Leben Turns Himself In
OREGON CITY, Ore. -- UFC middleweight Chris Leben (Pictures) turned himself over to
authorities yesterday after violating the terms of his probation...
Arizona Governor Signs Bill on MMA
A bill regulating mixed martial arts in Arizona was signed into law
Monday by Gov. Janet Napolitano
JZ Will Not Replace Aoki
By: Greg Savage
Gesias "JZ"
Calvancante (Pictures) was contacted by Dream staff
early Wednesday and informed of Shinya Aoki (Pictures)'s withdrawal from the May...
Hardy, Weichel to Meet in England
By: Tim Leidecker
Promoter Paul Murphy has scheduled 11 bouts for the ninth edition
of the popular Ultimate Force series set for Saturday in Doncaster,
England,...
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FEG: Dream Not Pulled from Primetime
By: Jordan Breen
Dream has not been removed from its primetime slot on the Tokyo
Broadcasting System, Fight Entertainment Group has informed
Sherdog.com.
Last...
Thomson to Challenge Melendez
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Gilbert Melendez
(Pictures) will defend his Strikeforce
lightweight title against Josh
Thomson (Pictures) on June 27 in San Jose, Calif.,...
Murphy Added to Dream Grand Prix
By: Tim Leidecker
National university freestyle wrestling champion Ian Murphy will
fight Ronaldo Jacaré on Tuesday in the Dream middleweight grand
prix,...
Hughes-Alves Main Event for UFC 85
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Matt Hughes (Pictures) and Thiago Alves (Pictures) have agreed to fight in the main
event of UFC 85, scheduled for June 7 in London, England.
...
Riggs' Return Delayed, Off Nova Scotia Card
By: Andy Cotterill
Attempting to come back following a serious lower-back injury,
Joe Riggs (Pictures) was scheduled to fight Mike Gates (Pictures) on Saturday in...
Yvel-Overeem Fight Cancelled
By: Tim Leidecker
Gilbert Yvel (Pictures) has injured his left calf and
will not be fighting Alistair Overeem (Pictures) on Saturday at the K-1 World
Grand Prix...
McCarthy Retires
By: Sherdog.com Staff
UFC veteran Charles
McCarthy (Pictures) announced his retirement Thursday
in an e-mail sent to various Web sites
Barnett Faces Another Friend in Sengoku
Josh Barnett (Pictures) will battle his longtime
compatriot Jeff Monson
(Pictures) at Sengoku II
Clementi Jumps on UFC 84 Card
By: Jordan Breen
Less than a week removed from his last bout, Rich Clementi (Pictures) has already found his next
opponent
Lombard Arrives in U.S.
When Hector Lombard
(Pictures), a 2000 Olympian in judo,
was scheduled to face Karo
Parisyan (Pictures) last year, one question
immediately came...
Sato-Tamura, Inoue-Young Set for Shooto
By: Jordan Breen
Shooto promoter Sustain has nearly completed its May 3 lineup at
JCB Hall in Tokyo. Four fights have been added to the card,
including opponents for Shooto stars Rumina Sato (...
Liddell Off UFC 85, Irvin Could Fight Evans
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Chuck Liddell (Pictures) has fallen off UFC's June 7 card
in London, England, due to a badly torn hamstring, Sherdog.com
confirmed Monday.
The 38-year-old Liddell (21-5) was set to fight Rashad Evans (...
UFC and Starnes Part Ways
By: Andy Cotterill
Following a performance on Saturday that drew merciless boos from
the 21,390 fans inside Montreal's Bell Centre, Surry, B.C., native
Kalib Starnes
(...
Barnett Returns at Sengoku II
By: Tim Leidecker
Heavyweight Josh Barnett
(Pictures) will fight at Tokyo's
Ariake Colosseum on May 18 against an undetermined opponent
Akiyama Out of Dream GP
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Yoshihiro Akiyama
(Pictures) will miss the Dream
middleweight grand prix because of a nasal fracture
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UFC 83 Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com's Andy Cotterill and Freddie DeFreitas report from the
Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, with live play-by-play of UFC 83,
which is headlined by Georges St. Pierre
(Pictures) versus Matt Serra (...
Serra, St. Pierre On Weight for UFC Showdown
By: Freddie DeFreitas
MONTREAL, April 18 -- An estimated 3,000 plus fans packed the Bell
Centre to witness the first part in what will be a historic weekend
for mixed martial arts in the province of Quebec.
The main event for UFC 83 was made official as both Matt...
Eight Added to Dream Grand Prix
By: Jordan Breen
Dream promoter Fighting & Entertainment Group released Friday
the names of eight additional fighters who will compete in the
opening round of...
Formal Autopsy on Vasquez Published
By: Jaime Martinez
An 18-page autopsy report on MMA fighter Sam Vasquez was formally filed and
presented April 17 by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office
in Texas
EliteXC, CBS Announce May 31 Card
By: Sherdog.com Staff
In just his third professional mixed martial arts contest, Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson
will headline what is expected to be the most watched --...
HCF Postpones May 10 Card
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Saying its pending restructuring under new ownership has been
extended by the due diligence process
Maeda Steps in to Fight Torres
By: Jordan Breen
Pancrase champion Yoshiro
Maeda (Pictures) has won the 135-pound
sweepstakes.
The 26-year-old Japanese fighter will challenge WEC champion
Miguel Torres
(...
In the Army Now
By: Tim Leidecker
K-1 and Dream promoter Fighting & Entertainment Group will lose
its biggest Asian heavyweight draw until 2010
Tapia Injured, Out of WEC 135-lb. Title Bout
By: Sherdog.com Staff
World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Miguel Torres (Pictures) awaits a new opponent for his
first title defense
Fine Paid, Sherk Free to Fight
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Lightweight Sean Sherk
(Pictures) has been released from the
active suspension handed down to him following a positive test for
steroids last July
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Yamma Pit Fighting Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com's Greg Savage reports from the Trump Taj Mahal in
Atlantic City, N.J. with live play-by-play of Yamma Pit Fighting,
which is headlined by an eight-man heavyweight tournament.
Don't forget to...
Undaunted, Silva Still Wants Jones Jr.
While it looks as if Anderson Silva won't be able to
box Roy Jones Jr. anytime soon, the UFC middleweight champion
remains optimistic
Fedor Carries Olympic Torch in St. Petersburg
By: Evgeni Kogan
In a traditional lead-up to the Beijing Olympics, the Olympic torch
touched down in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday before heading
off to...
Cause, Manner of Vasquez Death Confirmed
By: Jaime Martinez
Mixed martial artist Sam
Vasquez died due to "complications of blunt trauma to the head
with subdural hemorrhage," the Harris County Medical...
Fedor Confirms Sylvia Fight
By: Evgeni Kogan and Greg Savage
Top ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko
(Pictures) will fight Tim Sylvia (Pictures) on July 19. The Russian mixed
martial arts champion confirmed the...
GI vs. Pro Coming to FSN
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Sun Sports & Entertainment announced Tuesday that it has signed
an agreement with Fox Sports Net to telecast an MMA TV series
called "GI vs. Pro"
Sakurai Added to Shooto Event
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Shooto promoter Sustain has announced another bout for the May 5
"Shooto Tradition" bill in Tokyo that will pit former Shooto world
champion Hayato Sakurai
(Pictures) against reigning...
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IFL 'New Blood, New Battles' Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com's Joe Hall reports from the Izod Center in East
Rutherford, N.J., with live play-by-play of the International Fight
League.
Don't forget to check out the...
JZ-Aoki II April 29, Dream Quarters Revealed
By: Jordan Breen
Dream parent company Fight Entertainment Group has given resolve to
the debacle between Gesias Calvancante
(Pictures) and Shinya Aoki (Pictures),...
Silva Talks Jones Jr.
By: Gleidson Venga
After defeating Dan
Henderson (Pictures) at UFC 82 in March, UFC
middleweight champion Anderson Silva challenged former
boxing champion Roy...
'Butterbean'-Smith Now Headlining Yamma
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Things have gotten even more complicated for Yamma Pit Fighting
UFC Fight Night Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com reports from the Broomfield Event Center near Denver,
Colo., with live play-by-play of UFC Fight Night, headlined by
Kenny Florian
(Pictures) versus Joe Lauzon (Pictures).
Don't forget to...
Yamma Fighting Surface Described; Kerr, Rodriguez Added to Card
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Yamma Pit Fighting disclosed details Tuesday of the "Yamma"
fighting surface to be used for the promotion's debut show April 11
in Atlantic City, N.J.