“Wow, this is a pretty experienced opponent.” That was how Taisei Sakuraba, son of legendary Japanese fighter Kazushi Sakuraba, reacted when RIZIN booked his debut fight for Dec. 31 against Yusuke ...

The sun set behind the Seibu Dome baseball stadium in Tokorozawa, Japan, on Aug. 27, 2000. It had been a long time coming, but the violent evening of a day that dawned 92 years earlier was finally ...

K-1 promoter Fight Entertainment Group called a press conference Wednesday in metropolitan Tokyo, where FEG president Sadaharu Tanigawa and HERO'S star Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures) spoke regarding ...

Royce Gracie was more than just another mixed martial artist. He was a legend, unbeatable, an icon. He entered the world stage in 1993, changed martial arts for ever, and then like a ghost, he ...

MMA pioneer Royce Gracie and Japanese superstar Kazushi Sakuraba will face each other in a rematch of their epic encounter in 2000 on K-1’s “Dynamite!!USA” card on June 2 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Kazushi Sakuraba long ago carved out his place of permanence in the mixed martial arts history books. Easily one of the most influential fighters of all-time, the Japanese icon’s career spanned some ...

Kazushi Sakuraba has absorbed untold punishment in his 14-year career, but it's on with the show. One day, the most prized commodity in the study of cerebral trauma in mixed martial arts may be the ...

Kazushi Sakuraba's list of accomplishments is simply astounding, but because of the unnecessary and brutal losses he accumulated as he dragged his feet about retirement, it is easy to forget just how ...