NISHIJIMA: 5’ 11”, 190 pounds, 33, Tokyo, Japan, known as “Yukaizan” BACKGROUND: Japanese pro boxer Yosuke Nishijima (Pictures) is fighting out of the Takada Dojo and has been training for MMA ...

The first official bout for PRIDE's May 5 "Total Elimination Absolute" event was announced Tuesday in Tokyo. Former WBC cruiserweight champion Yosuke Nishijima (Pictures) returns to the ring after ...

HUNT: New Zealand native Mark Hunt (Pictures) is a kickboxer with a 3-1 record in MMA. The former W.K.B.F. Australian champion began his K-1 career by winning the K-1 Oceania Grand Prix 2000 and a ...

YOSHIDA: Judo stylist Hidehiko Yoshida (Pictures) is an Olympic judo gold medalist and World Games gold medalist with over 1,000 judo matches to his credit. He trains with Kazuhiro Nakamura (Pictures) ...

OSAKA, Japan, May 5 — Life is full of firsts. The very first weight restriction-less Grand Prix, of course, happened in 2000, when “The Hammer” Mark Coleman (Pictures) defeated Igor Vovchanchyn ...

TOKYO, Aug. 22 — Dream Stage Entertainment, promoter of the PRIDE Fighting Championship, held a press conference on Tuesday to announce two bouts for the upcoming PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute 2006 ...

PRIDE heavyweight contender Mark Hunt (Pictures) spoke with the press after knocking out a very game Yosuke Nishijima (Pictures) at PRIDE 31 "Unbreakable." What did the former K-1 World GP champion ...

Phil Baroni (Pictures) fielded questions from the press after submitting Yosuke Nishijima (Pictures) at Pride 32: Real Deal. What did Baroni say about the ground battle and fighting in America after ...