Aoki, Kawajiri Earn Taps at Dream 17; Cabral Chokes Sakuraba SAITAMA, Japan -- Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki racked up another submission finish in the main event of Dream 17 on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena, this time over former WEC lightweight champion...

Iffy Koyama Split, Murayama-'K-Taro' Shocker Mark 'Shootor's Legacy' TOKYO -- Yoshihiro Koyama defended his 154-pound Shooto Pacific Rim title against Kenichiro Togashi on Friday at “ Shootor's Legacy 4,” but...

Dream 17 Weights: All Fighters on Target, Cullum on Second Try TOKYO -- All fighters, with the exception of Abel Cullum, made weight on their first attempt for Dream 17, which kicks off the promotion’s...

10-Bout Lineup Set for Dream 17; Aoki-McCullough Headlines Shinya Aoki will be back in the headlining slot for the first time in 14 months this Saturday when the spindly submission artist tangles with “Razor” Rob McCullough in the main event of...

Pictures: Deep '55 Impact' Mizuto Hirota made his return following a gruesome arm injury inflicted by Shinya Aoki to put away the respected Katsunori Kikuno at Deep “55...

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...

Aoki-McCullough, Kitaoka-‘Chiquerim’ Official for Dream 17 The nascent Dream 17 lineup received two more building blocks on Friday, as promotion officials announced that lightweight champion Shinya Aoki will face former...

Dream 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tourney Final: What to Watch For Though it appears to be on a financial drip feed, Japanese promotion Dream, once hailed as the successor to Pride Fighting Championships, is...

Pictures: Pancrase 'Impressive Tour 5' Sherdog.com's Taro Irei was ringside on June 5 to photograph Pancrase "Impressive Tour 5" at Tokyo's Differ Ariake. Former Sengoku featherweight champ Masanori Kanehara scored a knockout, while Kiyotaka Shimizu...

Shimizu, Sato Defend; Kanehara KOs at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 5’ TOKYO -- Kiyotaka Shimizu trumped frequent rival Mitsuhisa Sunabe yet again by a narrow majority decision to defend his flyweight title on Sunday’s...