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Hirota Takes Kikuno’s Crown; Matsumoto Retires at Deep 55 TOKYO -- Mizuto Hirota is back.

In his first bout since suffering a gruesome arm break at the hands of Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki 20 months ago in 2009's K-1 Dynamite, the former Sengoku Raiden Championship and Cage Force lightweight champion rebounded with a...

Alvarez-Aoki Rematch in the Works for Bellator's 2012 Campaign Sherdog.com has learned that a clash between Bellator and Dream's respective lightweight champions Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki is being...

AMA Fight Club Move Re-Energizes Former WEC Champion Varner Rumors regarding the demise of Jamie Varner’s professional mixed martial arts career have been greatly exaggerated. However, the former WEC...

WEC Veteran Added to Dream Bantamweight Tournament Former WEC title contender Antonio Banuelos has apparently thrown his hat into Dream's ring, as the fighter Thursday announced he had signed on...

Kawajiri Drops to Featherweight, Faces ‘Hellboy’ at Dream 17 Following failed bids for both the Dream and Strikeforce lightweight titles, Tatsuya Kawajiri will make his featherweight debut in September when he takes on...

10 August Tussles Worth Watching Business picks up in the mixed martial arts world during the month of August, as Rashad Evans meets fellow former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz in a UFC 133 rematch and longtime middleweight king...

Aoki-McCullough, Kitaoka-‘Chiquerim’ Official for Dream 17 The nascent Dream 17 lineup received two more building blocks on Friday, as promotion officials announced that lightweight champion Shinya Aoki will face former...

‘Lion’-Uno Signed for Dream 17; Sasahara Teases Foreign Aoki Foe Dream confirmed the first bout for Dream 17 on Wednesday, formalizing a featherweight clash between popular Japanese MMA veteran Caol Uno and former two-time Shooto 143-pound world champion...

Kikuno to Defend Lightweight Strap Against Hirota at Deep 55 Two of the top lightweights currently operating in Japan appear set to collide Aug. 26 in Tokyo.