By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 31, 2011
A little less than two and a half years ago, Brock Lesnar was king of the hill.

By: Taro Irei Dec, 31, 2011
Fedor Emelianenko and Satoshi Ishii squared off Friday in Tokyo in advance of Saturday morning’s Dream “Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011” card

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 30, 2011
Alistair Overeem evidently takes the whole first impression thing to heart.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 30, 2011
Alistair Overeem announced his arrival to the UFC with authority on Friday night, punishing Brock Lesnar with a kick to the liver to claim his...

Dec, 30, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Tonight, it’s an MMA fan’s dream come true - in more ways than one - as HDNet presents LIVE coverage of DREAM New Year...

Dec, 30, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that it will host an open tryout on Saturday, January 28th that will provide...

Dec, 30, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- By batting Donald Cerrone’s $1000 hat off his head, Nate Diaz signaled his bad intentions for their UFC 141 co-main...

By: Yael Grauer Dec, 30, 2011
He has lost only once in the last nine years, but, despite his run of sustained excellence, he has been heavily criticized -- the word “boring” is thrown around a lot -- by a segment of...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 30, 2011
Brock Lesnar will walk through the Octagon door for the first time in more than a year, minus roughly a foot of his colon.

Dec, 29, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Crossfire Media Group (CMG) today announced that it has agreed to terms with pro wrestling legend Diamond Dallas Page to...

Dec, 29, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- A newly formed Northern/Central California based promotion has emerged, "Art of War productions" founded and established by...

Dec, 29, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that MetroPCS is now the exclusive wireless partner of the UFC® in the...

Dec, 29, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- This Friday, Gracie fighter Jim Hettes will bring his undefeated 9-0 record into the Octagon against Nam Phan (17-9) at UFC...

By: Mike Whitman Dec, 29, 2011
After UFC 140 on Dec. 10, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s final event of 2011 has a tough act to follow.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 29, 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Donald Cerrone was at the racetrack recently, watching some of the finest thoroughbreds in New Mexico do their work.

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 29, 2011
Everybody loves a showdown between two explosive behemoths. The UFC 141 main event provides just such a matchup, as the 6-foot-3, 265 pound Brock Lesnar collides with the 6-foot-5, 256-pound...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 28, 2011
For its final offering of 2011, the UFC shows consideration for the social lives of the fight fan, scheduling its heavyweight extravaganza on a...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 26, 2011
Ask most any mixed martial artist these days about his greatest strength and you are likely to get a stock answer regarding a “well-rounded”...

Dec, 26, 2011
Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk displays his special “penetration step” in this edition of Sherdog.com's Technique of the Week...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 25, 2011
There was no gold on the line, only prestige and pride. Yet, in the UFC 139 headliner on Nov. 19 in San Jose, Calif., Dan Henderson and Mauricio...

By: Joseph Santoliquito Dec, 24, 2011
He never looked up. Everything David Terrell did for that year -- for days, weeks and months -- came at a certain eye level. He hunkered down...

By: Todd Martin Dec, 23, 2011
When an unconscious Lyoto Machida dropped to the canvas at UFC 140 on Dec. 10 in Toronto, it marked the end of a spectacular year for UFC light heavyweight champion...

By: Gleidson Venga Dec, 22, 2011
He may be in the twilight of his remarkable career, but on Nov. 19 in San Jose, Calif., former Pride Fighting Championships titleholder Wanderlei...

Dec, 22, 2011
At Jungle Fight 35, Brazil's Kleber Orgulho and Argentina's Emiliano Sordi advanced to the finals of Jungle Fight's light heavyweight...

Dec, 19, 2011
Glover Teixeira affirmed his status as the top light heavyweight operating in Brazil with a Nov. 27 thumping of Ricco Rodriguez in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. Marcelo Alonso was cageside at...

Dec, 19, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Tonight on HDNet's "Inside MMA" LIVE at 8:00 p.m. ET, Alistair Overeem gives Kenny and Bas the latest on his drug testing...

Dec, 19, 2011
Tony Lopez retained his King of the Cage heavyweight title on Dec. 16 with another fourth-round stoppage of Esteves Jones at KOTC...

Dec, 19, 2011
Japan’s Shooto organization crowned its 10th set of rookie champions Dec. 18 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Taro Irei was on the scene to...

By: Mike Fridley Dec, 19, 2011
Fresh off his successful return to MMA, Savant Young displays a textbook Thai plum to double-leg takedown in this edition of Sherdog.com's...

Dec, 19, 2011
At Deep “56 Impact” in Tokyo, Yuya Shirai retained his Deep welterweight title in a wild one with Taisuke Okuno, while rising Korean featherweight Doo Ho Choi knocked out Dream and Strikeforce veteran...

Dec, 18, 2011
Adriano Martins returned to Jungle Fight on Nov. 26 and claimed the leading Brazilian promotion’s interim lightweight title with a first-round submission of Neilson Gomes. Marcelo Alonso photographed...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 18, 2011
It did not take long for Gilbert Melendez to throw down the gauntlet.

By: Mike Fridley and Brian Knapp Dec, 18, 2011
Go beyond the wins and losses and delve into the statistical data behind the success of the UFC champions

Dec, 18, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- For the past several years, the Maximum Fighting Championship has welcomed the holiday season with the Z-Files’ MFC...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 18, 2011
Gilbert Melendez outstrikes strikers, outwrestles wrestlers and outgrapples grapplers. There can be no clearer sign of one’s completeness.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 18, 2011
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos needed just 16 seconds to dispatch Hiroko Yamanaka. As it stands, Santos is head and shoulders above all...

Dec, 18, 2011
Sherdog.com was in Rio de Janeiro to photograph the UFC 142 press conference attended by UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, his challenger Chad Mendes, Anthony Johnson and “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” coaches...

Dec, 18, 2011
Sherdog.com’s Dave Mandel was ringside at Long Beach Fight Night 13 in Long Beach, Calif., where Steve Magdaleno prevailed over Josh Herrick...

By: Joe Myers Dec, 17, 2011
When up-and-coming bantamweight Jared Papazian talks about how he is not a fan of current UFC champion Dominick Cruz and his confounding style,...

Dec, 17, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In a continuing effort to scout and sign the world’s best talent, Bellator Fighting Championships has added two dynamic...

Dec, 17, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC), the Southeast’s largest Mixed Martial Arts promotion is proud to announce the signing...

Dec, 17, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- 2011 has been an eventful year for Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC). With seven events in the books, CFFC has...

Dec, 16, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- A CAGE WARRIORS 125lbs Women’s champion will be crowned in 2012 with the organisation set to stage a four-fighter tournament.

Dec, 16, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- 2011 was a solid year for Aggression MMA, but it’s time to turn the page and get ready for this next year. Top Canadian...

Dec, 16, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- For the first time in the company's history, Extreme Challenge Management, the longest existing mixed martial arts...

Dec, 16, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- CAGE WARRIORS will continue to increase its global presence next year, kicking off our 2012 schedule by staging five shows in...

Dec, 16, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- After a Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament that saw Brazilian phenom Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (@Dudantas22) secure a title...

Dec, 16, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Promoter Joseph Donofrio of Donofrio Entertainment (in association with Palace Sports and Jackie Kallen), who has found fame...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 16, 2011
Stature means as much, if not more, to Jorge Masvidal than championship gold.

By: Yael Grauer Dec, 15, 2011
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos may be a Strikeforce champion riding a 10-fight winning streak, but she has seen remarkably little activity of late.

Dec, 15, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that two of the sport’s top welterweight contenders will vie for the...

Dec, 15, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- It has been a few years since the UFC has graced the Sunshine State with it's presence. In that time Championship Fighting...

Dec, 15, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Saturday December 17th,at the beautiful Riverwind Casino near Oklahoma City, Magnaflow Exhaust products and King of the Cage, Inc....

Dec, 15, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Showtime Networks Inc. and world championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE® have entered into a new...

Dec, 15, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Saturday Dec 17th from 5:00-6:00 pm ROFMMA will be hosting a FIGHTER SIGNING to benefit the CARE 4 COLORADO TOY DRIVE.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 15, 2011
Gilbert Melendez sure sounds like a short-timer, despite his multi-fight contract with Strikeforce.

Dec, 15, 2011
Jorge Masvidal trained for his Strikeforce lightweight title shot against champion Gilbert Melendez at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Fla....

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 14, 2011
Much of the uncertainty that was surrounding the future of Strikeforce was put to rest in the days leading up to UFC 140, when Ultimate Fighting...

Dec, 14, 2011
Gustavo Falciroli successfully defended his Cage Fighting Championship 135-pound strap against Nick Honstein, while hot Aussie prospect Robert Whittaker stopped Ian Bone at...

Dec, 14, 2011
On Dec. 10 in Atlantic City, N.J., UFC veteran Greg Soto tapped Chip Moraza-Pollard to earn the CFFC welterweight title at CFFC 12. Keith Mills...

Dec, 14, 2011
At BAMMA 8, unbeaten British 205-pounder Jimi Manuwa stopped France's Antony Rea while U.K. standouts Jim Wallhead and Andre Winner scored key...

Dec, 14, 2011
Sweden's Martin Svensson landed a triangle choke in the fifth round to earn featherweight gold over John Cullen at Scottish Fight Challenge 5 on...

By: Mike Whitman Dec, 12, 2011
After UFC parent company Zuffa LLC purchased competitor Strikeforce in March, many felt the Las Vegas-based juggernaut would assimilate the promotion, as it had done with the WEC and...

Dec, 12, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Catch "Inside MMA" LIVE tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET as Strikeforce honcho Scott Coker, UFC Flyweight Demetrious Johnson and Strikeforce Light Heavyweight...

Dec, 12, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The top MMA promotion in the Southeastern United States, Xtreme Fighting Champtionships (XFC) will return to Knoxville, TN on...

By: Chris Nelson Dec, 12, 2011
The scene in the champion’s corner between rounds one and two was tense. This was unfamiliar territory. Trainer Greg Jackson, ever serene and reassuring, told his charge that he “had a great round”...

Dec, 12, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Brookfield’s Hector Mercado will battle Sandwich, Illinois native Jason Todd for the Fight Card Entertainment Lightweight...

Dec, 12, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- If there’s anyone who knows how vital the care given at the Stollery Children’s Hospital is, it’s MFC fighter Ryan...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 12, 2011
For those who wanted to see how he would respond to adversity, well, now you have it. Jon Jones lost a round.

By: Mike Fridley Dec, 11, 2011
Fresh off his successful return to mixed martial arts, Savant Young displays a beautiful “catch and go” in this edition of Sherdog.com's...

Dec, 11, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Jackson’s MMA Series returns January 21st, 2012! The Jackson’s MMA Series has become the premiere MMA fight promotion...

By: Mike Fridley Dec, 11, 2011
Free video-on-demand is available from Tachi Palace Fights 11, which streamed live Friday, Dec. 2 on Sherdog.com.

Dec, 11, 2011
Shungo Oyama upset Denis Kang in a battle of Pride veterans and Korean lightweight Yui Chul Nam edged striker Vuyisile Colossa at Road FC 5...

Dec, 11, 2011
Jumana Totongi was ringside at Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland, to photograph KSW 17 “Revenge,” where top Polish middleweight Mamed Khalidov rattled off his fourth straight first-round win by kneebarring...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 10, 2011
Someday, mixed martial arts historians will look back on the 2011 campaign of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and marvel.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 10, 2011
For five minutes, Jon Jones looked human, as Lyoto Machida's elusive style perplexed the light heavyweight champion in the first round of their UFC...

Dec, 10, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Nick DiSalvo is proud to announce that the inaugural event of “Fight Night,” a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions...

Dec, 09, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- DANNY ROBERTS says he’s aiming to cause a shock in 2012 by capturing the vacant Cage Warriors middleweight title.

Dec, 09, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Cage Fury Fighting Championships returns December 10 to Atlantic City, New Jersey as it presents CFFC 12 - Pollard vs Soto at...

By: Mike Whitman Dec, 09, 2011
UFC 140 “Jones vs. Machida” marks both the promotion’s second event in December and its second event in the city of Toronto. Though scaled back in size from the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s inaugural...

Dec, 08, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Maximum Fighting Championship’s arduous search for a fitting opponent to take on Dhiego “Maluco” Lima at MFC 32:...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 08, 2011
This isn’t your father’s Tito Ortiz

Dec, 08, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Tyron “T-Wood” Woodley is one of the brightest rising stars in all of MMA, and is also one of the crown jewels of the...

By: Andy Cotterill Dec, 08, 2011
Once upon a time, it used to be enough for a fighter to say he was in the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Dec, 08, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Join us LIVE this Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET for the U.S. television debut of BAMMA, Europe's #1 MMA promotion.

Dec, 08, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- STRIKEFORCE® announced today that it will host an exciting middleweight championship bout in the fight capital of the world,...

Dec, 08, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- No one needs to tell Jon Koppenhaver what it means to hit rock bottom. After being raised by a substance-abusing mother and...

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 08, 2011
Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his crown for a second time when he meets former titleholder Lyoto Machida in the UFC 140 main...

By: John Evans Dec, 08, 2011
SEOUL, South Korea -- At only 24 years of age, Chan Sung Jung has already accomplished much in his five-year professional mixed martial arts career, progressing steadily from Pancrase and Deep to...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 07, 2011
One more victory can add the proverbial icing to the cake of what has been a very memorable year for Jon Jones.

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 06, 2011
His rapid rise has created awe, envy and resentment in its wake. However, success masks a staggering truth: Jon Jones will not turn 25 for...

Dec, 05, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that four UFC® 140: JONES vs. MACHIDA preliminary fights will air live...

Dec, 05, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- After a historic fifth season that saw Michael Chandler capture the Bellator Lightweight Title in a four-round classic that...

Dec, 05, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Professional mixed martial arts (MMA) makes its Pleasanton debut next Saturday night, December 10 at the Alameda County...

By: Jack Encarnacao Dec, 05, 2011
Seven years ago, the owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship were making last-ditch pitches to keep their company alive.

By: Mike Fridley Dec, 05, 2011
Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold demonstrates a reverse triangle choke from the side mount in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week, which is brought to you by...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 05, 2011
Outside of his homeland, he is one of the most reviled personalities in the Ultimate Fighting Championship today, the fighter you love to hate....

Dec, 05, 2011
Tachi Palace Fights 11 was the stage for the MMA debut of 2011 NCAA national champion wrestler Jesse “Bubba” Jenkins and two memorable title...

Dec, 04, 2011
Lithuanian knockout artist Marius Zaromskis scored a spectacular knockout at Rumble of the Kings 6. MMAViking.com’s Henrik Wall photographed...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 03, 2011
Bluster gave way to stone-cold reality for Jason “Mayhem” Miller, and it was not pretty.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 03, 2011
For just the second time since “The Ultimate Fighter” began in 2005, the UFC offered its coach-versus-coach bout on free television Saturday...

By: Tim Leidecker Dec, 03, 2011
It has been a great year for independent MMA so far. From Ian McCall’s battle with Jussier da Silva in California and the $270,000 tournament final between Marcos Oliveira and...

By: Mike Whitman Dec, 03, 2011
The final season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on Spike TV proved to be an important one, ushering in the organization’s full-blown promotion...

Dec, 03, 2011
Diego Brandao trained for his “The Ulitmate Fighter 14” Finale bout with Dennis Bermudez at Jackson’s MMA in Albuquerque, N.M. Wilson Fox...

Dec, 03, 2011
Team Alpha Male’s T.J. Dillashaw will face Jackson MMA’s John Dodson Saturday in the 135-pound final at “The Ultimate Fighter 14”...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 01, 2011
The end of an era is at hand for “The Ultimate Fighter,” as the 14th finale marks the popular reality show’s final appearance on Spike TV

Dec, 01, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Special Free Weekly View’s of previous PPV fight/events at GFL’s Facebook.com/GFLiTV and Ustream.com/GFLTV

Dec, 01, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In keeping with its mission of providing valuable training for amateur mixed martial arts fighters and the MMA community, the...

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 01, 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- They are teammates at one of the world’s most respected camps, both on the verge of life-altering moments in their...

Dec, 01, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- SKY SPORTS will have exclusive rights to Cage Warriors events in 2012 after signing a 12-month contract with the organisation.

Dec, 01, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Two of the Pacific Northwest’s favorite MMA fighters headline the 17th installment of CageSport MMA this Saturday night at...

Dec, 01, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- MTV today announced its new docu-series “Caged” will premiere on Monday, January 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Dec, 01, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- He’s got a 36-hour per week day job and a wife and three children at home, but that hasn’t stopped John “Haggis...

By: Scott Holmes Dec, 01, 2011
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 14 seasons since Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar beat each other silly and raised awareness for MMA,...

Dec, 01, 2011
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Ryan Bader faced off Monday in Tokyo to promote the UFC’s return to Japan