Kikuno to Defend Lightweight Strap Against Hirota at Deep 55 Two of the top lightweights currently operating in Japan appear set to collide Aug. 26 in Tokyo.

Baroni-Yoshida, Gregor Gracie Added to One FC’s Sept. 3 Debut Former UFC welterweights Phil Baroni and Yoshiyuki Yoshida will clash on Sept. 3 as part of the inaugural offering from One Fighting Championship.

Welterweights Brenneman, Johnson Headed for Oct. 1 Showdown Charlie Brenneman and Anthony Johnson will likely collide in a pivotal welterweight tilt at a to-be-named UFC event on Oct. 1.

Pictures: Training, Dining with Maximo Blanco Sherdog.com photographer Taro Irei tailed lightweight spitfire and recent Strikeforce signee Maximo Blanco as he trained at Tokyo’s Yoshida...

Maximo Blanco: Made in Japan TOKYO -- For those that follow international mixed martial arts, Maximo Blanco’s name has become synonymous with violence.

Featherweight, Megaton Title Fights Added to Deep ‘55 Impact’ Next month, Koichiro Matsumoto will put his Deep featherweight belt on the line against once-beaten Tatsunao Nagakura. It will be Matsumoto’s...

Ex-Sengoku Prospect Osawa to Make Zst Debut July 17 His former home promotion having fallen silent, onetime Sengoku Raiden Championship blue-chipper Shigeki Osawa will step into the ring of Japan’s...

Pictures: Shooto ‘Shooting Disco 15’ Akihiro Murayama took the Shooto Pacific-Rim 168-pound title from Yoichiro Sato at Shooting Disco 15 “Try Hard, Japan!” Taro Irei...

UFC 131 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at approximately 5:50 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 131 “Dos Santos vs. Carwin.” The card is to be headlined by Junior dos Santos vs....

UFC 131 Preview: The Prelims There are fights that are can’t-miss affairs, and then there are matchups like Sam Stout-Yves Edwards at UFC 131 “Dos Santos vs. Carwin”...