Pictures: Shooto ‘The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final’ Japan’s Shooto organization crowned its 10th set of rookie champions Dec. 18 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Taro Irei was on the scene to...

Shooto Crowns 2011 Rookie Tournament Champions in Tokyo TOKYO -- Continuing the tradition that spawned promotional greats such as Tatsuya Kawajiri, Yasuhiro Urushitani and Takeya Mizugaki, Shooto crowned its 10th batch of rookie champions with Sunday’s...

Shooto Sets 9-Bout Lineup for 2011 Rookie Tournament Final Former rookie champions and unbeaten hopefuls line the nine-fight bill for Shooto’s 2011 Rookie Tournament Final released Tuesday by the...

Pictures: Shooto ‘Shootor’s Legacy 4’ Yoshihiro Koyama held off Kenichiro Togashi and kept the Shooto Pacific Rim 154-pound title at “Shootor’s Legacy 4.” Sherdog.com’s Taro...

Pictures: Dream 17 Shinya Aoki and Tatsuya Kawajiri each scored submission wins at Dream 17, while Bibiano Fernandes stood out from the pack in the opening round...

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...

Dream 17 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, at approximately 3:00 a.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Dream...

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...