Hiromasa Ogikubo, Koshi Matsumoto Take Shooto World Titles at Finish-Filled ‘Fight & Mosh’ Pro Shooto has two new world champions, as Hiromasa Ogikubo and Koshi Matsumoto both earned submission finishes and took home titles in the latest instalment of Shooto and Japanese streetwear brand Mobstyles'...

Pictures: Shooto ‘1st Round 2013’ Rising star Yuta “Uruka” Sasaki claimed the Shooto Pacific Rim 132-pound title on Jan. 20 in Tokyo.

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...

Pictures: Shooto ‘Survivor Tournament Final’ Shooto Pacific Rim 143-pound tournament finalists Guy Delumeau and Wataru Miki faced off Sunday in the main event of Shooto’s “Survivor...

Delumeau, Miki Draw in Shooto Title Fight; Ueda Departs on Win TOKYO -- Shooto Pacific Rim 143-pound tournament finalists Guy Delumeau and Wataru Miki capped an outstanding night of fights on Sunday in the main event of...

Ex-Champ Ueda Meets Young Gun Horiguchi on Jan. 8 Shooto Card Leading Shooto promoter Sustain this week began slating its final fights of 2011 and first bouts of 2012, including a January showdown between...

Yamagami Crowned Quick, Icon Sato Falls Again at ‘Shoot the Shooto’ TOKYO -- It took all of 41 seconds for Mikihito Yamagami to blitz Junji Ikoma and wrest from him the Shooto 115-pound world championship in the main event of...

‘Shooto the Shoot 2011’ Gets 115-Pound Title Bout, Kojima-Shimizu Newly minted Shooto 115-pound world champion Junji Ikoma will attempt to defend his belt for the first time against top contender Mikihito...

Pictures: ‘Shootor’s Legacy 3’ Sherdog.com’s Taro Irei was ringside at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on July 18 for “Shootor’s Legacy 3,” where Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Yasuhiro Urushitani left with...

Hironaka Nets Title, Urushitani Retains at ‘Shootor’s Legacy 3’ TOKYO -- UFC veteran and Cage Force lightweight champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka captured yet another title Monday evening, this time claiming the vacant Shooto world 154-pound title by dominating...