Shooto celebrated its 20th anniversary with a bang when it got underway with “The Final Tradition” earlier today from the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
The event featured a bevvy of prominent Japanese mixed martial artists, some of whom were returning to the small organization that helped kick-start their careers. One of which was victim of [...]

Shooto got underway with their fifth installment of ‘Tradition’ earlier yesterday from the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Champion Yusuke Endo and challenger Kotetsu Boku had a back-and-forth battle in a non-title bout that was very exciting and ended too close to call, leaving the judges no choice but to render [...]

Shooto held its annual ‘Rookie Finals’ early Saturday morning from Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan.
With seven of the eight bouts being Tournament Finals, there were a lot of prospects on this card competing for the right to be called Shooto’s best rookie in their respective divisions.
In the Flyweight Rookie Final, Mikitoshi Yamagami got the glory [...]

Shooto held its ‘Tradition 4′ event earlier today at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Some great fights went down and there were also a few familiar faces in the audience with the likes of Takanori Gomi and others watching in on the action.
Takeshi Inoue was able to add another Shooto belt to his collection. [...]

Shooto hosted volume three of their ‘Gig North’ series of mixed martial arts events earlier yesterday morning at Zepp Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan.
Not many big names on this event but remember the word “Shooto” translates to “learn combat” and the organization is a breeding ground for many up and coming fighters. Superstars and headliners [...]

Shooto hosted volume 16 of its ‘Gig Central’ series on Sunday at the Tokai TV Telepia Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
The main event saw Yoshitaro Niimi battle Xavier Lucas for the vacant Shooto Pacific Rim Middleweight Title. Before the fight Niimi was ranked #1 by Shooto in the Pacific Rim division and Lucas was ranked #3.
Those [...]

More Japanese mixed martial arts to look forward to this weekend when Shooto hosts the upcoming ‘Gig Central Vol:16′ event on Sunday October 26 at the Tokai TV Telepia Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
In main event action we have Yoshitaro Niimi up against Xavier Lucas for the vacant Shooto Pacific Rim Middleweight Title. Niimi is ranked [...]

Shooto at Kitazawa Town Hall took place earlier today in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
In the main event, Junji Ikoma came out on top to close the show in the last bout of the evening. He finished Yusei Shimokawa just two minutes into round one with a triangle choke.
Another early stoppage came courtesy of Shin Kashiwa when [...]

Shooto returns to Kitazawa Town Hall on Monday October 13 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan and will feature the semifinals of the Rookie Tournament as well as some other great match-ups.
In the main event, Junji Ikoma is set to collide with Yusei Shimokawa. Ikoma’s last few fights have been disappointing for him to say the least, [...]

In the middle of all the EliteXC post-fight hubbub, Shooto’s “Shooting Disco 6″ took place earlier today at Shinyuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan.
In the main event, bantamweight fighter Ryuichi Miki scored a majority decision win by dominating his opponent Jin Akimoto in all three rounds. Akimoto hasn’t won a fight in the last 6 [...]