May, 01, 2007
As part of our continued outreach to the fight community, the California State Athletic Commission in conjunction with Urijah Faber (Pictures)...

By: Gleidson Venga May, 01, 2007
Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) was the protagonist of one of the greatest surprises this year when he knocked out Mirko Filipovic (Pictures) in the main...

May, 01, 2007
NEW YORK, May 1, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league,...

May, 01, 2007
5/1/07 - Columbus, OH: The NAAFS in conjunction with Knock Em Dead Productions is pleased to announce that former Gladiators Fighting Middleweight Champion Mitch Whitesel (8-5) has...

May, 01, 2007
MASON, Ohio -- Shane Ott is definitely making the most of his opportunities.

On less than a week's notice, Ott filled in for Carlos Newton (Pictures)'s team in the IFL and scored an...

Apr, 30, 2007
Much like the Scandinavian pirates who plundered the coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries, Dan "The Viking" Evensen will be seeking...

Apr, 30, 2007
Huntington Beach, CA - (April 30, 2007) - Tito Ortiz (Pictures), the mixed martial arts champion, who is an ardent supporter of our troops, will...

By: Andy Cotterill Apr, 30, 2007
It's yet another busy week for mixed martial arts in Canada. MM-Eh! takes a look at the results of Saturdays' KOTC in Vernon, BC, discusses troubles in the Maritimes, and tells you where you can see Patrick Cote (Pictures), Kalib Starnes (...

By: James Meinhardt Apr, 29, 2007
HONOLULU, April, 28 -- Hawaiian fight fans were treated to a great night of kickboxing action at Oahu's Neal S. Blaisdell Arena when K-1 put on...

Apr, 29, 2007
NOTTINGHAM, England, April 28 -- Following on from the massive success of the first Cage Warriors show in Nottingham, both local and...

Apr, 29, 2007
HONOLULU, April 28, 2007 -- Hard-hitting American Samoan fighter Mighty Mo turned aside three challengers en route to the tournament victory,...

By: Josh Gross and Dave Mandel Apr, 29, 2007
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 28 -- Eighteen Southern Californian mixed martial arts hopefuls stepped into the cage tonight as the Total Fighting...

By: Andy Cotterill Apr, 28, 2007
TJ Grant (Pictures) always knew he wanted to be a fighter.

The 23-year-old mixed martial artist from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, will put his undefeated status on the line this Saturday,...

By: James Meinhardt Apr, 28, 2007
HONOLULU, April 27 -- Participants fighting in K-1's latest World Grand Prix card weighed in Friday at the Ala Moana Hotel in downtown Honolulu....

Apr, 28, 2007
MASON, Ohio -- It's a classic matchup... the experienced veteran against the promising newcomer.

Kerry Schall (Pictures) (22-8) is a UFC...

Apr, 28, 2007
Pancrase "Rising 4" was headlined by PRIDE veteran Yoshiro Maeda's (Pictures) victory over Danny Batten.

Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez was...

Apr, 27, 2007
HONOLULU, April 26, 2007 -- Ah, Hawaii! An idyllic archipelago set in azure seas, home of rich traditions, spirited mythologies and brave...

By: Tony Loiseleur Apr, 27, 2007
TOKYO, Japan, April 27 -- Entering Tokyo's historic Korakuen Hall this evening, it would be easy for one to mistake tonight's Pancrase Rising Tour 4 for...

By: Scott Holmes Apr, 27, 2007
Nate Diaz got things done last week with his hard fought win over Robert Emerson (Pictures). Rob garnered some respect from his peers after...

Apr, 26, 2007
NEW YORK, April 26, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, will bring fans from the Southwest to the Far East as "IFL Battleground," the series chronicling the league, takes viewers...

By: Jordan Breen Apr, 26, 2007
Returns are all the rage this week. Longtime veteran Takumi Nakayama (Pictures) has had his eye on returning stateside competition for sometime, but that...

Apr, 26, 2007
Bodog Fight is pleased to join forces with the U.K. mixed martial arts promotion Cage Rage to present Cage Rage Championships 21: Judgement Day....

By: Andy Cotterill Apr, 26, 2007
Shawn Tompkins (Pictures), the rising-star trainer of Team Quest's Temecula, Calif. chapter, apprised Sherdog.com of nearing fights for two of his London, Ontario-based fighters.

Sam Stout (...

Apr, 25, 2007
Survival Fighting Championship, also known as Survival FC, is a British-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that was first introduced in...

By: Gleidson Venga Apr, 25, 2007
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictures) is one of the most recent and celebrated UFC acquisitions.

The Brazilian, a former PRIDE heavyweight...

By: Andy Cotterill Apr, 24, 2007
It's a relatively quiet weekend fight-wise, but the business of MMA in Canada is anything but.

This week we highlight KOTC's latest effort in British Columbia, Jason MacDonald's (Pictures) next Octagon foe, and the "New York Badass" training with Canadian trainer...

By: Mike Sloan Apr, 24, 2007
There seems to be a trend here, a trend that Nick Diaz (Pictures) has resurrected. Lately, it seems that the underdogs in the grand world of mixed...

Apr, 24, 2007
On Saturday May 5th 2007 the third edition of the SHI KON Fight Night will be held in the Deutenberghalle in Villingen (Germany). The fight card...

Apr, 23, 2007
The 29-year-old former Cage Rage British featherweight champion sports a professional MMA record of nine wins and two defeats and takes on...

By: Jake Rossen Apr, 23, 2007
Fueled up with all of the bravado that comes with being an untouchable athlete, boxing royalty Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced to the press in recent...

Apr, 23, 2007
NEW YORK, April 23, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league,...

Apr, 23, 2007
"Proving Ground" was headlined by Ray Lazama's (Pictures) knockout victory over Fabio Negao (Pictures) and featured popular fighters such as Jorge Ortiz (Pictures), Takumi Nakayama (Pictures) and Tim Persey (...

By: Lisa James Apr, 22, 2007
LONDON, April 21 -- Cage Rage's latest card was pegged around a veteran performance, but ended up surprising, both in the choice of veteran and the outcome of the newcomers.

Having stepped in at the last minute to cover missing headliner Bob...

Apr, 22, 2007
MANCHESTER, England, April 21 -- In a crammed MEN arena, Gabriel Gonzaga (Pictures) became the latest in an ever-growing list of fighters to prove that...

By: Dave Mandel Apr, 22, 2007
IRVINE, Calif., April 21 -- No Limits MMA, in conjunction with Pro Elite, held "Proving Ground" Saturday evening, the first card in the Orange...

Apr, 21, 2007
Dennis "The Piranha" Davis is one of the nation's top an up and coming lightweights. He holds several titles and plans on continuing his...

Apr, 21, 2007
The K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Hawaii Press Conference will be hosted by celebrity guest MC, Bruce Buffer and will feature all 18 fighters on the...

Apr, 21, 2007
The Octagon skips across the pond for just the second time in UFC history. That first trip was a memorable one.

We saw the impressive UFC debuts of Genki Sudo (Pictures) and Mark Weir (...

By: Andy Cotterill Apr, 21, 2007
Make no mistake about it: Victor Valimaki (Pictures) is ready to shine.

The light heavyweight from Edmonton, Alberta, is set to meet the man called "Legionarius," Alessio Sakara (...

Apr, 20, 2007
Tickets for "Judgment Day," the June 22nd Strikeforce-EliteXC co-produced mixed martial arts mega-card featuring the long-awaited showdown between former UFC middleweight champion, Frank Shamrock (Pictures), and fellow knockout artist "The New York Bad Ass"...

Apr, 20, 2007
The United States Marine Corps U.S. World Team Trials will be hosted at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., June 8-10 and is...

Apr, 20, 2007
LONDON, April 20 -- In a last-minute change, bar-room brawler David "Tank" Abbott has flown across the pond to replace Bob Sapp (Pictures), who was...

Apr, 20, 2007
MANCHESTER, England, April 20 -- All fighters successfully made the required poundage at a lively, good-natured weigh-in event for UFC 70, at a packed out Bridgewater Hall.

Hitting the...

By: Mike Sloan Apr, 20, 2007
Charles Dickens once wrote in his epic novel A Tale of Two Cities, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." That brilliant and synoptic glimpse at a recent past couldn't better describe the latest few chapters in Andrei Arlovski...

Apr, 20, 2007
On Saturday April 21st No Limits Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness of Irvine California will be presenting the first premier mixed martial arts...

Apr, 20, 2007
Miletich Fighting Systems Saskatoon is proud to present a Mixed Martial Arts Seminar Sunday May 13th, 2007 with Matt Hughes (Pictures), 9-time...

Apr, 20, 2007
Scott Jorgensen wrestled in college for Boise State University. He is a 3 time PAC-10 champion and finished in the top twelve at the NCAA...

By: Andy Cotterill Apr, 20, 2007
Howdy, and welcome to MM-Eh! -- Sherdog.com's column devoted to looking at MMA from the Canadian perspective.

With no MM-Eh posted last week we...

Apr, 20, 2007
As you might expect the Nation's Collide undercard is populated with a decidedly local flavor.

The night will open with Paul Taylor, a British...

Apr, 19, 2007
Southern Calif. Condors Assistant Debi Purcell (Pictures), undefeated submission star Jeremy Williams, undefeated Brazilian Olympian Antoine Jaoude (Pictures), Philadelphia native Justin Levens (...

Apr, 19, 2007
Mixed martial arts champ Tito Ortiz (Pictures) and Punishment Athletics will be joined by top fighters, Josh Burkman (Pictures), Tiki Ghosn (...

Apr, 19, 2007
Staging their event the same night as the heavily advertised UFC 70 show in Manchester's M.E.N. arena, Cage Rage is reported not to have suffered any...

By: Gleidson Venga Apr, 18, 2007
Born in the state of Bahia, the same province that produced the Nogueira brothers, Edilberto "Crocota" de Oliveira is another rising student from the...

By: Jordan Breen Apr, 18, 2007
After an unnecessarily elongated interruption in this column's battle logging, it would be uncomely to serve up a longwinded introductory paragraph;...

Apr, 18, 2007
Thirty-two of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world are converging on the sunny shores of Costa Rica for Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat....

Apr, 18, 2007
Sunday, May 20th, Gladiator Challenge returns to Eagle Mountain Casino with BEST OF THE BEST, an action packed fight card filled with the most...

Apr, 18, 2007
Gary "Smiler" Turner is the surprisingly calm man with the dubious honor of facing Bob Sapp (Pictures) at Cage Rage 21 this weekend.

A former...

Apr, 17, 2007
Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat debuts Tuesday, April 17th at 11 p.m. / 10 p.m. Central on ION Television.

The latest series of Bodog Fight promises to be its most impressive effort to date, as Bodog founder Calvin Ayre welcomes mixed martial arts superstars...

Apr, 17, 2007
NEW YORK, April 17, 2007- The International Fight League's (OTC.BB: IFLI), Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Gareb Shamus was selected as...

Apr, 17, 2007
French fighter Jess Liaudin (Pictures) is the head coach at Pancrase London and one of the UK-based fighters on the card for the upcoming UFC 70 show in Manchester's M.E.N. arena.

In a recent interview, Jess caused a storm of misunderstanding by mentioning Croatian heavyweight...

Apr, 17, 2007
Following the overwhelming success of its sophomore series, Bodog Fight changes backdrops for the third installment in its mixed martial arts...

Apr, 17, 2007
Tuff-N-Uff 2 was headlined by the first Nevada State Athletic Commission-sanctioned MMA tournament, which was captured by Lee Gibson after two...

Apr, 16, 2007
"Dana White has once again taken the low road and decided to try to damage my reputation and credibility in a public forum. During an...

By: Jake Rossen Apr, 16, 2007
Despite predictions to the contrary, Calvin Ayre's fledging bodogFIGHT promotion still exists.

In their second pay-per-view offering, the...

Apr, 16, 2007
DEEP 29th Impact was headlined by former UFC middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante (Pictures)'s knockout victory over Ryuta Sakurai (Pictures)....

By: Mike Sloan Apr, 16, 2007
I need to start this column off by admitting something that typically sounds unprofessional for someone who is a member of the media. But since...

Apr, 15, 2007
New York, NY….After months of deliberations, one of the most anticipated showdowns in mixed martial arts history will finally come to fruition when former UFC middleweight champion, Frank Shamrock (...

By: Dave Mandel Apr, 15, 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 14 -- The South Point Casino played host to Tuff-N-Uff's second installment of mixed martial arts in Sin City with "Brawl in the Barn."

Originally scheduled to feature the headline bout of Erin Toughill (...

Apr, 14, 2007
St. Petersburg, Russia - The Russian Red Devils capitalized on their comrades' support to emerge victorious from Russia's ICE Palace Arena on Saturday, April 14th in the most anticipated pay-per-view event of the year, BodogFight: Fedor Emelianenko (...

By: Stephen Martinez Apr, 14, 2007
Dream Stage entertainment, the group which recently ceded control of PRIDE FC to UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, has issued a press release through...

Apr, 14, 2007
UNCASVILLE, Conn., April 13, 2007 - The Dragons and Pitbulls made big statements in the push for the International Fight League playoffs, earning victories at the IFL event before 6,131 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The Dragons, coached by Carlos "The...

Apr, 13, 2007
Billionaire digital business mogul Calvin Ayre presents Bodog Fight's Clash of the Nations, featuring Matt Lindland (Pictures), No. 1 middleweight in the world, vs. Fedor Emelianenko (...

Apr, 13, 2007
As the resident playboy of mixed martial arts, Calvin Ayre has proven that he knows how to get people talking. It's not everyday you have the best...

By: Tony Loiseleur Apr, 13, 2007
TOKYO, Japan, April 13 -- Despite most of their star talent being out of commission this evening, the ever-brilliant Shigeru Saeki still managed to...

By: Scott Holmes Apr, 13, 2007
I really can't think of a cool way to set the scene so I'll just spill it. Yesterday was my birthday. Even though I've never given them...

Apr, 12, 2007
Quinton Jackson (Pictures) on Thursday held a public workout at the HB Ultimate Training Center in Huntington Beach, Calif., where the popular light heavyweight prepares for his May showdown with UFC 205-lb. champion Chuck Liddell...

Apr, 12, 2007
Cliff "The Black Bull" Couser has carved out a successful career as a boxer, and he will compete in mixed martial arts (MMA) for the first time in...

Apr, 12, 2007
KRO1 PROMOTIONS presents CAGE OF FIRE in its 6th installment of professional MMA bouts in a circular cage. The venue "El Auditorio Municipal",...

Apr, 12, 2007
NEW YORK and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 12, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional...

Apr, 11, 2007
NEW YORK, April 11, 2007- Fox Sports Net will provide same-night, tape-delayed coverage of Friday's International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI)...

By: Josh Gross Apr, 10, 2007
The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday changed the result of Nick Diaz's (Pictures) gogoplata victory over Takanori Gomi (Pictures) to...

Apr, 10, 2007
4/10/07 - Cleveland, OH: Back to Tuscarawas County by popular demand, the NAAFS is less then two weeks away from returning to T-County for round...

Apr, 10, 2007
ROF promoter Sven BOOGIE Bean is happy to announce the fight card for ROF 29: AFTERSHOCK. The 12 bout MMA event will take place on Saturday,...

By: Jake Rossen Apr, 10, 2007
Athletic "trades" of talent from one squad to another are nothing new in the world of professional sports. Baseball general managers, for example, can...

Apr, 09, 2007
NEW YORK, April 9, 2007 - One of the most accomplished and respected wrestling coaches in the country, Kevin Jackson, has agreed to serve as interim coach of the Portland, Oregon-based...

Apr, 09, 2007
iN DEMAND Networks and World Champion Louis Neglia today announced the season premiere of Ring of Combat - Tournament of Champions championship...

Apr, 09, 2007
Dancing with the Stars reality television show knows a thing or two when it comes to dancing. The star-struck TV show has penetrated households...

Apr, 09, 2007
PRIDE 34 was headlined by Jeff Monson's (Pictures) submission victory over Kazuyuki Fujita (Pictures) and featured popular fighters such as Shinya Aoki (Pictures), Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Pictures), Ricardo Arona (Pictures) and Gilbert Yvel...

By: Mike Sloan Apr, 09, 2007
Nobody - and I mean nobody - picked Matt Serra (Pictures) to triumph in his quest for the UFC welterweight title. Not against the seemingly invincible Georges St. Pierre (...

Apr, 08, 2007
MOLINE, Ill., April 7, 2007 - The Tiger Sharks and Silverbacks kept their respective International Fight League playoff hopes alive with victories at the IFL regular season event at The MARK of the Quad Cities in Moline, Ill., tonight before 5,308 spirited fans. The Tiger...

By: Tony Loiseleur Apr, 08, 2007
SAITAMA, Japan, April 8 -- Before 23,336 PRIDE fans this evening at the Saitama Super Arena, fighters competing on tonight's card put forth...

By: Greg Savage Apr, 08, 2007
HOUSTON, Texas, April 7 -- Matt Serra (Pictures) was the proverbial snowball and UFC welterweight ace Georges St. Pierre (Pictures) was supposed...

By: Josh Gross Apr, 08, 2007
MOLINE, Ill., April 7 -- If the Quad Cities Silverbacks repeat as International Fight League champions, they'll likely look back fondly to tonight....

By: Tim Leidecker Apr, 07, 2007
Croat Zelg Galesic (Pictures) has burst onto the mixed martial arts scene like a comet. In the past two and a half years the 28-year-old...

Apr, 07, 2007
Dream Stage Entertainment held a press conference Saturday in Tokyo, Japan for "Kamikaze."

Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez was present to...

By: Greg Savage Apr, 07, 2007
When Mike Swick (Pictures) burst into mixed martial arts fans' consciousness during the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter the experience was life...

By: Andy Cotterill Apr, 07, 2007
On the eve of Canada's most popular-and best-mixed martial artist return to the Octagon, we focus heavily on UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (Pictures), who defends his belt versus Matt Serra (...

Apr, 06, 2007
Here is your chance to win 2 free tickets to the 2007 World Sabaki Challenge.

COMBAT ELEMENT is giving away one pair of free tickets to the...

Apr, 06, 2007
Check out this exclusive photo gallery from UFC Fight Night 9, which was headlined by Joe Stevenson's submission victory over Melvin Guillard.

By: Greg Savage Apr, 06, 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 5 - Joe Stevenson and Melvin Guillard traded barbs in the weeks leading up to their lightweight contender bout but it...

By: Scott Holmes Apr, 06, 2007
Well here we are with the fifth season of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter, the show that has propelled MMA to the forefront of America's...

Apr, 05, 2007
NEW YORK, April 5, 2007- The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, will take fans into the ring and behind the scenes this week with Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland (Pictures) (Portland, Ore.) as...

Apr, 05, 2007
Total Combat is back in San Diego at 4&B Friday April 13th. Come see "New Blood" as some of the most exciting young fighters show San Diego what...

Apr, 05, 2007
The ninth installment of SpikeTV's UFC Fight Night takes place at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas tonight and the lightweights are taking center stage. Undefeated Brazilian fighters Wander Braga (Pictures) and Thiago Tavares...

Apr, 05, 2007
The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and television partner Fox Sports Net present bouts with a decidedly hometown feel as Southern California-based teams battle it out on FSN on Friday, April 6, at 11 p.m. in most markets. The...

Apr, 05, 2007
Each season, 18 mixed martial artists enter into The Ultimate Fighter competition, and each season, only 1 incredible fighter surves in each...

Apr, 04, 2007
One of the most famous voices in sports broadcasting is joining the BodogFight family. Veteran play-by-play announcer Bob Sheridan-the man who called the Rumble in the Jungle-will make his BodogFight debut at the much-anticipated pay-per-view BodogFight: Fedor Emelianenko (...

By: Jason Nowe Apr, 04, 2007
TOKYO, April 4 - The fists and feet were flying as the kickboxing world's 154-pound pillar of pugilism, K-1 MAX, took place at the Yokohama Arena....

Apr, 04, 2007
This is the stuff that movies are made of. Two rivals pitted against each other in combat. The end result can only mean the demise and death of the...

Apr, 04, 2007
We are just three and a half weeks away from the next event, "War on the Shore," Saturday April 28th at the Santa Monica Civic.

Our last event...

Apr, 03, 2007
It's not quite David vs. Goliath, but it could be considered a mismatch on paper. Fortunately for Matt Lindland (Pictures), the No. 1-ranked middleweight mixed martial arts fighter in the world, he'll be live in living color when he steps into the ring - and up two weight classes - to...

Apr, 03, 2007
TOKYO, April 3, 2007 -- With the best of the best scheduled to face-off in 11 bouts, tomorrow's K-1 World Max Elite Showcase event promises to...

Apr, 03, 2007
Nam Phan (Pictures) is a professional MMA fighter with a professional record of 15 wins and 2 losses and is the number one light weight contender for...

By: Jake Rossen Apr, 03, 2007
Loyal Sherdoggers came out in full force in response to a recent slate of op-eds. Greetings of "Good job" were measured with letters that began "Dear...

Apr, 03, 2007
As you had expressed an interest in BodogFight mixed martial arts, we want to give you a friendly reminder to tune into ION Television Tuesday...

Apr, 02, 2007
With the popularity of mixed martial arts (MMA) growing around the world, the emergence of new fight promoters in the Tampa area was inevitable....

Apr, 02, 2007
Something was bound to give with 28 deadly mixed martial arts fighters - 14 Americans and 14 Internationals - converging on the imperial capital...

Apr, 02, 2007
In the latest look at mixed martial arts UK style, we hear from the region's largest promoter, Cage Rage, regarding last week's news of the sale...

Apr, 01, 2007
Aurora CO – When the Ultimate Fighting Championship came to Denver CO in the early 1990's, no one knew at that time how defining a moment...

By: James Meinhardt Apr, 01, 2007
HONOLULU, March 31 — A epic night of fights at Oahu's Neal S. Blaisdell Arena was punctuated by a truly spectacular main event title fight, where Robbie Lawler (Pictures) knocked out Frank Trigg (Pictures) to become the first two-time ICON Sport middleweight champ.

Trigg, who captured the ICON Sport world...

By: Andy Cotterill and Chris Harding Apr, 01, 2007
HALIFAX, March 31 - Once again Halifax took a big step forward and proved that they're the little town that could. While other more well known,...