Road to the UFC Flyweight Championship They have waited their turn with persistent patience, many of them plying their trade for regional circuit pennies as they sought an opportunity no one seemed convinced would ever come their way. In a matter of days, the...

Pictures: Shooto ‘The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final’ Japan’s Shooto organization crowned its 10th set of rookie champions Dec. 18 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Taro Irei was on the scene to...

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...

Shooto Sets 9-Bout Lineup for 2011 Rookie Tournament Final Former rookie champions and unbeaten hopefuls line the nine-fight bill for Shooto’s 2011 Rookie Tournament Final released Tuesday by the...

Pictures: Grabaka Live ‘1st Cage Attack’ Grabaka, the team of many of Japan’s top fighters, promoted its first event Oct. 15 at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo. Big show veterans Sanae Kikuta, Dokonjonosuke Mishima and...

Kikuta Leads Charge, Sasaki Steals Show at Grabaka Live 1 TOKYO -- It was a good night for Grabaka leader Sanae Kikuta, who in the main event of the gym's inaugural MMA event “First Cage Attack” at...

‘M16’ Gets Opponent, Mishima Returns for Oct. 15 Grabaka Card After 15 months away from competition, former Shooto world 115-pound champion Rambaa “M16” Somdet will return in October against Ryota Uozumi at the Grabaka-produced...

Hironaka Nets Title, Urushitani Retains at ‘Shootor’s Legacy 3’ TOKYO -- UFC veteran and Cage Force lightweight champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka captured yet another title Monday evening, this time claiming the vacant Shooto world 154-pound title by dominating...

Shooto Rookie Champs Kato, ‘Rambo’ Assigned to Sept. 4 Card Two of Shooto’s 2010 rookie tournament champions could move closer to the Class-A ranks in September at Border 8 “Roaring Thunder.”

Togashi and Delameau Dominate at Shooto Gig Tokyo 6 TOKYO -- A tactics-minded Kenichiro Togashi dominated Shin Kochiwa on the feet for the full 15 minutes of Shooto Gig Tokyo 6's main event, Saturday...