This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Urijah Faber Celebrates No. 45 As patriarch of the revolutionary Team Alpha Male camp, founder of the A1 Combat promotion and one of the first true mixed martial arts...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Alistair Overeem Turns 40 The path of destruction left by “The Demolition Man” during his two decade-long career inspires both awe and wonder.

Ryo Kawamura Smashes Kazuo Takahashi in Pancrase 20th Anniversary Headliner YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Pancrase celebrated its 20th anniversary on Sunday night at the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium with a night of exciting fights...

Lightweight King Mizuto Hirota Defends Crown Against Seiichi Ikemoto at Deep 57 Deep lightweight champion Mizuto Hirota successfully defended his title against Dream veteran Seiichi Ikemoto in the main event of Deep 57...

‘Star Wars’ Heiress Rolls at Deep ‘Cage Impact’ TOKYO -- Former Deep lightweight champion Katsunori Kikuno broke down Korean import Kwang Hee Lee, while another former Deep lightweight ace, Kazunori Yokota, took out veteran Katsuya Toida in...

Not From a Galaxy Far, Far Away TOKYO -- On only her second day in Japan, Amanda Lucas -- daughter of “Star Wars” creator George Lucas -- is scheduled to do a photo shoot to endorse a clothing brand dubbed Helmet, worn recently by Japanese fighting standouts...

Hirota Takes Kikuno’s Crown; Matsumoto Retires at Deep 55 TOKYO -- Mizuto Hirota is back.

In his first bout since suffering a gruesome arm break at the hands of Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki 20 months ago in 2009's K-1 Dynamite, the former Sengoku Raiden Championship and Cage Force lightweight champion rebounded with a...

Oishi Crowned, Inoue Retains at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 4’ TOKYO -- Opening Japan’s Golden Week Holiday Tuesday evening, Koji Oishi topped Daisuke “13” Hanazawa for the third time to become the new lightweight King of Pancrase in the main event of Pancrase...

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...

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...