Younger Villefort Documents Recovery, Wants Strikeforce Title Yuri Villefort has a lot he wants to share. One of the welterweight division's top prospects, Villefort was supposed to make his Strikeforce...

Martins Takes LW Title, Lineker Crushes Again at Jungle Fight 27 BRASILIA, Brazil -- The 51st anniversary of Brasilia couldn’t have been celebrated in a more Brazilian way: just fewer than 8,000 people filled Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in the nation’s capital, free of charge, to see the...

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Yuri Villefort When fans think of superstars from other sports, larger-than-life figures spring to mind. Yuri Villefort wants to be that kind of torch bearer...

‘Junior’ Settles Score with ‘Crocota,’ Constrictor Team Shines at JF 25 For the second time in two months, Edilberto “Crocota” de Oliveira and Sergio “Junior” Melo couldn’t live up to the hype.

The Editor's Note Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas | Stephen Martinez/Sherdog.com For some reason, people love to ignore the bylines on Sherdog.com. It creates a...

10 Brazilians to Watch in 2011 Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, Mauricio Rua, Cristiane Santos, Ronaldo Souza, Rafael Cavalcante -- suffice to say, there’s no shortage of...

‘Crocota’ and ‘Sergio Junior’ Draw, Prospects Shine at Jungle Fight RIO DE JANEIRO -- Two weeks ago, Bitetti Combat promoted an event with Sao Paulo soccer giants Corinthians. Saturday night in Rio, Jungle Fight teamed up with Brazil’s most popular club, Flamengo, for...

The Weekly Wrap: Dec. 11 - Dec. 17 In a performance that led UFC brass to acknowledge he has cleaned out his division, welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre dismantled Josh...

'Marajo' Signs with Zuffa, Debuts at Final WEC Show Brazilian lightweight Yuri “Marajo” Alcantara has inked a five-fight deal with Zuffa and will debut against Ricardo Lamas on Dec. 16 at WEC...

Hot Prospect Erick Silva Wins Jungle Fight Title in Belem BELEM, Brazil -- For the first time in its history, Brazil's biggest MMA event, Jungle Fight, has a welterweight champion. His name is Erick Silva.