By: Joe Hall
On the morning of negotiations with M-1 Global and Fedor
Emelianenko, Dana White didn’t just wake with a good feeling.
The UFC president says he...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The 3rd Annual NAAFS Rock N Rumble will be
headlined by a SuperFight in the Pro Series Heavyweight Division,
as area favorite...
By: Tim Leidecker
Unlike its main competitor in the Japanese market, Dream -- whose
latest effort appeared a bit rushed -- Sengoku has taken the whole
summer to...
Sengoku lightweight champion Satoru
Kitaoka trained for his Sengoku “Ninth Battle” bout against
Mizuto
Hirota at Lotus-Paraestra gym in Tokyo
(PRESS RELEASE) -- It looks like Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez will
get his rematch with Japanese wrestling expert Mitsuhiro
Ishida a little...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- This past Saturday, July 25th was the scene of
the latest offering from rising fight promotion MMA Big Show, as...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Cage Fighting Championship is proud to announce
C.F.C 10, August 21st at the Big Top Stadium Luna Park. Once again
Sydney...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- UFC & PRIDE veteran, Marcus Aurelio has been
added to what is now the most phenomenal card to ever hit Miami,
Shine 2
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Shine Fight Promotions (Shine Fights) phenomenal
card, Shine 2: American Top Team vs. The World, has now been
enhanced with...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- C Middleweight Champion, Anderson “The Spider”
Silva will walk out in his new signature tee by Silver Star Casting...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Up-and-coming MMA Star, Ryan Couture, son of
"The Natural" Randy Couture, will be featured when Tuff-N-Uff, the
Nation's...
By: Jason Probst
It’s no surprise that the UFC and Fedor
Emelianenko have not reached an agreement. Jason Probst offers
his opinion on the negotiations and fallout
(PRESS RELEASE) -- 9 professional mixed martial arts bouts!
Including UFC fighter Tim "The
Barbarian" Boetsch vs IFL Fighter Aaron Stark!
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In addition to live broadcasts of WEC: Torres
vs. Bowles on VERSUS in the United States and TSN2 in Canada, as
well as a...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Friday night’s (July 31) inaugural American
Steel Cagefighting’s (ASC) mixed martial arts show, headlined by
Manchester...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The student body for Fight Promoter University
VI just got a little more interesting as former World Welterweight
Champion...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In spite of what you have been reading over the
past week, Orange County WILL have a solid Mixed Martial Arts pro
show in...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Mixed martial arts champion Frank Shamrock and
Wiley Publishing, Inc., recently announced that the book tour for
Shamrock’s...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- It's back! Combat Sports Challenge, Virginia's
longest running MMA and Muay Thai fight show, which will use its
29th edition...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Already sponsoring Thiago Silva for his fight,
Silver Star will create a signature walkout tee for Antonio
“Minotauro”...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Saturday, September 5, Midwest Cage
Championship returns to Veterans Memorial Auditorium as Nutrishop
presents: MCC 22...
By: Jason Probst
Even by the standards of most mixed martial arts pioneers, Ron Van
Clief’s life is one that stands out, for the sheer scope of
what he’s...
By: Jordan Breen
It will be 3 a.m. in two minutes by my watch. Through the phone
receiver, Jason High
waxes philosophical on what makes a proper piece of walkout music
Dave Mandel was ringside at the Hall of Champions Gym in Long Beach
to photograph Long Beach Fight Night 5
By: Jake Rossen
What a job, and what a scene to witness: a California State
Athletic Commission representative tucked into a bathroom, watching
as a hulking man...
Daniel Herbertson was ringside to witness Megumi
Fujii’s latest conquest at Jewels “Fourth Ring”
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The highly-anticipated showdown between Renato
“Babalu” Sobral (35-8) and Gegard
Mousasi (25-2-1), which was suddenly...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The superfight for MFC 22: Payoff has been set
with Jason
MacDonald (21-12) slated to do battle against Travis “The
Serial...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Manchester welterweight Nate “The Future”
Lamotte headlines Friday night’s (July 31) inaugural American Steel...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- At 6’4” and 240 lbs, Andrei
Arlovski is a beast. Armed with mixed martial arts skills and a
Heavyweight Ultimate...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Warrior Roots Taking MMA To The Next Level Be
one of the first to read a new series of articles about how
Kenny
Florian used...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The regions Number One MMA promotion, RING OF
FIRE, returns this Saturday night with the first annual SUMMERBRAWL
series.
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Orange County fight promoter Roy Englebrecht,
who was the promoter of record on the very first Affliction show
Affliction...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- When Team England submitted their roster for the
June 6 best-of-five M-1 Challenge (www.M-1Global.com) matchup vs.
France, light heavyweight...
By: Tim Leidecker
A lot can happen in 96 hours. It all started with the small cup of
urine Josh Barnett
handed over to a California State Athletic Commission...
Nearly eight years ago, mixed martial arts scribes prepared
eulogies for the UFC after its disastrous 33rd show, which had been
supposed to mark...
Daniel Herbertson was cageside at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo to
photograph GCM’s Cage Force and Valkyrie event
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Natural Disaster 3 will be this Saturday, August
1st. Don't miss your chance to see the very best in MMA
entertainment...
By: Lutfi Sariahmed
Kenny
Florian wants to capitalize on his second chance
By: Sherdog.com Staff
This week, readers weigh-in on the collapse of Affliction “Trilogy”
Featured in this week's slate are Sherdog.com photographers Dave
Mandel, Daniel Herbertson, Jeff Sherwood and Greg Samborski
By: Jack Encarnacao
It can be said that since its inception one year ago, Affliction
Entertainment had been building Fedor
Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett
Jeff Sherwood was cageside at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in
Lemoore, Calif., where Tachi Palace Fights held its debut event.
Prospect Chad...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Total Combat 34 Official Weigh-Ins -- San
Diego's only professional MMA event 8 years running
By: Jason Probst
It would be the biggest fight in mixed martial arts history, if it
can be made. Given the considerable stakes involved between the UFC
and Fedor...
Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo to
witness Shooto “Revolutionary Exchanges 1: Undefeated”
(PRESS RELEASE) -- July. 23, 2009 - M-1 Global, an Amsterdam-based
organization in which Fedor has an ownership stake, recently
announced the...
Marius
Zaromskis knocked out Hayato
Sakurai and Jason High to
win the welterweight grand prix at Dream 10 on Monday
(PRESS RELEASE) -- This is MMA at it';s very best from the heart of
London. If you have never been to an Ultimate Challenge UK event
before ,...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Knockout Promotions and Qwest Arena announced
its fight week schedule and full fight card for the Championship
Cage Fighting...
Greg Samborski was ringside at the Olympic Hall in Seoul to
photograph M-1 Challenge 17 for Sherdog.com
(PRESS RELEASE) -- STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight Champion Alistair “The
Demolition Man” Overeem has re-injured a hand and will not be able
to...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Popular Texas fight promotion company, Shark
Fight Promotions, broke attendance records over the weekend during
their Shark...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- With welterweight Steve Carl
still sidelined by leg surgery and lightweight Renato
Migliaccio now on the shelf due to...
By: Jake Rossen
The moment Fedor
Emelianenko steps off the mat at the conclusion of Aug. 1’s
Affliction event in Anaheim, Calif., he will be free to do as he...
By: Tony Loiseleur
TOKYO -- Shortly after he defeated Vitor
Ribeiro by unanimous decision at Dream 10 on Monday, Shinya Aoki
had not only the crowd to convince but...
Marius
Zaromskis addressed the press after being crowned Dream
welterweight GP ace and divisional champion. Daniel Herbertson was
present to...
Dave Mandel was ringside at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas to
photograph Tuff-N-Uff’s “Tuff Girls”
(PRESS RELEASE): Indiana’s top fight promotion, MMA Big Show, is
putting on a show that can only be labeled as “UNSTOPPABLE”
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Total Combat is a thrilling and
adrenaline-pumping event, which showcases professional Mixed
Martial Arts Athletes
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Manchester mixed martial arts fighters Nate “The
Future” Lamotte, Ryan “The Lion” Schieding and Adam “Lonewolf”...
Tatsuya
Kawajiri and Norifumi
“Kid” Yamamoto suffered defeats at the latest K-1 MAX. Daniel
Herbertson photographed the bouts for Sherdog.com
(PRESS RELEASE) -- As many fight fans know, Dan Hardy spends much
of his time during the year in Los Angeles working on his ground
game and...
From Japan to the Big Apple, Sherdog.com was spread across the
globe to capture the week in mixed martial arts through the art of
photography
By: Sherdog.com Staff
This week, readers weigh-in on the champions of the UFC and
Dan
Henderson’s finishing blow
Shinya Aoki has taken to the trusty abacus to improve his mental
game. Daniel Herbertson witnessed the strange press conference
firsthand
Dream held a press conference on Sunday to promote its welterweight
grand prix.
By: Tim Leidecker
Dream’s past events always offered something to which hardcore fans
could cling, from Mirko "Cro
Cop" Filipovic’s return to Japan and the postponed match
between...
Hayato
Sakurai held an open-training session to promote his bout
against Marius
Zaromskis in Monday’s Dream welterweight GP. Daniel...
By: Jack Encarnacao
From the pre-fight hype to the forceful in-ring performance to the
post-fight histrionics, UFC heavyweight champion Brock
Lesnar simply did what he does best in his rematch with...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- This Sunday, July 19th, ESPN2 will air a one
hour special presentation of the US OPEN ISKA World Martial Arts
Championships...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Tonight on INSIDE MMA, Kenny and Bas are joined
by WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Thomas
Brown, UFC heavyweight Antoni
Hardonk and Affliction featherweight...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Top MMA fighters, Randy
Couture, Wanderlei
Silva, Shogun Rua, Mike Brown
and Miguel
Torres visited the JAKKS Pacific booth at...
Marcelo Alonso photographed former WEC middleweight champion
Paulo
Filho as he prepared to face Melvin
Manhoef at Dream 10
(PRESS RELEASE) -- LionHeart Professional Management and
Promotions, Inc. is proud to announce the signing of top MMA
Prospect, J.C. Cuffee
(PRESS RELEASE) -- HDNet to broadcast "HDNet Fights Presents HEIWA
DREAM 10 Welterweight Grand Prix 2009, Final Round," Monday, July
20, 12:00...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- With the increased interest in Mixed Martial
Arts reality shows, all styles of Mixed Martial Arts are starting
to hit the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Midwest Cage Championship Trials II was
scheduled to be held this Friday night in the historic Court Avenue
district
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Even in promotions he doesn’t fight for, Fedor
is the star. In the wake of Brock
Lesnar’s current heavyweight win, Fedor...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gila River Casino (Wild Horse Pass)
Saturday July 18, 2009
Doors Open: 5:00 PM, Fighter Introductions: 6:30PM, Fight Time:...
Daniel Herbertson photographed Deep 42 Impact at the Korakuen Hall
in Tokyo
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Southbay Promotions has added two spectacular
MMA bouts to its Friday, July 17, card featuring heavyweight
contender and...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Shine Fight Promotions (Shine Fights) announces
the signing of a broadcast agreement for Shine Fight Promotions
content in Canada
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fledging mixed-martial-arts promotional company,
American Steel Cagefighting’s (ASC), has signed one of the top MMA
prospects on the East Coast, lightweight sensation...
By: Joe Hall and Tyrone Z. McCants
NEW YORK -- Since first watching each other fight, Gina Carano
and Cristiane
“Cyborg” Santos seem to have known that they would meet inside
a cage
Georges
St. Pierre spent his Saturday night successfully defending the
welterweight title against number one contender Thiago Alves
at UFC 100
By: Tim Leidecker
Some moving and shaking went on in the UFC 100 prelims on Saturday
at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Knockout Promotions returns to Boise with the
most anticipated night of mixed-martial-arts in Idaho history
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Indiana’s top fight promotion, MMA Big Show, is
putting on a show that can only be labeled as “UNSTOPPABLE”
By: Loretta Hunt
He’s the majority owner of the most successful fight promotion in
the world -- yet Lorenzo Fertitta rarely takes centerstage
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Shine Fight Promotions (Shine Fights) announces
a brief postponement of Shine 2: American Top Team vs. The World, a...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Alliance Fights, a Seattle-based Mixed Martial
Arts promotions company will return to ShoWare Center in Kent,
Washington for...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- For the past three years, Gewik
Mousasi, older brother of former DREAM middleweight champion
Gegard
Mousasi
By: Jake Rossen
Much of this week’s post-UFC dialogue will inevitably surround the
concrete constitution -- and cranium -- of Brock
Lesnar, who is now on a...
By: Tim Leidecker
UFC 100 went in the books on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events
Center in Las Vegas, and the promotion’s top two aces -- Brock
Lesnar and Georges...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The NAAFS returned to Columbus, OH on Friday
July 10th for Caged Vengeance 5, an event that featured a
combination of...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Total Combat is a thrilling and
adrenaline-pumping event, which showcases professional Mixed
Martial Arts Athletes
Brock
Lesnar, Georges
St. Pierre and Dan
Henderson stole the show at UFC 100 in Las Vegas
By: Jordan Breen
Brock
Lesnar's post-fight theatrics would've excited and enraged the
masses on any event on any night, but I can't help wondering
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The eagerly anticipated Gina Carano-Cris Cyborg
press conference and fan meet and greet session will be streamed
live in its...
Sherdog.com was on location in Las Vegas to photograph Friday’s UFC
100 weigh-ins
By: Jason Probst
Zuffa’s promotional effort for UFC 100 was impressive, but the
company also clipped out some MMA pioneers like Frank
Shamrock
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Proving that brains, brawn and beauty mix, “Tuff
Girls” fought to a packed house at the Orleans Arena where 20
female...
By: Brian Knapp
Kevin
“Kimbo Slice” Ferguson has company.
The YouTube street-fighting sensation turned EliteXC headliner will
be joined on Season 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series by
former...
Spike TV revealed the cast for “The Ultimate Fighter 10” Friday in
Las Vegas at the UFC Fan Expo, and Sherdog.com was present to
photograph...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In what will literally be the biggest season
ever of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV, the 10th season of the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Vegas’ First Female MMA Card Set for Orleans
Arena Tonight
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Program presents inside perspectives on UFC 100
from the biggest names in MMA, Friday, July 10, 9:00 p.m. ET...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- FightZone Media/TV/Magazine/Radio is in Las
Vegas to bring their viewers, readers and fans the latest News,
Reviews and...
With a main card stacked like a Kardashian sister, the quality on
the UFC 100 undercard has gone largely ignored for reasons beyond
me
By: Loretta Hunt
Zach
Light always knew there was a place for him in mixed martial
arts. It just took him a little while to figure out exactly what
that was
Heavyweight champions Brock
Lesnar and Frank Mir faced
off on Thursday at a press conference to promote UFC 100 in Las
Vegas
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gila River Casino (Wild Horse Pass)
Saturday July 18, 2009
Doors Open: 5:00 PM, Fighter Introductions: 6:30PM, Fight Time:...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fighting has flowed through Chase
Gormley’s bloodline for generations. Even before he was born,
he was destined to meet...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On July 18th, MMA fans across Texas will gather
at Gamboa’s Outdoor Event Center to cheer on their favorite
fighters as...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Saturday, August 15th, Roy Englebrecht Events
presents SummerFist 3 at the Irvine Marriott
(PRESS RELEASE) -- “All my focus is on Gegard Mousasi,” asserts
current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato “Babalu”
Sobral...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- PureCombat announces its partnership with The
United States Entertainment Force, www.theusef.org
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Team Lojak Superstar and current CFC champ, ROB
HILL takes on Adrian Pang to defend his World Title this Saturday
night on...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Mixed Martial Arts Expo ~ the original MMA Fan
Expo launched in 2005 ~ announced today that following its highly
successful...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- What: RFC 18 "Pride"
When: Friday, July 24th, 2009
Where: A La Carte Pavilion Tampa, FL
Doors Open 7:00, Fights Start at 8:00...
By: Mike Sloan
Regarded by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport,
Georges
St. Pierre has gone on a tear of late, as he has steamrolled
By: Greg Savage
Check out this exclusive interview to see whom Georges
St. Pierre thinks is the greatest fighter in the sport today
Daniel Herbertson photographed Megumi
Fujii as she trained to face Saori
Ishioka at Jewels “Fourth Ring”
After nearly 16 years marked by lows that had the sport on its
death bed and highs that few ever could have imagined, the UFC will
cross the...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has carved out an historic
corner for UFC 100. Despite the fact that more than 100 UFC shows
have gone in the...
By: Mike Sloan
This Saturday night, what’s being tabbed by some as the greatest
event in MMA history will finally come to fruition
Dan
Henderson trained for his bout with Michael
Bisping at Team Quest headquarters in Murrieta, Calif.
By: Luke Thomas
Is the recent history of the UFC and MMA all about growth?
By: Mike Harris
The first clash between heavyweights Brock
Lesnar and Frank Mir at
UFC 81 in February 2008 was widely viewed as a contest pitting
strength...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Champion Muay Thai fighter Michael
Mananquil to make his MMA pro debut at Cage Combat FC’s “RUSH” on
Saturday...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- STRIKEFORCE World Heavyweight Champion Alistair
"The Demolition Man" Overeem (29-11) will put his coveted title on
the line...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Japanese combat fighting superstar Takanori “The
Fireball Kid” Gomi has been added to the Affliction M-1 Global’s...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Round 5 to Debut Limited Edition 'Shogun' Rua
and Dan Henderson Figurines at UFC Fan Expo this Weekend
(PRESS RELEASE) -- HEAT on July 11th is shaping up to be one of the
best fight cards assembled in the UK this year, as once again
Ultimate...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Are you looking to keep your children active
this summer? Register your child for VMAT Fitness & Defense
Camp! We grow your...
By: Jake Rossen
The huffing, puffing barn-house clawing of a bout during 2005’s
“Ultimate Fighter” live finale between Forrest
Griffin and Stephan
Bonnar...
Please be aware that the Genesis Fights co-promotion that was to
take place on August 15th at Snoqualmie Casino along with the pro
debut of...
By: Sherdog.com Staff
“The Doggy Bag” gives you the opportunity to speak about what’s on
your mind from time to time
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Sherdog.com was spread across the globe to capture the week in
mixed martial arts through the art of photography
(PRESS RELEASE) -- USA West became the first team from the 2009
"M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction" (www.M-1Global.com) season
to clinch a...
By: Brian Knapp and Trevor Gustafson
In the 233 years that have come and gone since its birth, America
has served as a beacon for ingenuity, hope, courage, democracy and
blue-collar...
By: Jack Encarnacao
Bobby
Lashley, the 255-pound muscle-bound former professional
wrestling star, cruised to victory on June 27 when he faced one of
the few opponents
By: Marcelo Alonso
Cristiane
“Cyborg” Santos, though she has become feared for her brutish
stand-up skills, believes she has a marked advantage over Gina...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The number one MMA event in the region, RING OF
FIRE, returns with the 1st Annual SUMMERBRAWL series....
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Shark Fight Promotions, a Texas based mixed
martial arts fight Promotion Company, recently announced that they
will be...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- At the start of the 2009 "M-1 Challenge
Presented by Affliction" season, USA West's playoff fortunes were
hardly a lock due to being placed in a loaded Group B that includes
South Korea,...
With arguably the biggest mixed martial arts show of all-time
drawing near, one cannot help but look back on six of the most
memorable months...
Joe Harrington was ringside at the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium in
Wilmington, Mass., to photograph WCF 7
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Coming off of his career-defining performance
against 3-time UFC® heavyweight title challenger Pedro “The Rock”
Rizzo...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Cage Fashion and Fox Fight Game announced today
the simulcast of a Mix Martial Arts (MMA) inspired fashion show
over the...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Action-packed Mixed Martial Arts sports event,
Total Combat 34, a live, mixed martial arts sporting event that
takes place...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- As one of the pioneers of MMA, Matt “The Law”
Lindland knows this business and when he speaks you should listen.
By: Tim Leidecker
One might think -- and rightfully so -- that UFC 100 on July 11 in
Las Vegas obscures and eclipses all other mixed martial arts action
this...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Shawn
Tompkins, Ricardo
Liborio and Greg Nelson share the spotlight this week Friday,
July 3, 9:00 p.m. ET
(PRESS RELEASE) -- When injuries and illness started to ravage the
mixed martial arts portion of the Best of Both Worlds III fight
card, match maker...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Top UFC fighters and MMA fans will get the first
look at the official Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) action
figures...
Daniel Herbertson was cageside at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo
to photograph Cage Force 11
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Today, UFC veteran and owner of Ascension MMA,
Junior
Assuncao declared that his upcoming bout against Jadyson Costa
in Shine...
By: Marcelo Alonso
Considered by many the best tactical and technical jiu-jitsu
competitor in history, Royler
Gracie recently relocated to San Diego
(PRESS RELEASE) -- UFC pioneer Patrick Smith was there at the
beginning and 16 years later the ageless wonder is still going
strong as he...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Total Combat Entertainment is proud to announce
its partnership with the ZZINC Group, one of Mexico's top
Entertainment Companies....
(PRESS RELEASE) -- While the stereotypical fighter is a big brute
that grunts and smashes things with his fists, the women fighting
at...
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Today, UFC veteran and owner of Ascension MMA,
Junior
Assuncao declared that his upcoming bout against Jadyson Costa
in...
Marcelo Alonso was cageside at Club Oasis in Rio de Janeiro to
photograph WOCS 4 for Sherdog.com