November 28, 2009
Golden Glory Comments on Fighter Death
By Sherdog.com Staff
Golden Glory released a statement this week regarding the death of Moldovan fighter Vitali Mitu, who reportedly collapsed and could not be revived on Nov. 21 following a sparring session with three-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Semmy Schilt at Golden Glory’s gym in Bucharest, Romania
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November 27, 2009
The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 21 - Nov. 27
By Jack Encarnacao
From the pre-fight histrionics to the post-fight verbiage, Tito Ortiz made sure his first fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship after an 18-month absence was, though a loss, something to talk about.
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November 27, 2009
Sherdog Prospect Watch: Charlie Brenneman
By Brian Knapp (Photos by David S. Holloway)
When the room went dark, Charlie Brenneman thought his career was over.
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November 27, 2009
Sherdog.com’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10
It was hard to imagine Jose Aldo not joining this list at some point. It just happens that his ascent was a tad quicker than expected.
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November 27, 2009
Pictures: Shooto Rev. Exchanges 3
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the JCB Hall in Tokyo to photograph Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3. The card featured the return of Pride veteran Daisuke Sugie.
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November 27, 2009
Update: Machida Gets Hand Surgery, No Sparring Until Jan.
By Sherdog.com Staff
UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida underwent hand surgery in late October and has returned to training, but won't be back up to full speed until January, the Brazilian fighter announced on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
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November 27, 2009
Silva: 'My Opponent is Bisping'
By Sherdog.com Staff
Wanderlei Silva will meet Michael Bisping in a featured bout at UFC 110 on Feb. 21 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.
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November 27, 2009
Gonzaga Out of UFC 108
By Sherdog.com Staff
Gabriel Gonzaga has withdrawn from a heavyweight bout with Junior dos Santos at UFC 108 on Jan. 2 in Las Vegas, due to a staph infection in his arm.
Gonzaga’s manager, Marco Alvan, said the fighter is taking antibiotics and is expected to resume training
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November 26, 2009
Faber: One Fight Away From Title Shot?
By Greg Savage
Urijah Faber will return to the cage to take on Raphael Assuncao at WEC 46 Jan. 10 but he still has his sights on regaining his featherweight title.
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November 26, 2009
Blog: Turkeys of the Year, Part 2
Jake Rossen says there’s shame in labeling a Thanksgiving-themed blog posting with any variation of biggest turkeys, roasted birds, stuffed this-or-that, etc. It’s obvious and lazy and possibly an insult to you, the reader, who expects better. So Jake's doing it for the second day in a row.
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