Sherdog.com was spread across the globe to capture the sport’s most
enduring images through the lens of a camera
This week, readers weigh-in on Lyoto
Machida’s secret weapon and Joe Warren’s
upset of Norifumi
“Kid” Yamamoto
The globalization of mixed martial arts and its frenetic pace makes
for easy parallels between the sport and society. Phil Davis
has trouble...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The final stop on the Road to Fight Nite in the
Flats V took place on Saturday May 23rd, as Chapparell's Community
Center in...
Sherdog.com's Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Yokohama Arena
in Kanagawa, Japan, to photograph the second round of Dream's
featherweight...
By: Jack Encarnacao
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's light heavyweight title hasn't
been successfully defended since September 2007
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In front of an electrified and vocal crowd in
Monroe, Louisiana, Hector
Lombard and Jared Hess
put on dominating performances
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Today's the big day. Come be part of the
experience!
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Lou
Armezzani, looking for his second consecutive win in PA, will
continue his professional career on June 12th at CAGE FIGHT 1
Maciej Okraszewski was on location at the Torwar Hall in Warsaw to
photograph Poland's Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki for Sherdog.com
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Revolution Fight League, the hottest mixed
martial fight league in the nation joins us for one night only on
Saturday, June...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Roy Englebrecht Promotions announced today their
latest ticket promotion called “Birthday Bash In The Ballroom”
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Former UFC light heavyweight champions “Suga”
Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will serve as coaches
for...
By: Scott Holmes
Last week on “The Ultimate Fighter,” UFC President Dana White took
Jason
Pierce out of contention after the fighter’s poor medical...
Dave Mandel was cageside at the Citizen Business Bank Arena in
Ontario, Calif., to photograph the debut of Call to Arms. Vladimir
Matyushenko outpointed...
By: Luke Thomas
China is home to 1.3 billion people.
Is it possible that a gifted Chinese athlete who has been committed
to kung fu since pre-adolescence...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Combat Sports Challenge (WCSC), one of the
top Muay Thai promotions in North America, will debut its first
event with...
By: Mike Harris
While many doctors, lawyers and Wall Street investment bankers --
at least those not in jail or being investigated by Congress --
would likely...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Wargods promises to showcase the most exciting
match up in the light heavyweight division outside of the UFC with
Vernon...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Rising stars Cory “The One” Devela (9-2) and
Luke
Rockhold (4-1) will face off with each other in a middleweight
(185...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The official weigh-in will be held on Friday on
May 29, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Blog: Greg Jackson Talks Yoshida
Following his devastating knockout loss to Josh
Koscheck, Yoshiyuki
Yoshida left his comfortable digs in Japan for the deserts of
New Mexico
Sherdog.com's Stephen Martinez was ringside at the Shinjuku Face in
Tokyo to photograph Jewels' "Third Ring"
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC)
will be hosting a meeting in regards to Amateur MMA on Wednesday
May 27,...
Look back on the history of any sport, and you’ll find a history
defined by evolution that comes by the mile early and by the inch
once it...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Greco-Roman wrestling champion Joe Warren upset
local favorite Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto today at the DREAM.9
Featherweight...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Championship Fighting today released an
updated fight card with some changes to the previously released
featured bouts...
By: Jordan Breen
Earlier this year, two Swedish academics found themselves embroiled
in a controversy about truth
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Space is limited. Reserve your spot today! Don't
miss this chance to train with a 3 time ADCC world champion
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo to
photograph Greatest Common Multiple’s “Valkyrie 2”
Hiroyuki
Takaya was photographed by Daniel Herbertson as he prepared to
face WEC veteran Yoshiro
Maeda at Dream 9
Tuesday Blog: MMA Welcome, Says Quebec Commission
The Quebec Boxing Commission says mixed martial arts is welcome in
its province, as long as promoters dot their I’s and cross their
T’s.
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The man from TBS stood looked at the crowd and
shouted "This is going to be bigger than Dynamite!" The
slightly-built TV...
Jose
Canseco joined Gegard
Mousasi, Mark Hunt,
Hong
Man Choi, Rameau
Thierry Sokoudjou and the rest of Dream's "Super Hulk"
tournament cast in a...
Esther Lin shot this exclusive photo gallery of Jason “Mayhem”
Miller as he trained to face Ronaldo
“Jacare” Souza at Dream 9
By: Jake Rossen
“Himitsu-Bako” is the blanket term for the design and
implementation of Japanese puzzle boxes
SHINJUKU, Japan -- Major League Baseball steroid whistleblower
Jose
Canseco admitted he was intimidated by the task of conquering
K-1 giant Hong Man...
Dave Mandel photographed Gesias "JZ"
Cavalcante at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla., where
the lightweight star prepped for his clash with...
Monday Blog: Takaya Readies for Dream 9
Sometimes, we just run out of room. Here’s a pictorial that’s
exclusive to the Sherblog
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Rising star Renato
Migliaccio will return to the M1 ring representing team USA
East on June 5 in Kansas City. Migliaccio...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- USA-MMA is coming back to New Iberia, LA.
Saturday, August 1st will be the night of Natural Disaster 3...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- LOJAK Fightwear officially announces the
addition of CFC (Aus) Lightweight World Champion, ROB HILL to the
elite LOJAK Fight Team
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Steele Cage Promotions (steelecagemma.com), led
by Hall of Fame Referee Richard Steele, has signed Harley Davidson
of Dallas
By: Jack Encarnacao
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s marketing train was in full
effect this past week, as the company launched its go-home hype for
UFC 98
All fighters made weight on Friday, making official Saturday’s UFC
98 “Evans vs. Machida” pay-per-view card
UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad
Evans granted Sherdog.com’s Dave Mandel all access as he
trained in Albuquerque for his bout with Lyoto...
Tomas Rios breaks down the main card and the prelims
By: Mike Sloan
Mike Sloan asks the pros to pick Evans-Machida and Serra-Hughes
In 2008 Marcelo Alonso spent a day with Lyoto
Machida in Belém, Brazil. Machida shared his daily routine with
Alonso, who documented the UFC...
UFC 98 Blog
Jake Rossen blogs all things UFC 98
(PRESS RELEASE) -- This Saturday night all Denver area MMA fans are
invited to the UFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA Party
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The fight business unlike any other
entertainment property is a mixed bag of aggressive personalities
all vying to beat each...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Congrats to Lou Armezzani who was victorious in
his professional Debut winning by submission in :37 seconds of
round 1 at...
The UFC’s Memorial Day weekend offering promises to be memorable.
UFC 98 “Evans vs. Machida” emanates from the MGM Grand Garden
Arena, a...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Following the news that MMA fighter Frank Trigg
was contacted by Jose Canseco to help him train for his upcoming
MMA debut at...
Blog: Rossen on UFC; Shine Fights II Card
Concluding our series of headlining UFC bouts where the victor
sustained little to no damage and made no missteps en route to
mauling his rival.
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Bellator VIII “The Road to the Championship”,
airs on ESPN Deportes May 23, 2009 and will highlight each of the
remaining...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The NAAFS is returning to Chapparell's in Akron,
OH for the second time in as many months on Saturday May 23rd for
Midwest...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Lyle Howry Productions in partnership with
Momentum Entertainment & Sports Network is proud to announce
the syndication of...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Combat Sports Challenge (WCSC), one of the
top Muay Thai promotions in North America, will debut its first
event with...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- HDNet will broadcast exclusive coverage of
"HDNet Fights Presents: OLYMPIA DREAM 9 Featherweight Grand Prix,
2nd Round...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Featherweight Grand Prix 2nd Round is the
marquee attraction for DREAM.9, but fightsport fans will be treated
to a lot...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Building on the success of Revolution MMA in
Thornhill, a suburb of Toronto, ex-Shooto star and a 5 time
Canadian Jiu Jitsu Champion...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- MMA Big Show, one of the top mixed martial arts
(MMA) promotions in North America, is ready to bring “CONVICTION”
to the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- SHOWTIME announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., announced
today that top-10 ranked heavyweight and former UFC champion
Andrei
Arlovski...
While the lay fan spends night and day going over the minutiae of
the UFC 98 main card, the rest of us know that the undercard is
where the good...
By: Scott Holmes
This week on “The Ultimate Fighter,” we begin with U.S.
welterweight Jason
Pierce lamenting over the shape that his foot in
Jason Broaddus was cageside at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago to
photograph Bellator 7 for Sherdog.com
Jake Rossen revisits Couture-Sylvia in part four of his series on
flawless UFC wins
Tons of cancellations, last-second changes and controversial
matchmaking never make for a quality show. Well, not until now
By: Mike Whitman
After more than a year of trash talking and anticipation, Matt Hughes
will finally face rival Matt Serra in
what could be the country boy’s...
By: Mike Sloan
The UFC will pit two world-class undefeated fighters against one
another for the light heavyweight championship this Saturday at the
MGM Grand...
Ronaldo
"Jacare" Souza granted Sherdog.com’s Marcelo Alonso all access
as he trained for his bout with Jason "Mayhem"
Miller at Dream 9
By: Marcelo Alonso
It ended like most other workdays for Chris
Wilson, who left his gym in Brazil on May 12 and headed for
home a few blocks away
By: Mike Sloan
On Saturday in scorching Las Vegas, the only thing hotter than the
desert heat will be a ticket to UFC 98 “Evans vs. Machida” at the
MGM...
By: Greg Savage
When Rashad
Evans accepted Keith
Jardine’s offer to visit his camp in Albuquerque, N.M.,
following the second season of “The Ultimate...
Tatsuya
Kawajiri was aided by trainer Takeshi Yamada and Hiroyuki
Takaya in a training session open to the media. Sherdog.com’s
Daniel...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Cage Fighting Championship is proud to announce
C.F.C 8, the first 8 man Grand Prix tournament at the Big Top, this
event...
Jeff Sherwood was cageside at the Save Mart Center in Fresno to
photograph ShoMMA for Sherdog.com
Tuesday Blog: ‘Cro Cop’ Back to UFC
First reported on the
fighter’s own blog and then confirmed by Dave Meltzer of
the Wrestling Observer, Mirko
Filipovic
Norifumi
"Kid" Yamamoto and WBC flyweight champion Daisuke Naito
recently worked out for the press to promote Dream 9 on May 26
Wednesday Blog: Jacare on Evans-Machida
Marcelo Alonso sat down with Ronaldo
“Jacare” Souza recently for a video interview that will run
later this week on Sherdog.com
Monday Blog: Weight Schmeight, Says Mousasi
Becoming a poster boy for MMA diehards and under-active housewives
everywhere, Gegard
Mousasi will officially begin his “Weight is Just a...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The fifth edition of the 2009 "M-1 Challenge
Presented by Affliction" is scheduled to emanate from Memorial
Hall in Kansas...
By: TJ De Santis
In his quest to return to the top of the lightweight division,
former champion Sean Sherk will
meet Frankie
Edgar in a pivotal main card bout at...
By: Jake Rossen
Saturday, Lyoto
Machida may well wind up finishing what Minoki
Ichihara started
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Professional Female Muay Thai Fighter Christine
Toledo is scheduled to fight for the World Combat Sports Challenge
(WCSC)...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Representing Australia at the Arafura World
Games, LOJAK Fight Team’s Heather O’Donnell collected Gold in the
Muay Thai...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- For Cody Ziemer, high kicks are a “special
thing. Ziemer has a good one and the 155-lb. MMA fighter used it to
perfection...
Rob King shot this brief photo gallery of MFC 21, which was
headlined by Bobby
Lashley’s submission of Mike Cook
Sherdog.com was spread across the globe to capture the sport’s most
enduring images
Sunday Blog: Weekend Roundup
With MMA datelines from six cities, it was quite a weekend here at
Sherdog.com. Let’s take a look around the globe, shall we?
This week, readers weigh-in on a wide range of topics, including
the direction of Strikeforce and the latest on Cole
Escovedo, who returned to...
Jeff Sherwood was ringside at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino
in Lemoore, Calif., to photograph PFC 13 "Validation"
(PRESS RELEASE) -- River City Rampage will air LIVE tonight at
www.usa-mma.org. This will be our first time doing a LIVE internet
stream of our...
By: Jack Encarnacao
The firebrand president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship was
in the spotlight in a different way than to which he’s accustomed
Saturday Blog: Catching Up with ‘JZ’
t’s been more than a year since MMA fans have seen Gesias "JZ"
Cavalcante in the ring
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Previously unbeaten hometown favorite Billy
Evangelista lost by disputed, controversial second-round
disqualification to...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In front of a deafening standing room only crowd
in the windy city, the Bellator Welterweight semi-finals rocked the
historic...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Friday, June 26, Midwest Cage Championship
(MCC) takes historic Veterans Memorial Auditorium by storm when the
metro's...
Friday Blog: The Worst of White
ESPN’s weeklong portrait of Dana White -- highlighted in a feature
profile by Michael Woods in the current May 18 issue of ESPN the
Magazine
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Also, tune in Friday @ 5p to watch TigerHeart
and his opponent weigh in.
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fight Circuit MMA, hosted by veteran UFC referee
and fighter Herb Dean, is dedicated to highlighting local talent
and...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The 20 fighters who will compete in the eagerly
awaited mixed martial arts fight card tomorrow/Friday at the Save
Mart Center...
By: Loretta Hunt
Brandon
Vera has some sound advice for his wife Kerry, who makes her
mixed martial arts debut Friday against Leslie Smith at Bellator
Fighting...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fists of Fury ( no more slapping )
RITC 128 - Featuring
2X UFC Veteran and TUF 8 Finalist Vinny Magahaes
Eddie Arizmendi...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- MMA Big Show, one of the top mixed martial arts
(MMA) promotions in North America, is pleased to announce a
national...
By: Marcelo Alonso
Since Lyoto
Machida arrived in the UFC with his unique Shotokan striking
style, many have called him a boring fighter
Sherdog.com’s Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the JCB Hall in
Tokyo to photograph Takanori Gomi’s return to Shooto
Thursday Blog: ‘Taps’ for Rival Promotions
ESPN.com’s cross-examination of UFC president Dana White continues
this week by picking up on a select sound bite from former employee
Tito
Ortiz
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Saturday, May 16th, 2009, Fight Party, the
Undisputed King of Georgia Mixed Martial Arts Extreme Fighting
presents:...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- “It’s not even for me. I’m doing it for my
family.”
Undefeated Bellator Welterweight phenom, Lyman Good is...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Road to Fight Nite in the Flats V continues,
as the NAAFS will present a Countdown to Fight Nite in the Flats
special...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- After the battle of his life against Lyme
disease MMA hall of fame veteran and former UFC champion Dave Menne is
ready for retribution this Friday night May 15th against...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Heavyweight Tryouts for the Champion Television
Show and Open Weight Tryouts for Fighters to fight on our Japan
Circuit on May 30
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Combat Sports Challenge (WCSC), one of the
top Muay Thai promotions in North America, will debut its first
event with...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- ICFA announces MAYHEM, a mixed martial arts
event to be held at Static Club in Columbus Ohio at 8:00 p.m. on
May 22, 2009
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Catch former MLB Slugger Jose Canseco in his MMA
debut, early Tuesday morning, May 26 at 12:00 a.m. PT
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In Caged Combat's MMA doubleheader on June 5-6
there will be plenty of both. Combined there will be 21 fights in
the...
By: Scott Holmes
This week’s episode begins with a playful montage of training shots
of the U.K. team. Unfortunately, the exercises employ the troubling
task...
By: Loretta Hunt
While the fight community awaits the announcement of Affliction’s
next event, one of its vice presidents recently declared his
intentions to...
By: Tony Loiseleur
A rising star in his ethnic home of South Korea -- and at once a
celebrated and reviled athlete in Japan -- Yoshihiro
Akiyama represents by far...
Daniel Herbertson photographed Yoshihiro
Akiyama during Sherdog.com’s sitdown with the UFC newcomer
Wednesday MMA Blog: Atencio Outtakes
When you conduct an interview, you always stand the chance of
running over
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Today, Bellator Fighting Championships’
competitors Dave Menne and Kevin Knabjian took time away from their
busy training...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- It's a special hour of LAST CALL this week for
several reasons; not only will the Sport Swami and Rebecca Love be
talking...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- X-1 World Events, Hawaii’s premier fight
promotion, presented “Hyatt vs. Penovaroff” this past Saturday, May
9th at the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- This Saturday at the Iron Will Fighting
Championships in Johnstown, PA, Lou
Armezzani will take the next big step in his MMA career
By: Marcelo Alonso
In Brazil, where an estimated 50 million people live in favelas, or
slums, it’s common for a child to dream of changing his or her life...
By: Jordan Breen
When I got into sports at 10, I thought I was a “fan” of the
Minnesota Vikings and Colorado Avalanche. I realized in subsequent
years -- as...
Marcelo Alonso penetrated deep in the heart of Rio De Janeiro to
photograph several up-and-coming fighters as they deal with the
toughest...
Tuesday MMA Blog: Silva Extends Invitation to Rivals
After
Anderson Silva on Sherdog.com a few weeks ago...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- HDNet to premiere the second season of the M-1
Challenge-now with Affliction onboard-Friday, May 15 at 8:00 p.m.
ET. HDNet...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Championship Fighting today announced four
featured fights for their June 27th show at the Shriners Auditorium
in...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Get trained to become the Ultimate Fighter by
UFC Legend Dan "The Beast" Severn
By: Mike Harris
Like Chuck
Liddell, Jens Pulver is
at a career crossroads
By: Jake Rossen
Hello Kitty contact lenses. Corn on pizza. Slices of octopus on
pizza. Square watermelons
Sherdog.com's Mike Fridley was cageside at the Ohio Expo Center in
Columbus to photograph Shine Fights' debut effort
Blog: 5 Key Decisions by Dana White
In collusion with ESPN’s Week of White -- a multi-platform
examination of UFC honcho Dana White capped by Tuesday’s edition of
the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Lojak Fightwear officially announces the
addition of UK CFC and FX3 Champion, CAGE RAGE and K-1 Super Star
James 'The Hammer'...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Aussie hero and Team Lojak fighter Luke ‘The
Pitbull’ Aram defeated New Zealand’s Trevor Salang when he fought
in...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Eric
Schambari is now on a 2-0 streak since his return to MMA after
sustaining a training injury in 2008
Sherdog.com was spread across the globe to capture the sport’s most
enduring images through the lens of a camera
By: Sherdog.com Staff
This week, readers weigh-in on a wide range of topics, including
weigh-in woes, Rashad
Evans vs. Lyoto
Machida and the greatest “live” fight
Sunday Blog: Knockouts and More
Team Brazil rallied from an unsuccessful February debut to sweep
Team Imperial (Russia) at M-1 Challenge Saturday in Sao Paulo,
Brazil.
By: Jack Encarnacao
The key happenings in mixed martial arts took place in tournaments,
as Sengoku and the Bellator Fighting Championships set the
semifinal and...
By: Jordan Breen
No matter how momentous and sentimental its past, I can’t help but
feel professional Shooto has come to a crossroads with its 20th
Anniversary
Saturday MMA Blog: Soto, Reyes Advance in Bellator Tournament
Joe
Soto marched right past the favored Wilson Reis
and into the Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight
tournament final
By: Joseph Zigler and Jeff Sherwood
LEMOORE, Calif. -- Doug
Marshall eked out a split decision over Jaime Jara in
the middleweight main event of PFC 13 “Validation” at The...
Sherdog.com was on location in Ohio’s capital to photograph the
weigh-ins for this weekend’s Shine “Genesis” card. The bill will
take...
By: Brian Knapp
Joe
Soto marched right past the favored Wilson Reis
and into the Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight
tournament final
Sherdog.com is pleased to offer a free live stream of TONIGHT’s
Palace Fighting Championship card
(PRESS RELEASE) -- One of the largest amateur mixed martial arts
events in the world will take place on Saturday, May 30th as over
100 fighters...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Two-time NCAA Division I National Wrestling
Champion and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin “The Monster”
Randleman
By: Mike Harris
Chuck
Liddell’s recently updated Wikipedia biography refers to him as
a “former” mixed martial artist. Not so fast Wiki...
By: Jordan Breen
Nearly 25 years ago, Japanese professional wrestler Satoru Sayama
-- better known as the original Tiger Mask -- had an idea about
fighting, the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- MMA pioneer promotion Gladiator Challenge today
announced an exclusive agreement the Wendover Nugget Hotel &
Casino
Friday MMA Blog
With Yoshihiro
Akiyama’s Octagon debut against Alan “the Talent” Belcher at
July 11’s UFC 100 still some ways away, Team Sherdog Japan...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- A new kind of fight family is taking shape in
the world of professional mixed martial arts. Kerry Vera, wife of
UFC Light Heavyweight star...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Dear Friends, Fighters, and Fellow Martial
Artists:
(PRESS RELEASE) -- This Friday's "Inside MMA" will feature
exclusive footage from an exhibition match between reigning WAMMA
heavyweight champion Fedor
Emelianenko and WAMMA Lightweight champion...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- May 16th 2009
Pankration and No-Gi Tournament
Murrieta, Calif....
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Courage is not a characteristic that is easily
dismissed. To be considered courageous, one must consistently
exhibit...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- FightZone TV, in their third year of nationally
broadcasting the Best of Independent MMA Programming from around
the country
By: Loretta Hunt
Cole
Escovedo knows a lot about second chances. Two years ago, the
former WEC champion woke up in his bed and couldn’t feel his legs
By: Marcelo Alonso
Considered one of the premier Brazilian mixed martial artists,
Antonio
Rogerio Nogueira will throw MMA leather on his home soil for
the first...
By: Scott Holmes
A week ago, the team representing the red, white and blue picked up
its first win of the season, as Team UK’s Dean
Amasinger found himself on...
Thursday MMA Blog
Ryu is the vintage fighting game character, a balanced model of
speed and power with an offensive arsenal designed to create
problems for any style
Full Contact Mauy Thai Bouts
Saturday May 9th 2009
Buffalo Wild Wings
1130 west grove in Mesa...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Pat Miletich
will join veteran announcers Mauro Ranallo and Stephen Quadros
cageside to call...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- W1: UNPLUGGED is less than six weeks away and
the card is taking shape to once again be one of the most exciting
events ever...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Round 5, the leader in collectible mixed martial
arts figurines, today announced that Walmart Canada will carry the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Saturday, May 16th, 2009, Fight Party, the
Undisputed King of Georgia Mixed Martial Arts Extreme Fighting
presents:...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Middleweight (185 pound) wrecking machines
"Smokin" Joey Villasenor (26-6) and Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos
(16-12) will face...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Nobody understands more about bankruptcy,
foreclosure, and other financial woes than Willie Aames
By: Jason Probst
Grudge matches in mixed martial arts rarely simmer as long as the
Matt
Serra-Matt Hughes
tiff
By: Marcelo Alonso
Most mixed martial arts trainers in Brazil have roots in jiu-jitsu
or muay Thai, but Josuel Distak comes from the boxing world. There,
he was...
Wednesday Blog: Sapp-Lashley Official; Atencio’s Opponent Named
Ending weeks of speculation, Prize Fight MMA and Fight Force
International
announced on Tuesday that heavyweight prospect Bobby
Lashley (2-0) will confront...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The cage may have to be reinforced for the
“Ultimate Chaos” headliner as former WWE star Bobby Lashley and...
By: Jake Rossen
Here’s something wonderful about disavowing any responsibility to
your fellow man: You can throw any two people in a ring
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at Tokyo’s Yoyogi National Stadium
to photograph Sengoku “Eighth Battle” for Sherdog.com
Drive and ambition comprise the will to win, and they are
prerequisites for success in a fight. Efrain
Escudero, the lightweight winner on...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- With the growing popularity of mixed martial
arts, Team Quest has been offered the chance to showcase our
talented athletes,...
Tuesday MMA Blog: 'Street Fighter' to MMA
Here’s part two in an ongoing series on the connections between the
coin-operated juggernauts of “Street Fighter” and today’s MMA
fighters
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gladiator Challenge today announced the return
of MMA legend and former UFC champion Dan “The Beast” Severn to the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Bellator Fighting Championships continues its 12
week nationwide world championship series with its seventh event
taking...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Bellator Fighting Championships continues its 12
week nationwide world championship series with its sixth event
taking place...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The World Kickboxing Association's North
American Combat Sports Championships are right around the corner!
(PRESS RELEASE) -- X1 World Events in their first ever event on the
Big Island has an action packed card lined up featuring some of Big...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Eric
Schambari, will be fighting in the middleweight division at the
C3 MMA Championship weekend at the First Council Casino...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- USA Wrestling picked to host 2009 Grappling
World Championships in Florida in December
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Undefeated power puncher Sarah
Kaufman (8-0) will fill the void left by Kim Couture
and throw down with fellow rising star Miesha...
Fedor
Emelianenko and Shinya Aoki
performed in an exhibition bout at M-1 Global’s “Challenge 13”
By: Jordan Breen
Four years ago, I was in an MMA pick 'em pool with four
acquaintances. UFC and Pride cards, $20 buy-in, points for
winner-method-round, and...
Like virtually anything else in life, mixed martial arts has its
yin and its yang. The sport’s ever-changing landscape offers
fighters, fans...
Monday Blog: Sengoku Enters the Reality TV Business
At the post-fight presser for Sengoku’s Eighth Battle, World
Victory Road PR Director Takahiro Kokuho unveiled his plans for
Japan’s first...
By: Tony Loiseleur
TOKYO -- Rising featherweight star Hatsu Hioki
remained modest after he dominated Ronnie Mann
in the main event at Sengoku
Sherdog.com was spread across the globe to capture the sport's
enduring images through the lens of a camera.
This week, readers weigh-in on the coverage of Kyle
Maynard’s amateur MMA debut and Anderson
Silva’s “masterpiece”
Sunday Blog: Submission of the Year
Courtesy of Bellator,
check out Toby Imada’s
submission of knockout artist Jorge
Masvidal
By: Jack Encarnacao
In a stretch of provocative matchmaking across the mixed martial
arts spectrum, the UFC announced an intriguing and marketable test
for middleweight champion...
Saturday Blog: Evans Accepts Awards
The UFC light heavyweight champion was able to take a quick break
from his hectic schedule to accept his Sherdog.com 2008 Fighter of
the Year award
(PRESS RELEASE) -- If there is a theme for Palace Fighting
Championship 13’s “Validation” fight card on Friday, May 8 at the
Tachi Palace...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Warrior One MMA is proud to announce that the
inaugural “W1: Trials & MMA Camp” will occur on June 6th and
June 7th at...
Atlas Fights presents “Cage Rage” Sunday, May 24 during Memorial
Day weekend at the IP Casino Resort & Spa in Biloxi,
Mississippi.
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In celebration of UFC 100, Spike TV will present
a 5-part special, highlighting the best 100 bouts in UFC history,
as voted...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- ICFA announces Rage, a mixed martial arts event
to be held at Screamin Willies in Columbus Ohio at 8:00 p.m. on May
8, 2009....
Sengoku Profitability in ‘Fight-Lanthropy’
By: Tony Loiseleur
After Sengoku “Seventh Battle” wrapped in March, Sherdog.com’s
Jordan Breen wrote an article painting the promotion’s
featherweight...
After the news of Dream’s Super Hulk tournament featuring multiple
“fighters” that could be charitably labeled as freakshows, it would
be...
By: Tony Loiseleur
TOKYO -- All fighters reported on weight for Sengoku “Eighth
Battle.” In the main event, tournament favorite Hatsu Hioki
will face Ronnie Mann
Tony Loiseleur shot this exclusive gallery of Friday’s Sengoku
press conference
Dave Mandel captured this exclusive photo gallery of Nam Phan
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Evans’ mother was not very pleased with her baby boy’s antics
in the cage with Quinton
Jackson