By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 31, 2011
Hours after confirming Patricio “Pitbull” Freire as the seventh participant in its fourth-season featherweight tournament, Bellator Fighting Championships has finalized the field, officially adding the unbeaten...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 31, 2011
Robbie Lawler was issued a six-month medical suspension by the California State Athletic Commission following his third-round submission loss to...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 31, 2011
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz walked out of the cage with his belt, a sore leg and a $150,000 paycheck...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 31, 2011
The South American branch of Japan’s Shooto organization will start its most ambitious year to date on Feb. 19 with Shooto Brazil 21 at...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 31, 2011
Once-beaten Brazilian Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will take part in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 4 featherweight tournament, the...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 31, 2011
Strikeforce’s March 5 bill in Columbus, Ohio, will feature an important middleweight showdown between Tim Kennedy and Luke Rockhold, as well as a lightweight bout pitting unbeaten Billy Evangelista against...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 31, 2011
At 48, Herschel Walker is in better shape than many fighters half his age. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner-turned-heavyweight mixed martial artist dominated his second opponent at Strikeforce “Diaz vs....

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 31, 2011
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 31, 2011
“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner Efrain Escudero submitted Jeremy Larsen with a third-round armbar in the Rage in the Cage 148...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 31, 2011
Strikeforce women’s welterweight champion Marloes Coenen will likely defend her crown against top contender Miesha Tate at Strikeforce...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 30, 2011
Nick Diaz offered little in the way of trash talk in the lead-up to his Strikeforce welterweight title defense against Evangelista “Cyborg”...

By: Tomasz Marciniak Jan, 30, 2011
Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on Saturday confirmed the co-main event matchups for KSW 15, scheduled for Mar. 19 at Torwar Hall in in Warsaw, Poland. Middleweight standout Mamed Khalidov will take on UFC and Strikeforce veteran Matt Lindland at the event, while light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz will...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 29, 2011
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza survived a scare in his first title defense to turn back a game Robbie Lawler in the third round of their co-main event contest at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 29, 2011
Strikeforce’s rumored light heavyweight title bout between Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Dan Henderson is now official, as the promotion...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 29, 2011
In the end, Nick Diaz had too many skills for Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos. True grit was chief among them.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 29, 2011
Nate Moore bounced back from a trying first round to finish his fight early in the second, as he knocked out Nathan Coy just 25 seconds into the second frame of their preliminary welterweight matchup at...

Jan, 29, 2011
Sherdog.com will report from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., at 8:15 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg,” which is headlined by Nick Diaz vs. Evangelista “Cyborg”...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 29, 2011
On Jan. 22, eight months after signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Willamy “Chiquerim” Freire made his long-awaited debut for...

Jan, 28, 2011
Sherdog.com reports from the HP Pavilion Main Concourse in San Jose, Calif., at 7 p.m. ET with live results from Friday’s Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg” weigh-ins.

Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 28, 2011
In his 11th professional bout, “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 alum Abe Wagner took out a former UFC champion.

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 28, 2011
Twelve months after fighting to a majority draw at Legend Fighting Championship’s first event, Adrian Pang and Yui Chul Nam got to do it again on Thursday in the main event of...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 28, 2011
Another battle of world-ranked flyweights will go down at Tachi Palace Fights 9 on May 5 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif., as Greg Jackson product John Dodson (Pictured) takes on Japanese...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 28, 2011
Sportfight welterweight champion Nathan Coy will lock horns with American Kickboxing Academy representative Nate Moore in a preliminary matchup at...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 28, 2011
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and his eight-fight winning streak hit the scales a little more than 24 hours out from his scheduled title defense against...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 28, 2011
The pool of featherweight competitors participating in Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming 145-pound tournament continues to grow, as the promotion on Friday announced that Brazilian...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 28, 2011
The undercard for Strikeforce and M-1 Global’s “Fedor vs. Silva” on Feb. 18 will air live on HDNet.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 28, 2011
Five fighters are now official for Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming featherweight tournament, as the promotion on Friday announced...

By: Brian Knapp and David S. Holloway Jan, 28, 2011
Charlie Brenneman sounds like a man willing to climb the ladder one rung at a time

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 28, 2011
Middleweight veteran Falaniko Vitale has signed a long-term contract with Bellator Fighting Championships.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 28, 2011
Two new preliminary contests have been added to the dance card at UFC 129 on April 30 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, as Canadians Claude...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 28, 2011
UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann” once again has 11 official fights on the bill, as the promotion on Thursday announced that Rousimar...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 28, 2011
In a perfect world, Eric Lawson could focus entirely on his career as a professional mixed martial artist. Alas, no such world exists, at least...

Jan, 28, 2011
Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.

By: J.R. Riddell Jan, 27, 2011
Amid a recent flurry of discovery disputes between courtroom adversaries Fedor Emelianenko/M-1 Global (plaintiffs) and Affliction Entertainment...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 27, 2011
Another matchup has surfaced for Strikeforce Challengers 14, as a lightweight scrap between David Douglas and Nick Gonzalez is being put...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 27, 2011
Fedor Emelianenko’s new fight contract wasn’t just a product of negotiation between Strikeforce and his representation at M-1.

By: Gleidson Venga Jan, 27, 2011
An elbow injury has forced Brazilian Paulo Thiago to withdraw from his scheduled welterweight showdown with the once-beaten Johny Hendricks at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 27, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships will kick off its fourth season and third welterweight tournament on March 5 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 27, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships on Thursday announced the inclusion of Georgi Karakhanyan in its forthcoming Season 4 featherweight tournament

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 27, 2011
After only one fight during his most recent run with the UFC, Canadian heavyweight Tim Hague has been cut by the promotion.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 26, 2011
Last week, Montreal-based promotion Ringside MMA announced the signing of free agent and former UFC title challenger Patrick Cote. Speaking...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 26, 2011
Paul Daley and Yuya Shirai now have some company on the main card of BAMMA 5.

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on Wednesday announced the addition of a contest between former UFC heavyweight champion...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 26, 2011
Featherweight Kenny Foster will take part in Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming 145-pound tournament, the promotion announced Wednesday.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 26, 2011
A heavyweight showdown between veteran Mike Russow and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 alum Jon Madsen has been ratified for UFC Fight Night 24.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 26, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added three new contests to the official fight card for UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann”.

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 26, 2011
On Wednesday, Japanese promotion Deep added to its first card of the year, “52 Impact,” announcing four bouts for the Feb. 25 bill at...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 26, 2011
Trevor Prangley wants to see what happens when Roger Gracie gets hit.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 25, 2011
Brazilian welterweight standout Luis “Sapo” Santos has signed a four-fight deal with Bellator Fighting Championships and will likely debut...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 25, 2011
Team Quest product Zac George will participate in Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming Season 4 featherweight tournament, the promotion...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 25, 2011
Michael Guymon’s career as a professional mixed martial artist is officially over.

The welterweight on Tuesday confirmed his retirement...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 25, 2011
The official weigh-ins for Titan Fighting Championship 16 will be open to the public and will feature a special guest appearance by recent Titan signee...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 25, 2011
The live Spike TV broadcast of Saturday’s UFC “Fight for the Troops 2” earned an average of 1.85 million viewers. The event, which took...

By: Joe Myers Jan, 25, 2011
Former UFC middleweight title contender Nate Quarry has been training in mixed martial arts for 14 years and made his professional debut back in...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 25, 2011
Robbie Lawler expects Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to stand and trade strikes with him during their Strikeforce middleweight title fight Saturday...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 24, 2011
UFC veteran Edgar Garcia will lock horns with Mike Moreno in a featured matchup at Tachi Palace Fights 8 “All or Nothing” on Feb. 18 at the...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 24, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships today confirmed that its upcoming fourth season will feature an eight-man featherweight tournament, in which fighters will vie for $100,000 and a shot at current...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 24, 2011
Herschel Walker has only been a professional mixed martial artist for one year, but he seems to have entered the game equipped with a...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 24, 2011
British slugger Paul Daley is currently situated near the very top of the Strikeforce welterweight ladder. His brutal December knockout of Scott Smith made him the unofficial No. 1 contender at 170 pounds and put him in line for a crack at the winner of Saturday’s...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 24, 2011
Victory came with a price for heavyweight Matt Mitrione. In wake of his first-round technical knockout over Tim Hague at UFC “Fight for the...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 24, 2011
Light heavyweight UFC veteran Vinny “Pezao” Magalhaes has inked a six-fight, two-year contract with M-1 Global. The Russian promotion on...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 24, 2011
Spike TV will continue to broadcast “UFC Prelims” specials in 2011, as the cable channel on Monday announced that it will air 12 of the live, hour-long...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 24, 2011
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week

By: Tony Loiseleur Jan, 24, 2011
TOKYO -- Given Zuffa LLC’s historical successes in wielding the power of new media, the UFC will take a similar route to expand the brand in Japan

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 24, 2011
Exiled UFC welterweight Luigi Fioravanti recorded his fourth consecutive victory, as he stopped journeyman Mitch Whitesel on second-round...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 23, 2011
Strikeforce has added two bouts to each of its upcoming February events.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 22, 2011
The right hand that Melvin Guillard used to fold up Evan Dunham in the main event of UFC “Fight for the Troops 2” was no accident.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 22, 2011
A 13-year veteran of the sport, Yves Edwards has seen much in his time as a mixed martial artist.

As such, when young buck Cody McKenzie secured his back in the second round of their preliminary contest at...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 22, 2011
American Top Team’s Yves Edwards enjoyed a profitable night inside the Octagon....

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 22, 2011
Everything seems to be falling into place for Melvin Guillard.

An injury replacement for two-time lightweight title contender Kenny Florian, Guillard upset the world-ranked Evan Dunham in the...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 22, 2011
In battle of old lion versus young lion, Yves Edwards used his experience to submit “The Ultimate Fighter 12” quarter-finalist Cody McKenzie with a rear-naked choke in the second round at...

Jan, 22, 2011
Sherdog.com will report from Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, at approximately 6:20 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC “Fight for the Troops 2,” which is headlined by a lightweight showdown pitting Evan Dunham against...

By: Chris Yucus Jan, 22, 2011
WOODSTOCK, Ill. -- Jens Pulver isn’t ready to hang up his gloves just yet.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 22, 2011
The UFC has made another fight official for the promotion’s first trip to Seattle, as Alex Caceres will square off with Mackens Semerzier in a preliminary featherweight duel at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 22, 2011
Eight bouts are now official for UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann,” as the promotion Saturday ratified a featherweight scrap between Erik Koch and...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 21, 2011
Zuffa is taking off the gloves when it comes to piracy.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 21, 2011
After weeks of uncertainty regarding former UFC middleweight title contender Patrick Cote’s contract negotiations with Montreal’s Ringside MMA promotion, the organization on Friday officially announced that “The Predator” will meet fellow UFC veteran...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 21, 2011
A widely speculated lightweight attraction between World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Clay Guida will come to...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 21, 2011
Strikeforce welterweight contender Paul Daley will test his mettle outside the promotion for a single, homecoming fight with the U.K.-based...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 21, 2011
Matt Brown is once again without an opponent, as Matt Riddle has withdrawn from their welterweight bout at UFC Live 3 on March 3

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 21, 2011
On Tuesday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that two preliminary contests from “Fight for the Troops 2” would stream live and...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 21, 2011
Yves Edwards is aware of Cody McKenzie’s guillotine.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 21, 2011
Evan Dunham has what Melvin Guillard wants, and, in a matter of hours, “The Young Assassin” will have an opportunity to take his world ranking by...

Jan, 21, 2011
Friday's UFC “Fight for the Troops 2” weigh-ins will stream live on Sherdog.com.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 21, 2011
A welterweight clash between American wrestler Johny Hendricks and Brazilian Special Forces member Paulo Thiago is reportedly in the works for...

By: Brian Knapp and David S. Holloway Jan, 21, 2011
Charlie Brenneman sees value in his mistakes. He can learn from them

Jan, 21, 2011
Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 20, 2011
Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz is not scared of Jason “Mayhem” Miller, homie.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 20, 2011
Former UFC middleweight title contender Patrick Cote has signed with Canadian promotion Ringside MMA and will make his debut for the...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 20, 2011
Former Cage Rage welterweight king Paul Daley will likely receive the opportunity to strap another belt around his waist in the not-too-distant future

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 20, 2011
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will return to the cage at UFC 129.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 20, 2011
Only a day after it was officially announced that UFC Fight Night 24 would go down as expected on March 26 at the Key Arena in Seattle, the...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 20, 2011
UFC veteran and former International Fight League champion Jay Hieron on Thursday was made official as the final entrant in the Bellator...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 20, 2011
People keep telling him he won, but Evan Dunham disagrees.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 20, 2011
UFC veteran Rich Clementi will lock horns with Aaron Derrow in a featured welterweight tilt at Titan Fighting Championship 16 on Jan. 28

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 20, 2011
UFC President Dana White has said that if Mark Hominick (Pictured) beats George Roop on Saturday at UFC “Fight for the Troops 2,” he will get a shot at featherweight champion...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 19, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship today confirmed a trio of contests for UFC Fight Night 24, including the long-rumored main event between Tito Ortiz and...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2011
Up-and-coming light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux has inked a deal with Alchemist Management.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2011
MMA’s most famous son has an opponent for his second professional fight.

Ryan Couture will face fellow undefeated neophyte Lee Higgins at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2011
Renzo Gracie pupil Dave Branch will step in for Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira to take on leg lock specialist Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2011
Bellator's Season 4 lightweight tournament has a new addition, as undefeated Lloyd Woodard will join the promotion's eight-man field of...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2011
WEC veteran L.C. Davis will not fight Jared Downing at Titan Fighting Championships 16.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 19, 2011
Mike Winkeljohn is a believer in Melvin Guillard.

By: Gleidson Venga Jan, 19, 2011
Rudimar Fedrigo, founder and head trainer of famed Brazilian academy Chute Boxe, has announced that UFC middleweight Alexandre “Cacareco”...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2011
The UFC today made two speculated preliminary contests official, finalizing the 12-bout card for UFC 128 “Shogun vs. Evans.”

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2011
Nine preliminary fights have reportedly been tapped for the undercard of Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg.” Sherdog.com confirmed the matchups...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2011
After appearances on the Web and Ion Television, the “UFC Prelims” special will return to Spike TV on Feb. 5, as the cable network will broadcast a pair of undercard bouts prior to the...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2011
UFC officials today announced that two preliminary contests from the promotion’s “Fight for the Troops 2” event will be streamed live, for...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2011
As expected, lightweight submission specialist Ryan Couture will compete at Strikeforce Challengers 14, which takes place Feb. 18 at the Cedar...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2011
A lightweight duel between Alonzo Martinez and Aaron Derrow has been added to Titan Fighting Championships 16, which goes down Jan. 28 at...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 18, 2011
Matt Mitrione believes he’s figured out exactly how to beat Tim Hague when they fight Jan. 22 at UFC “Fight for the Troops 2.”

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 18, 2011
Although Evan Dunham is widely recognized as a top-10 lightweight talent, Melvin Guillard believes originally scheduled opponent Yves Edwards would have been a more difficult matchup Saturday at...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 17, 2011
Seven fighters are now confirmed for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Season 4 welterweight tournament, as the promotion on Monday announced that second-season semi-finalist...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 17, 2011
“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 semi-finalist Kalib Starnes will lock horns with Matt MacGrath in the Wreck MMA “Strong and Proud” main...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 17, 2011
Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Isaac DeJesus will put his title on the line against once-beaten “Submission Magician” Russ Miura at the California promotion’s...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 17, 2011
Middleweights Jason Miller and Tim Kennedy will reportedly lock horns for the third time on March 5.

Jan, 17, 2011
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 17, 2011
Lucio Linhares won a battle between UFC exiles, as he submitted Xavier Foupa-Pokam with a second-round triangle choke in the 100% Fight 4...

By: Tracey Lesetar Jan, 16, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships suffered a setback last week in Zuffa LLC’s lawsuit against them when a Nevada Federal District Court judge...

By: Gleidson Venga Jan, 16, 2011
BALNEARIO CAMBORIU, Brazil -- The beautiful resort city of Balneario Camboriu is known for its beaches and cable cars, but Saturday night at the Sergio...

By: Joe Myers Jan, 16, 2011
Eric Schafer has not fought since March, when he suffered a dislocated wrist in his unanimous decision loss to Jason Brilz at UFC Live 1.

By: Freddie DeFreitas Jan, 15, 2011
MONTREAL -- Ringside MMA has declared its intent to find Quebec's best up-and-coming talents. Saturday night at Club Soda, the downtown club was packed with 700 fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the next big thing to come out of La Belle Ville at Ringside's "Rising Star."

...

Jan, 15, 2011
It was a wild week in MMA, from the controversial announcements regarding Strikeforce’s heavyweight tournament, the unveiling of the TUF 13 coaches, talks of Anthony Pettis’ next opponent, a potential...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2011
Strikeforce veteran Jay Hieron will square off with Steve Carl in a welterweight tournament quarter-final at a to-be-named Bellator Fighting...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2011
Former UFC light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine will return to competition on March 4, as he takes on Maximum Fighting Championship veteran...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2011
Veteran welterweight Dennis Hallman (Pictured) has signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2011
Strikeforce Challengers 14 will feature a lightweight scrap between the undefeated Lyle Beerbohm and veteran Pat Healy on Feb. 18

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2011
A lightweight contest between Marc Stevens and John Cholish is currently being put together for Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Silva”

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2011
A welterweight scrap between Igor Gracie and John Salgado is in the works for Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Silva” on Feb. 12 at the...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 14, 2011
Rafael Natal will step in for an injured Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves and face Alessio Sakara in a middleweight duel at UFC Live 3

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 14, 2011
Submission ace Nate Diaz will square off with young buck Rory MacDonald (Pictured) at UFC 129 in Toronto

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 14, 2011
An anticipated third matchup between lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard appears to be ticketed for UFC 130 on May 28 at the MGM...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 14, 2011
UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann” has moved one step closer to becoming reality, as eight fights are now official for the event. The...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 14, 2011
Team Rough House representative “Judo” Jim Wallhead on Friday became the latest entrant into Bellator Fighting Championships Season 4...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 14, 2011
Despite Fedor Emelianenko’s loss to Fabricio Werdum in June, Antonio Silva still views the Russian fighter as MMA’s top heavyweight....

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 13, 2011
Patrick Barry doesn’t want to hear it anymore.

Jan, 13, 2011
Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 13, 2011
A rumored light heavyweight showdown between former champions Randy Couture and Lyoto Machida is reportedly all but official.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 13, 2011
The fight card for UFC 128 is nearly complete, as the promotion ratified three more bouts for the event on Thursday.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 13, 2011
Former UFC talent Drew Fickett has signed a multi-fight contract with Canadian promotion Maximum Fighting Championship and will debut at MFC 28 “Supremacy,” squaring off with champion...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 13, 2011
As expected, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will make its first ever trip to Seattle on March 26, as the promotion will hold UFC Fight Night...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 13, 2011
Ultimate Fighting Championship officials on Thursday held a press conference at Madison Square Garden in New York City to both reiterate the...

By: Gleidson Venga Jan, 13, 2011
A few weeks ago, Junior dos Santos received the frustrating news: UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was out of action, sidelined for six...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 13, 2011
Contrary to initial reports, Alistair Overeem’s Strikeforce heavyweight title will not be on the line at any point during the promotion’s...

By: Joe Myers Jan, 13, 2011
The last place a mixed martial artist wants to be is on the sidelines, unable to fight whenever and wherever he wants. However, former International Fight League standout and current UFC mainstay...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 13, 2011
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is currently undergoing surgery on his right shoulder to repair a partially-torn rotator cuff.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 13, 2011
A lightweight scrap between former WEC talent Donald Cerrone and Brit Paul Kelly has been greenlit for UFC 126.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 12, 2011
Phil Baroni is once again employed.

Less than two weeks after his loss to Brad Tavares at UFC 125 and subsequent release from the promotion, the “New York Bad Ass” has signed a multi-fight contract with Kansas-based Titan...

Jan, 12, 2011
Thursday's UFC news conference will stream live on Sherdog.com.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 12, 2011
Seven bouts are now official for UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann,” as Igor Pokrajac will meet Todd Brown in a light heavyweight duel.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 12, 2011
Jacob Volkmann (Pictured) has been placed on paid administrative leave by his employer, White Bear Lake Area High School -- North Campus, while...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 12, 2011
Bantamweight prospects Nick Pace and Michael McDonald have agreed to meet at UFC Fight Night 24, according to a report from MMAJunkie.com.

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 12, 2011
Former Bellator Fighting Championships welterweight titleholder Lyman Good will take part in the promotion’s upcoming 170-pound tournament,...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 12, 2011
Two weeks ago, UFC President Dana White still was not sure who would coach the 13th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.”

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 12, 2011
The dance card for the UFC’s upcoming trip to Australia is now complete with 12 fights, as Tie Quan Zhang will meet Jason Reinhardt in a featherweight duel at...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 12, 2011
The contract renegotiation between Strikeforce and Fedor Emelianenko/M-1 Global concluded this week with a four-fight agreement, but Strikeforce...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 11, 2011
Strikeforce has signed Ring of Combat heavyweight champion Gian Villante to a multi-fight deal, and the once-beaten New Yorker is set to make...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 11, 2011
Incoming WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis now has a potential opponent for his UFC debut.

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 11, 2011
While the announcement of heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos as the coaches of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 became the main...

By: Rodolfo Roman Jan, 11, 2011
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Retired U.S. Olympic boxer Howard Davis, Jr., has returned to the fight game, but this time as a mixed martial arts promoter.

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 11, 2011
Ending months of speculation, UFC President Dana White today revealed that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and top prospect Junior dos...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 11, 2011
Former WEC featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown will face Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Rani Yahya at UFC “Fight for the Troops 2” on...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 11, 2011
Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin has agreed to make his Octagon return in June.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 11, 2011
Unbeaten welterweight Chris Lozano will take part in Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming fourth season welterweight tournament.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 11, 2011
The UFC has reportedly retained the services of two of the promotion’s top prospects.

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 11, 2011
Last September, Tie Quan Zhang became the first Chinese fighter ever to compete in World Extreme Cagefighting. Now, the “Mongolian Wolf”...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 11, 2011
Anthony Pettis will not wait on the conclusion of the Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard trilogy before fighting again.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 11, 2011
Unbeaten Team Alpha Male prospect Chad Mendes will toe the line against the world-ranked Michihiro Omigawa in a pivotal featherweight matchup at UFC...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 10, 2011
After their first match ended in an outcome so controversial that it was dubbed Sherdog.com’s “Robbery of the Year” for 2010, Leonard Garcia and...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 10, 2011
Dominick Cruz will undergo long-delayed surgery on his left index finger this week in Chicago, the UFC bantamweight champion told ESPN.com Monday.

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 10, 2011
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Tony Loiseleur Jan, 10, 2011
TOKYO -- The strawweight division's affable-but-brutal ruler is back to defend his throne.

Shooto 115-pound world champion Rambaa "M-16" Somdet will make the second defense of his title against heavy-hitting dynamo Junji...

By: Tony Loiseleur Jan, 10, 2011
TOKYO -- Yoshihiro Koyama took the vacant Shooto Pacific Rim 154-pound title Monday night at Korakuen Hall. He took it early, in more ways than one.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 10, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships on Monday announced the signing of seasoned UFC and Strikeforce veteran Joe Riggs, who will make his promotional...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 10, 2011
Despite a visit from the Secret Service and a video appearance on “The Tonight Show” in which an edited-in Barack Obama rammed his head into a picture frame,...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 10, 2011
Former UFC heavyweight title contender Jeff Monson posted his sixth consecutive victory, as he submitted Lee Mein with a first-round guillotine choke in the...

Jan, 10, 2011
Sherdog.com's Tony Loiseleur will report from the legendary Korakuen Hall in Tokyo at 3:30 a.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Shooto “Shootor's Legacy 1,” which is headlined by a 154-pound title bout pitting Shinji Sasaki against...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 09, 2011
Once-beaten lightweight Patricky "Pitbull" Freire will join his younger brother, Patricio, in Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming fourth season....

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 09, 2011
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker wants lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez to defend his title next against Tatsuya Kawajiri.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 09, 2011
Surging lightweight contender Jim Miller will lock horns with World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Kamal Shalorus in a featured matchup at UFC 128

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 09, 2011
All 24 participants made weight today ahead of “Shootor’s Legacy 1,” the first professional Shooto show of 2011, set to take place Monday at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

The event is headlined by the second meeting between...

By: J.R. Riddell Jan, 08, 2011
LAS VEGAS -- Mixed martial arts entrepreneurs descended on Sin City in mid-December for a three-day conference and expo called the “Fight Summit.”

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 08, 2011
A blockbuster light heavyweight matchup between former champion Quinton Jackson and American Top Team’s Thiago Silva appears to be in the...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 08, 2011
Unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Phil Davis will likely meet “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 alum Matt Hamill in a pivotal matchup at UFC...

Jan, 07, 2011
Sherdog.com will report from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., at approximately 8:55 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Challengers 13,” which is headlined by Tyron Woodley vs....

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 07, 2011
Tyron Woodley gave Tarec Saffiedine no room to breathe.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 07, 2011
Former WEC featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown will step in for an injured Chan Sung Jung and take on Rani Yahya at UFC “Fight for the Troops...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 07, 2011
A heavyweight tilt featuring Frank Mir and Roy Nelson is reportedly being put together for UFC 130.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 07, 2011
As expected, Brent Weedman has been named an official participant in Bellator's season four welterweight tournament, beginning in March.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 07, 2011
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has suspended nine UFC 125 competitors following the event, and six of them -- including lightweight...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 07, 2011
Dr. Rhadi Ferguson primes for his promotional debut in Strikeforce with the understanding that his margin for error will be narrower than most...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 07, 2011
Another Canadian has been added to the list of probable competitors for UFC 129, as Ivan Menjivar will reportedly square off with Charlie...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 07, 2011
Clay Guida knows his UFC 125 win over Takanori Gomi wasn’t especially pretty.

Jan, 07, 2011
Jordan Breen will host his weekly live chat at 1 p.m. ET.

By: Jason Probst Jan, 06, 2011
As MMA continues to grow, California, like many states, is still coming to grips with how to protect fighters through regulation.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 06, 2011
As expected, Georges St. Pierre will put his title on the line against No. 1 contender Jake Shields in the main event of UFC 129.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 06, 2011
All fighters successfully made weight today in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of Friday’s Strikeforce “Challengers 13” show at the Nashville...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 06, 2011
UFC “Fight for the Troops 2” is officially on, as 11 bouts have been ratified for the event.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 06, 2011
In a clash of two up-and coming heavyweights, Stefan Struve and Travis Browne will likely square off at UFC 130 on May 28 at the MGM Grand...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 06, 2011
Only hours after making the event official and announcing the two marquee matchups for UFC Live 3 “Sanchez vs. Kampmann”, the promotion...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 06, 2011
Former middleweight King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt will reportedly square off with Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 128 on March 19

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 06, 2011
Former lightweight title contender Diego Sanchez will collide with the world-ranked Martin Kampmann in the UFC Live 3 headliner on March 3 at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 06, 2011
The fallout from UFC 125 continues, as longtime performer Brandon Vera and debuting lightweight Antonio McKee were cut by the promotion after...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 06, 2011
After a jaw-dropping Bellator Fighting Championships debut, Olympic judoka Rick Hawn will officially compete in the promotion's season four...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 06, 2011
After 15 appearances in the Octagon, Marcus Davis has been released by the UFC.

By: Joe Myers Jan, 06, 2011
The transition from Olympic freestyle wrestler to professional mixed martial artist has been as smooth as silk for Daniel Cormier.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 05, 2011
Alistair Overeem asked for and received what could be a difficult first-round matchup in Strikeforce’s heavyweight tournament: a rematch against...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 05, 2011
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker expects his company to take a major step forward this year.

By: Jason Probst Jan, 05, 2011
It’s been quite a week for Jacob Volkmann.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 05, 2011
It appears that Jim Miller won’t be the only Miller fighting in Newark, N.J., on March 19, as brother Dan Miller will face Nick Catone in an all-Jersey middleweight scrap at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 05, 2011
The first preliminary contest for Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg” is nearly set, as Germaine de Randamie will likely square off against Stephanie...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 05, 2011
Veteran Thomas Denny will square off against prospect Sheldon Westcott on the main card of MFC 28, going down Feb. 25 from the River Cree Resort...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 05, 2011
Due to ongoing visa problems, Canadian Ion Chedivara has been forced to withdraw from his light heavyweight bout against Dr. Rhadi Ferguson at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 05, 2011
After knocking out Chris Leben in impressive fashion at UFC 125, former Brian Stann voiced a humble request for his next opponent at the...

By: Jordan Breen Jan, 05, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships’ fourth season may feature one of the most intriguing prospects in MMA.

By: Joe Myers Jan, 05, 2011
Strikeforce “Challengers 13”, which takes place on Friday at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., will be headlined by a welterweight matchup pitting Tyron Woodley against...

By: Jason Probst Jan, 04, 2011
When Josh Barnett was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission in July 2009 for allegedly testing positive for an anabolic steroid prior to his ill-fated bout with...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 04, 2011
Fedor Emelianenko has signed a four-fight deal with Strikeforce.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 04, 2011
Chael Sonnen has reportedly been suspended by the Ultimate Fighting Championship after pleading guilty to money laundering in federal court.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 04, 2011
The UFC today confirmed five bouts for UFC 128, which will go down March 19 at the Prudential Center in East Rutherford, N.J.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 04, 2011
Strikeforce’s rumored eight-man heavyweight tournament has become reality, and the promotion has officially announced the bracket’s four...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 04, 2011
Following a hard-fought defeat at the hands of Anthony Pettis at WEC 53, an emotional Benson Henderson vowed he would be victorious in his next bout.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 04, 2011
Eric Lawson will finally return to the Strikeforce cage on Jan. 29, when he takes on Ron Keslar at Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Cyborg.”

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 04, 2011
UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has lost only one fight.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 04, 2011
Donald Cerrone now has a date for his UFC debut, but the “Cowboy” won’t be fighting Cole Miller as he had hoped. Instead, Cerrone will reportedly step in for the injured Sam Stout to take on Paul Kelly in a...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 04, 2011
Following a technical knockout loss to prospect Brad Tavares at UFC 125 on Jan. 1, middleweight veteran Phil Baroni has been released by the UFC.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 03, 2011
UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of money laundering stemming from his work as a real estate agent...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 03, 2011
Prior to this year’s iteration of “Dynamite,” K-1 and Dream parent company Fighting and Entertainment Group’s annual New Year’s Eve...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 03, 2011
UFC 125 main-carder Thiago Silva and headliner Frankie Edgar topped the payroll for the Jan. 1 event, according to figures released Monday by...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 03, 2011
Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre will defend his crown against Jake Shields at UFC 129 on April 30 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, UFC...

By: Marcelo Alonso Jan, 03, 2011
Outside of Cain Velasquez himself, no one was more impacted by the news of his shoulder injury than the No. 1 contender for his UFC heavyweight...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 03, 2011
Fedor Emelianenko will return to the Strikeforce cage on Feb. 12, as he takes on Antonio Silva in a heavyweight main event from the Izod Center...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 03, 2011
The finishing touch was put on the UFC 127 “Penn vs. Fitch” bill on Saturday, as the promotion announced a preliminary heavyweight showdown between Pride Fighting Championships veteran Mark Hunt and Minnesota...

By: Chris Nelson Jan, 02, 2011
Former UFC champions Randy Couture and Lyoto Machida may square off at UFC 129, an event set to take place on April 30 at the Rogers Centre in...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 02, 2011
Gray Maynard is not a happy man.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 01, 2011
Following his title defense against Gray Maynard at UFC 125, Frankie Edgar was reportedly supposed to take a ride to the hospital in place of...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 01, 2011
Clay Guida bounced all the way to the bank.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 01, 2011
For five minutes, Gray Maynard looked like the best 155-pound fighter in the world, but he could not extinguish the considerable fire housed within Frankie Edgar. » Edgar Retains | Stephens Shines in Prelims

Post-Fight Reaction: Edgar | Maynard | Guida |...

Jan, 01, 2011
Saturday's post-fight news conference will air live on Sherdog.com.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 01, 2011
Jeremy Stephens gave Marcus Davis a rude welcome to the lightweight division, knocking out “The Irish Hand Grenade” 2:33 into the third round at...

Jan, 01, 2011
Sherdog.com will report from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at approximately 7:55 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 125, which is headlined by Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard.

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By: Mike Whitman Jan, 01, 2011
The lineup for UFC Fight Night 24 continues to come together, as heavyweights Mike Russow and Jon Madsen have reportedly agreed to square off at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 01, 2011
Two years ago, Gray Maynard beat Frankie Edgar. Next Saturday, he’ll try to do it again.