DEEP TOKYO, Dec. 20 — Despite having to sit ringside with a shaved head after losing a bet to Akihiro Gono (Pictures) and Kazuo Misaki (...

Kondo Victorious, Kawamura Draws De Castro TOKYO, Dec. 10 — After a year of putting together some quality cards and crowning new champions, Pancrase’s final event of 2006 — Blow Tour 11 — started out with disaster, when just 36 seconds into the opening match between Pancrase veteran Miki Shida...

Schilt Takes K-1 GP Title For Second Time TOKYO, Dec. 2 — It’s that time of the year again, and I’m not talking about Christmas. Rather, early December has come to by...

Pang, Mitsuoka, Inoue Victorious at Cage Force TOKYO, Nov. 25 — The once horrendously named D.O.G. experienced a rebirth tonight at Differ Ariake, debuting as the morphed Cage Force.

Fortunately K-1 HERO’S personality and Wajyutsu Keishukai fighter Caol Uno...

Twist of Fate: Misaki, Gomi Victorious in Bushido YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov. 5 — Sometimes it can feel like fate has a funny sense of humor, but you can be sure that Paulo Filho (Pictures) isn’t...

Kawajiri, Aoki Victorious; "BJ" Claims Shooto 123-lb. Title TOKYO, Oct. 14 — With the fifth annual World Dental Symposium going on right next door, Shooto promoter Sustain really went all out this...

DEEP: Imanari Retains Title, Brazilians Victorious TOKYO, Oct. 10 — When thinking about mid-level mixed martial arts events here in the land of the rising sun, Shooto and Pancrase are usually the...

Akiyama and Calvancanti Take HERO’S Titles TOKYO, Oct. 9 — Both the HERO’S middleweight (154 lbs.) and light heavyweight (187 lbs.) titles were up for grabs Monday as K-1’s...