The 2016 MMA National Olympic Teams: Japan From Mizuki Inoue to Tsuyoshi Kosaka, the island nation’s hypothetical contingent connects the dots between the past, present and future in...

Opinion: McGregor-Diaz and Rekindling Your Love of the Carnival Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz and Zuffa’s increasing affinity for fights like it, distinctly recalls Pride FC. I don’t mean for the worse, either.

Vale Tudo Relics: The Life and Times of Helio Gracie Considered one of the most influential figures in martial arts history, the father of modern jiu-jitsu would have turned 102 on Oct. 1.

Pictures: Deep ‘Dream Impact 2014’ Japanese promotion Deep finished 2014 with a monstrous New Year’s Eve show at Saitama Super Arena, featuring Satoru Kitaoka versus Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Yuki Motoya versus...

Opinion: The UFC’s Shotgun Marriage to ‘CM Punk’ Is the Phil Brooks signing an admission that a grueling event schedule is hurting the UFC’s ability to produce home-grown mega-stars?

UFC 172 Notebook: Barbaric Intentions Luke Rockhold has designs on making an example of Tim Boetsch, as he climbs the ladder in the middleweight division.

UFC Fight Night 34 Notebook: Belgian Breakthrough Tarec Saffiedine blazes a trail from his native Belgium, as he collides with promising South Korean Hyun Gyu Lim on Saturday in Singapore.

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...

Hironaka Nets Title, Urushitani Retains at ‘Shootor’s Legacy 3’ TOKYO -- UFC veteran and Cage Force lightweight champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka captured yet another title Monday evening, this time claiming the vacant Shooto world 154-pound title by dominating...

Pictures: Shooto Tradition 2011 At Shooto Tradition 2011, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue topped Taiki Tsuchiya, while veterans Junji Ikoma and Koetsu Okazaki became Shooto world...