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 ...

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 ...

It was his first UFC fight at UFC 137 and Hatsu Hioki had Japanese MMA riding on his shoulders against a very game George Roop. Hioki and Roop battled back and forth in a very close fight. Hioki ...

Resistance is futile: Hatsu Hioki‘s Octagon debut versus George Roop at UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz will have drastic repercussions on the dwindling swagger of Japanese MMA. We are not all one, Mr. Genki ...

Hatsu Hioki defeats Bart Palaszewski by Unanimous Decision. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28. Hatsu Hioki dropped Bart Palaszewski early with a straight right hand. Bart recovered but ...

When Hatsu Hioki arrived in the UFC, there were very few clear cut contenders for Jose Aldo's featherweight championship. In a division where former champions Urijah Faber and Mike Brown have been ...