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

Sugiyama Leads Winning Valkyrie Squad in Jewels Doubleheader TOKYO -- Representatives of Greatest Common Multiple's women's MMA event Valkyrie edged out their Jewels counterparts with a 3-2 tally in Saturday's Jewels double-header at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Jewels' 13th Ring...

Pictures: Shooto Tradition 2011 At Shooto Tradition 2011, "Lion" Takeshi Inoue topped Taiki Tsuchiya, while veterans Junji Ikoma and Koetsu Okazaki became Shooto world...

Sherdog.com’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10 Georges St. Pierre maintained his position as the best MMA has to offer on April 30, picking apart fellow pound-for-pounder Jake Shields en...

In Search of the Real Tiger Mask TOKYO -- The massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeast of Honshu, Japan, has united people the world over in bringing relief to the Tohoku region’s survivors....

Hironaka Staves Off Retirement at Shooto Tradition 2011 TOKYO -- Kuniyoshi Hironaka was thinking about retirement heading into his lightweight contest with former Shooto world champion Takashi Nakakura. However, the Japanese BJJ ace found a reason to change his mind Friday at...

Shooto Tradition 2011 Results & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo with with play-by-play and live results of Shooto Tradition 2011.

Shooto Tradition 2011 Headliners, Title Competitors Make Weight The weigh-in for Shooto Tradition 2011 went off without a hitch in Tokyo on Thursday, as all 20 competitors -- including two main-eventers, one...

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...