Rua Subs Professor X in Cage Rage
LONDON, Dec. 1 -- Murilo "Ninja"
Rua (Pictures) topped off an excellent night of
fighting Saturday at Cage Rage 24 when he sank a rear-naked choke
on crafty opponent Xavier Foupa-Pokam
(...
Taktarov Makes Successful MMA Comeback
An enthusiastic crowd at the MegaSport Ice Arena in Moscow got what
it came to see Friday, as Russian mixed martial arts legend Oleg
Taktarov...
Baroni signs with Steele Cage
Las Vegas, Nevada - December 1, 2007 - Hall of Fame Boxing Referee
Richard Steele and Steve Oshins, co-owners of Steele Cage
Promotions, LLC...
World of Mixed Martial Arts Demo Released
Phoenix, AZ December 1, 2007 - Grey Dog Software, a Phoenix based
developer of sports management simulation software for personal
computers, is...
Oumakhanov Claims Cage Force Tourney
By: Tony Loiseleur and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, Dec. 1 -- Cage Force's yearlong lightweight and welterweight
tournaments concluded at Differ Ariake in the promotion's final
show in 2007....
Russian Bears Revival: Taktarov Taps Marsh
By: Evgeni Kogan
MOSCOW, Nov. 30 -- From the Megasport Ice Arena in a frozen Russian
capital, Bodog Fight held another international event on Friday
with a number of interesting bouts as well as the return of...
RING OF FIRE 31: UNDISPUTED
RING OF FIRE 31: UNDISPUTED !! will take place on Saturday,
December 1st 2007 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield,
Colorado
Rua, Foupa-Pokam Set for London Showdown
LONDON, Nov. 30 -- Chute Boxe standout Murilo "Ninja" Rua returns Saturday
to Cage Rage -- where he has tasted nothing but success -- in an
attempt to erase the memory of his September loss to Robbie Lawler (...
Owned Announces Two Designer Logos
Owned Entertainment, Inc. Announced today the release of its first
two designer graphic T's inspired by the screenplay for the new MMA
movie...
Horn to Take MMA to Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah-UFC Veteran, and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Legend, Jeremy Horn
(Pictures), will bring World-Class
Mixed Martial Arts to Utah...
Saturday: NAAFS 'Night of Champions'
11/30/07 - Warren, OH: In what has no doubt been an unforgettable
year for the North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS), it has all
led to...
ROF 31 Weigh-ins Open to the Public
ROF Fans: Come down this Friday night to C B & POTTS Flat Irons
mall location at 7:00 pm to see the fighters weigh in for RING OF
FIRE 31: UNDISPUTED
Cahoon Counting on Strikes to Stop Sinosic
A fight with Elvis Sinosic
(Pictures) on Saturday just hours
away, Liverpool, England's Paul
Cahoon (Pictures) was in a relaxed mood as he
watched...
Pancrase 'Rising 9' Pictures
Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez was ringside in Tokyo, Japan to
witness Pacrase "Rising 9," which was headlined by Izuru Takeuchi (Pictures) versus Yuichi Nakanishi (...
Three Title Fights Headline Versus' Fourth Live WEC
STAMFORD, CONN. (November 29, 2007)-VERSUS, the network that
celebrates real competition in all its forms and the cable
television home of World...
Pat Miletich Seminar
Pat Miletich (Pictures) Seminar
Special two-day engagement
5PM - 9PM Friday, December 7, 2007
8AM - 12PM Saturday, December 8, 2007
Knuckle Down: Aiming for Fight of the Year
By: Mike Fridley
When asked about their expectations for an upcoming bout, most UFC
athletes offer clichés about giving 110 percent en route to a
victory and earning a UFC-crowned Fight of the Night award.
Roger Huerta (Pictures) and Clay Guida...
Sherdog.coms Guide to TUF 6
By: Scott Holmes
Soon the TUF 6 winner will be decided, but between then and now we
still have one slot left in the final four bracket. Matt Arroyo, George Sotiropoulos
(Pictures) and Mac Danzig (...
Politics of Promoting on New Years Eve in Japan
By: Tim Leidecker
When Sherdog.com first broke the news of Fedor Emelianenko
(Pictures) possibly facing Hong Man Choi (Pictures) on New Year's Eve, hardcore fight...
Zombie Sponsors 'Reckless Abandon'
DALLAS, TEXAS---Mark Cuban's HDNet FIGHTS has inked a promotional
deal with Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN UNRATED to sponsor "RECKLESS
ABANDON,"...
Rio Heroes Rocked Brazil
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, November 28, 2007 - The Rio Heroes steel
cage rattled with unbridled anticipation as eight middleweight
warriors squared...
Takeuchi Takes Middleweight King of Pancrase Title
By: Jason Nowe and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, Nov. 28 -- It was a tough night for Izuru Takeuchi at Pancrase's
final event of this year's "Rising Tour"
Bonjasky: "Good vs Evil" at WGP Final
When the bell rings to start the K-1 World Grand Prix '07 Final,
Remy Bonjasky is confident that his peak mental and physical
condition will...
Professor X to Test Ninja at Cage Rage
In only their second show since ProElite bought Cage Rage,
promoters Dave O'Donnell and Andy Geer have put together a card for
Dec. 1 in London...
S&P Cuts Zuffas Credit Rating, Issues Negative Outlook
By: Adam Swift
Standard & Poor's, a leading financial services company, cut
Zuffa's credit rating in a report issued Tuesday.
The downgrade from "BB" to "BB-"...
MM-Eh! News and Notes from Canada
By: Rob King
The big news out of Canada this week is Georges St. Pierre
(Pictures) stepping in on short notice to
fight Matt Hughes
(Pictures) for the...
Steele Cage Promotions Signs Al Bernstein
Las Vegas, Nevada - November 27, 2007 - Hall of Fame Boxing Referee
Richard Steele and Steve Oshins, co-owners of Steele Cage
Promotions, LLC...
World Victory Road Announces Sengoku
By: Taro Kotani
TOKYO, Nov. 27 -- Newly formed mixed martial arts promotional
company World Victory Road Inc. officially announced its first show
for the new event...
HEAT 5 Pictures
Sherdog.com's Daniel Herbertson shot this exclusive photo gallery
of HEAT 5, where featherweight Hatsu Hioki (Pictures) defeated Brian Geraghty...
Giving Thanks II
By: Mike Sloan
Yes, it was just Thanksgiving again, a weekend to reflect on what
people are thankful for and to savagely thwart would-be consumers
of the hot...
Maxfight 4 Pictures
Marcelo Giudici
outpointed Munil Adriano
in the main event of Maxfight 4 on Nov. 24 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Sherdog.com's Gleidson Venga was...
From Suicide Watch to Sublime
By: Jake Rossen
Twelve weeks of promotional hype largely went belly-up over
Thanksgiving, when UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra (Pictures) pulled out of a Dec. 29 title
defense against "Ultimate Fighter" nemesis Matt Hughes (...
IFL Announces New UK tv Deal
NEW YORK, November 26, 2007 - The International Fight League
(OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's number one team-based professional
mixed martial arts...
PURECOMBAT: FROM THE ASHES
Saturday, December 1st, PURECOMBAT: FROM THE ASHES roars into the
Visalia Convention Center with professional mixed martial arts. The
newly...
Short Notice
By: Jake Rossen
Depending on your level of emotional investment in MMA,
Thanksgiving may have turned out to be a bit of a turkey.
Friday brought news that UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra (Pictures) would be unable to defend his
title on Dec. 29 against perpetually smirking...
Hioki Hounds Geraghty on Ground at Heat
NAGOYA, Japan, Nov. 25 -- After dropping two hotly contested split
decisions in a row, Hatsu
Hioki (Pictures) got back into the winner's circle
on Sunday against TUF 5 alumnus...
FX3 'England VS Germany' Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jim Page was cage-side in Reading, UK to capture
FX3's "England VS Germany" through the lens of his camera. In the
main event, prospect Andre
Winner (Pictures) defeated Mario Stapel (...
BTT Upstarts Impress at Max Fight 4
By: Gleidson Venga
CAMPINAS, Brazil, Nov. 24 -- Regiclaudio "Keixada" and several
fighters from Brazilian Top Team shined on Saturday at the fourth
edition of Max Fight
Kingdom of Grapple Pictures
MMA mobile phone company Kingdom of Grapple held an event Sunday in
Tokyo, Japan, where Katsuya
Inoue (Pictures) squared off against Shigetoshi Iwase (...
Cage Rage 'Contenders 7' Pictures
Cage Rage held its seventh 'Contenders' show, which was headlined
by John Hathaway versus
Tommy McGuire
(Pictures). Jim Page was cage-side in...
KING OF THE STREETS
KISSIMMEE, FL - The WEF, in association with DJB Group, presents
"King of the Streets." 12 bouts of "No Holds Barred" mixed martial
arts action...
Promotions Unite for Kingdom of Grapple Anniversary
By: Jason Nowe and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, Nov. 25 -- MMA mobile phone Web site Kingdom of Grapple
brought together GCM, DEEP, Pancrase and Smack Girl to celebrate
its first...
ZST 15 Pictures
Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez was ringside in Toyko, Japan to
document ZST 15, which was headlined by Hideo Tokoro (Pictures)'s first-round submission of
Wataru Inatsu
(...
ADCC OPEN ITALY 2007
ADCC Italy opens the new season with a great Submission Fighting
international open: the tournement organized this year in the
beautiful...
Zazulak Conquers Carter in Canada
By: Rob King
EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 23 -- The stakes were high for undefeated
Brad Zazulak as he took a
huge step up in competition against UFC veteran Shonie Carter (...
Winner Once Again
READING, England, Nov. 24 -- Andre Winner (Pictures) turned up the heat on Saturday
with his already vicious clinch game to maul talented German
fighter Mario Stapel
(...
Europe's Best-Kept Secret
By: Tim Leidecker
He started boxing at age 15. Twelve months later he was the amateur
boxing champion of the Netherlands.
When he figured out that he wouldn't...
Grove Gunning for Cage Rage Gold
Towering South African Neil "Goliath" Grove exploded onto the MMA
scene on July 14 with a stunning 10-second knockout over Britain's
most accomplished heavyweight, James Thompson (...
Winner, Stapel On Weight for FX3
Hot prospect Andre Winner
(Pictures) is back to defend his FX3
lightweight title Saturday in a stern test against German
challenger Mario Stapel
(...
Tokoro Victorious at ZST 15
By: Jason Nowe and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, Nov. 23 -- ZST, the unique creature on the Japanese MMA
scene, marked its fifth anniversary at Differ Ariake on Friday with
its final big show of the year, ZST 15.
An offshoot of Akira Maeda
(...
Champion Grappler Gracie Focuses on MMA
LONDON -- Roger Gracie
(Pictures) has more world
championships in grappling than minutes of experience in fighting,
but that is about to change....
Koubousen Companion: News and Notes from Japan
By: Jordan Breen
Although Ryo Chonan
(Pictures) lost his UFC debut last
weekend against Karo
Parisyan (Pictures), that's not exactly all the
"Piranha" has lost
Brazilian Notebook: Fury FC Closing In
By: Gleidson Venga
The Fury FC 83-kg (183-pound) tournament finals on Dec. 6 have been
attracting the attention of Brazilian fans. Although several are
waiting for...
Sherdog.coms 2007 Turkeys
By: Josh Gross
When historians recount pivotal years in mixed martial arts' shift
from a pariah sport to one worthy of mainstream attention alongside
the NFL and...
Sherdog.coms Guide to TUF 6
By: Scott Holmes
Some technical difficulties with my satellite provider had me
stressing when I couldn't get "The Ultimate Fighter" to come on.
Luckily the crack...
ELITEXC FIGHTERS DONATE TURKEYS
Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.'s Live Fight Division, EliteXC,
sponsored a charity event Tuesday in which turkeys were distributed
to needy...
The Russian Bear Returns
By: Tim Leidecker
Long before Fedor
Emelianenko (Pictures) became the best fighter on the
planet, another Russian sambo practitioner was causing a sensation
in international MMA:...
RING OF FIRE 31: UNDISPUTED
RING OF FIRE 31: UNDISPUTED !! will take place on Saturday,
December 1st 2007 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield,
Colorado.
The 12...
Kennedy in for Salmon
DALLAS, TEXAS --- Sean
Salmon (Pictures)'s misfortune of getting stopped
last Friday night has now opened the door for Jason "Mayhem"
Miller's...
Larosa Owner of Heavy Heart
This Thanksgiving weekend will be a difficult one for Tara
LaRosa.
While others stuff themselves with turkey, the Bodog Fight Women's
135lb...
Owned Entertainment Announces Schedule
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Owned
Entertainment, Inc. announced today the upcoming California and
Texas audition schedule...
"No Sweat" Allowed In "The Vault"
Bodog Fight: The Vault offers up all-new hard-hitting webisodes
this Tuesday and Saturday on Bodog TV's multi-award winning
website,...
IFL Announces Change in Management
NEW YORK, November 20, 2007 - The International Fight League
(OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's number one team-based professional
mixed martial arts...
'Mayhem' casted in 'Owned'
Owned Entertainment, Inc. President James Hergott announced last
night on Fight_Net Radio that he has cast MMA fighter Jason
"Mayhem" Miller in...
Bonecrunch Fighting Launches Tallahassee Team
SARASOTA, FLA. (November 20, 2007) - Expanding rapidly to meet fan
demand, Bonecrunch Fighting is proud to announce the addition of
veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and trainer Josh Odom (...
Art of War Fighting Championship 9
Adoria Entertainment Group proudly presents:
FISTS OF FURY
Art of War Fighting Championship 9
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Sherdog.com Divisional Rankings
For the first time since Sherdog.com started publishing divisional
rankings, a single promoter dominates one weight category. The
division? Light...
Sperry Lands in U.S., Will Coach IFL Team
By: Gleidson Venga
Mario Sperry (Pictures) separated with Brazilian Top Team
a few months ago and moved to the United States. The BJJ black belt
is still looking...
Alvarez and Thompson Postponed
Due to a shoulder injury, Bodog Fight Welterweight Champion Nick
"The Goat" Thompson has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming
rematch with former champ, Eddie Alvarez (...
Minute by Minute: UFC 78 Validation
By: Jake Rossen
As if bad weather and attitudinal neighbors weren't enough,
Northeastern fans of the Ultimate Fighting Championship suffered
further indignities with...
Monday Morning Reverie: Reality
By: Mike Sloan
I hoped to stay as far away from the soon-to-be battered around
cliché of "Evans and Bisping: Reality Check" but I couldn't resist....
Strikeforce Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jeff Sherwood was cage-side in San Jose, Calif. to
document Strikeforce's 185-pound tournament, which was captured by
American Top Team middleweight Jorge Santiago (...
Evans Edges Bisping in TUF Fight
By: Joe Hall
NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 17 -- It was another narrow decision for
Rashad Evans (Pictures) and Michael Bisping (Pictures).
After 15 minutes in front...
Evans, Bisping Battle at Validation
In case the marketing campaign didn't get to you, the main event of
Michael "The Count" Bisping and Rashad "Sugar" Evans is the first
ever clash of...
Strikeforce: Santiago, Overeem and Le Win
By: Josh Gross and Jeff Sherwood
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 16 -- Jorge Santiago (Pictures) stopped Trevor Prangley (Pictures) midway through the opening round
to capture the first...
Great Sherdog Debate: Evans vs. Bisping
By: Mike Sloan and Steven Curtis
Sherdog.com columnist Mike Sloan finally broke his horrendous
losing streak the last time out by dismantling hopelessly
overmatched radio host...
Alvarez and Thompson Agree to Rematch
Philadelphia's Eddie
Alvarez (Pictures) and Minnesota's Nick "The Goat"
Thompson have agreed to settle their bitter feud once and for all
Thiago Alves: Pitbull Ready to Rise
By: Greg Savage
Desire, hard work, dedication to your trade, talented training
partners and an unwavering faith in Providence are key ingredients
in the recipe Thiago Alves
(...
Strikeforce Resurrects the Old School
By: Mike Sloan
Friday night in San Jose, Calif., inside the HP Pavilion,
Strikeforce hopes to resurrect the classic single-day tournament, a
throwback to the vintage...
Nogueira Waiting for Couture, Sylvia
By: Gleidson Venga
Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo
Nogueira (Pictures) is one of the most respected
fighters in mixed martial arts. The Brazilian has fought Fedor Emelianenko
(...
WAMMA? Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
NEW YORK -- Anyone who has paid attention to boxing over the last
three decades or so has born witness to the rise of "alphabet soup"...
Sasakis Status in Doubt as Tournament Looms
By: Josh Gross and Jeff Sherwood
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 15 -- Less than 24 hours remain before the
first sanctioned single-night mixed martial arts tournament in
California history is...
Angle to Guest on Inside MMA
DALLAS (November 15, 2007) Former WWE and current TNA superstar
Kurt Angle will join HDNet this Friday as a guest on INSIDE
MMA.
INSIDE MMA is...
Hughes Teams up with Century
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 2007 - Century, LLC, the world's largest
martial art supplier, signed a 2-year sponsorship and merchandising
agreement with MMA champion Matt
Hughes (...
Buentello: Revamped and Ready for Overeem
By: Mike Sloan
For heavyweight contender Paul Buentello (Pictures), punching people in the face has
always been fairly easy.
He has vaunted power, especially...
Sherdog.coms Guide to TUF 6
By: Scott Holmes
After last week's final first-round fight between Tommy Speer and
Jon Koppenhaver
(Pictures), we move on to the
quarterfinals. Since Team Serra...
WAMMA's Wish: To Unite MMA
By: Joe Hall and Matthew Kaplowitz
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- A group of business and fight-sport veterans
launched a sanctioning body on Wednesday that will try to enable...
Houston Alexander Training Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jeff Sherwood captured this exclusive photo gallery
in Omaha, Nebraska, where UFC light heavyweight contender Houston Alexander
(Pictures) prepared for his bout with
Thiago Silva (...
Fighting Current, Mayhem Meets Salmon on HDNet
By: Scott Holmes
On Saturday, Dec. 15, Mark Cuban's HDNet FIGHTS returns to the
American Airlines Center in Dallas. After the promotion's debut
event on Oct. 13, which Cuban called a "beta test," matchmaker
Guy Mezger (...
Alexander The Busy
In 2000, an asphalt worker in Omaha, Neb., made one of the easiest
decisions of his life. To save his nine-year-old daughter, Elan,
Houston Alexander
(...
STRIKEFORCE MMA TO STREAM LIVE ON YAHOO! SPORTS
San Jose, CA….Following the smash success of its live stream from
the world-famous Playboy Mansion, Strikeforce will again deliver to
fans...
Pictures: ATT Trains for UFC 78
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel captured this exclusive gallery from
Coconut Creek, Fla., where American Top Team fighters Marcus Aurelio and Thiago Alves (...
IFL Forms Video Partership with YouTube, Google
NEW YORK, November 13, 2007 - The International Fight League
(OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's number one team-based professional
mixed martial arts...
Introducing HyperStrike
Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) November 13, 2007 -- HyperStrike, leader
in online workout programs and home fitness, has agreed to sponsor
mixed...
RAGE IN THE CAGE #103
RITC 103, hosted by Fort McDowell Casino, will be the biggest MMA
event ever seen in Arizona. Special guest UFC Champion Anderson
Silva will...
On Fisher vs. Edgar
By: Joe Hall
Jens Pulver (Pictures) won the UFC lightweight title on
Feb. 23, 2001. The next day he met Spencer Fisher (Pictures).
At a seminar in Wilmington, N.C., Pulver and Pat Miletich (...
Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
While the Sherdog.com divisional rankings were rife with shifts
after a stunning September, the latest update sees some movement in
the middle of weight classes after the last six weeks.
The biggest change comes at middleweight, where Dan...
European Throwdown: Notes from Iberia to Siberia
By: Tim Leidecker
European MMA is heading down the home stretch for 2007, but not
without churning out a few more interesting events in the remaining
six weeks of...
Alpha Mail
By: Jake Rossen
Excepting ads promising to lower my mortgage rate or remit millions
for the seemingly simple task of cashing a Nigerian's lotto check,
the...
Long awaited fighting system revealed
Shawn Tompkins
(Pictures) launches his long
anticipated fighting system, Katsu-do (meaning "The Way of Victory"
in Japanese). The system is...
Imes highlights PFC 5
NEW TOWN, ND - Brad Imes
(Pictures) helped the Palace Fighting
Championship live up to the theme for PFC 5 at 4 Bears Casino
White, Headliners Offer Validation for UFC 78
By: Jake Rossen
Absent from the East Coast since a Connecticut card in October
2005, Ultimate Fighting Championship's head office drummed up
interest during a...
Bodog Fight Set to Re-Open "The Vault"
Bodog Fight: The Vault is delivering on its promise to provide
mixed martial arts fans with hard-hitting, heart-pounding non-stop
action each...
TapouT Takes a Bite out of the Big Apple
Newark, NJ- The trio equaling the TapouT Crew are no strangers to
the fanfare surrounding autograph sessions, nor too shy to strike
their...
Monday Morning Reverie: Elite?
By: Mike Sloan
Kimbo Slice outright slaughtered late-replacement Bo Cantrell (Pictures) on Saturday in a way that made it
seem as if he had been doing this...
EliteXC 'Renegade' Pictures
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel was cageside in Corpus Christi, Texas to
document EliteXC "Renegade," which was headlined by Karl James Noons' (Pictures) technical knockout of Nick Diaz (...
Wildfire Catch MTL Title
By: Gleidson Venga
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 10 -- By a 4-1 margin, Murilo Bustamante's
(Pictures)'s Wildfire conquered
Antonio Rogerio
Nogueira's (Pictures)...
GCM Cage Force EX Pictures
Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez witnessed GCM Cage Force "Eastern
Bound," which featured Artur Oumakhanov (Pictures) and UFC veteran Keita Nakamura (...
Mo Team League Final Pictures
Sao Paulo on Saturday played host to the Mot Team League Finals,
which saw Murilo
Bustamante's (Pictures) Wildfire capture the promotion's...
Novaes Upsets Awad, Ketolainen Retains Title in Finland
By: Markus Wikholm and Heikki Hujala
SEINÄJOKI, Finland, Nov. 10 -- A wise man once said the only sports
that matter are the ones fought in the squared circle...
Oumakhanov Advances in Cage Force Lightweight Tournament
By: Tony Loiseleur and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, Nov. 11 -- A late addition to the year's Cage Force
schedule, Cage Force EX Eastern Bound was held Sunday to determine
the last fighter...
Diaz Loses in High Noons Shootout
By: Scott Holmes and Dave Mandel
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 10 -- A star was born, or at least
reborn, Saturday night on the Showtime-televised EliteXC
"Renegades" card at the American Bank Center.
While the card boasted names Nick
Diaz (Pictures), KJ Noons...
The Hitman Connects at Cage Rage Contenders
LONDON, Nov. 10 -- John "The Hitman" Hathaway delivered a
dominating performance Saturday at Cage Rage Contenders 7. He
overwhelmed Tsunami gym...
The Machine Scouts UWC for IFL Fighters
By: Matthew Freeman
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, U.K., Nov. 10 -- Ultimate Warrior Challenge
featured two headlining bouts for its fifth installment, in front
of a packed arena
Shooto 'Back to Our Roots' Pictures
Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez was ringside in Tokyo, Japan to
capture Shooto's "BACK TO OUR ROOTS 6" through the lens of his
camera
REVOLUTION FIGHT LEAGUE BEGINS OPERATIONS
The Revolution Fight League, (RFL) is kicking off with their first
Pro-Am event on December 1st, 2007 in Louisville, KY.
Wildfire and Avalanche Ready for MTL Finals
By: Gleidson Venga
Murilo Bustamante
(Pictures) and Antonio Rogerio
Nogueira (Pictures) are confident entering the 2007
season finals of Mo Team League, which...
Reiner Submits Moreno at X-1
By: James Meinhardt
HONOLULU, Nov. 9, 2007 -- X-1 World Events teamed up with local
radio station 102.7 Da Bomb to bring a night of local music and
mixed martial...
Kimbo Slice: The Benevolent Bruiser
By: Mike Sloan and Tom Casino/EliteXC
One look at Kevin
Ferguson (Pictures) and you would not want on his bad
side.
Known as Kimbo Slice, he looks like one of the monsters who...
Total Combat 24 Pictures
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel was cage-side in Oceanside, Calif. to
document the action from Total Combat 24, which was headlined by
Greg McIntyre's
submission of...
WCO Pictures
Sherdog.com was on location at the Circus Nightclub in Hollywood,
Calif. to witness the WCO, which featured Mark Kerr (Pictures), Jimmy Ambriz (Pictures) and Carmelo Marrero (...
MMA Stars Set for Reckless Abandon
DALLAS, TEXAS --- Mixed-Martial-Arts stars Frank Trigg (Pictures) and Jason "Mayhem" Miller are
recognized as two of the sports top...
Underdog Santiago Preparing for Upset
Bodog Fight Middleweight Champion Trevor Prangley (Pictures) may be considered the favorite to
win California's first-ever sanctioned mixed martial arts
tournament, but Florida's...
Noons, Diaz Dance in Showtime Spotlight
The latest and strongest EliteXC, airing Saturday on Showtime,
features a study in the dichotomy of MMA.
On one end of the spectrum you have...
WEC Announces Three Title Fights
Las Vegas - With three world titles on the line as well as the
return of a true mixed martial arts legend, the World Extreme
Cagefighting®...
FFF Championship: The Show of 'Today'
(Los Angeles, CA, November 9, 2007) --- Fresh off an extraordinary
November 3rd show, Fatal Femmes Fighting Championship will make an
appearance...
Showtime Announcers Weigh-in
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Nov. 8, 2007) - EliteXC, the world's
fastest-growing mixed martial arts (MMA) promotional company, will
conclude its...
A message from Rio Heroes
Due to an unexpected turnout for RioHeroes 11, our servers
experienced severe technical difficulties and down time. Our
servers were overloaded...
Revolution Fight League
On Saturday December 1st, 2007 The Revolution Fight League will
come to Louisville Gardens. Ten intense bouts of RFL action are on
the card at...
EliteXC Conference Quotes
Nick Diaz (Pictures) will take on KJ Noons for the
EliteXC world lightweight title in the main event at the American
Bank Center Arena in Corpus...
Inoue Wins Title, Nakakura Defends in Shooto
By: Jason Nowe and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, Nov. 8 -- Leading Shooto promoter Sustain held its biggest
show of the year at the Yoyogi Number 2 Gymnasium, featuring two
Pacific Rim title...
Born to Brawl
By: Josh Gross
If it came earlier, he can't be sure.
Nick Diaz (Pictures) can only recall as far back as
the first grade, which for him was the time he first...
Kerr-essing his Way Back to Meaningful MMA
By: Josh Gross and Dave Mandel
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 7 -- Mark
Kerr (Pictures) needed a break, and he nearly got
one from the left arm of Stephen Gavin
Sherdog.coms Guide to TUF 6
By: Scott Holmes
After his team won yet again last week, Matt Serra (Pictures) can't help but gloat about his
dominance over Matt Hughes
(Pictures) this season....
RFC X Bad Blood
Edson Berto RFC Lightweight Champ, IFL's Josh Odom (Pictures), UFC TUF's Allen Berube, Former
NFL Veteran Marcus Jones All Set For RFC X
Top Shootors Go Back Their Roots
By: Jordan Breen
Genealogy isn't everybody's thing. Getting in touch with your roots
may not be high on your to-do list.
However, leading pro Shooto promoter...
Pictures: Shootors On Weight
By: Tony Loiseleur and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, Nov. 7 -- All fighters made weight for tomorrow's Shooto
mega card, Back to Our Roots 6, which takes place in two parts at
Tokyo's Yoyogi...
Case of the Disappearing Bean
By: Caesar Garcia
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 6 -- Weights are in for Xcess Fighting's
debut card and all fighters made weight except for one. In fact, he
never tried
PFC heads to North Dakota for Beatdown at 4 Bears
NEW TOWN, ND - The Palace Fighting Championship will hit the road
to North Dakota on Saturday, Nov. 10 for PFC 5 "Beatdown at 4
Bears"
TOTAL COMBAT 25
Total Combat's end of the year Holiday event. Don't miss out. If
you thought the fights this year were mind blowing, wait to see the
fight...
Fatal Femmes Fighting III Pictures
Dave Mandel was cage-side in Southern Califorina to capture Fatal
Femmes Fighting III through the lens of his camera. Vanessa Porto (Pictures) defeated Hitomi Akano (...
Brazilian Notebook: Carneiro Preparing for UFC Return
By: Gleidson Venga
Roan Carneiro
(Pictures) is in Atlanta, training for
his return to the Octagon on Dec. 29 against Peruvian Tony DeSouza
Cage Gladiators 5 Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jim Page was cage-side in Liverpool, England to
observe the action from Cage Gladiators 5
EliteXC "Renegade" This Weekend
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 6, 2007) -- The America Bank Center Arena in
Corpus Christi, Tex., will rock like it never has before when Gary
Shaw...
Prangley Confident
Bodog Fight Middleweight Champion, Trevor Prangley (Pictures), has something to prove at the HP
Pavilion in San Jose, California on Friday,...
The Spider Speaks
By: Gleidson Venga
Sherdog.com recently caught up with UFC middleweight champion
Anderson Silva to
collect his thoughts on a second win over Rich Franklin (...
Mohamed Khacha: Breaking Boundaries
By: Tim Leidecker and James Schiavo
Sometimes numbers only tell half of a fighter's story.
Take Mohamed Khacha
(Pictures). The 23-year-old Frenchman
Amateur MMA Circuit Debuts in Brazil
By: Gleidson Venga
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov. 4 -- The first edition of the
Brazilian amateur MMA circuit hosted 20 excellent fights on Sunday
in the beautiful...
AMC: Genesis
AMC founder and former PRIDE fighting Trainer and Director,
Matt Hume (Pictures), will present the new and
exciting "up and comers" series, "Genesis"
Sokoudjou Seminar Information
Miletich Fighting Systems Houston & Team Quest welcome Thierry
Sokoudjou for a special seminar November 17th at our Houston
training...
Six Televised Events on HDNet in Ten Days
Las Vegas, Nevada - November 5, 2007 - Hall of Fame Boxing Referee
Richard Steele and Steve Oshins, co-owners of Steele Cage
Promotions, LLC...
Cage Fighters Championship
Cage Fighters Championship are always welcoming new fighters to the
circuit and we are always being asked if it "is ok for me to fight
?"and...
Rio Heroes #11
RioHeroes.com has announced their Free Live Event, RioHeroes 11,
and is granting full access of all archived fights
Urban Legends
By: Jake Rossen
When Kevin "Kimbo Slice"
Ferguson advances on Bo
Cantrell (Pictures) Saturday night in EliteXC, it'll
be his first authentic, sanctioned prizefight recorded in his 33
years -- the exhibition...
Update: Report Connects Zuffa to Xyience
By: Adam Swift
Xyience recently signed a three-year extension on its exclusive
partnership with the UFC, but the supplement company's reportedly
close ties to...
CUNG LE TO BE SQUEEZE-D IN SAN JOSE
San Jose, CA….Unbeaten world kickboxing champion and mixed martial
artist Cung Le (Pictures) (20-0) will make his
highly-anticipated return...
IFL Grand Prix Semifinal Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jeff Sherwood was ringside in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
to witness the 2007 IFL Grand Prix Semifinals, which saw Vladimir Matyushenko
(Pictures) capture the promotion's
light heavyweight crown with a hard-fought unanimous decision over
fellow UFC veteran...
Struve Slick in Submission Win at Cage Gladiators
LIVERPOOL, England, Nov. 4 -- In the main event of Cage Gladiators
5, Stefan "The Skyscraper" Struve stunned the packed house into
silence with a very impressive first-round submission...
Bela-rushin to the IFL 205-lb. Belt
By: Scott Holmes and Jeff Sherwood
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 3 -- The first chapter of the IFL Grand
Prix had few surprises.
At the Sears Centre just outside of Chicago, 4,107...
Duarte Shows Off Striking, Wins Again at Primal MMA
By: Caesar Garcia
TIJUANA, Mexico, Nov. 3 -- The pride of Tijuana, Antonio Duarte, passed another
test Saturday in his climb up the featherweight rankings when he...
Porto Out-Points Akano in Fatal Femmes
By: Dave Mandel
ONTARIO, Calif., Nov. 3 -- Fatal Femmes Fighting saw its way to San
Bernardino County this evening when the Ontario Convention Center
played...
Melee on the Mountain Finale
Following three sold out Melee on the Mountain events at Table
Mountain Casino in 2007, there is no doubt this series of boxing
and mixed...
IFL Grand Prix Preview
By: Scott Holmes
It should be non-stop action when Chris Horodecki (Pictures) and Bart Palaszewski (Pictures) meet in the featured fight of the
IFL Grand Prix's live...
Favorite MMA Legends Coming to Your Home
Markham, Ontario, November 2, 2007 - In response to the rapid
growth of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Round 5 has just released the
first official...
Bartimus and the Boy
By: Scott Holmes
One of the biggest stories to come out of the IFL has been the
emergence of 20-year-old lightweight standout Chris Horodecki (Pictures).
It's...
Sportfight 20 'Homecoming' Pictures
Chris Ryan shot this exclusive photo gallery of Sportfight XX in
Portland, Oregon, which was headlined by Chael Sonnen (Pictures) versus Kyacey Uscola (...
Shootboxing Pictures
Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan recently hosted a Shootboxing card that
featured mixed martial arts veterans Hayato Sakurai, Gilbert Yvel, Brian Lo-A-Njoe and DEEP
lightweight champion...
IFL Weigh-in Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jeff Sherwood was on hand in Chicago, Illinois to
document the weigh-ins for Saturday's International Fight League
Grand Prix Semifinals
Few Answers, Many Questions Following Hearing
By: Josh Gross
LOS ANGELES -- For the second time in three months, the California
State Athletic Commission ignored the recommendation of its
executive officer by voting to reduce the suspension of a...
IFL Trio Walk Different Paths
By: Scott Holmes
After defeating Ricco
Rodriguez (Pictures) in the IFL championships,
heavyweight Ben Rothwell
(Pictures) said something that stuck
out. It...
Koubousen Companion: Weighty Issues
By: Jordan Breen
If you thought Gary Shaw and ProElite were the only ones waging war
on the weights and measures of MMA, think again. DEEP big boss
Shigeru...
MM-Eh! News and Notes from Canada
By: Andy Cotterill
Edmonton's Maximum Fighting Championship was dealt a blow last
weekend when Roger
Hollett (Pictures) injured his knee at Extreme Cage
Combat 6
SHO SPORTS PRESENTS
SHO Sports Presents, a nightly series featuring the best of
SHOWTIME boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) programming, will
premiere tonight,...
MFC hits Viewers Choice PPV
The Maximum Fighting Championship will give fans from coast to
coast in Canada the chance to get lucky with terrific mixed martial
arts action...
Pro Elite Conference Call Quotes
The America Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, Texas, will rock
like it never has before when Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, presents
"EliteXC:...
Bodog Fight Joins "Revolution"
From the CN Center in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada,
Bodog Fight is proud to present Extreme Fighting Challenge 5:
Revolution on November 3
X-1 World Events Hits Nov. 9
X-1 World Events and 102.7 The Bomb proudly presents the Mixed
Martial Arts Event "New Bloods" November 9th at the Blaisdell Arena
in Honolulu...
RITC schedule
RAGE IN THE CAGE #102 - Saturday Nov 3rd / Casa Grande Fairgrounds,
will featured Mauy Thai and MMA fights in a Ring. This event will
featured...
Sherdog.coms Guide to TUF 6
By: Scott Holmes
Last week on TUF, Ben
Saunders from Team Serra used his range and accuracy to knock
Dan Barrera out of the competition and hand Team Hughes another
loss. Matt Hughes
(...
K-1 HERO's Pictures
Joo-Young Jung captured this exclusive photo gallery in Seoul,
South Korea, where K-1 HERO's held a card headlined by Yoshihiro Akiyama
(Pictures)'s knockout of Denis Kang (...