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Rizin Adds Takaya vs. ‘DJ.taiki,’ Souwer vs. Nagashima to New Year’s Eve Festivities Rizin Fighting Federation on Wednesday continued to fill the card for its inaugural New Year’s Eve show, announcing four new matchups which include former Dream featherweight champion Hiroyuki Takaya and...

Sherdog.com Staff

Nov 03, 2015

Preview: UFC Fight Night ‘Barnett vs Nelson’ Josh Barnett returns from a long absence to face the notoriously heavy-handed Roy Nelson on Saturday in Japan.

Connor Ruebusch

Sep 24, 2015

10 May Tussles Worth Watching Shinya Aoki risks his One Championship lightweight crown when he confronts Koji Ando on May 22 in Singapore.

Brian Knapp

May 01, 2015

Under the Microscope: Analyzing Lightweight Greats Several fighters can lay claim to the G.O.A.T. mantle at 155 pounds, from B.J. Penn and Takanori Gomi to Shinya Aoki and Anthony Pettis.

Eric Stinton

Jan 12, 2015

Imagining an MMA Hall of Fame: Borderline Candidates, Part 2 In this final installment of a five-part series, Sherdog.com contributor Todd Martin puts under the microscope the second group of fighters who...

MMA Hall of Fame

Todd Martin

Aug 06, 2014

Imagining an MMA Hall of Fame: Borderline Candidates, Part 1 In this fourth installment of a five-part series, Sherdog.com contributor Todd Martin puts under the microscope the first group of fighters who...

MMA Hall of Fame

Todd Martin

Aug 05, 2014

Victor Henry Takes Out Tokoro, Nam Phan Rebounds at Grandslam MMA ‘Way of the Cage’ If Victor Henry was brought to Japan to become a “W” on someone else’s record, nobody told the Californian.

Chris Nelson

Jul 13, 2014

UFC Fight Night 34 Preview Former Strikeforce champion Tarec Saffiedine climbs into the Octagon for the first time, as the UFC rings in the New Year in Singapore.

Tristen Critchfield

Jan 01, 2014

MMA At 20: Japan’s Splintered Origins When it comes to reviewing the last 20 years of history on the Japanese MMA scene, there is one name predominantly involved from start to...

Zach Arnold

Dec 02, 2013