By: Tommy Messano
It's good to be king.
And right now, Jamie Varner
(Pictures) is the king of the WEC
lightweight division. Even though he’s the champion,...
By: James Meinhardt
HONOLULU -- Icon Sport middleweight champion Kala Hose
(Pictures) pulls main event duty again when
the promotion returns to the Neal S....
By: Jack Encarnacao
You may have spotted Mark DellaGrotte as the bespectacled guy in a
flat cap shouting instructions in a thick Boston accent as the
cornerman for...
(Vero Beach, Florida – July 30, 2008) – Florida orthopedic surgeon
and sports medicine expert Dr. Johnny C. Benjamin, Jr. has been...
By: Jason Probst
With a calm demeanor and a cerebral approach to the game, Carlos
Condit (Pictures) is one of the few fighters in
mixed martial arts who brings...
By: Andy Cotterill
Canada's own Patrick Cote
(Pictures) will be the next brave challenger
for the UFC middleweight title, which is currently under the
stranglehold of Anderson
Silva (...
By: Tim Leidecker
After a seven-week summer break, “European Throwdown” returns with
the latest news from Portugal to Russia, from Norway to Italy. This
edition includes an update on mixed martial arts standouts Mamed
Khalidov and Mikko
Rupponen (...
Standing Six-Foot, Ten-Inches Tall, Gan “The Giant” McGee Fights
for the First Time in Four Years at Xtreme Fighting Championships’...
Jim 'Smitty' Smith and Poor Boys Pro Boxing have teamed up with
local MMA power promoter, Sven Bean to bring you no less than 11
bouts on a card...
The M-1 Challenge is to hit British shores on September 27th for
the 7th round of its current 2008 season. Warrior Promotions UK MMA
Limited...
By: Gleidson Venga
Nearly 16 months have passed since Ricardo
Arona (Pictures), a man once universally received
as one of the world's premier light heavyweights,...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After traveling the world in the military for
four years, Jeff
Quinlan (Pictures) found his home in San Jose,
Calif. -- and...
By: Jake Rossen
Some might question the redundancy in giving readers a semi-regular
forum to vent in this space -- they’ve got terabytes of room over
on the...
The American Fight League (AFL), a national Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA) league is hosting a fight night at the Columbus, Georgia
Civic Center
In the past weeks the German Top Team (www.german-top-team.com) had
several occassions to celebrate
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — Before a nearly sold out crowd VFC
lightweight champion Alonzo "Zo Diddy" Martinez retained his belt
with a...
By: Jordan Breen
Their May 31 debut effort combined poor time management,
ill-advised production cues and shady stoppages, but EliteXC's
second go-around with...
By: Brian Knapp
International Fight League lightweight champion Ryan Schultz
(Pictures) ended his search for professional
stability in the open arms of the...
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel shot this exclusive photo gallery in
Stockton, Calif., where EliteXC held its second CBS-televised show
By: Sherdog.com Staff and Dave Mandel
STOCKTON, Calif. -- Robbie
Lawler used a punishing attack to the body to stop Scott Smith
and retain his EliteXC middleweight title on Saturday...
By: Loretta Hunt and Dave Mandel
STOCKTON, Calif. -- Antonio
Silva (Pictures) took a small step Saturday in
fortifying EliteXC’s claim that the Brazilian is the best big man
in the world, as he won the promotion’s heavyweight crown with...
By: Freddie DeFreitas and Al Quintero
GATINEAU, Quebec -- Freedom Fight handed out hardware in three
weight classes Saturday and hosted a lineup decorated with
high-profile MMA...
Professional Full Contact Muay Thai featuring male and female
fighters from around the world in The Quest for the Greatest
Martial Arts Warrior
Total Combat Mixed Martial Arts August 2nd at Balboa Park Starlight
Theater. Watch Tomorrows MMA Superstars Today at Total Combat
Grand Terrace, CA -- TapouT, the premier mixed martial arts
apparel, gear and lifestyle brand, announced today that the company
will sponsor MMA...
By: Jason Probst
Since he burst on the scene in 2002 with three impressive wins in
the UFC, "Ruthless" Robbie
Lawler's (Pictures) career has been a rollercoaster...
After a monumental weekend of mixed martial arts action in which
the UFC and the upstart Affliction organization went head to head,
this...
By: Rob King
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Pat Healy
(Pictures) silenced the sold-out River Cree
Resort and Casino with a third-round armbar submission victory over
local favourite...
By: Dave Mandel
STOCKTON, Calif. -- EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie
Lawler (Pictures) and challenger Scott Smith
(Pictures) weighed in successfully for...
CHICAGO, IL - Ironheart Crown has long been touted as one of the
highlights of east coast mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions
By: Mike Harris
It seems like such a short time ago that EliteXC's middleweight
title fight between champion "Ruthless" Robbie
Lawler (Pictures) and challenger Scott "Hands of
Steel" Smith (...
By: Jordan Breen
The welterweight division has long been celebrated as one of mixed
martial arts' finest, and with good reason. It's a division with a
rich...
By: Mike Sloan
It was one of the most-watched fights in the history of mixed
martial arts, and luckily for EliteXC and its major network
television debut on...
Daniel Herbertson captured this exclusive gallery of Shinichi
Kojima (Pictures)
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. -- Roughly a month before a sweltering day in
mid-June, Jake Shields
(Pictures) had suffered a back injury
By: Mike Sloan
Gina
Carano (Pictures) is expected to return to the
EliteXC cage at the promotion's Oct. 4 show, likely to be televised
on CBS, her management...
By: Gleidson Venga
A fast-rising force in the light heavyweight division, Rafael
"Feijao" Cavalcante (Pictures) will take another step towards
vying for a championship belt when he meets...
Stephen Martinez and Daniel Herbertson were present at the Osaka
Castle Hall in Japan to photograph the action from Dream 5 for
Sherdog.com
HONOLULU -- Fighting & Entertainment Group USA and Hawaii’s
native son Grand Champion Akebono are bringing the last of 2008’s
regional K-1...
By: Tony Loiseleur
OSAKA, Japan -- Despite predictions from fans and pundits alike,
none of the original four Dream lightweight grand prix
semifinalists found...
In an enormous and historical weekend of fights, three of MMA's
divisional kings affirmed their places on the throne
By: Tommy Messano
As mixed martial arts continues to evolve, the role of women will
likely grow along with the sport. Houston-based Xp3 Promotions has
broken new...
Dave Mandel was ringside at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., to
photograph Affliction's debut effort
By: Gleidson Venga
Married to Pride Fighting Championships veteran Evangelista
Santos (Pictures), Cristiane Santos has long been
one of the most feared female...
By: John Lee
Nick
Thompson (Pictures) has eaten "chicken, brown rice
and spinach to the point of nausea"
Newport Beach, CA: The growing sport of Mixed Martial Arts will
reach a whole new audience this weekend, when promoter Roy
Englebrecht takes his...
By: Tim Leidecker
Joachim
Hansen (Pictures)'s journey to capturing the Dream
lightweight grand prix began in Turku, Finland, almost 10 years ago
There's much to be said for selling out. For Affliction, it happens
to be a good thing
Clovis, California -- Jason “The Livewire” Von Flue, a UFC &
Strikeforce veteran, is on the hunt for victory after losing his
last four fights
Rage in the Cage, an Arizona based promotion with 10 years
experience producing MMA shows, makes their New Mexico debut on
Saturday August 2nd
State College, Pa. - LionHeart MMA continued it's successful
entrance into the world of professional Mixed Martial Arts with
fighters...
OSAKA, July 21, 2008 -- Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim
Hansen (Pictures) came out of the reserve bout to
steal the Lightweight Grand Prix Belt, and Alistair
Overeem (Pictures) beat...
By: Stephen Martinez
OSAKA, Japan -- Joachim
Hansen (Pictures) brought his fury upon Shinya Aoki
(Pictures) in the Dream Lightweight Grand
Prix final, as he stopped...
By: Jake Rossen
The MMA consumer had some rough choices Saturday night, Sophie
Zawistowski-style: watch a four-hour advertisement for a clothing
company that...
Few things in sports can equal the pure thrill of an evenly matched
fight. Nothing, however, is quite so awe-inspiring as witnessing a
fighter...
By: Greg Savage and Dave Mandel
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The so-called experts got a break Saturday night
when mixed martial arts top dog Fedor
Emelianenko (Pictures) put to rest any...
By: Mike Sloan
LAS VEGAS -- For a fighter competing as a light heavyweight in the
UFC for the first time, it couldn’t have looked easier
By: Jordan Breen
When it rains, it pours, and the last few days in the MMA world may
have left you choking and flailing in an attempt to stay afloat.
And I mean...
CLEVELAND -- One of the Midwest’s top MMA prospects will be heading
north of the border this fall as part of a new three fight contract
with...
MMAagents is proud to announce that nine fighters on our roster are
fighting this weekend in three promotions including six on the UFC
Fight...
By: Mike Sloan
It's one of the most important heavyweight matches in recent memory
and without question the litmus test for Affliction's future
Sure, Affliction makes pricey tops designed for fancy lads and the
testosterone crew, but give credit where it's due: These guys know
how to put...
By: Jeff Sherwood
LEMOORE, Calif. -- A tough Phil
Collins (Pictures) challenged but couldn't topple
former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug "The
Rhino" Marshall
By: Stephen Martinez
While things stateside are getting into full swing, on the other
side of the Pacific, it's just warming up for the final round of
the Dream...
Perennial number-one ranked heavyweight Fedor
Emelianenko (Pictures) makes another eagerly awaited
return to action on Saturday in the monstrous...
Rage in the Cage has held events throughout the Phoenix and Tucson
areas. Now RITC travels north to make their Prescott debut in the
$25M...
Anderson
Silva (Pictures) could have soldiered on as a
middleweight
By: Tony Loiseleur and Stephen Martinez
TOKYO -- Shinichi "BJ"
Kojima (Pictures) defended his 123-pound title
Friday in his third fight with Shooting Gym Yokohama afroed ace
Mamoru
Yamaguchi (...
By: Tim Leidecker
When Michael Jordan retired from professional basketball in 1993,
he was a three-time NBA champion and a three-time league MVP
By: Taro Kotani
On Monday, Tatsuya
Kawajiri (Pictures) will face Eddie
Alvarez (Pictures) in the Heiwa Dream 5 lightweight
grand prix final round
By: Stephen Martinez
TOKYO -- A sparsely populated Korakuen Hall saw the first show
Thursday in a new collaboration between Deep and M-1 Challenge
On Saturday August 23rd Cage Combat Fighting Championships heads to
Fresno with CCFC8 'Rumble in the Park' at the new Woodward Park
Amphitheatre
Culver City, CA -- Academy Award nominated writer/director David
Mamet (1998, Best Adapted Screenplay, Wag the Dog
By: Jason Probst
This Saturday, mixed martial arts fans have the kind of choice that
would've been a pipe dream just a few years ago -- deciding which
of two...
By: Evgeni Kogan
In Part 2 of this exclusive interview, Aleksander
Emelianenko (Pictures) discusses Kimbo, the UFC and
killing a bear with a knife
Piccinini Training Center will be hosting free MMA training
sessions Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 10:00 am, from now through
August 29...
By: Gleidson Venga
UFC middleweight champion Anderson
Silva (Pictures) ventures into the light
heavyweight division Saturday to meet hard-hitting James Irvin
(Pictures)
Irvin Plans to Snare ‘Spider’ in His Own Web
By: Jason Probst
It is early April. Amped by the adrenaline boost off the biggest
win of his career, James
Irvin (Pictures) shadowboxes outside his residence
on...
From Surviving the Streets of Russia to MMA: The Story of Aleksander Emelianenko, Part 1
By: Evgeni Kogan
"I'm ready. It doesn't matter with who or where. On foot or on
horseback. With maces or poleaxes. To fight. To first blood or to
death. It doesn't matter, I'm ready to fight." -- Aleksander Emelianenko
(...
German MMA Championships Pictures
Sandra Leidecker was cage-side in Erfurt, Germany to photograph the
action from the German MMA Championships for Sherdog.com
(Phoenix, AZ) - MTX Audio, the leader in high performance mobile
audio products, is growing its MMA presence by supporting three MMA
fighters on...
The Maximum Fighting Championship would like to welcome all of its
fans, sponsors and of course all card sharks to the MFC Poker
Challenge on...
Jackson Arrested on a ‘Rampage’
By: Loretta Hunt
UFC light heavyweight sensation Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
(Pictures) was arrested Tuesday by
Costa Mesa police officers following a high-speed...
The Illest Afro in Asia
By: Tony Loiseleur
Most of us know Mamoru
Yamaguchi (Pictures) as that top-ranked 123-pounder in
Shooto with the big afro and mustache inspired by Japanese boxing...
Win or Lose, Sylvia Unafraid of Fedor
By: Brian Knapp
He strolled the halls of an Ellsworth, Maine, high school as an
average 6-foot junior 16 years ago, giving little hint he might one
day grow...
UFC Bolsters Oct. 18 UK Card
By: Jordan Breen
Zuffa has significantly bolstered the lineup for their Oct. 18 UFC
89 card at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England with
three more...
‘The Fire’ Inside Kevin Burns
By: Mike Sloan
It made perfect sense.
With only six professional bouts under his belt, Kevin Burns was a massive underdog
going into his UFC 85 fight against emerging contender Roan Carneiro (...
Cung Le to Appear on ESPN
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Reigning Strikeforce World Middleweight (185 lb.
limit) Champion, Cung Le
(Pictures), will appear live on the
national cable...
Bertos making History
Fight History was made in Tampa, FL as the First Family of Fighting
Champions, the Bertos from Winter Haven, FL added yet another
fighter to...
Tapout Continues its Search
New York (July 9, 2008) - VERSUS, the network that celebrates real
competition, will debut the second season of the hit reality series
TapouT on...
Beat Down in Bossier!
This Friday night (July 18th) Cage Kings invades the Horseshoe
Casino Riverdome in Bossier City, LA, to bring the twin cities a
high octane...
Virginia Amateur Wrestling Camps
Dan "The Beast" Severn. Holder of over 100 State, National, and
International titles and records in amateur wrestling! ARIZONA
STATE UNIVERSITY...
Team Quest Hosts Grappling World Team Trials this Weekend
Beginning in May, USA Wrestling will begin to host a series of 12
qualifiers to determine the field for the 2008 USA Wrestling
Grappling World...
Affliction vs. UFC, Round 1
By: Jake Rossen
I had originally intended to begin my weekly crybaby session by
chiding the UFC for its folly in scheduling an emergency Fight
Night block to combat...
Shootos Mamoru-BJ Trilogy Worth a Look
By: Jordan Breen
This weekend is already being hailed as a historic weekend for
mixed martial arts with promotional war set between Affliction and
the UFC
Cage Rage 27 Pictures
Sherdog.com's Jim Page was cage-side in London to capture Cage Rage
27 through the lens of his camera
Torres Submits Azeredo at Jungle Fight
By: Gleidson Venga
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Promising Nova União newcomer Roni Torres wasn't fazed by the
bevy of celebrities in attendance for Jungle Fight...
Svelter Baroni Rebounds at Cage Rage
LONDON -- "New York Badass" Phil
Baroni (Pictures) went some way to resurrecting his
career Saturday night, with his impressive three-minute destruction
of the game, but significantly overmatched Brit Scott Jansen (...
Daley, Thoresen Shine at Cage Warriors
By: Mark Pickering
NOTTINGHAM, England -- Paul
Daley (Pictures) marked his return to action with
a first-round knockout against previously unbeaten Bojan Kosednar...
Anjos Slips by Otsuka at Fury FC 6
Rafael dos Anjos was
looking to follow in the footsteps of Thiago Silva (Pictures) and Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
(Pictures) by using...
Omer, Sobotta Victorious in Germany
By: Tim Leidecker and Sandra Leidecker
ERFURT, Germany - Over 1,000 enthusiasts packed into the
Riethsporthalleto to witness the Eastern German Mixed Martial Arts
Championships...
Karaev captures K-1 Asia GP
TAIPEI, July 13, 2008 -- Russian kickboxer Ruslan Karaev, 25,
captured the K-1 Asia GP 2008 Championship; while Remy Bonjasky
KO'd Volk Atajev and Zabit Samedov upset Ray Sefo (...
K-1 World GP 2008 in Taipei Press Conference
TAIPEI, July 12, 2008 -- East of the Chinese coast, south of
Japan's Okinawan islands and north of the Philippines, Taiwan will
play host...
U.K. Boxing Community Talks MMA
From flyweight terror Jimmy Wilde back in the early 1900s, through
the golden era of the 50s when Randy Turpin briefly ruled the
world, to...
Cage Rage Set for Saturday
LONDON -- Phil Baroni
(Pictures) was all business Friday
ahead of his Cage Rage 27 clash with U.K. up-and-comer Scott Jansen (Pictures).
"I...
'Affliction Banned' Mega Weigh-In
Official weigh in - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - for Saturday night's (July
19) "Affliction Banned," the monster mixed-martial-arts show on
pay-per-view television, featuring the inaugural WAMMA...
Griffin Win Stirs Sherdog P4P Rankings
An update to the sport's pound-for-pound outlook was not expected
before last weekend. Forrest Griffin (Pictures) changed that.
Quinton Jackson
(Pictures), courtesy of wins over
former pound-for-pound entrants Chuck Liddell (Pictures) and...
Edgars Plan: Beat Franca, Stay at 155
By: Chris Yucus
There is an old adage that downplays the importance of physical
size in combat: "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's
the size of the...
EliteXC Conference Quotes
In an eagerly awaited rematch, "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler (Pictures) of Granite City, Ill., by way of
St. Louis, will defend the EliteXC...
Trump Feels Affliction Debut Will Top July 19 UFC
By: Mike Harris
Real estate mogul Donald Trump, who recently partnered with
Affliction Clothing to create Affliction Entertainment, and
heavyweight fighter Tim "The
Maine-iac" Sylvia (...
Putting a Price on Fame
By: Jason Probst
In a fast-growing sport where fighters can generate ever-larger
sums through endorsements, licensing and usage of their image, a
struggle is underway...
Sin City Sentinel: Chicago, Portland in UFCs Sights
By: Mike Sloan
Popular UFC lightweight Hermes Franca (Pictures)'s yearlong suspension finally
came to an end Wednesday as he was re-licensed by the Nevada...
Final Notes from the Akasaka Fight Festival
Throughout last week Dream stars Shinya Aoki (Pictures), Tatsuya Kawajiri (Pictures), Caol Uno (Pictures), Yoshihiro Akiyama
(Pictures) and...
Herring a New Man for Lesnar Bout
By: Jason Probst
When your career is studded with high-profile opponents and you've
tangled with the best in the world, and beaten some of them, it's
easy to become complacent.
But for Heath Herring
(...
The Future of MMA? Look at South Korea
By: John Evans and Mi Gyoung Yoo
Amateur MMA doesn't have to be about getting slugged for free with
four-ounce death mitts to boost an acronym of the month undercard
at the...
Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
The past few weeks were thought to be the calm before the storm
that will strike at the end of this month, when cards from the UFC,
Affliction, Dream...
CageWarriors Returns This Weekend
Warrior Promotions UK MMA Limited are proud to announce a stacked
12 bout fight card for their Cage Warriors: Enter The Rough House 7
event this...
NAAFS Dan Bobish Classic
On August 23rd, the shores of the Cuyahoga River will once again be
rocking, when the NAAFS returns to the Plain Dealer Pavilion in
Cleveland, OH for NAAFS Rock N Rumble 2 as part of the 2nd Annual
Dan Bobish (...
FightZone TV Update
FightZone TV continues to bring fight fans the best in MMA coverage
from around the country with the announcement of its weekly summer
schedule...
Breaking the Rules
By: Jake Rossen
There are certain traditions that are expected to be followed
during a telecast of any mixed martial arts contest: ring girls
putting their...
MMA in Massachusetts: Not Yet
By: Jack Encarnacao
Timing is everything, and when it comes to the sanctioning of mixed
martial arts in Massachusetts, the timing wasn't right
'SummerFist II' Pictures
Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel was cage-side in Irvine, Calif., where
Chris Black sustained a
severe elbow injury in his bout with Hildred Oliney (...
PSU's Aaron Anspach to Represent LionHeart
State College, Pa. - Penn State's 2007 NCAA Heavyweight Wrestling
Finalist, Aaron Anspach, will compete for LionHeart MMA this month
at the...
Fighters Weigh In on Rampage-Griffin
By: Mike Sloan
In the aftermath of one of the more memorable main events of a
major UFC -- Forrest
Griffin (Pictures)'s unanimous decision over
Quinton Jackson
(...
'Ancient Ones' to Invade Tampa
Tampa, FL, July 7, 2008 - - As the leader in stand-up striking
fights, Shin Do Kumaté® is without question the most competitive in
the...
Sato KO's Buakaw at Budokan
TOKYO, July 7, 2008 -- Japanese kickboxer Yoshihiro Sato (Pictures), 27, upset two-time K-1 World Max
Champion Buakaw Por Pramuk of Thailand...
Sucker Punch Released Today
Fighters Inc's first full length feature film the action/comedy
'Sucker Punch' is available to buy from today in all good retail
outlets
UFC 86 Fallout: Possible Protest, Rematch
By: Joe Hall
Although Quinton Jackson
(Pictures) lost his UFC light
heavyweight title Saturday to Forrest Griffin (Pictures) in a grueling 25-minute bout, his
camp...
Five Greatest Career Turnarounds in MMA
Nothing gets boring faster than perfection, except for perhaps
mediocrity. In the realm of fight sport, the sight of an athlete
slipping from...
Griggs Subs Cosio at Summerfist II
By: Caesar Garcia and Dave Mandel
IRVINE, Calif. -- Josh
Griggs (Pictures) put on a ground-and-pound clinic
that eventually set up a standing guillotine submission victory
over fellow light heavyweight...
Machado Submits Garate in Brazil
By: Gleidson Venga
NITERÓI, Brazil -- Gustavo "Ximu" Machado prevailed Saturday in the
main event of MMA show "The Glory"...
Griffin Snatches UFC Title with Controversial Win
By: Mike Sloan
LAS VEGAS -- Unless something catastrophic happens within the next
365 days, it's a safe bet that Forrest Griffin (Pictures) will lock horns with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
(...
Pictures: Akiyama, Kid and Sudo
Day six of the K-1 Max and Dream Akasaka Fight Festival was
highlighted by appearenes from Yoshihiro Akiyama
(Pictures), Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
(Pictures) and Genki Sudo (...
World Max 2008 Final 8 at Budokan Press Conference
TOKYO, July 6, 2008 -- The mercury was pushing 32°C/90°F and a
canopy of humidity hung over Tokyo, but that did not deter hundreds
of...
The Pros Pick: Rampage vs. Griffin
By: Mike Sloan
As time draws near for Quinton "Rampage" Jackson to
defend his UFC light heavyweight title against challenger Forrest Griffin (Pictures), the world of...
UFC Goes Epic with Griffins, Emperors and a Rampage
As we all rise from the barbecue-fueled Fourth of July food coma,
the UFC will be waiting for us like a reliable ex-girlfriend with
confidence...
Great Sherdog Debate: Jackson vs. Griffin
By: Mike Sloan and TJ De Santis
Both radio host TJ De Santis and reporter/columnist Mike Sloan have
been enjoying debate winning streaks
No Joke. Griffin on Serious Rampage for Jackson
By: Mike Harris
A first-ever title shot can have a curious effect on a fighter's
trademark sense of self-deprecating humor, propensity for practical
jokes and rep for...
Pictures: Akasaka Festival Day 4
Sherdog.com was on location to photograph the fourth day of K-1 and
Dream's Akasaka Fight Festival
Text to Win a Free Forrest Griffin T-Shirt!
Text to win a signed Cage Fighter Forrest Griffin (Pictures) walk in tee.
"Big" John to Voice Affliction PPV
SIGNAL HILL, California (July 3, 2008) - Former MMA referee "Big"
John McCarthy may have retired from working in the UFC® Octagon but
he...
Casey Olson vs. Tito Jones at PFC
(Lemoore, Calif.) Fresno's own CASEY "THE UNDERDOG" OLSON is slated
to bout with TITO JONES at the PFC's "Night of Champions" on
Friday, July 18th.
MMA-ID Offers Innovative Contest
MMA-ID, the world's largest social network for MMA fans and
fighters, is excited to announce its BIGGEST contest ever!
Joe Daddys Home
At that moment, Joe
Stevenson was literally blood, sweat and tears.
Newly crowned lightweight champion B.J. Penn (Pictures) celebrated his...
Sin City Sentinel: Burnett Sues TUF
By: Mike Sloan
Mikey Burnett, one of the
original Lion's Den members, has filed suit in Clark County
District Court against TufGuy Productions, Inc. d/b/a...
Lose, Lose, Lose
Katsuyori Shibata
(Pictures) issued a pessimistic and
somewhat humorous challenge Wednesday to Yoshihiro Akiyama
Affliction: Arlovski vs. Rothwell
There are a number of reasons not to miss the mega mixed martial
arts extravaganza, "Affliction Banned," this July 19th at Honda
Center in...
Where the Big Dogs Loyalties Lie
By: John Lee
Ricardo Almeida
(Pictures) is a bit of an anachronism
in the rock star culture of today's MMA. In fact, he is part of the
old guard that...
Total Combat Returns on Aug. 2
San Diego - The explosion of Mixed Martial Arts into the American
mainstream continues as Total Combat celebrates it's 30th event!
Affliction Banned Hits New Yorks Times Square
"Affliction Banned", the greatest MMA event ever staged hit New
York City's Times Square last week, as the faces of ten of the
sports biggest...
Southwest Scene -- Leites Scared of Rematch, Says Marquardt
By: Tommy Messano
Coming off his second loss in his last ten fights, Nathan Marquardt (Pictures) has no regrets about his
performance against Thales
Leites (...
Pictures: Akasaka Festival Day 2
Day two of K-1 Max and Dream's Akasaka Fight Festival saw Shinya Aoki (Pictures), Masakazu Imanari (Pictures) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (Pictures)...
Champion Nutrition and American Top Team Announce Partnership
Champion Nutrition announced today that it will become the Official
Sponsor and sports nutrition provider of world-class Mixed Martial
Arts...
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