'M-16' Somdet to Defend Shooto Title Against Ito in March TOKYO -- The strawweight division's affable-but-brutal ruler is back to defend his throne.

Shooto 115-pound world champion Rambaa "M-16" Somdet will make the second defense of his title against heavy-hitting dynamo Junji...

Koyama is P-Rim Ace; Tsuchiya, Ueda Win at 'Shootor's Legacy' TOKYO -- Yoshihiro Koyama took the vacant Shooto Pacific Rim 154-pound title Monday night at Korakuen Hall. He took it early, in more ways than one.

Shooto ‘Shootor’s Legacy 1’ Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur will report from the legendary Korakuen Hall in Tokyo at 3:30 a.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Shooto “Shootor's Legacy 1,” which is headlined by a 154-pound title bout pitting Shinji Sasaki against...

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"...

Pictures: Zst 26 '8th Anniversary' Zst on Tuesday held both its “Eighth Anniversary” and “Swat! 39” events at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo. Taro Irei was ringside to...

First Flyweight King, Tag Team Craziness at Zst's Eighth Anniversary TOKYO -- Eight years to the day of its first card, Zst returned to Differ Ariake in Tokyo to crown its first flyweight champion and to stage...

'The Way of Shooto 6' Results & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, at approximately 5:00 a.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of "The Way of Shooto 6: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon," which is headlined by a 143-pound Shooto Pacific Rim title match between champion...

Pictures: The Way of Shooto 5 Taro Irei photographed Shooto’s “The Way of Shooto 5: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon” for Sherdog.com.

Japan’s BJJ Standout Wins Pro MMA Debut It didn't exactly come with the sound and fury expected when an elite grappler makes the transition to MMA. However, Sunday in Sapporo, Japan's...

Okazaki Crowned Shooto Pac Rim Champ TOKYO -- Koetsu Okazaki blasted Hiromasa Ogikubo to win Shooto's vacant 132-pound Pacific Rim championship in the main event of Sunday's Shooto...