The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 21 - Feb. 27
At UFC 95 in London, a top welterweight nudged his way into the
lightweight picture, a mohawked Brit made himself a star on his
home turf and...
Shark Fights Promotions Set for Return
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Shark Fights Promotions returns March 14th to
the Azteca Music Hall in Amarillo Texas. Sponsored by Affliction &
TapouT
SHERDOG
Feb 27, 2009
Free Video-on-Demand: UWC 'Man O War'
Now available for free to all users, watch video-on-demand from
UWC’s “Man ‘O’ War,” which streamed live on Sherdog.com
CFC 7 – The Battle of the Big Top
Crowd favourite and CFC veteran Hector “Shango” Lombard returned to
Sydney to defend his championship belt against the tough Hawaiian
Ron...
SHERDOG
Feb 27, 2009
THOMSON-MELENDEZ CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Strikeforce World Lightweight Champion Josh “The
Punk” Thomson (16-2) and top challenger “El Nino” Gilbert Melendez...
Busting with pride
(PRESS RELEASE) -- I probably don't do this enough, but I would
like to take this opportunity to thank all those that come out to
watch and...
SHERDOG
Feb 26, 2009
Lionheart Video Update
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Just a heads up that we have new video footage
up on the site
SHERDOG
Feb 26, 2009
WEC 39 Breakdown: The Main Card
After losing three weight classes to the UFC in recent months, one
might expect World Extreme Cagefighting cards to become thin as the
company...
MARCH IS A MONSTER MONTH OF MMA ACTION ON HDNET
(PRESS RELEASE) -- For true MMA fans, HDNet is THE place to be this
March as the network kicks off a full schedule of new MMA events,
featuring...
UFC 95: A KNOCKOUT HIT WITH VIEWERS
Spike TV’s Telecast Of UFC 95 Featuring An Unprecedented Nine
Televised Fights Delivers More Young Men Than Anything Else On
Television On...
Mayeda Examines MMA’s Role in Society
Fights inside and outside the cage and ring fall under the mixed
martial arts umbrella. For David Mayeda, MMA has become as much
about...
SHERDOG
Feb 25, 2009
Pictures: MFC 20
Rob King was ringside at the River Cree Resort & Casino in Alberta
to photograph MFC 20
SHERDOG
Feb 25, 2009
Family Feud is No Game
If the Gracies are the first family of fighting, the Shamrocks
certainly aren’t too far behind. However, adopted brothers Ken and
Frank have...
Pictures: M-1 Challenge 12
Sherdog.com’s Dave Mandel was on location at the Emerald Queen
Casino in Tacoma, Wash., to photograph M-1 Challenge 12
SHERDOG
Feb 24, 2009
Night of Champions Update
Night of Champions is now 5 days away and I cannot believe the
response. We have sold out of Cage Side, we've sold out of 1st Row
tables and...
SHERDOG
Feb 24, 2009
Kohiruimaki Wins K-1 World Max '09 Japan
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Taishin Kohiruimaki prevailed in three bouts
tonight to win the K-1 World Max Japan Tournament at the Yoyogi
Olympic Stadium...
SHERDOG
Feb 23, 2009
“SHAMROCK VS. DIAZ” TICKETS ON SALE TODAY
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Tickets for “Shamrock vs. Diaz,” the Strikeforce
mixed martial arts (MMA) mega-event that will take place at San
Jose,...
The Offense of ‘Intelligent Defense’
It didn't deserve a MacArthur fellowship, but I don't see anything
defensively dull or dimwitted about Josh
Koscheck turning his hips and extending his arm to shield...
Sanchez Wins 155 Debut; Koscheck UpsetDiego
Sanchez debuted at 155 pounds with a win Saturday at the O2 in
London. The former welterweight contender looked good as a
lightweight en route to earning a unanimous decision over...
The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 14 - Feb. 20
The Ultimate Fighting Championship salvaged its sophomore voyage
into Montreal this week, as athletic commission officials in Quebec
announced...
Press Conference: "NEW BEGINNING"
(PRESS RELEASE) -- You are cordially invited to meet and interview
the fighters participating in the X-1 World Events “NEW BEGINNING"
show...
SHERDOG
Feb 20, 2009
UWC on Radio
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Friday Feb 20th 1PM EST join Big O and Dukes on
WJFK 106.7 LIVE RADIO and INTERNET STREAM with UWC CEO S Marcello
Foran and 9X UFC Champion...
SHERDOG
Feb 20, 2009
UFC 95 Breakdown: The Undercard
Five fights of different shades and colors highlight the undercard
at UFC 95 “Sanchez vs. Stevenson” this Saturday at the O2 Arena in
London
HDNET TO AIR "MAXIMUM FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Some are calling it the best lineup of MMA
fights to be put together by Maximum Fighting Championship - and it
airs...
World Championship Fighting Update
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Championship Fighting, New England's
leading mixed martial arts promotion is pleased to announce that it
has produced...
Dream, Sengoku Tourneys Take Shape
The lineups for the Dream and Sengoku featherweight tournaments are
all but completed. Dream parent company Fighting and Entertainment
Group has...
Fist Series 2009 Moves To Saturday Nights!
(PRESS RELEASE) -- March 7th 2009 will be a fight night to
remember! Not only do we have a great MMA Fight Card set, we have
also teamed up with...
SHERDOG
Feb 18, 2009
Pictures: Valentine's Eve Massacre
Sherdog.com’s Jeff Sherwood captured this exclusive photo gallery
of Wargods and KSP’s “Valentine's Eve Massacre”
Atlas Fights presents "USA vs Brazil”
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Its part boxing, part martial arts...all rolled
into one. Two fighters, one caged-in ring shaped like an octagon
SHERDOG
Feb 17, 2009
Shaolin’s Return ImminentVitor
Ribeiro has become something of an afterthought in the 17
months since his devastating technical knockout loss to American
Top Team brute
Night of Champions
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Night of Champions is now 2 weeks away and I
cannot believe the response. We have sold out of 26 Front Row
tables, we have...
SHERDOG
Feb 17, 2009
The World is coming to Biloxi, Mississippi
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Countdown to the first ever all professional
Mixed Martial Arts-on the Mississippi Gulf Coast- fight card has
been set...
SHERDOG
Feb 17, 2009
16 Questions for Don Frye
With his emergence on the scene at UFC 8 in 1996, Don Frye made an
indelible mark upon the MMA world, both for his fighting prowess
and unique style
Punch Drunk: 10 Promotional Disasters
With apologies to all involved -- including Sherdog.com itself,
which acted as a sort of viral host carrier to the thing
Harold Howard: Where Is He Now?
He was real, raw and eminently likeable, but at the end of the day,
Harold
Howard was a born scrapper who emerged in the early days of the
UFC...
Photos of the Week
Sherdog.com was spread out across the globe to capture the sport’s
most enduring images
SHERDOG
Feb 15, 2009
UWC and Greg Jackson Live on MMA Nation
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Today on "MMA Nation - WJFK 106.7 CBS RADIO"
LIVE RADIO and INTERNET STREAM with Luke Thomas. Luke will be
joined by MMA...
SHERDOG
Feb 15, 2009
Rage in the Cage TV
(PRESS RELEASE) -- RAGE IN THE CAGE presents RITC .TV Every
Thursday Night on Cox Cable Channel 7 at 11:00pm. Featuring RITC
fights, Fighter...
Wargods & KSP Talk Promotion
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Wargods and Ken Shamrock Promotions came
together on Friday, Feb 13th to do their first MMA event together -
The Valentine...
SHERDOG
Feb 14, 2009
The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 7 - Feb. 13
Several details emerged regarding how the Strikeforce promotion
plans to usher in a new era with its Showtime and CBS television
contracts
Pictures: Shooto Tradition 5
Sherdog.com’s Stephen Martinez was ringside at the Differ Ariake in
Tokyo to photograph Shooto “Tradition 5”
SHERDOG
Feb 14, 2009
UWC Announces Richie Hightower vs Marcus Foran
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC) announced
today the signing of a fight between The Ultimate Fighter season 6
veteran Richie “The Dirty Samurai” Hightower and # 1 Ranked UWC...
New Wargod!
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Josh Haynes
becomes a Wargod! After a years of fighting for regional MMA
Promotions he receive the opportunity to show his...
SHERDOG
Feb 12, 2009
Attention MMA enthusiasts
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The RING OF FIRE ULTIMATE TRAINING CENTER is
currently enrolling new students
SHERDOG
Feb 12, 2009
Jones Jr. to Mix MMA & Boxing
Eight-time world boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. is moving into MMA,
albeit on the promotional side of things. In this exclusive
interview with Sherdog.com, he offers his thoughts on boxing, MMA
and...
Strikebox Strikes Out with Commission
Canadian promotion Strikebox is down for the count in Quebec after
its debut event ended in a near-riot last Friday at Mel’s Studio in
Montreal
Shamrock vs. Diaz Headlines Showtime Event
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Three-time world champion and mixed martial arts
legend, Frank
Shamrock (24-9-1), will make his dramatic return to the cage
when he squares off with fellow knockout artist...
SHERDOG
Feb 11, 2009
UFC Veteran Mike Dolce vs. Nuri Shakir added to WCF 6
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Mike 'Skull Cracker" Dolce, UFC veteran and star
of The Ultimate Fighter Season 7 reality show has signed to fight
one of the best welterweights in New England,...
Pictures: PFC 'Best of Both Worlds'
Sherdog.com’s Jeff Sherwood was ringside at the Tachi Palace Hotel
and Casino, in Lemoore, Calif., to photograph PFC’s “Best of Both
Worlds”
XCF Online PPV To Aid Injured Fighter
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Only days away, excitement for the Dyna-Pep
Rumble In Race Town is building to a dull roar... Xtreme Cage
Fighting...
SHERDOG
Feb 09, 2009
Explosive line up for MFC 20
(PRESS RELEASE) -- It is without a doubt the very best lineup of
mixed martial arts fights ever put together by the Maximum Fighting
Championship
HDNET Fights Inks Deal with WVR
(PRESS RELEASE) -- HDNet Fights announced today that it has agreed
to a long-term partnership with World Victory Road to exclusively
air the...
Dan Severn: 'Mind, Body and Spirit'
These are the three major components of an individual. It depends
on how you take care of each component for how they treat you back
SHERDOG
Feb 07, 2009
MMA Trivia for the iPhone and iPod
(PRESS RELEASE) -- MMA Trivia, the premiere mixed martial arts
application has arrived for the iPhone and iPod touch. The
application features...
SHERDOG
Feb 07, 2009
Wargods Update
WarGods and Ken Shamrock Productions (KSP) are hosting a
spectacular MMA event Feb 13th at the Fresno, CA Selland Arena
SHERDOG
Feb 07, 2009
Roy Jones' 'March Madness'
(PRESS RELEASE) --Eight-time world champion “Superman” Roy Jones
Jr. will host a news conference in Pensacola to announce his
upcoming...
SHERDOG
Feb 07, 2009
'New Beginning' Press Conference
(PRESS RELEASE) -- You are cordially invited to meet and interview
the fighters participating in the X-1 World Events “NEW BEGINNING"
show
SHERDOG
Feb 07, 2009
The Weekly Wrap: Jan. 31 - Feb. 6
The fight was supposed to be a showcase of two of the best mixed
martial artists in the world, in their prime, battling for five
rounds. What...
Pictures: Pancrase 'Changing Tour'
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo to
photograph the first edition of the Pancrase "Changing Tour" series
UFC Fight Night Breakdown: The Main Card
With the clock ticking towards the Spike TV broadcast of UFC Fight
Night 17 this Saturday at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla., the main
card looks...
Forrest Griffin Seminar
(PRESS RELEASE) -- UFC Superstar Forrest Griffin will be conducting
a 3 hour MMA seminar. The seminar will be focusing on Forrest's
very dynamic...
SHERDOG
Feb 05, 2009
Showtime Joins Forces with Strikeforce
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Showtime Networks Inc. and World championship
mixed martial arts (MMA) event producer Strikeforce have joined
forces to...
Strikeforce Inks Deal With ProElite
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In a transaction signaling the dawn of a new era
in the world’s fastest growing sport, world championship mixed
martial...
UFC Fight Night Breakdown: The Undercard
With the latest UFC Fight Night coming to us live Saturday from the
Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla., via the MMA fan’s best friend, SpikeTV,
the...
SHERDOG
Feb 05, 2009
Pictures: Shooto ‘Shooting Disco 7’
Sherdog.com’s Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Shinjuku Face
in Tokyo to photograph Shooto “Shooting Disco 7”
W1 MMA is pleased to announce changes
(PRESS RELEASE) -- MARK ‘BOOTS’ HOLST, from the Ottawa Academy of
Martial Arts will now be facing 2-Time UFC Veteran LUKE ‘LIL HULK’
CAUDILLO
Pictures: Shooto Brazil 10
Sherdog.com's Gleidson Venga shot this photo gallery of Shooto
Brazil 10 in Rio de Janeiro
SHERDOG
Feb 04, 2009
Estrada, Lashley out of ‘Best of both Worlds’
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Local boxing fans were looking forward to the
return of Shawn Estrada and mixed martial arts fans were looking
forward to the Palace Fighting Championship debut of...
UFC 94 Winners and Losers
The epic and historically significant UFC 94 was witness to true
elite ascendency for the reigning welterweight king, as well as
(forced)...
Gladiator Challenge Returns to San Diego
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gladiator Challenge today announced the complete
card for this Wednesday's exciting mixed martial arts (MMA) event,
WARRIORS,
SHERDOG
Feb 02, 2009
Backyard Brawl in the Central Valley
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On March 7, 2009 PureCombat will be brawlin at
the International Agri-Center in Tulare CA. Home of the largest
agricultural...
SHERDOG
Feb 02, 2009
Night of Champions Update
Night of Champions is now 4 weeks away and we are anxious to get
this started. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind as we plan
every last...
SHERDOG
Feb 02, 2009
Penn to Paper
Thinking of spending $44.95 for a replay of Saturday’s UFC 94 card?
Let me spare you the expense and spoil the ending: size matters...
