Smackgirl Titles Contested in September
By: Jordan Breen
In a year in which female mixed martial arts has become
increasingly en vogue, perhaps the titling of Smackgirl's Sept. 6
card at Korakuen Hall is apt.
Smackgirl's "Queens' Hottest...
UFC 73: Gilliam Replaces Injured Fickett
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Veteran Chris Lytle
(Pictures) has a new opponent for his
return to the octagon on July 7. Replacing an injured Drew Fickett (Pictures) is Jason Gilliam (...
PRIDE Status Remains Uncertain
By: Sherdog.com Staff
UFC president Dana White denied a report last week by Nikkan Sports
that PRIDE would return on Aug. 18, telling media during a
teleconference on...
Williams Tests Positive for Cocaine
By: Josh Gross
Former K-1 USA Grand Prix champion Carter Williams (Pictures) tested positive for cocaine
following his stoppage loss on the co-promoted...
Middleweight Ortiz Tests Positive for Steroids
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Total Combat veteran Jorge
Ortiz (Pictures) tested positive for Nandrolone,
the same anabolic steroid found in Royce Gracie's (Pictures) system...
Couture, "Rampage" Nominated for ESPY
By: Sherdog.com Staff
For the first time in the 15-year history of the ESPYs, mixed
martial artists are included in the Best Fighter (formerly Best
Boxer) category. UFC champions Randy Couture (Pictures) and Quinton Jackson (...
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada with live
play-by-play of UFC's Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale, which is
headlined by the rematch between B.J. Penn (Pictures) and Jens Pulver (Pictures)....
Penn-Pulver, TUF 5 Final Set
By: Sherdog.com Staff
In a relatively uneventful gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada, former
UFC champions B.J. Penn
(Pictures) (155.5) and Jens Pulver (Pictures) (152) made...
"Shamrock vs. Baroni" Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. with
live play-by-play of Frank
Shamrock (Pictures) vs. Phil Baroni (Pictures).
The 14-bout card also features popular fighters such as Cung Le (Pictures), Paul Buentello (Pictures) and Murilo "Ninja" Rua (...
Doerksen Fights Filho for Vacant WEC 185-lb. Belt
By: Andy Cotterill
Popular Canadian mixed martial artist Joe Doerksen (Pictures) confirmed to Sherdog.com that he
will fight former PRIDE standout Paulo Filho (...
Sources: Sokoudjou Agrees to Terms with EliteXC
By: Josh Gross
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 21 -- Rameau Thierry
Sokoudjou (Pictures) has agreed to terms with EliteXC
on a lucrative four-fight contract, sources close to...
Report: PRIDE to be "Reborn" in Aug.
By: Sherdog.com Staff
After months of delay and confusion, there may finally be some
clarity for the reborn PRIDE.
Japan's Nikkan Sports reported Wednesday that the...
War of Words Continues as Fight Looms
By: Tom Casino/EliteXC
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 20 -- With doubts lingering around Friday's
co-promoted Strikeforce-EliteXC pay-per-view card, EliteXC
president Gary Shaw...
Baroni, "Ninja" Cleared to Fight Friday
By: Josh Gross
Hurdles in the way of Phil
Baroni (Pictures) and Murilo Rua's (Pictures) anticipated fights Friday in San
Jose, Calif. have been cleared, California...
EliteXC Trying to Secure Bennett's Release
By: Josh Gross
Arrested Friday on a pair of probation violations, Charles Bennett (Pictures)'s participation on June 22's
co-promotion between Strikeforce and...
CSAC: Gracie's Result Off the Charts
By: Sherdog.com Staff
In the wake of Royce
Gracie's (Pictures) positive test for steroids, the
California State Athletic Commission released details Monday that
the...
Injury to Lawler Delays Icon Fearless
By: Sherdog.com Staff
A separated shoulder incurred by Robbie Lawler (Pictures) has pushed back ICON Sport's June
30 fight card to Sept. 15, the Hawaii-based...
Niko Vitale to Replace "Ninja" Rua
By: Josh Gross
EliteXC has tabbed Falaniko
Vitale (Pictures) to fill the shoes left vacated by
Brazilian Murilo Rua
(Pictures) after it was learned Friday
that...
IFL Las Vegas Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the Las Vegas Hilton with live
play-by-play of the International Fight League, which pits the
Toronto Dragons against...
UFC 72 "Victory" Live Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from The Odyssey in Belfast, Northern Ireland
with live results of UFC 72, which is headlined by Rich Franklin (Pictures) vs. Yushin Okami (Pictures).
Additionally, you can check out...
Physical Forces "Ninja" Off June 22 Card
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Chute Boxe middleweight Murilo
Rua (Pictures) has dropped off June 22's
Showtime pay-per-view card in San Jose, Calif. after failing a...
Persey Will Accept CSAC Ruling
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Heavyweight Tim Persey
(Pictures), who tested positive for
traces of methamphetamine following his TKO loss to Jonathan Wiezorek
(Pictures),...
Gracie Fails Drug Test, Suspended
By: Josh Gross
Mixed martial arts icon Royce
Gracie (Pictures), best known as the slender
gi-wearing Brazilian who twisted oversized competitors into knots
during the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, tested
positive for traces of Nandrolone, a commonly used anabolic
steroid,...
MacDonald Doesn't Want Off the Ride
By: Andy Cotterill
Jason MacDonald
(Pictures) truly loves what he does
for a living, and Saturday in Belfast, Ireland, his job will be to
defeat Rory Singer
(Pictures)...
Morton Tests Positive for Steroids
By: Josh Gross
Former NFL football player Johnnie Morton (Pictures) has tested positive for anabolic
steroids following his mixed martial arts debut on June 2,...
UFC Fight Night 10 Play-by-Play
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Sherdog.com reports from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
in Hollywood, Florida with live prelim results of UFC Fight Night
10, and play-by-play of the televised card, which is headlined by
Sam Stout (Pictures) versus Spencer Fisher...
Jackson: PRIDE Offered Bonus to Lose
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Prior to making his PRIDE debut against Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures) in July 2001, Quinton Jackson (Pictures) said PRIDE executives offered to...
Fighters Make Weight for UFC Fight Night
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Having had to cut 20 pounds in two days the last time Spencer Fisher (Pictures) fought Sam Stout (Pictures), the lightweights again stood on
a...
Plan Unveiled for Next HEROS 154-lb GP
By: Stephen Martinez
Kicking off the annual mixed martial arts extravaganza of shows put
together by most Japanese promoters this time of year and coming
hot on...
Stephen Quadros Show Debuts Tuesday
"The Stephen Quadros Show" will debut on the Sherdog Radio Network
Tuesday, June 12, at 3 p.m. EST Listen to "The Fight Professor"
live every week on Tuesdays, as he and co-host...
Report: Persey Positive for Methamphetamine
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Heavyweight Tim Persey
(Pictures) of Irvine, Calif., tested
positive for methamphetamine following his stoppage loss to
Jonathan Wiezorek
(Pictures)...
Total Combat: Imada Submits Light
Veteran Toby Imada
(Pictures) landed an opening-round
armbar victory over Zach
Light Friday evening in San Diego, Calif., reports
Sherdog.com's...
Rampage to Fight Henderson in London
Newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson (Pictures) informed CBS news in Los Angeles
that his fight versus PRIDE champion Dan Henderson (...
Huerta, Garcia Return on TUF Finale
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Sports Illustrated cover boy Roger Huerta (Pictures) returns to action on Saturday,
June 23, when the lightweight faces Douglas Evans live on SpikeTV
Modafferi Recovering after Hospitalization
By: Tony Loiseleur
Roxanne Modafferi
(Pictures), one of MMA's finest female
fighters, has recently been released after two days of
hospitalization following a sudden 105...
CSAC: 42,757 Attend "Dynamite!! USA"
By: Josh Gross
Fight Entertainment Group came to Los Angeles in hopes of fitting
100,000 people into the city's historic Memorial Coliseum.
According to the...
Fedor to Call Brother's Fight Versus Yvel
By: Josh Gross
To residents of St. Petersburg, Russia,the "Flying Dutchman" will
take on a different meaning July 21 when the ship is the backdrop
for an international field of mixed martial artists, including wild
Dutch fighter Gilbert Yvel
(Pictures) and Russian heavyweight...
Big Ticket Bantamweights Added to July Shooto
By: Jordan Breen
Leading professional Shooto promoter Sustain has confirmed two
bantamweight fights for its July 15 card, the fourth installment of
2007's BACK...
WEC 28 Live Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las
Vegas, Nevada with live play-by-play of WEC 28.
Additionally, you can check out alternate blow-by-blow coverage and
discuss tonight's event in...
CSAC Indefinitely Suspends Morton
By: Josh Gross
Following his mixed martial arts debut Saturday in Los Angeles,
former NFL football player Johnny Morton was indefinitely suspended
by the...
K-1 Dynamite!! USA Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in
Southern Calif. with live play-by-play of K-1 "Dynamite!! USA,"
which features the rematch between Kazushi Sakuraba and Royce Gracie.
...
WEC 28: Fighters All Make Weight
By: Mike Sloan
LAS VEGAS, June 2 -- Continuing the hectic schedule of a busier
than normal mixed martial arts weekend, the World Extreme
Cagefighting...
IFL Everett Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the Everett Events Center near Seattle,
Washington, with live play-by-playof the International Fight League