Pictures: Deep ‘54 Impact’ Sherdog.com’s Taro Irei photographed Deep “54 Impact” at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, where Takafumi Otsuka claimed the promotion’s vacant bantamweight title. UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan and Deep light...

Otsuka Crowned; Chonan, Nakanishi Score KOs at Deep ‘54 Impact’ TOKYO -- In his return to the Deep ring for the promotion’s “54 Impact” card, Dream veteran and former Deep featherweight kingpin Takafumi Otsuka fought tooth-and-nail with...

Chonan, Title Fighters Hit Marks for Friday’s Deep ‘54 Impact’ UFC and Pride veteran Ryo Chonan tipped the scales at exactly 170 pounds Thursday ahead of his welterweight bout with Shigetoshi Iwase (169.7) at...

Pictures: Deep '52 Impact' Kazuhisa Tazawa became Deep's second Megaton champion at "52 Impact" on Feb. 25. Sherdog.com's Taro Irei captured the action inside Tokyo's...

Tazawa is Megaton King, 'Iron' Upsets Imanari at Deep '52 Impact' TOKYO -- Deep's Megaton heavyweight division is oft-mocked, but Friday at Korakuen Hall, Kazuhisa Tazawa was undeterred, as he submitted Yuji Sakuragi to become the second Megaton champion in the headliner of Deep's...

Shimizu, Kawamura Retain Titles; Fujii Takes Kondo’s Crown Kiyotaka Shimizu (left) vs. Mitsuhisa Sunabe: Taro Irei | Sherdog.com TOKYO -- Pancrase wrapped up its 2010 Passion Tour with a...

The House that Hidehiko Yoshida Built TOKYO -- The image of the North American mixed martial arts gym is the strip-mall storefront, outfitted with strength and cardio equipment,...

Pictures: Deep 43 Sherdog.com's Daniel Herbertson was ringside to photograph a battle of UFC veterans as Ryo Chonan took on Jutaro Nakao at Deep 43.

Chonan, Imanari Triumphant at Deep 43; Mishima Falls TOKYO -- Fan favorite Ryo Chonan made a triumphant return to his homeland, as he defeated Jutaro Nakao in the Deep “43 Impact” main event

The Weekly Wrap: May 16 - May 22 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s marketing train was in full effect this past week, as the company launched its go-home hype for UFC 98