By: Taro Irei Feb, 25, 2012
Mizuto Hirota, Yoshiro Maeda and Amanda Lucas were among the fighters who left Tokyo Dome City Hall with Deep titles on Feb. 18. Sherdog.com photographer Taro Irei was ringside to shoot...

By: Tony Loiseleur and Taro Irei Feb, 18, 2012
Deep lightweight champion Mizuto Hirota successfully defended his title against Dream veteran Seiichi Ikemoto in the main event of Deep 57...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 17, 2012
Akihiro Gono will end the longest hiatus of his lengthy fighting career next month when he faces fellow Japanese veteran Daisuke Nakamura at Deep...

By: Tony Loiseleur Oct, 29, 2011
TOKYO -- Former Deep lightweight champion Katsunori Kikuno broke down Korean import Kwang Hee Lee, while another former Deep lightweight ace, Kazunori Yokota, took out veteran Katsuya Toida in...

By: Chris Nelson Sep, 21, 2011
Long-running Japanese indy promotion Deep will once more abandon its ring on Oct. 29 to stage “Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo,” a day-night...

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 09, 2011
Well-known Japanese gym Grabaka will celebrate its 11th anniversary by staging its inaugural MMA event Oct. 15 at Tokyo’s Differ Ariake arena.

Jun, 04, 2011
Dream lightweight champ Shinya Aoki topped UFC vet Rich Clementi, while Masakazu Imanari and Hideo Tokoro advanced to the finals of Dream’s 2011 Japan bantamweight grand prix at Sunday’s...

Jun, 01, 2011
Sherdog.com’s Taro Irei photographed the May 28 weigh-ins for Dream “Fight for Japan” in Saitama, Japan.

By: Tony Loiseleur May, 29, 2011
SAITAMA, Japan -- Shinya Aoki's late replacement opponent in Rich Clementi proved somewhat difficult to put away, but the Tobikan Judan no less punished him mercilessly throughout both rounds before the inevitable finish in the main event of...