Dream 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tourney Final: What to Watch For Though it appears to be on a financial drip feed, Japanese promotion Dream, once hailed as the successor to Pride Fighting Championships, is...

Pictures: Pancrase 'Impressive Tour 5' Sherdog.com's Taro Irei was ringside on June 5 to photograph Pancrase "Impressive Tour 5" at Tokyo's Differ Ariake. Former Sengoku featherweight champ Masanori Kanehara scored a knockout, while Kiyotaka Shimizu...

Shimizu, Sato Defend; Kanehara KOs at Pancrase ‘Impressive Tour 5’ TOKYO -- Kiyotaka Shimizu trumped frequent rival Mitsuhisa Sunabe yet again by a narrow majority decision to defend his flyweight title on Sunday’s...

Pictures: Dream ‘Fight for Japan’ Dream lightweight champ Shinya Aoki topped UFC vet Rich Clementi, while Masakazu Imanari and Hideo Tokoro advanced to the finals of Dream’s 2011 Japan bantamweight grand prix at Sunday’s...

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...

Aoki-Clementi Official for Dream’s ‘Fight for Japan’ A lightweight contest between Dream champion Shinya Aoki and UFC veteran Rich Clementi is now official for Dream “Fight for Japan,” the...

Report: ‘JZ’-Wilcox Slated for June 18 Strikeforce Card Strikeforce is reportedly eying a lightweight matchup between Brazilian Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante and American Kickboxing Academy standout Justin...

Kikuno Draws Nakamura for May 29 ‘Fight for Japan’ Engagement Deep lightweight champion Katsunori Kikuno will square off against crafty, submission-minded veteran Daisuke Nakamura on May 29 in a non-title bout at Dream’s...

Nakao Replaces Injured Ikemoto, Meets Kitaoka at Deep 53 An undisclosed injury suffered in training has forced Seichi Ikemoto out of his April 23 bout with Satoru Kitaoka at Deep “53 Impact.” The Japanese promotion announced Wednesday that UFC veteran Jutaro...