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...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Murilo Bustamante Turns 50 Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder and Brazilian Top Team co-founder Murilo Bustamante will go down in the annals as...

‘TUF 12’ Winner Brookins Rematches Ishiwatari for BW Crown at Pancrase 279 Title Doubleheader Pancrase's July 24 card at Differ Ariake in Tokyo will feature a title doubleheader, albeit under unconventional circumstances.

Stories From The Road: Josh Barnett The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion has crisscrossed the globe in order to satisfy his desire for hand-to-hand combat.

Yuki Motoya Vacates Deep Flyweight Title; Org Announces Plans for 115-, 125-Pound Belts Deep already had plans to crown its inaugural strawweight champion in 2016. Now, the company also finds itself in need of a new flyweight ace.

Hiromasa Ogikubo, Koshi Matsumoto Take Shooto World Titles at Finish-Filled ‘Fight & Mosh’ Pro Shooto has two new world champions, as Hiromasa Ogikubo and Koshi Matsumoto both earned submission finishes and took home titles in the latest instalment of Shooto and Japanese streetwear brand Mobstyles'...

Shooto, Vale Tudo Japan Reveal Live Stream Schedules for UFC Fight Pass Long-running Japanese league Shooto and sister organization Vale Tudo Japan will live-stream at least five shows on UFC Fight Pass in 2016.

With UFC Contract Fulfilled, Rin Nakai Returns to Japan for Flyweight Bout at Pancrase 279 No longer a UFC fighter, Rin Nakai is heading home for her next bout.

Jiri Prochazka KOs Kazuyuki Fujita in Rizin 1 Headliner, Gabi Garcia Gets Easy Submission Jiri Prochazka didn't come out on top of Rizin Fighting Federation's eight-man tournament back in the New Year's Eve season, but the 23-year-old Czech prospect still scored a first-round stoppage over Japanese veteran...

Notable Quotables: Rizin Fighting Federation 1 The participants in the first Rizin Fighting Federation event of 2016 had plenty to say at the pre-fight press conference.