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...

Takaya, Mousasi Retain Gold in Dream Title Doubleheader TOKYO -- Eleven summers after an Olympic medal eluded him in Sydney, Australia, Kazuyuki Miyata came up short again, as the freestyle wrestling Olympian dropped a nip-tuck split decision to Dream featherweight champion Hiroyuki Takaya at Dream's...

Shoe Fits: 'Cinderella Boy' Tokoro Takes Dream's Japan GP TOKYO -- Former temp worker-turned-kakutogi star Hideo Tokoro edged former Deep champion Masakazu Imanari in a close 15-minute contest to take first place in Dream's...

Dream Japan Grand Prix Final Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo with play-by-play and live results of Dream “Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament Final.” The card is to be headlined by the...

Otsuka Crowned; Chonan, Nakanishi Score KOs at Deep ‘54 Impact’ TOKYO -- In his return to the Deep ring for the promotion’s “54 Impact” card, Dream veteran and former Deep featherweight kingpin Takafumi Otsuka fought tooth-and-nail with...

Aoki Subs Clementi; Imanari, Tokoro Advance in Dream 135-Pound GP SAITAMA, Japan -- Shinya Aoki's late replacement opponent in Rich Clementi proved somewhat difficult to put away, but the Tobikan Judan no less punished him mercilessly throughout both rounds before the inevitable finish in the main event of...

Dream ‘Fight for Japan’ Results & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com’s Tony Loiseleur will report from the Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo at approximately 3 a.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of...

Ninja on Retirement: Life Goes On With three simple but profound words, former EliteXC middleweight champion Murilo “Ninja” Rua embraced retirement from mixed martial arts.

‘Ninja’ Rua Retires at 31 Former EliteXC middleweight champion and Pride Fighting Championships veteran Murilo “Ninja” Rua on Saturday retired from mixed martial arts

Pictures: Deep '53 Impact' 15-year MMA veteran Akira Shoji bid farewell to the squared circle at Deep '53 Impact' on April 22 as he rematched former Pride grand prix...