This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Tony Ferguson Celebrates No. 40 “El Cucuy” rattled off 15 victories across his first 16 appearances under the Ultimate Fighting Championship flag, settling in as one of the...

Jiri Prochazka KOs Kazuyuki Fujita in Rizin 1 Headliner, Gabi Garcia Gets Easy Submission Jiri Prochazka didn't come out on top of Rizin Fighting Federation's eight-man tournament back in the New Year's Eve season, but the 23-year-old Czech prospect still scored a first-round stoppage over Japanese veteran...

Jiri Prochazka, Kazuyuki Fujita on Point for Rizin FF 1; Yuki Motoya Misses FLW Limit Czech prospect Jiri Prochazka and longtime Japanese MMA veteran Kazuyuki Fujita both hit the scales Saturday morning in Nagoya, Japan, to make their...

Rizin 1 Bout Order Announced; Prochazka vs. Fujita Gets Top Billing Over Wanderlei, Sakuraba The fight card and bout order have been locked in for Sunday’s Rizin Fighting Federation event in Nagoya, Japan.

Pictures: Deep ‘Dream Impact 2014’ Japanese promotion Deep finished 2014 with a monstrous New Year’s Eve show at Saitama Super Arena, featuring Satoru Kitaoka versus Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Yuki Motoya versus...

Pictures: Deep ‘61 Impact’ Kazunori Yokota defended his Deep featherweight title and Kazuhiro Nakamura won the vacant middleweight belt at Deep “61 Impact” on Feb. 16.

Pictures: Shooto ‘The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final’ Japan’s Shooto organization crowned its 10th set of rookie champions Dec. 18 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Taro Irei was on the scene to...

Pictures: Deep ‘56 Impact’ At Deep “56 Impact” in Tokyo, Yuya Shirai retained his Deep welterweight title in a wild one with Taisuke Okuno, while rising Korean featherweight Doo Ho Choi knocked out Dream and Strikeforce veteran...

Shooto Crowns 2011 Rookie Tournament Champions in Tokyo TOKYO -- Continuing the tradition that spawned promotional greats such as Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Takeya Mizugaki, Shooto crowned its 10th batch of rookie champions with Sunday’s...

Shirai Keeps Deep Crown, Upstart Choi Upsets Ishida at ‘56 Impact’ TOKYO -- It took three grueling rounds, but Yuya Shirai retained his Deep welterweight title in the main event of Deep “56 Impact” at Korakuen Hall on Friday evening with a unanimous verdict over...