The Sweet Spoils of Taking the Hard Road Back
By: Jason Probst
The bond between trainer and fighter is a mystical force,
expressing itself in ways that can be easily overlooked.
For UFC light heavyweight champion...
Cote: Career Best Needed to Beat Almeida
By: Jack Encarnacao
Patrick Cote (Pictures) doesn't know where he was the
night of Nov. 11, 2006. He knows where he wasn't: in the cage,
calculating a way to counter the predictable submission attack of
Travis Lutter
(...
Spirit MC 17 All In Pictures
Spirit MC 17 was headlined by Strikeforce and EliteXC veteran
Jae Suk Lim's (Pictures) submission of Jung Hwan Cha. Greg Samborski
was ringside...
Yamamoto Talks Faber and Love
Norifumi "Kid"
Yamamoto was the star attraction at the "Asakasa Fight
Festival" Monday at TBS headquarters in Asakasa, Tokyo
Marcus Vinicius Seminar and DVD Release
8 DVDs: Passes, Sweeps, Chokes, Arm locks, Throws, Grappling, MMA
and Self Defense + 3hs seminar with Marcus Vinicius and his guests.
Should We Care About Jackson-Griffin?
By: Jake Rossen
Cheetos-imbibing, socially stunted television viewers are going to
have some tough choices come Saturday night -- and Domino's over
Pizza Hut isn't one...
Gabriel Gonzagas Turning Point
In August 2007, Gabriel
Gonzaga (Pictures) approached the heights of his
profession.
Fighting out of Team Link in Ludlow, Mass., he had built...
UFC Debutants Welcome Friendly Competition
By: Loretta Hunt
While a line has been drawn in the sand between industry leader
Zuffa LLC and Affliction Entertainment for its July 19 showdown,
there are nine...
Lim Retains Middleweight Title at Spirit MC 17
By: John Evans and Greg Samborski
SEOUL, South Korea -- It was a night of great fights, upsets and
unwelcome theatrics Sunday at Spirit MC 17, as Jae Suk Lim (Pictures) successfully defended his
middleweight belt and...
Santos Snags Lopes at Shooto Brazil 7
By: Gleidson Venga
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Leonardo Santos (Pictures) iced Christian Lopes with an
arm-triangle choke in a cool 36 seconds to punctuate a quick...
Teixeira takes K-1 Japan GP
FUKUOKA, June 29, 2008 -- Twenty-six-year-old kyokushin fighter
Ewerton Teixeira of Brazil won the K-1 Japan Grand Prix 2008; while
Semmy Schilt (Pictures) and...
10,700 Mixed Martial Arts Fans Flock to the St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, FL: History was made at the St. Pete Times Forum on
Saturday, June 28 when 10,700 cheering MMA fans watched John Mahlow (Pictures) win...
Pictures: Rampage Trains for Forrest
Sherdog.com photographer Dave Mandel was given all access to
Quinton Jackson's
(Pictures) training camp, where the
UFC light heavyweight champion prepared to face Forrest Griffin (...
Strikeforce Pictures
Josh Thomson (Pictures) claimed the Strikeforce
lightweight crown from Gilbert Melendez (Pictures) Friday in San Jose, Calif. Dave
Mandel was...
Shooto 'Disco 5' Pictures
Stephen Martinez was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in Tokyo to
photograph Shooto "Disco 5" for Sherdog.com. In the main event,
Jin Akimoto (Pictures) fought to a draw with Chokushin
Kai fighter Junji Ikoma
(...
Thomson Takes Strikeforce Title in San Jose
By: Loretta Hunt and Dave Mandel
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Josh
Thomson (Pictures) certainly picked the opportune
night to fight up to the potential that most within the sport knew
he...
M-1 Challenge Delivers in Russia
By: Evgeni Kogan
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Living up to a magical setting on a warm,
clear summer's night in St. Petersburg, M-1 Challenge did not
disappoint Friday
K-1 World GP 08 in Fukuoka Press Conference
FUKUOKA, June 28, 2008 -- After a five-year hiatus, the world's
premier fightsport has returned to the Japanese southern island of
Kyushu
Dancing with the Red Devil: Part 3
By: Evgeni Kogan
What's funnier than Fedor
Emelianenko's (Pictures) 43-year-old grappling coach,
Vladimir Mihailovich Voronov, trying to add photos to his Russian...
Lindland wins the primary election
The primary election is over and against the predictions of all the
"certified smart" people I won the primary by a margin of 59% to
41%. That...
Jeff Shamrock Signs Multi-Fight Deal with Strikeforce
SAN JOSE, Calif. --- Jeff Shamrock, nephew of MMA Legend Ken Shamrock (Pictures), has signed a multi-fight deal
with world championship fight...
Dancing with the Red Devil: Part 2
By: Evgeni Kogan
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- When in a new place, one of the surest
ways to find something out is to start a conversation with a taxi
driver
Riggs Denied Licensure for Strikeforce
By: Loretta Hunt and Dave Mandel
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Joe Riggs
(Pictures) has been dropped from a
co-featured bout against Luke
Stewart (Pictures) at Strikeforce "Melendez vs.
Thomson"...
Elite XC fighter Paul Bradley signs with Lionheart
State College, Pa. - LionHeart Management proudly announces the
signing of Elite XC fighter Paul Bradley to an exclusive MMA
career management...
Great Sherdog Debate: Melendez vs. Thomson
By: Jordan Breen and Mike Sloan
Mike Sloan finally ended his horrendous losing streak by whippin'
on Sherdog Radio Network star Scott Holmes. Now Sloan will tango
with another...
Sho Sports Schedule
NEW YORK (June 26, 2008) - SHO Sports Presents, a nightly series
featuring replays of thrilling SHOWTIME Sports telecasts from the
network's...
Russias Last Emperor vs. The American Maine-iac
SIGNAL HILL, California (June 26, 2008) - The Cold War might be
over, but old rivalries die hard. On July 19th at Honda Center in
Anaheim, California
Couture: I was in Control for Most of the Fight
By: Mike Sloan
Kim Couture (Pictures) spoke with Sherdog.com at length
on Wednesday, moments before she had surgery on her broken jaw.
Couture was injured in her professional debut, a unanimous decision
loss to Kim Rose (...
The Calm Before El Nino
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. -- Despite the shade available thanks to tree
after cookie-cutter tree, this town -- true to its name except for
today -- is suffering through a crushing, dry heat that is crawling
toward the mid-90s.
Strikeforce lightweight champion...
Sin City Sentinel: Hughes Court Case Dismissed
By: Mike Sloan
A battery and assault lawsuit filed against former UFC welterweight
champion Matt Hughes
(Pictures) in Clark County District
Court was dismissed...
Bobby Razak and TapOut Films Premiere
Los Angeles, CA -- The latest TapOut commercial, directed by
Bobby Razak, debuted on the
UFC TUF Finale and created record traffic to the TapOut...
RFC XIII "Title Bound
FightZone Media is once again proud to announce another partnering
with Tampa Bay's longest running MMA Promoter - Real Fighting
Championships (RFC)
Genesis "Revenge"
GENESIS Fights moves to a new venue on August 23rd!! GENESIS Fights
will host its next show at Shoreline Community College....
Dancing with the Red Devil: Part 1
By: Evgeni Kogan
Sherdog's Evgeni Kogan reports from St. Petersburg, Russia with
the country's top mixed martial arts teams as they prepare for the
M-1 Challenge...
Sherdog P4P: Penn, Torres and Faber Advance
In the past few weeks, nothing has changed insofar as we all still
know who the top fighter in the sport is.
However, July 19 will put the essence of pound-for-pound on
display, when Anderson
Silva moves up to 205 pounds to meet James...
Strikeforce Weigh-in
Official fighter weigh-ins for Friday's Strikeforce mixed martial
arts mega-event headlined by the long-awaited Strikeforce World
Lightweight...
Thomson Not 100 Percent for Melendez
By: Brian Knapp
Josh Thomson (Pictures) hears the questions about his
health and senses the doubt revolving around whether his body can
withstand a potential five-round battle with Strikeforce
lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez (...
An Interview with Mr. International
By: TJ De Santis
An injury forced Shonie
Carter (Pictures) out of the upcoming Strikeforce
card, but it could not keep "Mr. International" from speaking his
mind
FX3 'Fight Night 8' Pictures
Jim Page was cage-side in Reading, England, to photograph FX3
"Fight Night 8" for Sherdog.com
Shawn Tompkins signs with XFA
World renowned veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) Elite Trainer and
Muay Thai World Champion Fighter, Shawn Tompkins (Pictures), has signed an...
MMA Fireworks Explode At Marriott
MMA Fireworks Explode At Marriott Seven Bout SummerFist II Show Set
For July 6th Plus Meet Affliction Banned Fighters Top Orange County
Band...
MTX Supports MMA
(Phoenix, AZ) - MTX Audio, the leader in high performance mobile
audio products is proud to announce The Ultimate Fighter 7 (TUF)
cast member,...
Life, Death and Fighting
By: Brian Knapp
Steve Bruno (Pictures) remembers every detail about the
day he and four others fell out of the sky: the taste of blood in
his mouth, the saltwater...
Back to School
By: Chris Yucus
Sometimes even a teacher has to go back to school.
For Jorge Gurgel
(Pictures), stepping away from
coaching to become a student again has...
Kim Couture vs. Kim Rose Pictures
Kim Couture suffered a
broken jaw in her bout with Kim
Rose in Las Vegas. Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel was cage-side at
the Thomas & Mack Center to...
Call It a Comeback
By: Mark Pickering
When a 25-year-old prizefighter scores the most publicly prominent
victory of his flourishing career and then retires, the universal
state of...
Paradise Warrior Retreat
Part fantasy camp, part training seminar, the Paradise Warrior
Retreat will be bringing legends, world champions and elite coaches
together with...
Inter-Promotional Angles
By: Jake Rossen
Anyone insistent that mixed martial arts has more in common with
boxing than professional wrestling should learn their alphabet:
UFC, IFL, WAMMA, etc....
Cage Force 7 Pictures
Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez was cage-side in Tokyo to capture
Cage Force 7 through the lens of his camera
Undefeated Kickboxer Set for Strikeforce
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Following a spectacular, undefeated run in
Chuck Norris' World Combat League, 28-year-old kickboxing
superstar, Raymond "The...
AFLs Fight To The Finish ll in Greenville, NC
Greenville, NC (USA) - The Amateur Fight League is excited to
announce it is coming to Greenville, NC on Saturday, August 30. The
doors open at...
Grove Bests Tanner, Sadollah Wins TUF Crown
By: Mike Sloan
LAS VEGAS -- In what was the most important fight of his
professional career, Kendall
Grove (Pictures) defeated Evan Tanner (Pictures) on Saturday...
Hoshino Outpoints Carvalho
By: Stephen Martinez
TOKYO -- Greatest Common Multiple's Cage Force completed the first
round of its troubled featherweight and bantamweight tournaments
Sunday with...
Robinson Wins FX3 Light Heavyweight Title
READING, England -- Ryan
Robinson claimed the FX3 light heavyweight title in style
Sunday, tearing through Ryan
White (Pictures) in 90 seconds
Grant Submits Reiner at Phoenix Fight
By: Andy Cotterill and Josh Albright
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia -- For the first time in 11 local events,
mixed martial arts left the Halifax Forum and moved across the
harbor to the...
Magana Victorious at Invincible
By: Caesar Garcia
ONTARIO, Calif. -- In just the fifth fight of his career, Brandon Magana (Pictures) won a unanimous decision over
King of the Cage veteran Brian
Warren (...
Akimoto, Ikoma Earn Second Shooto Draw
By: Stephen Martinez
TOKYO - Shooto's "Shooting Disco 5" introduced fighters to musical
tracks like "It's Raining Men" and "Mr. Vain," but still managed to
deliver some serious knockouts and submissions at...
TUF Lines: The Best from Jackson & Griffin
By: Scott Holmes
When it was announced that Forrest Griffin (Pictures) and Quinton Jackson (Pictures) would be coaching "The Ultimate
Fighter 7," even a jaded...
Alessio Subs Spratt; Couture Injured in Loss
By: Mike Sloan and Dave Mandel
LAS VEGAS -- Although she wasn't headlining the ingeniously devised
free event inside the Thomas & Mack Center on Friday, featured
attraction Kim...
Coy Crowned Champ at Sportfight
By: Chris Ryan
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Two fighters with wrestling backgrounds relied on
their boxing skills for five rounds Saturday in the main event of
Sportfight 23 at the Rose Garden.
Nathan Coy (...
Lauzon Delivers Punishing Win at WCF
By: Jack Encarnacao
WILMINGTON, Mass. -- His opponent may have brought the showmanship
on the way to the ring, but Dan
Lauzon (Pictures) brought it once the bell
rang.
The skills of the youngest fighter to...
White, Robinson Confident for FX3 Title Clash
READING, England -- Ryan "The
Great" White (Pictures) was in a confident mood Friday as
he looked forward to the clash with top UK competitor, Ryan...
WCF 3 provides another knockout show.
Boston, MA - Fans once again packed the Shriners Auditorium Friday
night for the third installment of World Championship Fighting
Shooto Changes Spark Discussion, Gono Mends
By: Jordan Breen
With the world of Shooto getting a regulatory overhaul, which
includes abandoning the much-maligned knockdown rule as well as
strikes to the back of the...
Wherever Grove May Roam
Kendall Grove
(Pictures)'s road to the main event is
not as he imagined it.
He imagined he would continue evolving as a fighter -- in training,
in the cage -- all the way to a championship clash in a main event,
just as mentor Tito...
TUF Finale: Now with More Real Fighters!
Say what you will about "The Ultimate Fighter" -- and I've said
plenty -- but we all know that come Wednesday night, we're plopped
in front of...
Rising Rivals Ready for Sportfight
PORTLAND, Ore. -- More than a decade of rivalry will come to a head
Saturday during the main event of Sportfight 23 at the Rose
Garden.
Rising prospects Mike
Pierce (Pictures) and Nathan Coy (...
Great Sherdog Debate: Tanner vs. Grove
By: Mike Sloan and Scott Holmes
The seventh season of "The Ultimate Fighter" has come to an end and
we'll soon see who earns the title of last man standing and all its
spoils
Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
We're in the middle of a red-hot stretch of MMA and that makes
top-10 turnovers a sure-fire bet.
The UFC's latest trip to London saw the rise of two young
Brazilians, as Thales
Leites (Pictures) and Thiago Alves (...
Megadeth To Perform At Affliction Banned
SIGNAL HILL, California (June 19, 2008) - Affliction Entertainment,
scheduled to make MMA history on July 19th at Honda Center in
Anaheim with...
Sin City Sentinel: Tyson Training for MMA?
By: Mike Sloan
LAS VEGAS -- Word on the hot Vegas streets is that Mike Tyson is
training again, but for what? The former heavyweight boxing
champion and...
Sherdog.com's Guide to TUF 7
By: Scott Holmes
After covering "The Ultimate Fighter" since day one, I figured I'd
seen it all. But the 90-minute finale this season was probably the
best episode yet
Promoting MMA: An Interview with Joseph Cavallaro
By: Jack Encarnacao
Joseph Cavallaro is slowly getting used to the idea of being a
promoter. When he launched World Championship Fighting last year,
every day...
MMA Expo to Hit Ontario
MMA might be illegal in Ontario but that sure as hell isn't holding
Mixed Martial Arts Expo back from bringing you a convention centre
full of...
Shidokan Germany to Host Amatuer Fights
On July 13th Shidokan Germany will host the sixth installment of
the Amateur MMA Series "This is SHIDO!" in the Sakura Dojo in
Lossburg (Germany).
KOTC 'Rock Solid'
King of the Cage and Lake of the Torches Resort Casino Announce
Main Events for No Holds Barred Cage Fighting, to be held in Lac du
Flambeau,...
WTKA Update
Mr. Didier Le Borgne will attend the WTKA World Championships &
Martial Arts Marathon with a stage free of charge for the
competitors
MMA Italy Results
Few but exciting fights Saturday nights in Pieve Emanuele (Milan,
Italy) at the first national championship promoted by MMA Italy.
Hazelett, Burkman Battle to Bounce Back
By: Tommy Messano
No matter how fighters lose, it leaves the same mark on their
records.
Josh Burkman (Pictures) and Dustin Hazelett (Pictures) are both coming...
ROF 32 'Respect' Pictures
Isaac Hinds captured this exclusive photo gallery of Ring of Fire's
"Respect" for Sherdog.com. UFC veteran Mike Nickels (Pictures) submitted...
ASR Launches New Trade Event, Virtue
San Juan Capistrano, CA -- Retailers attending ASR September 4-6,
2008 in San Diego will have the unique opportunity to preview a new
collection...
HDNet, NBCSports.com and ESPN to film WCF
Boston, MA - World Championship Fighting announced today that
HDNet, NBCSports.com and ESPN will be filming this Friday June 20th
at the...
Phil Davis signs with LionHeart
State College, PA - LionHeart Professional Management and
Promotions, Inc. has signed 2008 NCAA National Wrestling Champion
and 4 time...
European Throwdown: Notes from Iberia to Siberia
By: Tim Leidecker
For the past days, the European Football Championship has outdone
MMA events a bit in the eyes of European sports fans...
Fioravanti Vying for Triumph, Respect
By: Mike Sloan
When the vast majority of mixed martial arts fans first saw
Luigi Fioravanti
(Pictures), he had been brought to the
Octagon more or less as...
Dream 4 Pictures
Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez captured this exclusive photo
gallery of Dream 4, where Melvin Manhoef (Pictures) pummeled Kazushi Sakuraba (...
Adrenaline MMA Pictures
Adrenaline held its first effort near Chicago on Saturday, and
featured UFC veterans such as Terry Martin (Pictures), Forrest Petz (Pictures) and Daiju Takase (...
Total Combat Update
June 17, 2008: San Diego - The explosion of Mixed Martial Arts into
the American mainstream continues as Total Combat celebrates it's
30th event!
Lindland Lays Down The Law In And Out Of The Ring
SIGNAL HILL, California (June 17, 2008) - 2000 U.S. Olympic Silver
Medal Wrestler, Matt "The Law" Lindland would bring the same dogged...
Elbow Room Remains for Controversial Regulation
By: Jason Probst
What exactly constitutes an illegal elbow to the back of the
head?
It depends who you ask.
That's the hot topic off the heels of June 7's Nate Marquardt-Thales Leites (Pictures) fight at UFC 85 in London, where
referee Herb Dean...
Dream Middleweights Discuss Performances
By: Tony Loiseleur
TOKYO -- Melvin Manhoef
(Pictures), Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, Gegard Mousasi (Pictures) and Zelg Galesic (Pictures) advanced Sunday in Dream's...
Tough Talkers & Inaction Figures
By: Jake Rossen
A warning the MPAA should consider: Will Smith may induce nausea in
some sensitive individuals. In addition to his movies lowering the
bar for...
Pictures: Busy Monday in Tokyo
TOKYO -- Dream Event Producer Keichi Sasahara met with the press
after Monday's Dream 4 post-fight press conference at the East 21
Hotel to...
Southwest Scene: Lutter Balks at Retirement Talks
By: Tommy Messano
Coming off a loss to Rich
Franklin (Pictures) at UFC 83, Travis Lutter (Pictures) is going back to the drawing
board and utilizing a university...
Manhoef KO's Sakuraba at DREAM.4 Middleweight GP
YOKOHAMA, June 15, 2008 -- Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef (Pictures) manhandled Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures), using punches and kicks to KO
the...
Jacare Beats Miller; Manhoef Stops Sakuraba
By: Stephen Martinez
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- More than 14,000 fans gathered Sunday at
Yokohama Arena to see whether Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures) would sink or swim against
Melvin Manhoef
(...
Noons Stops Edwards to Retain EliteXC Title
By: James Meinhardt
HONOLULU -- Furious action before and after the final bell marked
the main event Saturday at EliteXC "Return of the King."
Karl James Noons
(Pictures) retained his 160-pound
title in exciting fashion, needing just 48 seconds to stop Yves...
Russow Stops Guida in Adrenaline Premiere
By: Greg Savage and Dave Mandel
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Chicago police officer and Pride veteran
Mike Russow put the
clamps on Jason Guida
(Pictures) on Saturday with a...
MMA Has Arrived in the U.K.
The UFC has had its trouble making inroads in England, but the
promotion seems to be winning the locals over. Last week, Paul
Concannon captured the...
Gable, Mix Highlight Las Vegas Combat Championships
By: Mike Sloan
LAS VEGAS -- Though they lacked in number, a few hundred fans
certainly made up for it in volume Saturday during the first Las
Vegas Combat...
Quick Endings at Cage Rage Contenders
By: Matthew Freeman
LONDON -- A capacity crowd watched just two fights reach the second
round Saturday during Cage Rage Contenders 10 at The Troxy
Quach Extends Streak at CXF
By: Caesar Garcia
UPLAND, Calif. -- Bao Quach
(Pictures) extended his win streak to
eight fights Saturday by submitting Armando Sanchez (Pictures) with a kimura
DREAM.4 Middleweight GP 2008 2nd Round Press Conference
TOKYO, June 14, 2008 -- The DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix 2008
moves into second gear tomorrow, when eight quarterfinalists meet
at the Yokohama Arena
Cage Cam Returns To Take You Inside the Cage
Following Saturday's explosive live EliteXC telecast, fight fans
will once again get the unique opportunity to view the main event
via Cage Cam...
Grand Prix: MMAs Sweetest Two Words
By: Jordan Breen
In a world far removed from any super duper, life-altering
announcements that Dana White may or may not make any time soon,
Fighting and...
Diaz, Corbbrey Agree to Catch-Weight
By: James Meinhardt
HONOLULU -- Nick Diaz
(Pictures) missed weight by more than
nine pounds on Friday during the weigh-ins for Saturday's EliteXC
"Return of the King" event...
Pictures: Dream Press Conference
Stephen Martinez captured this exclusive photo gallery from
Saturday's Dream press conference
Nickels Stops Vuckovic at Ring of Fire 32
By: Matt Edwards and Isaac Hinds
BROOMFIELD, Colorado -- UFC veteran Mike Nickels (Pictures) overwhelmed Ring of Fire Europe
light heavyweight champion Vladimir Vuckovic in the...
Great Sherdog Debate: Noons vs. Edwards
By: Mike Sloan and TJ De Santis
Suddenly everybody and their mother can defeat Sherdog.com
columnist Mike Sloan in the popular Great Sherdog Debate
Russow and Guida Main Event Official
By: Greg Savage and Dave Mandel
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Former Pride heavyweight Mike Russow and fellow
Chicagoan Jason Guida
(Pictures) made weight in preparation
for the inaugural Adrenaline MMA card.
Guida stepped in for an injured Jeff Monson...
Ricco Rodriguez to Fight at E-Center
E Center West Vally City, Utah- One of the most prolific Mixed
Martial Arts fighters ever to enter the cage will be performing in
front of MMA...
UFC Veteran Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon returns
Boston--- UFC Veteran Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon returns to World
Championship Fighting on Friday June 20th at the Shriners
Auditorium. Lauzon is...
The Professional
By: Jason Probst
Like any other subculture, the fight game has its own set of
uniquely defined castes, linguistic shortcuts to convey where
competitors stand relative to...
Its Showtime at High Noons on the Yves of EliteXC
If another season of "Dexter" isn't enough to get you to shell out
a few extra bucks a month for Showtime, this Saturday night should
deliver...
Pictures: EliteXC Press Conference
The athletes of EliteXC gathered Thursday in Honolulu, where the
promotion held a press conference for its Showtime-broadcasted
Saturday fight card
UWC 7 'Redemption' Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jim Page was cage-side to capture UWC 7 "Redemption"
through the lens of his camera
Mayhem Millers Nouveau Pro Wrestling
By: Jack Encarnacao
Your phone might say that Jason "Mayhem" Miller is calling,
but it's not him on the other end when you answer.
Instead, it's the familiar...
Overeem Says Stamina Not an Issue, Wants Cro Cop
By: Tim Leidecker
Talent alone isn't enough to be successful in mixed martial
arts.
While the pioneers of the sport were often able to get by on one
outstanding...
Sin City Sentinel: Free Fights, Maynard Eyes September Return
By: Mike Sloan
The only way left for fight fans to get their hands on tickets for
"Free for All, A Night of Combat" is to win them through the radio
or...
TKO 34 Pictures
Al Quintero captured this photo gallery of TKO 34, which saw
Steve Bosse (Pictures) and Wes Sims (Pictures) clash in the main event
Sherdog.com's Guide to TUF 7
By: Scott Holmes
Thirty-two contestants showed up this season, but only 16 were
allowed in the TUF house. This week we are down to the final four
HDNet to Air Four Live Events in June
DALLAS (June 11, 2008) - HDNet Fights today released its June
schedule for MMA coverage - including live events from all over the
country AND...
Guida steps up as injury sidelines Monson
Hoffman Estates, Illinois -- Jason Guida (Pictures) has managed to cram an entire
mixed martial arts career into less than five years
Affliction Update
SIGNAL HILL, California (June 10, 2008) - Affliction Entertainment
will make MMA history with the greatest line-up of
mixed-martial-arts fights...
Updated Pancrase Rankings
Considering the result of the 1st of June 2008 fight at Korakuen
Hall, we would like to announce the latest rankings including the
new rankings...
Mixed Martial Arts LANDS 'BIG' in STATE COLLEGE
State College, PA- LionHeart Professional Management and Promotions
Inc. enters the field of professional mixed martial arts announcing
the...
Noons: Coincidence and Choice
Ask K.J. Noons. There is no such thing as a coincidence.
Washing cars before becoming a professional fighter. Moving from
Texas to San Diego...
Japan Notebook: Maeda Speaks of Loss to Torres
By: Jordan Breen
He may not have walked out with the title, but Yoshiro Maeda (Pictures)'s effort against WEC bantamweight
kingpin Miguel Torres
(Pictures) on...
Melvin Manhoef and the Return of the Old School
By: Tim Leidecker
Fight fans who have been following the sport for more than a decade
must feel as if they are stuck in a time warp back to 1998
Monson Out, Guida In at Adrenaline
By: Sherdog.com Staff
A broken hand forced Jeff
Monson (Pictures) off of Saturday's Adrenaline card
near Chicago
June Mailbag
By: Jake Rossen
More bloviating per square inch than an "O'Reilly Factor" marathon:
it's the requisite monthly installment of the Sherdog.com mailbag
Manning Up
There is only one defeat on Ronnie Mann (Pictures)'s record.
The Team Trojan standout, 14-1-1, suffered his first loss last July
when he challenged...
Shamrock's Lion's Den Scottsdale Elite Fight Team
Scottsdale, AZ. - June 10, 2008 - The next generation of MMA
champions have been chosen. MMA Legend Ken Shamrock (Pictures) recently held open...
MMA Authentics Supports Olympic Wrestlers
Tommy Rowlands, OSU assistant wrestling coach, and Mo Lawal both
are the current U.S. National Freestyle Wrestling Champions in
their weight classes...
Michael Cohen Named COO of Affliction
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (June 10, 2008) - Last week at a press
conference in New York City, Affliction, the premier fashion label
for men who love...
IFL Cancels August Event
NEW YORK, June 10, 2008: The International Fight League (OTC.BB:
IFLI ) today announced that it has canceled its scheduled August 15
event at...
Strikeforce Preview Debuts on HDNet
SAN JOSE, Calif. - HDNet, the first national television network
broadcasting all of its programming in the high-definition format,
will give...
Cage Rage Contenders 10
14 Mixed Martial Arts fights to suit all tastes, from stand up wars
to ground ‘n' pound and submissions. There are dancing girls, ring...
The Top 10 Fights in European History
By: Tim Leidecker
The history of mixed martial arts more or less takes place in three
countries: Brazil, Japan and the United States.
Brazil is the cradle of...
Toy Soldiers: Jakks Discusses UFC Licensing Deal
By: Jake Rossen
Fans wishing to stash Roger
Huerta (Pictures) or Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on their
shelves without the ensuing kidnapping charges got a break Tuesday
'Rhino' returns to Lemoore to face 'The Pain'
LEMOORE, CA - Not very many fighters are willing to throw away a
title shot. But then again, not many people are thinking the way
Merced's Phil Collins
(...
RING OF FIRE 32: RESPECT!
ROF promoter Sven BOOGIE Bean is happy to announce the promotion's
next installment RING OF FIRE 32: RESPECT!
Noons: No Regrets Sitting Out CBS Event
By: Loretta Hunt
EliteXC lightweight champion KJ Noons (Pictures) said he doesn't regret turning
down a contract extension to fight for the historical CBS...
BJJ Phenom Jacare Set for Toughest Test to Date
Ronaldo Souza
(Pictures) is universally regarded as
one of the most talented Brazilian jiu-jitsu artists in the world.
He has also compiled an...
PureCombat Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jeff Sherwood was cage-side at the Visalia Convention
Center to capture PureCombat "Bombs Away" through the lens of his
camera
The Making of a Superstar in Korea
By: John Evans
Dong Hyun Kim's
impressive May 24 UFC debut was not televised in North America, but
in South Korea it was shown live.
And then it was shown again....
Injured Misaki, Trigg Could Figure into Sengoku Mix
Middleweight standout Kazuo
Misaki (Pictures) attended World Victory Road's
post-fight press conference for "Sengoku Battle III" on crutches
Sengoku III Pictures
Hidehiko Yoshida
(Pictures) stopped Maurice Smith (Pictures) in the opening period at Sengoku
Battle III. Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez was...
Monday Morning Reverie: End of an Era
By: Mike Sloan
The late Mahatma Gandhi once wrote, "Birth and death are not two
different states, but they are different aspects of the same state.
There is as...
Yoshida Subs Smith at Sengoku 3
By: Stephen Martinez
SAITAMA, Japan -- World Victory Road hosted its third Sengoku event
Sunday before a half-filled Saitama Super Arena.
Advertising and hype...
Alves Stops Hughes in London
LONDON -- Fighting with an injured right ankle, Thiago Alves (Pictures) hammered what looks to be the
penultimate nail in the career coffin of welterweight great
Matt Hughes (...
Sims Courts Controversy at TKO
By: Freddie DeFreitas and Al Quintero
MONTREAL -- Controversy seems to ride shotgun with Wes Sims (Pictures) everywhere he goes. It came along
yet again for the long trip north of the border to TKO 34 at the
Bell Centre...
TRAVIS JOHNSON fights "in the cage!"
Making his MMA debut on June 27th, 2008! Click here to buy tickets
ONLINE now! $30, $50, $75, $100, $200, $400...
Tempers Rise in Tokyo
By: Tony Loiseleur and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO, June 7 - Saturday saw World Victory Road's official Sengoku
Battle III press conference at Shinjuku's Sun Route Plaza hotel. In
the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion...
Cooper Bombs Arden at PureCombat
By: Jeff Sherwood
VISALIA, Calif. -- Living up to the event he headlined, Brett Cooper (Pictures) successfully defended his
welterweight title with a second-round knockout against
hard-hitting challenger Dusty
'The Rooster" Arden (...
Sengoku Brings Blue Chips, Broken Hips to Saitama Sunday
By: Jordan Breen
Maybe you've still got your tinfoil hat strapped on tight, trying
to unravel the conspiracy and subsequent cover-up surrounding
Kimbo Slice's win over
James Thompson
(...
Yahoo! Canadas Round 5 Launch Event: A No Holds Barred Success!
Putting fans into submission, Round 5: the first official line of
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) collectibles (www.round5mma.com), made its
debut on...
The Wanderer Between Worlds
By: Tim Leidecker
There is an endless debate between fighting experts on how much
submission wrestling and sport jiu-jitsu credentials count in mixed
martial arts
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTING & WBCN
Boston--- World Championship Fighting (WCF) and WBCN are proud to
announce a long-term partnership set to kick off at the upcoming
WCF show June...
Dangerzone Update
MAIN EVENT: PoG Heavyweight Championship Challenger, CJ Otis vs.
PoG Heavyweight Champion, Christin Able
Alves Slips, UFC 85 Main Event Moved to 174-Pound Catch Weight
If Thiago Alves
(Pictures) was looking to impress fans
this weekend when he takes on former welterweight kingpin Matt Hughes (Pictures), he isn't off to...
UFC 85: Bedlam Gives Way to ... More Bedlam
Let's not beat around the bush here, this Saturday marks one of the
UFC's most difficult cards to date. Plagued by injuries and
last-minute...
Taylor Promises Action in Rematch with Liaudin
Going into his fight Saturday with Jess Liaudin (Pictures), British banger Paul Taylor (Pictures) is still kicking himself over his
losing performance in January to fellow Brit...
ADCC ITALY IRON MEN
A great show for all ADCC Submission Fighting fans was held in
Italy in the beautiful Tuscany; a great job for the organization
and the...
Against Lambert, Cane Will Try to Erase Debut DQ
By: Gleidson Venga
Luis Arthur Cane
(Pictures) had a disappointing debut
in the UFC last December. The Brazilian light heavyweight suffered
his first defeat when he was disqualified for kneeing...
Great Sherdog Debate: Hughes vs. Alves
By: Mike Sloan and TJ De Santis
Beatdown's TJ De Santis has finally rattled off a win in the
(in)famous Great Sherdog Debate and now he believes he's
inconquerable, an...
Regions Biggest Annual MMA Event set for Saturday Night!
6/6/07 - Cleveland, OH: One of the Midwest's biggest and most
recognized annual MMA events is just over 24 hours away as the
NAAFS returns to...
Donald J. Trump Grounds And Pounds
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (June 3, 2008) - Affliction will pull out its
Trump card Thursday when the company officially announces its
partnership with...
Matt Hughes: From Kid to Veteran
By: Ben Zeidler
"I'm okay being the veteran, but I'm still just a kid."
-- Barry Zito, San Francisco Giants pitcher.
On Saturday, a grizzled veteran of mixed martial arts will take on
one of its fresh faces when Matt
Hughes (Pictures) fights Thiago Alves...
Trump Talks Affliction Partnership
By: Joe Hall and Matthew Kaplowitz
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump plans to bring money and attention to
Affliction's MMA events, the real estate mogul said Thursday at a
news conference...
Invincible fighting Championship 6
Less than 3 weeks left to get your tickets to Invincible fighting
Championship 6 ` A Means To An End`
10 Fights that Changed the Course of Careers
By: Jake Rossen
Take his career as a whole and Matt Hughes (Pictures) -- who competes Saturday for the
first time since a second devastating loss to Georges St. Pierre
(...
Sherdog.com's Guide to TUF 7
By: Scott Holmes
Last week the quarterfinals began with Jesse Taylor (Pictures) hammering his way into the next
round, and Amir Sadollah was right behind him after scrapping his
way past the infamous...
Hardonk Keeps Eyes on the Prize
By: Mark Pickering
The year had just begun, but Antoni Hardonk (Pictures) set off for Newcastle, England,
knowing the stakes were at an all-time high
Jones and Olson clash at PFC 9
LEMOORE, CA - It should be a clash of styles both fighting and
personalities when Fresno's Casey Olson (Pictures) and Sacramento's Tito Jones
Pictures: Alves Trains for Hughes
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel captured this exclusive photo gallery at
American Top Team headquarters in Coconut Creek, Fla., where
Thiago Alves (Pictures) prepared to face Matt Hughes (...
Jason Days Creative Destruction
By: John Lee
Eddie Bravo made good on his promise.
The innovator of the rubber guard was so impressed with Jason Day (Pictures)'s use of the technique against...
Tavares Says His Boxing Has Improved Greatly
By: Gleidson Venga
As his UFC 85 bout against Matt
Wiman (Pictures) on Saturday approaches, Thiago Tavares (Pictures) feels more prepared than ever
RITC #111 - Fickett Returns
RITC #111 - Fickett Returns
Desert Diamond Casino
Saturday June 7, 2008
Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Fight Time: 8:00 PM...
RING OF FIRE 32: RESPECT!
The 12 bout MMA event will take place on Friday, June13th, 2008 at
the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
Carter Preps for Strikeforce Bout
SAN JOSE, Calif. -"Mr. International" Shonie Carter (Pictures) (39-17-7), a star on Black
Entertainment Television (B.E.T.)'s new "Iron Ring"...
The Moment of Truth
By: Jason Probst
He seemed too good to be true.
With his first four UFC bouts totaling just more than eight and a
half minutes combined, Brandon
Vera (...
Kampmanns Comeback Starts in London
By: Tim Leidecker
He was one step away from a shot at Anderson Silva and the UFC
middleweight title when disaster struck
Carano, Conviction, and Heavyweight Hypocrisy
By: Jordan Breen
There is a world of red-blooded male mixed martial arts fans who
would love to date Gina
Carano (Pictures). The rationale is obvious: Carano
is...
Pictures: Swick Prepares for Davis
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel captured this exclusive photo gallery of
Mike Swick (Pictures), who prepared for his UFC 85 bout
with Marcus Davis
(...
The Korean Wave
By: Tim Leidecker
Korea is currently emancipating itself after suffering from the
effects of the Korean Conflict for decades. All the more since the
2002 FIFA...
Tara Larosa Signs with AFL
Veteran mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, Tara LaRosa, has signed
an eighteen month, four-fight contract with the American Fight
League. With...
HDNet Fights and Adrenaline Partner Up
DALLAS (June 3, 2008) - HDNet Fights announced today that it is
partnering with Adrenaline MMA for a multi-fight deal
DAN SEVERN BIRTHDAY SPECIAL!
The Beast's 50th birthday is around the corner on June 9th and we
are celebrating by doing something we've never done before
AFL Signs Bobby Ashley
(LEXINGTON, KY) - The American Fight League has signed former WWE
wrestling star Bobby Lashley to a multi-fight contract, demarking
the...
The Long Climb Back Up the Mountain
By: Jack Encarnacao
A lot of mixed martial artists say they'll fight any place, any
time. But few have had as many chances to prove it as Travis Wiuff (Pictures)
WEC 34 Pictures
Champions Urijah Faber
(Pictures) and Miguel Torres (Pictures) defended their titles Sunday in
Sacramento at WEC 34. Check out this exclusive...
The Old Man and the Cage
By: Tim Leidecker
In 1951 Ernest Hemingway wrote the novella "The Old Man and the
Sea." His last work, it describes the epic struggle between an old
fisherman and...
EliteXC 'Primetime' Pictures
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel was cage-side at the Prudential Center in
Newark, N.J., to capture EliteXC "Primetime" through the lens of
his camera
Pictures: Marcus Davis Trains for Swick
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel captured this exclusive photo gallery of
Marcus Davis (Pictures), who prepared with Mark
DellaGrotte for his bout against Mike Swick (...
Sportfight XXIII: Heated Rivals
SportFight founder and MMA superstar Matt "The Law" Lindland has
teamed up with Mark Cuban and HDNet Fights to deliver yet another...
Matt The Terror Serra Seminar
Matt will teach you the skills both technical and physical to
improve your fight game.
If you're a beginner or budding pro he will teach you...
THE EFMA TOURNAMENT SERIES
Fighters inc have teamed up with EFMA for the European Festival of
Martial Arts taking place at the magical Disneyland Paris,
September 26th-28th
PURECOMBAT This Friday!
Friday, June 6th, 2008, PURECOMBAT returns to the Visalia
Convention Center with BOMBS AWAY! A night of hard hitting mixed
martial arts action...
Hes a Standup Guy: Faber Beats Pulver to Keep WEC Title
By: Jason Probst
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Urijah
Faber (Pictures) showed a potent standup game
Sunday in outpointing Jens
Pulver (Pictures) to retain his World Extreme...
Bisping Believes Hes Superior to Day in All Aspects
With the announcement of his UFC 83 win still ringing in his ears
as he stood in the Octagon, UFC matchmaker Joe Silva told Michael Bisping (...
Monday Morning Reverie: Dodged Bullets
By: Mike Sloan
Imagine what would have happened had Gina Carano (Pictures) and Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson
both tasted defeat on national television
Xtreme Couture Launches in Toronto
By: John Lee and Freddie DeFreitas
TORONTO --- Though mixed martial arts remains outlawed in Ontario,
the Canadian province welcomed the addition of one the sport's
leaders on Saturday when six-time UFC champion...
Torres Shines at Jungle Fight Warriors
By: Gleidson Venga
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Jungle Fight returned Saturday with an
excellent show titled "Warriors"
Slicing The American Dream
By: Dave Mandel
NEWARK, N.J. -- The American Dream arrived in living rooms all over
the country Saturday.
For better or worse.
CBS broadcasted EliteXC from...
Pancrase Tour Shines
By: Tony Loiseleur
TOKYO -- Pancrase's 2008 Shining Tour put another in the books
Sunday before a half full Korakuen Hall. In the noon card's main
event, Grabaka elder statesman Keiichiro Yamamiya
(Pictures)...
Petrescu Stops Frith at UWC 7
ESSEX, England -- In an incredible finish to the main event of
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 7, local favorite Valentino Petrescu
(Pictures) and tough banger...
"Tiger Wins After Birth of Son
By: Mike Sloan
LAS VEGAS -- Vernon "Tiger"
White almost didn't make it to work on Saturday night. Earlier
in the morning, his wife went into labor
Angrrr Management Hits Hard
By: Matthew Freeman
BRISTOL, England -- One thousand fight fans packed Alveston Hill in
Thornbury on Saturday to watch two title fights at Angrrr
Management