BodogFIGHT Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the Sport Center of Las Vegas, with live
play-by-play of BodogFIGHT, which is headlined by a welterweight
title clash pitting champion Nick Thompson (Pictures)...
Rua Signs to Fight Liddell
By: Gleidson Venga
Mauricio Rua (Pictures) has signed to fight Chuck Liddell (Pictures), the Brazilian told
Sherdog.com.
"The fight against Liddell is...
Thompson, Bodog Fighters Make Weight
By: Mike Sloan
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31 -- Nick
Thompson (Pictures) has made a habit of winning
lately.
Since his April 2006 loss to perennial 170-pound title contender
Karo Parisyan
(...
Gomi to World Victory Road
By: Jordan Breen
World Victory Road is set to announce the signing of Takanori Gomi (Pictures), a source has confirmed to
Sherdog.com.
Gomi, 29, was one of...
Yundt Replaces Sick Belcher
By: Jordan Breen
The UFC has announced that undefeated middleweight Rob Yundt will step onto the UFC 81
card to face Ricardo
Almeida (Pictures) in place of Alan Belcher (...
MFC Teams with HDNet Fights
HDNet Fights and Canadian mixed martial arts promotion Maximum
Fighting Championship announced a partnership Wednesday to present
three events in 2008
New IFC Strikes Deal with Ice Cube
By: Sherdog.com Staff
The International Fighting Championship has teamed with Ice Cube
and DJ Pooh to launch a 24-hour, seven-day a week mixed martial
arts channel on...
Rio Heroes Gains Popularity Among Fighters
Since its start, the Brazilian event Rio Heroes has been criticized
for its limited rules and for taking place inside academies and
parking...
Palhares to Fight Salaverry
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Rousimar Palhares
has signed to debut in the UFC on May 24 against Ivan Salaverry (Pictures), sources close to the Brazilian
have told Sherdog.com
Shields Returns in March to fight for EliteXC Title
Jake Shields (Pictures) will get his shot at an EliteXC
championship on March 29, when the Californian fights Drew Fickett (Pictures) in San...
PRIDE Producer Dead at 67
By: Jordan Breen
Former PRIDE producer Hiromichi Momose was found dead in his
apartment Sunday morning.
According to information released by Tokyo police and...
"Bang" Bolster's Feb. Strikeforce
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Duane Ludwig (Pictures) will fight Steve Berger (Pictures) in a welterweight fight Feb. 23
in Tacoma, Wash., Strikeforce announced Sunday
Two World Title Bouts Announced for March Shooto Event
By: Jordan Breen
Leading Shooto promoter Sustain has announced early designs for its
March 28 Back to Our Roots 8 card at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
ShoXC Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ,
with live play-by-play of Pro Elite's ShoXC Challenger Series,
which features Eddie
Alvarez (Pictures) and Paul Daley (Pictures).
Don't...
South Korea's Top Fighter to Make UFC Debut
By: John Lee
Highly regarded South Korean prospect Dong Hyun Kim (Pictures) will be making his UFC debut in
the welterweight division sometime in either...
UFC Fight Night Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the The Pearl in Las Vegas, Nevada, with
live play-by-play of Wednesday's UFC Fight Night, which is
headlined by a welterweight clash pitting Mike Swick (Pictures) against Josh Burkman (...
Palhares Expected to Sign with UFC
By: Sherdog.com Staff
After recently signing Brazilian Top Team's David Bielkheden (Pictures), the UFC is expected to ink
another BTT athlete: Fury GP 185-pound champion...
Update: Bias Under the Influence During Altercation with Police
By: Greg Savage and Josh Gross
Former Palace Fighting Championship featherweight titleholder
Shawn Bias (Pictures) awoke from his coma Tuesday
morning and was lucid enough to...
Fitch to Face Chris Wilson at UFC 82
By: Greg Savage
American Kickboxing Academy welterweight Jon Fitch (Pictures) and Team Quest's Chris Wilson have agreed to fight
at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio,...
Champion vs. Champion at Sengoku
Kazuo Misaki (Pictures) will lock horns with Siyar Bahadurzada
(Pictures) on March 5 at World Victory
Road's inaugural Sengoku event, the...
Akiyama-Misaki Ruled No Contest
By: Jordan Breen
Following a review of the Dec. 31 bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama
(Pictures) and Kazuo Misaki (Pictures), the Yarennoka executive
committee has...
Former UFC Heavyweight Champ Takes 'Big' Fight
Ricco Rodriguez
(Pictures) isn't gingerly jumping back
into mixed martial arts.
Having fought highly-touted Ben Rothwell (Pictures) on short notice
Arrest Prevents Bennett from Fighting 'Joe Boxer'
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Charles Bennett
(Pictures)'s inability to stay out of
trouble with the law has once again resulted in him missing a
scheduled fight
Boetsch Replaces Drwal in UFC 81
By: Jordan Breen
The UFC has tabbed IFL veteran Tim Boetsch (Pictures) to replace the injured Tomasz Drwal (Pictures) against David Heath (Pictures) in a...
Ortiz Confirms Fight with Machida
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz (Pictures) has agreed to face undefeated
Lyoto Machida
(Pictures) on the UFC's May 24 card at...
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Pele to Headline February TKO Card
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Jose Landi-Jons
(Pictures) will headline TKO 32 on Feb. 28
in Montreal, the Canadian promotion announced Friday
Oh No, Gono
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Akihiro Gono (Pictures) has announced via his personal
blog that injury has forced him to withdraw from his scheduled
March 1 bout against Jon
Fitch (...
Shamrock Gets Buzzed
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Cage Rage has announced that mixed martial arts icon Ken Shamrock (Pictures) will meet English competitor
Robert "Buzz" Berry in the heavyweight...
Maia to Fight Herman in March
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and ADCC veteran Demian Maia (Pictures) will face Ed Herman (Pictures) in a middleweight bout at UFC 83
on March...
Surgery Stops Strikeforce's Thomson-Melendez
By: Josh Gross
Josh Thomson (Pictures) will undergo surgery on Thursday
to repair a damaged shoulder, forcing the American Kickboxing
Academy lightweight out of a Showtime-televised Strikeforce title
bout...
Shamrock-Cung Le Set for March
Frank Shamrock
(Pictures) will face Cung Le (Pictures) at a March 29 EliteXC-Strikeforce
co-promoted event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose,...
Carneiro Joins ATT
By: Gleidson Venga
Roan Carneiro
(Pictures) is the newest member of
American Top Team.
The 170-pound Brazilian prepared with the team for his Dec. 29 UFC
win over...
Update: Baroni to Make Return in Japan?
Though the first formalized bout on the Sengoku card at Yoyogi
National Stadium First Gymnasium card was announced Dec. 11 by
promoter World...
Report: Zuffa Sues Couture
By: Josh Gross
Having failed to work out their differences, Zuffa, LLC, and
Randy Couture (Pictures) appear to be headed to a Las
Vegas courtroom.
A suit...
Shamrocks Sign with EliteXC
EliteXC signed Ken Shamrock
(Pictures) and his son, Ryan Shamrock, to multi-fight
agreements, the promotion announced Monday.
Update: Finger Pointing Replaces Fights
By: Josh Gross
At least Mark Kerr (Pictures) got his 20 percent.
While "The Smashing Machine" had planned on collecting $15,000
Saturday night, he like...
Baroni to Make Return in Japan?
By: Jordan Breen
Though the first formalized bout on the Sengoku card at Yoyogi
National Stadium First Gymnasium card was announced Friday by
promoter World Victory Road, it might not happen.
According to the promoter, middleweight Phil Baroni (...
Two Fights Off Saturday's WCO
By: Josh Gross
Friday's weigh-in for the World Cagefighting Organization event in
San Diego, Calif., took over five hours to complete, according to
sources in...
Thiago Silva Could Meet Rashad Evans in May
Thiago Silva (Pictures) is in talks with the UFC to fight
Rashad Evans (Pictures) on May 24 in the UFC, sources
close to the undefeated...
Sperry Clarifies IFL Team Name
The IFL recently announced its first show of the 2008 season,
detailing the lineup and the revamped format in which teams are
coaches leading their own camps.
One addition was Team...
Horn Takes Fight Against Marquardt
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Veteran middleweight Jeremy
Horn (Pictures) will return to the Octagon on
Feb. 2 when he fights Nathan Marquardt (Pictures) in Las Vegas, the...
Alvarez Signs with EliteXC
By: Sherdog.com Staff
EliteXC has signed Eddie
Alvarez (Pictures) to a long-term contract, the
promotion announced Tuesday
Thales Leites Out of UFC 81
By: Gleidson Venga
Thales Leites
(Pictures) suffered a hand injury in
training Monday that has forced him out of his Feb. 2 bout against
Nathan Marquardt
(...
Title Tripleheader Headlines February WEC
By: Sherdog.com Staff
World Extreme Cagefighting announced three title fights Tuesday for
the promotion's Feb. 13 card at the Santa Ana Star Center in
Albuquerque, N.M.
Garcia Joins American Top Team
After the recent announcement that Alessio Sakara (Pictures) had joined American Top Team,
Ricardo Liborio
(Pictures) confirmed with Sherdog.com...
Report: Serra to Fight St. Pierre in Montreal
UFC welterweight champion Matt
Serra (Pictures) will get a chance to validate his
upset over Georges St.
Pierre (Pictures) when he fights the Quebecer in
Montreal this April.
Serra, forced out a Dec. 29 title defense against Matt Hughes...
Slice to Take on Tank
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Kevin "Kimbo Slice"
Ferguson (Pictures) will fight David "Tank" Abbott in the main
event of a Feb. 16 EliteXC show in Miami, the promotion...