Former Sengoku Ace Masanori Kanehara Eyes UFC Deal with Easy Win at Deep Tokyo Impact 2012 TOKYO -- Despite a scary encounter with a kick below the belt early on, former Sengoku featherweight champion Masanori Kanehara needed only one round to dispatch of Guam's Tony Reyes in their bantamweight main event at...

Astra Line-up Finalized; Yoshida to Face Pupil Nakamura TOKYO -- Japanese entertainment management company J-Rock announced the final line-up of Astra on Thursday afternoon,

The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 6 - Feb. 12 On a night where the "Godfather of Ground and Pound" was primed for his last main-event hurrah in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it was a...

Yoshida’s Retirement Bout to Headline ‘Astra’ Event TOKYO -- Japanese entertainment management group J-Rock announced Monday that it will host a one-time MMA event called “Astra” dedicated to the retirement of J-Rock client...

The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 21 - Nov. 27 From the pre-fight histrionics to the post-fight verbiage, Tito Ortiz made sure his first fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship after an...

(Over?)Analyzing Omigawa: A Success Story for Japanese MMA Four years ago, I was in an MMA pick 'em pool with four acquaintances. UFC and Pride cards, $20 buy-in, points for winner-method-round, and...

Friday MMA Blog Rashad Evans’ mother was not very pleased with her baby boy’s antics in the cage with Quinton Jackson

Featherweights and Fight-lanthropy I have already espoused at length -- both on radio and in print -- the strengths and sweetness of Sengoku's featherweight tournament. This...

Dream Announces First 12 for Featherweight Tourney; Sengoku, Shooto Reveal Exchange Program With World Victory Road having already announced a host of names for the Sengoku featherweight tournament

Preview: Shooto 'Tradition 5' Curiously enough for such an acclaimed institution, promoter Sustain has never opened a new year in style for the Shooto world