Pictures: Pancrase 'Impressive Tour 5' Sherdog.com's Taro Irei was ringside on June 5 to photograph Pancrase "Impressive Tour 5" at Tokyo's Differ Ariake. Former Sengoku featherweight champ Masanori Kanehara scored a knockout, while Kiyotaka Shimizu...

Shimizu, Sato Defend; Kanehara KOs at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 5’ TOKYO -- Kiyotaka Shimizu trumped frequent rival Mitsuhisa Sunabe yet again by a narrow majority decision to defend his flyweight title on Sunday’s...

In Search of the Real Tiger Mask TOKYO -- The massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeast of Honshu, Japan, has united people the world over in bringing relief to the Tohoku region’s survivors....

Flyweight Title Rubber Match Heads June 5 Pancrase Bill Three fights simply weren’t enough to settle the score between Kiyotaka Shimizu and Mitsuhisa Sunabe.

Shimizu, current flyweight King of Pancrase, will put his belt on the line against Sunabe once more at...

‘Dream: Fight For Japan’ Bantamweight Tournament Bracket Set TOKYO -- At Wednesday evening’s press conference in Tokyo, Dream's bantamweight contestants not-so-randomly drew their bout assignments for the promotion's upcoming grand prix, set to take place on May 29's “...

Sandro Inks Bellator Deal, Debuts in Upcoming Season Although the eight-man field for Bellator Fighting Championships’ fourth-season featherweight tournament has already been established, the...

Yamamoto-Johnson Prelim from UFC 126 to Stream on Facebook Fans hoping to watch the UFC debut of Japanese star Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto against World Extreme Cagefighting standout Demetrious Johnson are in luck, as the promotion announced today that the non-televised bantamweight bout from...

Mendes: Omigawa a ‘Perfect’ Matchup Although Michihiro Omigawa has emerged as a tough matchup for anyone, Chad Mendes believes he’s the perfect opponent for his continued climb...

Pictures: Sengoku ‘Soul of Fight’ Taro Irei was ringside at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo to photograph Sengoku “Soul of Fight” for Sherdog.com.

Hio-king: Hioki Takes Sandro's SRC Crown at 'Soul of Fight' TOKYO -- In a career-defining fight, Hatsu Hioki put on a 25-minute virtuoso performance against heavy-hitting Brazilian Marlon Sandro to take...