In the short list of contenders in line to face UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, most would put Chad Mendes or Hatsu Hioki near the top. Mendes has seemingly solidified his place as the No. 1 ...

Hatsu Hioki entered the night just as he had entered the UFC, the consensus No. 1 challenger to Jose Aldo's UFC featherweight title. Hioki actually refused a title shot and was put in a no-win ...

Hatsu Hioki was widely considered the second best featherweight in the world prior to his UFC on FX 4 bout against Ricardo Lamas. Hioki had refused a title shot and was placed in a preliminary bout on ...

When asked by the UFC to fight Jose Aldo for the title, featherweight Hatsu Hioki said he wasn't quite ready for it yet. Now, a chance at the belt is much further away after he dropped a decision to ...

Hatsu Hioki has 37 pro fights under his belt. | Corey Boland/Sherdog.com A featherweight clash between Hatsu Hioki and Daniel Hooker has been added to the UFC’s Fight Night bill in Adelaide, Australia ...

The UFC’s debut card in Adelaide, Australia produced plenty of thrills and a spill (of ice) on the prelims. It started with an Octagon newcomer making a strong first impression with a TKO finish, and ...

Hatsu Hiokiwill return home for his next fight as he faces Bart Palaszewski at UFC 144 in Japan. Sources close to the match-up confirmed to MMAWeekly.com that the bout has been verbally agreed by the ...

MONTREAL, Feb. 9 — TKO returned yet again to the fabled Bell Centre for the long awaited and highly anticipated 145-pound rematch between Hatsu Hioki (Pictures) and Mark Hominick (Pictures). With the ...

LAS VEGAS – It's not quite fair to say that Japanese fighters have become the Washington Generals of mixed martial arts, but the statistics would suggest that they're not far off from that ignominious ...