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SHERDOG ARTICLES MAY 2017
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‘TUF 25’ Recap: Episode 7 The final preliminary bout of the season is on deck for tonight’s episode and Team Garbrandt has been languishing in misery, still unable to...
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UFC 212 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Aldo vs. Holloway Jose Aldo and Max Holloway will meet to unify the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight crown on Saturday in Brazil. What do the numbers...
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The Bottom Line: The Elephant in the Room Even as they meet to unite the UFC featherweight championship, Jose Aldo and Max Holloway will find it hard to emerge from Conor McGregor’s...
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Beating the Odds: UFC Fight Night ‘Gustafsson vs. Teixeira’ A wicked third-round knee strike on Sunday made Damir Hadzovic an upset winner as the Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Sweden.
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Monday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Won The Fight Yesterday? Are you wondering who won the fight yesterday? Sherdog.com has you covered.
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The Walkmen: UFC Fight Night ‘Gustafsson vs. Teixeira’ Guns N’ Roses, Nirvana, Phil Collins and Ludacris were all part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s musical mosaic on Sunday in Stockholm.
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UFC Stockholm Slideshow Quick images from Sunday's early UFC card:
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Sunday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Is Fighting Today? For those of you wondering “Who is fighting today?” and “What time is the fight today?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting...
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Pictures: M-1 Challenge 78 Quick images from Saturday's M-1 Challenge 78 card:
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Pictures: Spence vs. Brook Quick images from Saturday's boxing card in England
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Pictures: KSW 39 ‘Colosseum’ Quick images from Saturday's KSW 39 card:
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Pictures: One Championship ‘Dynasty of Heroes’ Quick images from Friday's One Championship card:
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Opinion: Shoestring Budget As we close in on the second anniversary of the start of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s outfitting deal with Reebok and the mistakes...
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UFC Fight Night 109 Primer: Piecing Together the Puzzle The light heavyweight division should get some clarity with Alexander Gustafsson-Glover Teixeira and Misha Cirkunov-Volkan Oezdemir on Sunday...
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Opinion: Enter the ‘Colosseum’ of Historic Crazy It's a lame but consistent modern tradition that a non-priority UFC card's fight week will be dominated by extracurricular Ultimate Fighting...
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Face-off Pictures: One Championship ‘Dynasty of Heroes’ One Championship aces Ben Askren and Angela Lee squared off with their opponents on the eve of battle.
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Glover Teixeira: The Jon Jones That Fought OSP Would Have Lost to Daniel Cormier Glover Teixeira and Alexander Gustafsson are two of the top contenders in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 205-pound division. However, it is extremely difficult to tell what the next step will be for the winner of their...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night ‘Gustafsson vs. Teixeira’ Two top light heavyweights collide, as Alexander Gustafsson faces Glover Teixeira in the UFC Fight Night 109 main event on Sunday in Stockholm.
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‘TUF 25’ Recap: Episode 6 Julian Lane will be fighting later in this episode and everything begins with him bragging to the cameras about how lethal his hands are and how...
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Pictures: Bellator MMA Monster Energy Fight Series Bellator and Monster Energy brought mixed martial arts action to the Monster Energy All-Star Race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Sherdog’s Top 10: Largest Crowds in MMA History The same carnal appetite that drew thousands of Romans to the Colosseum two millennia ago lures millions to arenas across the globe today.
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A Scotsman in Limbo As the Ultimate Fighting Championship prepares to return to Scotland on June 16, Robert Whiteford waits for a call back to the Octagon.
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Alexander Gustafsson: 5 Defining Moments The two-time light heavyweight title challenger will look to bolster his resume against Glover Teixeira in the UFC Fight Night 109 headliner on...
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Relishing Expectations Just 20 years of age, One Championship titleholder Angela Lee balances stardom with responsibility ahead of her latest title defense in Singapore.
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The Bottom Line: The Difficulty of Proving UFC Isn’t Necessarily Best Rory MacDonald represents Bellator MMA’s best hope to combat the presumption of Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter superiority, writes...
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Pictures: Invicta FC 23 ‘Porto vs. Niedzwiedz’ Polish prospect Agnieszka Niedzwiedz moved to 10-0 with her win over Vanessa Porto in the Invicta Fighting Championships 23 main event in Kansas City, Missouri, while fellow flyweight Roxanne Modafferi ripped...
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Brock Lesnar: 5 Defining Moments The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder left an indelible mark on the sport in a short period of time.
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Opinion: Down So Long It Looks Like Up While the situation has been confusing for a while now, decision making in regards to the UFC has grown even stranger since WME-IMG bought the...
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Matches to Make After Invicta FC 23 Roxanne Modafferi at first glance may not seem like the violent type, but looks can be deceiving.
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Invicta FC 23 Slideshow Quick images from Saturday night's Invicta FC 23 card.
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Matches to Make After Bellator 179 Whatever remaining reservations Bellator MMA may have had in regards to the signing of Rory MacDonald have likely been alleviated.
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Bellator 179 Slideshow Quick images from Friday's card in London.
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Invicta FC 23 Weigh-in Pictures Quick images from Friday's weigh-ins:
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Pictures: Jose Aldo Trains for UFC 212 Jose Aldo hosted a private media day at Nova Uniao to promote his fight against Max Holloway at UFC 212.
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Sherdog Boxing Giveaway: Crawford & Diaz Signed Glove! Enter for the opportunity to win a glove signed by Terence Crawford and Felix Diaz, courtesy of our friends at HBO Boxing. Crawford vs. Diaz...
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‘TUF 25’ Recap: Episode 5 This week’s episode begins at night at the TUF house with Season 21’s Hayder Hassan talking with his real-life teammate Diego Lima about how...
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What to Watch For: Bellator 179 Rory MacDonald makes his anticipated Bellator MMA debut opposite Paul Daley this Friday at the SSE Arena in London.
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Agnieszka Niedzwiedz The undefeated Polish flyweight gets her first headlining gig for Invicta Fighting Championships on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Bellator 179 Primer: Striking While the Iron’s Hot On the heels of Wladimir Klitschko-Anthony Joshua, Bellator returns to London at a perfect time for the ravenous combat sports fans in the...
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The Bottom Line: Promise Fulfilled When an event like UFC 211 truly comes together, it not only provides the highs that were expected but adds some pleasant surprises, as well,...
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Opinion: The Appeal of Relevance UFC 211 proved that the more WME-IMG ignores the fundamental allure of the sport, the more it will shoot itself in the foot, writes Eric Stinton.
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Beating the Odds: UFC 211 Underdogs David Branch and Enrique Barzola on Saturday threw the bookmakers curveballs, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Dallas.
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The Walkmen: UFC 211 ‘Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2’ Machine Gun Kelly, Rage Against the Machine and the Notorious B.I.G. all helped provide the Ultimate Fighting Championship soundtrack on...
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Matches to Make After UFC 211 If Jessica Andrade thought she was the woman to dethrone Joanna Jedrzejczyk, she was mistaken -- and gravely so.
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By the Numbers: UFC 211 In a division known for its lack of security at the top, Stipe Miocic is about as stable as it gets these days.
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Sunday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night? Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has you covered.
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UFC 211 Slideshow Quick images from Saturday night's UFC 211 card.
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Picking & Grinning: UFC 211 ‘Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2’ Stipe Miocic has firsthand knowledge of the obstacle that has been placed before him
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Saturday Morning UFC Coffee: Who Is Fighting Tonight? For those of you wondering “Who is fighting tonight?” and “What time is the fight tonight?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting...
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UFC 211 Ceremonial Weigh-in Pictures Stipe Miocic and Junior dos Santos squared off at the UFC 211 ceremonial weigh-ins:
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UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 Preview (SPONSORED CONTENT) -- UFC 211 emanates live from the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas this Saturday, May 13th. The event is headlined by a rematch between Stipe Miocic and...
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Pictures: UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones stood toe-to-toe at the UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference.
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Eddie Alvarez and Waking Up Naked in the Classroom The former lightweight champion aims to rebound from his post-Conor McGregor hangover when he takes on Dustin Poirier at UFC 211 this Saturday...
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UFC 211 Official Weigh-in Pics Quick images from Friday's early and official UFC 211 weigh-ins.
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Opinion: The UFC's Silly, Stumbling Road to Sanity After 10 weeks of public politicking, the UFC will not wait until November for Georges St. Pierre to fight Michael Bisping. Now, all of a...
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UFC 211 Open Workout Pictures The Ultimate Fighting Championship hosted Thursday's UFC 211 open workouts in Dallas.
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Opinion: Weight Cutting Matters As is becoming increasingly common, a high profile fight fell through the week of an Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view card.
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UFC 211 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Jedrzejczyk vs. Andrade Jessica Andrade will challenge Joanna Jedrzejczyk for the women’s strawweight crown on Saturday in Dallas. What do the numbers tell us?
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Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Heavyweight Title Fights Fifteen men have held the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s biggest and most volatile prize since it was introduced in 1997.
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‘TUF 25’ Recap: Episode 4 On the strength of Jesse Taylor’s dominant win over Mehdi Baghdad last week, Team Dillashaw is up 3-0 on the hated Team Garbrandt.
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UFC 211 Face-Off Pictures The stars of UFC 211 stood to-to-toe Wednesday at media day.
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Preview: UFC 211 ‘Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returns to Dallas, with a pair of intriguing title fights on the marquee.
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Junior dos Santos: 5 Defining Moments The Brazilian bomber will look to reclaim the heavyweight championship when he meets Stipe Miocic in the UFC 211 main event on Saturday in Dallas.
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MMA’s Greats of the States | Utah: Jeremy Horn The man they call “Gumby” has compiled a 91-24-5 record, with 62 wins by submission and 17 more by knockout or technical knockout.
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The Bottom Line: Give Joanna a Chance The time has come for the Ultimate Fighting Championship to bet on Joanna Jedrzejczyk as a pay-per-view draw, writes Todd Martin.
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Trevin Giles The 24-year-old Houston-based middleweight has touched off his career with nine consecutive victories, eight of them finishes.
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Combate Americas 14 Pictures At Combate Americas 14, UFC vet Joseph Henle earned a Von Flue choke victory, bantamweight upstart John Castaneda won his eighth straight bout and atomweight prospect Sheila Padilla tapped ...
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KOTC ‘Groundbreaking’ Pictures On May 6, professional skateboarder and Sirius XM Radio host Jason Ellis tapped out journeyman Gabe Rivas via keylock to move to 2-0 as a pro MMA fighter at...
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Ronda Rousey: 5 Defining Moments After winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics, the “Rowdy” judoka forever changed the landscape in mixed martial arts.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Stipe Miocic The 34-year-old Euclid, Ohio, native can join an exclusive group when he defends his heavyweight title against Junior dos Santos at UFC 211 on May 13.
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Opinion: No One Will Save You But You (and Other Modern Octagon Tips) Nate Diaz and Al Iaquinta have shown that they're ahead of the curve, at least when it comes to the current UFC climate. To put it bluntly, fighters have...
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Pictures: Canelo vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Final Press Conference Quick images from Wednesday's final press conference
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Conor McGregor: 5 Defining Moments As he casts his eyes toward a potential $100 million payday against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the Irishman has already cemented his place as a...
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‘TUF 25’ Recap: Episode 3 Mehdi Baghdad from Season 22 opens the show talking to the viewing audience and telling everybody that he is the best on the show, how much he’s changed since his first stint on the reality series and how...
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Inactivity Sharpens Darren Till’s Focus The undefeated welterweight prospect will return from an 18-month layoff when he faces Jessin Ayari at UFC Fight Night 109 on May 28 in Sweden.
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10 May Tussles Worth Watching Two of MMA’s top women’s flyweights will collide under the Invicta Fighting Championships flag, as Vanessa Porto meets Agnieszka Niedzwiedz...
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The Bottom Line: An Imperfect Vessel The UFC could appoint an independent panel to decide on where bonuses go to avoid any conflict of interest, writes Todd Martin.
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Infographic: Chicago Artist Releases Illustrated Style Guide to MMA Some fans of mixed martial arts try their hand at jiu-jitsu or judo or boxing. Phil Thompson, on the other hand, took his passion for MMA a step...
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This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Alistair Overeem Turns 37 No matter how the rest of his career plays out, Alistair Overeem will go down as one of the most accomplished prizefighters in history. He will...
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Opinion: Nostalgia is a Hell of a Drug It a useful exercise to look back and see how much -- as well as how little -- things have changed in mixed martial arts, writes Eric Stinton.


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