10 May Tussles Worth Watching
This month, we feature the return of the talented but enigmatic
Anthony
Johnson, who was shown the door by the UFC after he failed to
make weight for his ill-fated showdown with...
The Doggy Bag: ‘The Five W’s’ Edition
The UFC’s re-emergence in late April has left many of you with
burning questions -- questions of the “Who? What? Where? When? Why”...
Pictures: Just Another Day at AKA
American Kickboxing Academy is one of MMA's most acclaimed camps
for a reason. Sherdog.com's Dave Mandel set foot inside the San
Jose, Calif., gym to image an average day of training and captured
MMA notables such as Gray
Maynard, Luke
Rockhold...
‘TUF 15’ Recap: Episode 8
Week eight opens with a typical recap of the previous episode. We
are reminded that the latest installment will feature Team Cruz’s
Sam
Sicilia facing Team Faber’s ...
Thicker Than WaterJoe
Ellenberger was not used to this. This was the time to feel
robust, that I-can-walk-through-fire or anyone-at-anywhere time a
fighter always...
Sherdog’s Top 10: Deceptively Dangerous
Most any MMA loyalist has been there before, watching a major fight
card in a room full of casual viewers and listening in disgust as
everyone...
Eye for an Eye
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- It was but a momentary lapse in reflex,
something that one of the world’s premier striking coaches would
catch 999 times...
Matches to Make After UFC 145Jon
Jones may be one win away from accomplishing the unthinkable:
cleaning out an entire division in less than a year and a half.
‘TUF 15’ Recap: Episode 7
These are dire times for Team Cruz, and no one is more aware of
this fact than Vinc Pichel,
who states his intentions as he enters his locker...
Bellator 66: What to Watch For
Let’s talk plainly, friends.
Bellator 66 is bringing that sweet sugar to your living room.
In my opinion, this is the stoutest card the...
Pros Pick: Jones vs. Evans
On Saturday night in the Philips Arena down in Atlanta, the UFC’s
most marketable grudge match will finally take place. Former
training partners Jon Jones and...
Pictures: Fight Club OC
At Fight Club OC on April 14, it wasn't just locals in action as
Oregon's Tyson Jeffries and Brazil's Samuel Quito both got their
hands raised...
‘TUF 15’ Recap: Episode 6
After a brief recap of last week’s action that includes the word
“diarrhea,” we’re presented with a replay of Mike
Chiesa’s workmanlike decision over...
Turning the Page
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Damacio
Page’s tenure as a Zuffa employee began with a bang. In front
of a hometown crowd at WEC 32, Page -- a fresh-faced newcomer who
had appeared on the Tapout reality series a year...
UFC on Fuel TV 2 Prelims: 5 Reasons to Care
After a month devoid of UFC fight cards, the Las Vegas-based
promotion is coming back into your living room with its first-ever
Swedish event. Taking place April 14 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in
Stockholm,...
Nordic Warming Trend
As the snow melts away, so does some of the long-standing
resistance toward MMA. It's hard to identify an exact tipping
point, but there is...
Bellator 65: What to Watch For
You know the story, kids. Bellator puts on fights, and I tell you
what to watch for. This week is an especially easy edition to sell,
as six exciting bantamweights are set to square off at...
Sherdog Prospect Watch: Tom DeBlass
The two-division Ring of Combat champion has parlayed a decorated
jiu-jitsu career and blue-collar approach into quick success in
mixed martial...
The Doggy Bag: Shame and Fame Edition
Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have
decided to defer to our readers. In this edition of The Doggy Bag,
readers are concerned about questions of shame and fame concerning
Alistair...
One Last ObstacleDouglas
Lima will challenge Ben Askren
for his Bellator Fighting Championships welterweight title at
Bellator 64 on Friday, as he looks to...
Bellator 64: What to Watch For
Bellator Fighting Championships welterweight titleholder Ben Askren
looks to keep the promotion’s 170-pound crown on lockdown, as he
defends it against surging knockout artist...
Willing WarriorBen
Saunders has become known for an aggressive style, and it was
on display again in his welterweight tournament quarterfinal
victory at
Bellator...
MMA’s Maine Man
Perhaps if it had not been for a tumble out of a five-story window
his freshman year in college, the one that left him a quadriplegic,
there...
The Doggy Bag: Inside King Mo’s Court Edition
Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have
decided to defer to our readers. In this edition of The Doggy Bag,
readers find themselves drawn into the latest madness surrounding...
