Blanco-Thomson Targeted for September Strikeforce Event Maximo Blanco, a breakout star from Japan’s Sengoku Raiden Championship, will likely make his Strikeforce debut this fall, when the explosive Venezuelan is expected to square off with former Strikeforce...

Mendes Meets Yahya at UFC 133 in Philadelphia Chad Mendes will compete at UFC 133, just not against Jose Aldo. The Team Alpha Male product will instead meet the UFC featherweight champion’s countryman, Brazilian submission specialist...

Lightweight Dynamo Blanco Signs With Strikeforce TOKYO -- Venezuelan dynamo Maximo Blanco is no longer a free agent.

A source close to Blanco has confirmed with Sherdog.com that the SRC veteran and former lightweight King of Pancrase has signed a...

Blanco Abdicates Pancrase Throne; Lightweight GP Begins May 3 Pancrase’s lightweight throne is empty once more, and the successors are already queuing up.

‘Windy,’ Yamaguchi Set for First Female Pancrase Headliner For the first time in its 17-year history, Pancrase will offer up a female main event at its April 3 “Impressive Tour” stop in Tokyo’s...

Inside Shooto’s Scandal, Legacy and Future Since its inception in 1985, Shooto has provided a comprehensive and sporting account of mixed martial arts. However, that reputation and legacy...

Tazawa is Megaton King, 'Iron' Upsets Imanari at Deep '52 Impact' TOKYO -- Deep's Megaton heavyweight division is oft-mocked, but Friday at Korakuen Hall, Kazuhisa Tazawa was undeterred, as he submitted Yuji Sakuragi to become the second Megaton champion in the headliner of Deep's...

4 Welterweight Quarterfinal Bouts Anchor Bellator 35 Lineup Former champion Lyman Good will take on the unbeaten Chris Lozano in one of four quarterfinal matchups in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 4 welterweight tournament at...

Elkins to Make Featherweight Debut Against Omigawa at UFC 131 UFC lightweight Darren Elkins is set to drop to 145 pounds and will likely make his featherweight debut against Yoshida Dojo product Michihiro Omigawa at...

Bellator Sets Welterweight Quarterfinals for March 5 Bellator Fighting Championships on Tuesday made its first matches of the year, officially announcing that all four of its Season four welterweight quarterfinals will take place at...