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Shooto, Pancrase End Cold War at "Revolutionary Exchanges 3"
During intermission at Friday's "Vale Tudo Japan '09," Shooto promoter Sustain revealed plans for what could be a seismic event in Japanese MMA. On November 23rd, "Revolutionary Exchanges 3" will host...
"Pequeno" Nogueira Is Back to "Reconquer Japan"
A little over a year ago, then-unknown Brazilian Jose Aldo spoiled the U.S. debut of Alexandre Franca Nogueira at WEC 34. Despite reigning over Shooto's 143-pound division for years and possessing twi...
Hello, Japan: Aoki vs. Hansen III Penciled in for October
First off, my sincere apologies for the lack of these posts in the past month - it's been a relatively slow time for Japanese MMA and a relatively busy time for myself. Lots of news to catch up on, t...
Hello, Japan: Shooto Never Sleeps
The dust has settled following Shooto's star-studded final 20th Anniversary celebration and it appears the show was a success on all fronts: there were some great scraps, tickets to Tokyo's JCB H...
Shooto Tradition Final Results, Notes and Videos
"Lion" Takeshi Inoue (16-3) def. Rumina Sato (24-14-2) via TKO (Punches) at 4:41 of Round 1Takanori Gomi (30-5) def. Takashi Nakakura (11-3-1) via TKO (Punches) at 4:42 of Round 2Willamy Chiquerim (...
Shooto Tradition Final Weigh-In Results
Shooto's last 20th Anniversary event - one of the best shows of the year which nobody will get to see - kicks off in Tokyo in just a few hours. Here are results from yesterday's weigh-ins via Spor...
Hello, Japan! - April 27th
This is the first in what will hopefully be a regular series here on Bloody Elbow, a place to gather up the myriad notes and bout announcements from the Japanese scene every few days (or weekly, as th...
Mamoru Yamaguchi, "Shooto Tradition 2" and This Weekend
via www.cdn.sherdog.com In case you forgot, this weekend features serious MMA action beyond North America's shores. Specifically, the rubber match between Shinichi Kojimi and Mamoru Yamaguchi at th...
Shooto to Change Rules: Knockdown Rule, Strikes to Back of Head to be Outlawed
Once again, Jordan Breen has the scoop: In a move that will assuredly garner praise from the MMA world, the International Shooto Commission has announced that in the coming months all Shooto events...
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