Oct. 11 marked the 12-year anniversary of the first Pride card, in which Rickson Gracie soundly submitted an overmatched Nobuhiko Takada at the Tokyo Dome. Despite its actual prosaic unfolding, the ...

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Vale Tudo Japan has announced four additional fights for the upcoming Vale Tudo Japan 3rd fight card which will take place on Saturday, October 5th at the Ota City General Gymnasium ...

The wait is over! Shooto promoter Sustain resurrects its classic “Vale Tudo Japan” series tomorrow at Tokyo’s JCB Hall, and Bloody Elbow has you covered with live results and play-by-play of VTJ ’09 ...

MMA in Japan is still something of a void. After the fall of Pride, the demise of Dream, and the shattering of Sengoku a gap has been left for Japanese fighters looking to take their skill to the next ...