Pictures: Shooto ‘Survivor Tournament Final’ Shooto Pacific Rim 143-pound tournament finalists Guy Delumeau and Wataru Miki faced off Sunday in the main event of Shooto’s “Survivor...

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...

10 December Tussles Worth Watching It has been a great year for independent MMA so far. From Ian McCall’s battle with Jussier da Silva in California and the $270,000 tournament final between Marcos Oliveira and...

Campuzano out of McCall Bout; Tachi in Talks with Ex-Shooto Champs Will Campuzano has been forced to withdraw from his flyweight title bout against Ian McCall at Tachi Palace Fights 11 due to a rib injury.

10 November Tussles Worth Watching The stars will come out in November. Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis, Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez, former flyweight king Shinichi Kojima and the...

‘Shooto the Shoot 2011’ Gets 115-Pound Title Bout, Kojima-Shimizu Newly minted Shooto 115-pound world champion Junji Ikoma will attempt to defend his belt for the first time against top contender Mikihito...

Shooto Gig Tokyo 7: Kojima Returns Victorious, Tamura Stops Toida TOKYO -- After nearly two years away from the ring, former Shooto 123-pound world champion Shinichi “BJ” Kojima returned Saturday to take a hard-fought split decision over Wajutsu Keishukai banger Masaaki...

10 August Tussles Worth Watching Business picks up in the mixed martial arts world during the month of August, as Rashad Evans meets fellow former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz in a UFC 133 rematch and longtime middleweight king...

Pictures: Shooto ‘Shooting Disco 15’ Akihiro Murayama took the Shooto Pacific-Rim 168-pound title from Yoichiro Sato at Shooting Disco 15 “Try Hard, Japan!” Taro Irei...

Former Flyweight Ruler Kojima to Return from 2-Year Absence Shinichi “BJ” Kojima, once the world’s top-ranked flyweight, is set to end a two-year layoff from the ring on Aug. 6.