UFC Veteran Nam Phan Set for Pancrase Debut Oct. 5 in Tokyo Two weeks after making a successful post-UFC debut, Nam Phan has signed on to compete for long-running Japanese organization Pancrase.

Victor Henry Takes Out Tokoro, Nam Phan Rebounds at Grandslam MMA ‘Way of the Cage’ If Victor Henry was brought to Japan to become a “W” on someone else’s record, nobody told the Californian.

Ishiwatari Spoils Uno’s Return, Yamagami Retains 115-Pound Title at Shooto ‘10th Round’ TOKYO -- Mikihito Yamagami successfully passed his first test as Shooto 115-pound world champion Sunday night in Tokyo.

Former Sengoku Ace Masanori Kanehara Eyes UFC Deal with Easy Win at Deep Tokyo Impact 2012 TOKYO -- Despite a scary encounter with a kick below the belt early on, former Sengoku featherweight champion Masanori Kanehara needed only one round to dispatch of Guam's Tony Reyes in their bantamweight main event at...

Pictures: Deep '58 Impact' Satoru Kitaoka topped Katsunori Kikuno and Daisuke Nakamura won the Deep lightweight title at Deep '58 Impact' in Tokyo. Sherdog.com's Taro Irei...

Satoru Kitaoka Tops Katsunori Kikuno, Daisuke Nakamura Captures LW Strap at Deep 58 Impact TOKYO -- “I entered this fight believing it was 'kill or be killed,'” said former Sengoku lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka after besting...

Pancrase, Shooto Matchups Pit Vets Oishi, ‘Hadairo’ Against Young Stars Isao Kobayashi will have the chance to avenge the lone loss on his ledger come April when he challenges Koji Oishi for the mantle of lightweight...

Pictures: Shooto ‘The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final’ Japan’s Shooto organization crowned its 10th set of rookie champions Dec. 18 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Taro Irei was on the scene to...

Shooto Crowns 2011 Rookie Tournament Champions in Tokyo TOKYO -- Continuing the tradition that spawned promotional greats such as Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Takeya Mizugaki, Shooto crowned its 10th batch of rookie champions with Sunday’s...

Yamagami Crowned Quick, Icon Sato Falls Again at ‘Shoot the Shooto’ TOKYO -- It took all of 41 seconds for Mikihito Yamagami to blitz Junji Ikoma and wrest from him the Shooto 115-pound world championship in the main event of...