The Doggy Bag: Inside King Mo’s Court Edition Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. In this edition of The Doggy Bag, readers find themselves drawn into the latest madness surrounding...

Kyoji Horiguchi Smashes Tetsu Suzuki at Shooto 2012 3rd Round TOKYO -- Promising 2010 rookie standout Kyoji Horiguchi triumphantly capped an evening of competitive action in the main event of Sustain’s Shooto...

Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The Saitama Super Arena has hosted a healthy amount of great lightweight bouts. Few were ever as intense and competitive as Benson Henderson’s title capture against Frankie Edgar to cap a rousing ...

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...

One-Night 185 Tourney Tops Jan. 28 Pancrase Title Doubleheader Longstanding Japanese promotion Pancrase has announced its full card for Jan. 28 at Differ Ariake, which features a King of Pancrase...

10 January Tussles Worth Watching Considering the UFC’s ambitious schedule and with the Viacom-backed Bellator Fighting Championships set to pick up where it left off, the...

10 December Tussles Worth Watching It has been a great year for independent MMA so far. From Ian McCall’s battle with Jussier da Silva in California and the $270,000 tournament final between Marcos Oliveira and...

Pictures: Shoot the Shooto 2011 Mikihito Yamagami blitzed Junji Ikoma and took his Shooto 115-pound world championship at “Shoot the Shooto 2011.” Taro Irei was ringside at...

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...

Campuzano out of McCall Bout; Tachi in Talks with Ex-Shooto Champs Will Campuzano has been forced to withdraw from his flyweight title bout against Ian McCall at Tachi Palace Fights 11 due to a rib injury.