Sherdog Prospect Watch: Masayuki Kikuiri The former King of Pancrase signed last month with Bellator MMA, where he will be a person of immediate interest in the welterweight division.

Rizin Returns in August With Pair of Events in Yokohama, Featuring Bantamweight Title Fight After a bit of concern, Rizin Fighting Federation will be back in action in August.

Pictures: Vale Tudo Japan 3rd MMA pioneer Megumi Fujii hung up her gloves after an unceremonious rematch loss to Jessica Aguilar at Vale Tudo Japan 3rd in Tokyo.

Megumi Fujii Retires After Disappointing Loss to Jessica Aguilar at Vale Tudo Japan 3rd After a nine-year, 29-fight career, MMA pioneer Megumi Fujii’s retirement bout against American Jessica Aguilar ended on a bit of sour note.

Pictures: Pancrase ‘Progress Tour 9’ Featherweight prospect Jon Shores narrowly edged Shooto veteran Guy Delumeau on Aug. 5 at Pancrase “Progress Tour 9” in Tokyo.

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...

Pictures: Shooto 'GIG Tokyo 3' Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to photograph Shooto "GIG Tokyo 3."

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...

Shooto 'Shooting Disco 6' Pictures Sherdog.com’s Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to photograph Shooto’s “Shooting Disco 6”

Miki Edges Akimoto at Shooting Disco 6 TOKYO -- Shinjuku Face played host to “Shooting Disco 6” Sunday evening with another enjoyable club-themed event, pitting Ryuichi Miki against...