Tomorrow night one of mixed martial art’s true legends returns to the ring. But instead of a cause for celebration, it’s clearly a cause for concern. When you consider for a moment the history of the ...

Even among the great legends of MMA, it is hard to think of a more beloved, mythical figure than Kazushi Sakuraba. He was a roughly 185-pound man who faced the best light heavyweights and heavyweights ...

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 ...

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 ...

For those who are unfamiliar with the Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals, its historicity could never be covered in a single article. At the time, it wasn’t just the Super Bowl of MMA, it was the Super Bowl ...

One of the greatest Japanese fighters to ever compete in mixed martial arts, Kazushi Sakuraba will see his son Taisei Sakuraba enter the ring for the first time on Dec. 31, when he makes his MMA debut ...