By: Chris Nelson Sep, 25, 2011
Newly minted Shooto 115-pound world champion Junji Ikoma will attempt to defend his belt for the first time against top contender Mikihito...

Jul, 21, 2011
Sherdog.com’s Taro Irei was ringside at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on July 18 for “Shootor’s Legacy 3,” where Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Yasuhiro Urushitani left with...

By: Tony Loiseleur Jul, 18, 2011
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...

By: Chris Nelson Jul, 04, 2011
After 13 months of vacancy, Shooto will have a new 154-pound world champion come July 18, when Kotetsu Boku and Kuniyoshi Hironaka vie for the title in the headliner of...

Jan, 05, 2011
Taro Irei was ringside at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo to photograph Sengoku “Soul of Fight” for Sherdog.com.

By: Tony Loiseleur Dec, 30, 2010
TOKYO -- In a career-defining fight, Hatsu Hioki put on a 25-minute virtuoso performance against heavy-hitting Brazilian Marlon Sandro to take...

Dec, 30, 2010
Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur reports from the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo with play-by-play and live results of Sengoku “Soul of Fight,” which is headlined by a featherweight title bout pitting Marlon Sandro against...

Nov, 03, 2010
Maximo Blanco knocked out Kiuma Kunioku at Sengoku 15. Taro Irei was ringside to photograph the event for Sherdog.com.