Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Jon Jones lost a rare round to Daniel Cormier at UFC 182, but “Bones” kept what mattered most: his UFC light heavyweight title and his seat...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Rory MacDonald believes he deserves the next shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title, and after his performance in the main event of...

Pictures: Vale Tudo Japan ‘VTJ 2nd’ Top Japanese prospect Kyoji Horiguchi overcame Shintaro Ishiwatari with a fifth-round surge at the latest installment of Vale Tudo Japan in Tokyo.

Kyoji Horiguchi Struggles Against Shintaro Ishiwatari at Vale Tudo Japan 2nd TOKYO -- Once again proving the merit of five round fights, highly coveted Shooto prospect Kyoji Horiguchi was on the losing end of his 135-pound affair with Shintaro Ishiwatari until pulling off a resounding...

Hideo Tokoro Hammers Rumina Sato, Megumi Fujii Wins Possible Final Bout at VTJ 2012 TOKYO -- Hideo Tokoro needed only 39 seconds to pound out Shooto legend Rumina Sato in their bantamweight bout at Vale Tudo Japan 2012 on Monday.

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Pictures: Shooto ‘8th Round’ Bantamweight prospect Kyoji Horiguchi outpointed King of Pancrase Manabu Inoue on July 16 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Bantamweight Prospect Kyoji Horiguchi Edges Manabu Inoue at Shooto ‘8th Round’ TOKYO -- After surviving two hellish rounds of powerful offense from Kyoji Horiguchi, Manabu Inoue’s comeback rally in the final frame brought...

Hironaka Rolls, Ogikubo Upsets Okazaki in Shooto World Title Doubleheader TOKYO -- Despite a less-than-stellar Friday night turnout at historic Korakuen Hall, Shooto 154-pound champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka crushed challenger Giovani Diniz to near-deafening applause in the main event of...

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...