Satoru Kitaoka Tops Katsunori Kikuno, Daisuke Nakamura Captures LW Strap at Deep 58 Impact TOKYO -- “I entered this fight believing it was 'kill or be killed,'” said former Sengoku lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka after besting...

Chonan, Kikuno Among Additions to October Deep Cage Doubleheader Long-running Japanese indy promotion Deep will once more abandon its ring on Oct. 29 to stage “Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo,” a day-night...

Healy Tabbed to Replace Thomson Against Blanco on Sept. 10 Ten-year MMA veteran Pat “Bam Bam” Healy is expected to take the place of an injured Josh Thomson to face Maximo Blanco on Strikeforce’s Sept....

Blanco-Thomson Targeted for September Strikeforce Event Maximo Blanco, a breakout star from Japan’s Sengoku Raiden Championship, will likely make his Strikeforce debut this fall, when the explosive Venezuelan is expected to square off with former Strikeforce...

Lightweight Dynamo Blanco Signs With Strikeforce TOKYO -- Venezuelan dynamo Maximo Blanco is no longer a free agent.

A source close to Blanco has confirmed with Sherdog.com that the SRC veteran and former lightweight King of Pancrase has signed a...

Blanco Departs Sengoku, Enters Talks with Zuffa, Bellator Maximo Blanco is no longer under contract with Sengoku Raiden Championship promoter World Victory Road.

The 27-year-old Venezuelan...

Pictures: Sengoku ‘Soul of Fight’ Taro Irei was ringside at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo to photograph Sengoku “Soul of Fight” for Sherdog.com.

Hio-king: Hioki Takes Sandro's SRC Crown at 'Soul of Fight' TOKYO -- In a career-defining fight, Hatsu Hioki put on a 25-minute virtuoso performance against heavy-hitting Brazilian Marlon Sandro to take...

SRC 'Soul of Fight' Play-by-Play and Results Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur reports from the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo with play-by-play and live results of Sengoku “Soul of Fight,” which is headlined by a featherweight title bout pitting Marlon Sandro against...

Sengoku ‘Soul of Fight’ Preview Sengoku Raiden Championship promoter World Victory Road has saved the best for last.