Masa Fukui

Akiyama Stops Sakuraba Amidst Controversy, Sudo Retires OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 31 — Nearly 52,000 fans filled the Osaka Dome tonight to watch six hours of K-1 and mixed martial arts bouts during FEG’s all-important New Year’s Eve Dynamite!! card.

Yes, it’s true. After defeating Damacio Page (Pictures) (dubbed...

Misaki Speaks with Media Following Unlikely GP Win Moments after his unlikely PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix triumph, Kazuo Misaki (Pictures) addressed the media at the Yokohama Arena.

The 30-year-old "Grabaka Hitman" endured a submission loss to Brazilian powerhouse Paulo Filho (Pictures) before filling the vacancy left by...

PRIDE "Total Elimination Absolute" Pictures Team Sherdog made the trip to Osaka, Japan to document the first round of PRIDE's open-weight tournament.

This event featured several brutal...

PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Presser Photos One day before 14 fighters are set to step in the ring and kick off PRIDE's 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix, Dream Stage Entertainment held a press conference at the Mitsui Urban Hotel Osaka Bay Tower in Osaka, Japan.

Sherdog.com's Masa Fukui was on hand to document the presser,...

SHOOTO GIG Central 9 Pictures Sherdog.com was ringside at the Zepp Nagoya Arena in Nagoya, Japan to witness SHOOTO's GIG Central 9 event.

GIG Central 9 was headlined by California's Bao Quach (Pictures) versus Hatsu Hioki (...

Hioki and Quach Battle to a Draw in SHOOTO NAGOYA, Feb. 25 — On the day when a lot of big dudes were going crazy on the eastside of Japan, little guys battled in the central part of the...

"GCM MARS" Announces Three Bouts TOKYO, Jan. 11 — The new GCM "MARS" organization announced three bouts on Wednesday that will help make up its promotional debut at the...

Tears From his Heart: "Kid Celebrates HERO's Win OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 31 — Ladies and gentlemen, what a night we had, watching a great show here in the Osaka Dome called K-1 “Dynamite.”...

Red Herring: American has Tough Night in Osaka OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 31 — That was such a bummer, the Yoshihiro Nakao (Pictures)-Heath Herring (Pictures) fight.

I was expecting a good...

Who’s the Real HERO for Ya? Mr. Ham and Mr. Schults, thank you very much for your kind letters about my prediction on the PRIDE GP. Yeah, I almost had a perfect déjà vu...