Breaking Barriers Women have always faced an uphill climb in combat sports, but MMA may have finally given them the outlet they have long sought.

10 May Tussles Worth Watching This month, we feature the return of the talented but enigmatic Anthony Johnson, who was shown the door by the UFC after he failed to make weight for his ill-fated showdown with...

Pictures: Jewels ‘15th Ring’ Women’s pound-for-pounder Megumi Fujii returned to once again best Mika Nagano, and “Vale Tudo Queen” Yuka Tsuji beat out Saori Ishioka at...

Fujii, Tsuji Victorious; Akano Decisions Modafferi in Jewels TOKYO -- Bellator Fighting Championships 115-pound women’s tournament finalist Megumi Fujii successfully returned to Jewels with a lopsided victory at...

Modafferi-Akano, ‘V.V Mei’ Join Jewels ‘15th Ring’ Lineup Roxanne Modafferi and Hitomi Akano will get their chance to square off, albeit six months later than originally planned.

Sugiyama Leads Winning Valkyrie Squad in Jewels Doubleheader TOKYO -- Representatives of Greatest Common Multiple's women's MMA event Valkyrie edged out their Jewels counterparts with a 3-2 tally in Saturday's Jewels double-header at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Jewels' 13th Ring...

‘Windy,’ Yamaguchi Set for First Female Pancrase Headliner For the first time in its 17-year history, Pancrase will offer up a female main event at its April 3 “Impressive Tour” stop in Tokyo’s...

'V-Hajime' Retains, Nakai Nabs Valkyrie Open Weight Title TOKYO -- Mei "V-Hajime" Yamaguchi retained her Valkyrie 115-pound title on a contentious majority draw with Kyoko Takabayashi, while Rin Nakai...

The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 6 - Feb. 12 On a night where the "Godfather of Ground and Pound" was primed for his last main-event hurrah in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it was a...

Yamaguchi Stuns Tsuji at Valkyrie 4 February 11, 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the greatest upset in combat sports history, as two decades ago in Tokyo, 32-to-1 underdog James...

Forget Lashley-Sapp: Matsumoto Was the Real Star of the Weekend Physically, it was one third the size of the Bobby Lashley-Bob Sapp bout Saturday in Biloxi, but this weekend's real marquee bout unfolded Sunday in the unlikely city of Toyama, Japan.

In a locale more famous for cadmium poisoning than prizefighting, hometown...