Hiromasa Ougikubo Upsets Kai Asakura, Wins Bantamweight GP at Rizin 33 The last Rizin Fighting Federation event in 2021 featured many upsets that went down at the legendary Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Dec. 31.

Pictures: Shooto ‘2nd Round 2013’ Top Japanese prospect Kyoji Horiguchi captured the Shooto world 132-pound title from Hiromasa Ogikubo on March 16 at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

Bantamweight Prospect Kyoji Horiguchi Captures Gold, Caol Uno Wins at Shooto ‘2nd Round 2013’ TOKYO -- Korakuen Hall roared on Saturday night as young prospect Kyoji Horiguchi sunk in a fight-ending rear-naked choke.

Shooto Rookie Kings Crowned; ‘Sarumaru’ Steals the Show TOKYO -- What do Shooto world champions Tatsuya Kawajiri, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue, Shinichi "B.J." Kojima, Yasuhiro Urushitani, Masakatsu Ueda, Hideki Kadowaki and Akitoshi Hokazono all have in common? What about UFC and WEC vets Takeya Mizugaki, Hiroyuki Takaya, Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Keita "K-Taro" Nakamura? Or Pride, Dream and Sengoku vets Mizuto Hirota, "Wicky"...

Matsumoto Stops Maruyama, Otsuka Dominates Hori at Deep 51 TOKYO -- Just across the street from the Ariake Coliseum, where the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final was taking place, Deep hosted their final card of the calendar year with...

Lions, Turkeys & Prom Queens No matter how big of a fowl fan you are, Thanksgiving really is a second-rate holiday. For a holiday nauseatingly purported to be steeped in...

Jewels Gets Debut; Hioki-Sato Set for Shooto Fans of women’s mixed martial arts felt fortunate when Greatest Common Multiple announced its new all-female promotion, Valkyrie