10 September Tussles Worth Watching The memorable mixed martial arts action of August bleeds into September, with high-profile title bouts and long-awaited rematches. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his crown in the signature fight of the month, while, on the other side of the Pacific,...

UFC, Sengoku Vet ‘K-Taro’ Returns to Shooto in September Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura will see his first action of the year in September, when the Sengoku 2010 welterweight grand prix winner is set to meet Akihiro Murayama as part of...

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...

Weekend Rundown: Murayama Lifts Pac-Rim Title at Shooting Disco 15 After dropping a decision in 2009 and coming up short in a contentious February draw, Akihiro Murayama made sure to put his stamp on his third meeting with Yoichiro Sato at...

Sato Retains P-Rim Title in Contentious Draw at Shooting Disco 14 TOKYO -- Shooto 168-pound Pacific Rim champion Yoichiro Sato retained his title Saturday night at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Face, battling Akihiro Murayama to a highly contentious split draw in the main event of...

'V-Hajime' Retains, Nakai Nabs Valkyrie Open Weight Title TOKYO -- Mei "V-Hajime" Yamaguchi retained her Valkyrie 115-pound title on a contentious majority draw with Kyoko Takabayashi, while Rin Nakai...

First Flyweight King, Tag Team Craziness at Zst's Eighth Anniversary TOKYO -- Eight years to the day of its first card, Zst returned to Differ Ariake in Tokyo to crown its first flyweight champion and to stage...

Weekend Rundown: Yamaguchi, Bahadurzada, Goulet Victorious King of the Cage flyweight champion Mamoru Yamaguchi stopped Greg Guzman on second-round elbows in the KOTC “Sniper” headliner on Thursday...

Pictures: Vale Tudo Japan 2009 Takanori Gomi, Takeshi Inoue and Rumina Sato scored impressive victories at Vale Tudo Japan 2009.

Gomi, Inoue Victorious at Vale Tudo Japan 2009 TOKYO -- Former Pride Fighting Championships lightweight titleholder Takanori Gomi battled through five rounds of ferocious striking against Tony...