By The Numbers: Chris Weidman
The former middleweight champion will return to the cage for the
first time in more than a year when he battles Ronaldo Souza in the
UFC
230...
The Film Room: Chris Weidman
The onetime middleweight champion returns to the Octagon to
confront Ronaldo
Souza in the UFC 230 co-main event on Saturday in New York.
Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview
The lesser-known Fury, a Louisiana werewolf, Daniel Jacobs against
an old sparring partner and a man Freddie Roach can only describe
as "f*cking...
Preview: One Championship 'Pursuit of Greatness'
ONE Championship touches down in Myanmar this week with ONE:
Pursuit of Greatness taking place inside Yangon’s Thuwunna Indoor
Stadium, with a card featuring Myanmar national hero Aung La N
Sang and Japanese...
By the Numbers: Michael JohnsonMichael
Johnson bounced back from a three-fight losing skid by
decisioning Andre Fili at
UFC Fight Night 135. “The Menace” knows he needs a strong showing
to stay relevant at featherweight, so expect...
By the Numbers: Anthony Smith
Coming off of the most confidence-boosting, back-to-back victories
of his career, Anthony Smith is more than eager to face the
toughest...
Fight Facts: LFA 52
Putting on a barnburner of a card in Texas,
LFA 52 gave the crowd much to cheer for with seven stoppages in
nine fights and equally thrilling...
By the Numbers: Bas Rutten
Deceptively technical with a brawler mindset, Bas Rutten was
one of the most feared strikers of his time. He is a three-time
King of Pancrase
champion and a former...
By the Numbers: Dan SevernDan
Severn is a true legend with an insane record of 101-19-7. He
was exceptional in every combat sport he engaged in, and is even
more remarkable as a human being. Not many fighters can say that
they fought in their 50s and...
Pictures: PFL 10
Quick images from Saturday's PFL 10 card in Washington D.C.
SHERDOG
Oct 20, 2018
Do We Dare To Hope?
Two and a half decades into the sport, the road behind us is
littered with failed ideas, noble experiments and scams gone bust.
Sherdog’s Ben...
Ask Ant: Oct. 19
The biggest stars in MMA and boxing simply cannot stop jawing at
each other, and the UFC books the right heavyweight title fight at
the wrong...
Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview
This weekend's boxing offerings may not include too many household
names, but there are plenty of human stories and knockout artists
on deck....
Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap
"Canelo" signs a record-breaking deal, Manny Pacquiao signs on the
dotted line to fight Adrien Broner, and Mayweather eats a brutal
counter --...
The Legend of Lumpinee Stadium
One of the most hallowed venues in combat sports has been the
epicenter for both triumph and tragedy. Its impact on muay Thai
cannot be overstated.
5 Things You Might Not Know About Jake Shields
Jake Shields 33-10-1 (1 NC) is a 39-year-old veteran who has fought
some of the biggest names in the sport. In his next appearance, the
California native will rematch Ray Cooper III at...
Death of a Salesman
Two weeks removed from
UFC 229, there’s simply no escaping the one-sidedness of the
main event. McGregor is capable of striking like a cobra,...
By The Numbers: Ken Shamrock
“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” left a lasting mark on the sport
of mixed martial arts, his remarkable career spanning nearly a
quarter...
Fight Facts: Bellator 208
An all-time great shouldered the marquee, as the Bellator
MMA organization on Saturday planted its flag in Uniondale, New
York.
Weekend Boxing Results, Oct. 15
Terence Crawford destroys a worthy foe in Jose Benavidez Jr. and
Deontay Wilder destroys a defenseless man in a foam suit. In other
words, just...
Fight Facts: Bellator 207
Bellator MMA touched down in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Friday
with an event featuring the fastest knockout in the promotion’s
history.
Parlaying and Praying: Bellator 207 and 208
It’s not unusual for a story as significant as the fallout from
UFC 229 to overshadow an upcoming fight card. Unfortunately for
Bellator MMA in this case, the Khabib
Nurmagomedov drama is casting a long shadow over not one but
two events, as...
Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview
Terence Crawford and Jose Benavidez Jr. go at it this weekend, and
maybe afterwards they can compare scars from near-fatal gunshot
wounds. All...
Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap
Canelo's bizarre career move, the possibility of Pacquiao-Broner
and, of course, the boxing world pointing and laughing at the UFC
229 brawl --...
UFC 229 Brawl was Business as Usual
The
UFC 229 brawl has been represented as an aberration by the
promotion. That characterization could not be further from the
truth, argues...
Another Crossroads
With free agency looming, former UFC champion Benson Henderson sets
his sights on Saad Awad at Bellator 208 on Saturday in Uniondale,
New York.
The Bottom Line: Conor McGregor’s Phase II
The Irishman’s stardom has grown to such a degree that the results
of his fights are almost incidental to the whole experience of an
event,...
Ray Longo on Turning Wimps to Warriors
Longo and Weidman MMA -- LAW MMA for short -- has earned a
reputation as a home to champions and top contenders throughout the
sport. However,...
Beating the Books: UFC 229Derrick
Lewis led a parade of victorious underdogs on Saturday in Las
Vegas, as “The Black Beast” delivered a Hail Mary knockout against...
We Are Who You Thought We Were
Because we know MMA for its many beauties and complexities, we
often forget and ignore its obvious ugliness. The events of
UFC 229 served as a...
Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap
"Give me a book about the history of basketball and I can teach you
the history of basketball. Give me a book about boxing, and I can
teach you...
Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview
There are some good boxers on this weekend, if you don’t feel like
watching that 0-1 Irish one. Sherdog's James Kinneen has your guide
to the...
Fight Facts: Bellator 206Bellator
MMA made its debut in the DAZN streaming service on Saturday at
the SAP Center in San Jose, California, and it went off with a
bang.
Don’t Forget About Bellator
The Scott Coker-fronted promotion has gotten increasingly better at
occupying the different-and-entertaining space the UFC tends to
avoid,...
