Former EliteXC heavyweight champ “Junior” Antonio Silva (13-1) won his sixth straight when he tapped out "Big" Jim York (9-2) at 3:51 of round one at Sengoku Tenth Battle in Tokyo Tuesday night. It was Silva's second first-round stoppage in two tries at Sengoku; and, there are whispers Silva and eighth-ranked “Babyface Assassin” Josh Barnett (20-5) are on a collision course. ...

Former EliteXC heavyweight champion “Junior” Antonio Silva (12-1) and Kiwi "Big" Jim York (9-2) have been matched at Sengoku Tenth Battle in Tokyo 23 September, the promotion announced Thursday.

Debuting Olympic judo silver medalist Hiroshi Izumi (0-0) and debuting Kiwi kickboxer "Notorious" Antz Nansen (0-0)

Middleweights Makoto Takimoto (4-5) and Jae Sun Lee (2-3) have also been matched for Tenth Battle.

Silva took a TKO due to injury over “Kiss” Yoshihiro Nakao (8-2) at Sengoku in Tokyo last January.

York knocked out James Thompson at Seventh Battle in Tokyo 7 March.

Sengoku announced "Junior" Antonio Silva (12-1), "Lion" Ryan Schultz (20-11-1), "El Dirte" Joe Doerksen (42-12), Kazunori Yokota (8-2-2), Makoto Takimoto (4-5), and Hiroshi Izumi (0-0) will all make appearances at 10th Battle in Tokyo 23 September. Heavyweight Silva has refuged in Japan as an outlaw since testing positive for banned substances after TKOing Justin Eilers (19-7-1) for the EliteXC strap in Stockton in July 2008 resulting in a suspension from the California State Athletic Commission. Silva denies the charges. He took a TKO due to injury over "Kiss" Yoshihiro Nakao (8-2) at Sengoku in Tokyo last January. ...