SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News - April 2011

SHERDOG NEWS APRIL 2011

UFC 129 Officially Breaks Live Gate, Attendance Records The final numbers are in for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s record-setting Saturday stop at Rogers Centre in Toronto. UFC 129 “St....

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Apr 30, 2011

Live NOW: UFC 129 Postfight News Conference Video Feed Tonight's UFC 129 postfight news conference can be viewed live here.

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Apr 30, 2011

UFC 129 Bonuses: Aldo, Hominick, Machida, Garza Bank $129,000 Four fighters walked away from Rogers Centre in Toronto on Saturday night with $129,000 apiece in post-fight bonus money, as Lyoto Machida took home “Knockout of the Night,” while Pablo Garza was awarded “Submission of the Night.” Meanwhile, Jose Aldo and...

Apr 30, 2011

UFC 129 Prelims: Brilliant MacDonald Dominates Diaz Canadian welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald made a bold statement in his return to the Octagon.

Apr 30, 2011

UFC 129 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Rogers Centre in Toronto at approximately 6:10 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 129 “St. Pierre vs. Shields.”

The stellar card is to be headlined by a pair of five-round title bouts, as welterweight champion...

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Apr 30, 2011

Hughes: Sanchez Bout Targeted for Sept. 24 in Denver New details have emerged regarding the planned welterweight matchup between Matt Hughes and Diego Sanchez.

Following a Thursday announcement by the...

Apr 30, 2011

Dana White: UFC Close to Utilizing 5-Round Non-Title Fights Five-round fights are currently reserved only for championship bouts in the UFC, but that may not be the case for long.

Apr 30, 2011

Leites Outpoints Horn at Superior Challenge 7 In a duel between former UFC title contenders, Thales Leites captured the vacant Superior Challenge middleweight title in a tight and protested decision against...

Apr 30, 2011

Hioki, ‘Lion’ Stop Foes; Okazaki, Ikoma Become Shooto World Champs TOKYO -- Former Shooto 143-pound world champion "Lion" Takeshi Inoue smashed Pacific Rim 143-pound king Taiki Tsuchiya Friday in the main event of...

Apr 30, 2011

Shark Fights President Medley Steps Down Brent Medley has stepped down as president and matchmaker of Texas-based MMA promotion Shark Fights, the promotion announced Friday.

Apr 30, 2011

Back from Injury, MacDonald Fighting for Job The last time Jason MacDonald fought in the UFC, he broke his tibia and his fibula. He’s been waiting nearly a year to get back in there, though.

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Apr 30, 2011

Trainer: Bocek Poses Threat, Provides Opportunity for Henderson John Crouch sees both opportunity and danger in Mark Bocek, the man former WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will face in his promotional debut at...

Apr 30, 2011

St. Pierre, Shields Greenlit for UFC 129 They stand at the heart of a sport, the welterweight champion and a challenger who has not lost a fight in more than six years. Georges St. Pierre and Jake...

Apr 29, 2011

UFC Plans October Fan Expo in Houston As the UFC 129 Fan Expo comes to a close, the promotion is already planning its next fan event.

Apr 29, 2011

Gracie: Shields Has to Submit St. Pierre Cesar Gracie joined the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Savage Dog Show” on Wednesday to discuss Jake Shields’ title bout this weekend against Georges St. Pierre at...

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Apr 29, 2011

UFC 129 Live Weigh-in Results (4 p.m. ET) A live video feed of the UFC 129 weigh-ins is also available. Text results following the jump.

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Apr 29, 2011

Shields: A Lot to Win and Lose Against GSP Few expect Jake Shields to beat Georges St. Pierre on Saturday at UFC 129.

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Apr 29, 2011

Olympic Silver Medalist McMann’s Debut Delayed Again Sara McMann’s professional mixed martial arts debut has been delayed yet again, and the Olympic silver medalist will not compete Saturday...

Apr 29, 2011

Horn, Leites Hit Marks for Superior Challenge 7 Title Bout STOCKHOLM -- All fighters in attendance were on weight for Superior Challenge 7 “Rise of Champions,” set for Saturday at Hovet arena.

Apr 29, 2011

Schindler Joins Bellator’s ‘Summer Series’ Featherweight Draw Once-beaten featherweight Adam Schindler will participate in the upcoming Bellator Fighting Championships “Summer Series” 145-pound...

Apr 29, 2011

Menjivar Hopes to Deliver Fight of His Career at UFC 129 The last time Ivan Menjivar (Pictured) fought in the UFC, he was competing two weight divisions heavier than his current home at 135 pounds. Despite the disadvantage, though, “The Pride of El Salvador”...

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Apr 29, 2011

Hironaka Staves Off Retirement at Shooto Tradition 2011 TOKYO -- Kuniyoshi Hironaka was thinking about retirement heading into his lightweight contest with former Shooto world champion Takashi Nakakura. However, the Japanese BJJ ace found a reason to change his mind Friday at...

Apr 29, 2011

Magalhaes Captures Title, Zavurov Defends Crown at M-1 Challenge 25 Vinny Magalhaes had to fight through serious cardio problems against Viktor Nemkov to claim the vacant M-1 Challenge light heavyweight belt at M-1...

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Apr 29, 2011

Shooto Tradition 2011 Results & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo with with play-by-play and live results of Shooto Tradition 2011.

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Apr 29, 2011

UFC 129 Weigh-in Video Friday's UFC 129 weigh-ins can be viewed here.

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Apr 28, 2011

Jordan Breen UFC 129 Prefight MMA Chat Jordan Breen will host his weekly MMA chat at 1 p.m. ET.

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Apr 28, 2011

'TUF 13' Episode 5 Rebounds with 1.5 Million Viewers This week's episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 showed improvement over previous weeks by earning 1.5 million viewers for the...

Apr 28, 2011

Source: Teixeira to Face ‘Touro’ at Shooto Brazil 23 Glover Teixeira has verbally agreed to face Maurilio “Touro” de Souza at Shooto Brazil 23 on June 4 at Clube Hebraica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Apr 28, 2011

Hendricks-Pierce Targeted for UFC 133 in Philadelphia A battle between two powerful wrestlers is being put together for UFC 133, as Johny Hendricks will likely meet Mike Pierce at the Aug. 6 event

Apr 28, 2011

UFC Plans Hughes-Sanchez Showdown for Fall UFC hall of famer Matt Hughes will toe the line against “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 1 winner Diego Sanchez in a blockbuster welterweight...

Apr 28, 2011

McDonald Replaces Injured ‘Kid,’ Meets Cariaso at UFC 130 Bantamweight prospect Michael McDonald will replace an injured Norifumi Yamamoto against Chris Cariaso at UFC 130, the promotion announced Thursday

Apr 28, 2011

Shooto Tradition 2011 Headliners, Title Competitors Make Weight The weigh-in for Shooto Tradition 2011 went off without a hitch in Tokyo on Thursday, as all 20 competitors -- including two main-eventers, one...

Apr 28, 2011

Veteran Manager Cox Comments on Pros, Cons of Strikeforce Sale For some of his fighters, Monte Cox is already seeing the benefits of Strikeforce’s sale to Zuffa.

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Apr 28, 2011

‘Dragon’ Wants Piece of UFC ‘Rio’ Pie Plenty of Brazilians have made known their desire to compete at UFC “Rio” on Aug. 27 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- the...

Apr 28, 2011

Kikuno Draws Nakamura for May 29 ‘Fight for Japan’ Engagement Deep lightweight champion Katsunori Kikuno will square off against crafty, submission-minded veteran Daisuke Nakamura on May 29 in a non-title bout at Dream’s...

Apr 28, 2011

Gracie Eying Hughes Rematch at UFC 134; White Still Undecided UFC President Dana White has confirmed rumors that UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie is pressing for a rematch with fellow Octagon legend Matt Hughes at...

Apr 27, 2011

5 Bouts Greenlit for MFC 30 in Edmonton Five bouts are now official for MFC 30 “Up Close and Personal,” as Curtis Demarce will meet Robert Washington in a lightweight confrontation, while Andreas Spang and...

Apr 27, 2011

Coker Reflects on Promoting with Zuffa Now that Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has had the chance to promote under the Zuffa banner, he is confident that he made the right decision to sell his company to the...

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Apr 27, 2011

Report: Marketing Agency Sues Over ‘Fan Expo’ Title Ultimate Fighting Championship parent company Zuffa, LLC, is reportedly being sued by a Canadian marketing agency over the use of the term “fan expo” in the promotion of...

Apr 27, 2011

All Fighters Cleared for Thursday’s M-1 Challenge 25 All 20 participants for M-1 Challenge 25 successfully hit the scales Wednesday, including reigning M-1 welterweight champion Shamil Zavurov, who weighed in at 169.75 pounds for his title bout with Sengoku...

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Apr 27, 2011

Bellator Signs Undefeated Lightweight Nazare Bellator Fighting Championships on Wednesday announced the signing of undefeated Brazilian lightweight Rene Nazare; according to the promotion,...

Apr 27, 2011

UFC Live 4 Gets Lentz-Oliveira, Grant-Riddle Additions The UFC continued to reveal the fight card for UFC Live 4 “Marquardt vs. Johnson” on Wednesday, announcing a lightweight tilt between Nik Lentz and Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira, and a welterweight bout featuring...

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Apr 27, 2011

Video: UFC 129 Prefight News Conference Wednesday's UFC 129 prefight news conference will air live on Sherdog.com.

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Apr 27, 2011

Hominick Believes Technical Striking Will Challenge Aldo Mark Hominick has high praise for Jose Aldo. He considers him one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, well deserving of the...

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Apr 27, 2011

M-1: PPV or No, Fedor Wants Henderson This Summer It appears a rumored confrontation between former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight king Fedor Emelianenko and current Strikeforce 205-pound champion...

Apr 26, 2011

Ludwig-Sadollah, O’Brien-Miller Agreed Upon for UFC Live 5 The dance card for UFC Live 5 received its first additions Tuesday, as the UFC announced that Duane Ludwig will meet Amir Sadollah and T.J. O'Brien will square off against...

Apr 26, 2011

Amoussou-Alvey, Santos-Lewis on Tap for Bellator 45 Bellator Fighting Championships’ fourth-season finale continues to come together, as two new match-ups are in the works for Bellator 45. Scheduled for the May 21 event is a middleweight scrap between Karl Amoussou and Sam Alvey, as well as a heavyweight confrontation...

Apr 26, 2011

Falcao-Lawlor Targeted for UFC 134 in Brazil A middleweight confrontation between Brazilian knockout artist Maiquel Falcao and eccentric American Tom Lawlor is reportedly in the works for UFC...

Apr 26, 2011

Sato-Ueda Drafted to ‘Shootor’s Legacy 3’ in July Shooto mainstay Rumina Sato and former 132-pound world champion Masakatsu Ueda will do battle at “Shootor’s Legacy 3” on July 18.

Apr 26, 2011

Machida: Feijao, Shogun Losses Could Stunt Brazilian MMA Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida believes recent high-profile title losses by countrymen Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and...

Apr 26, 2011

Gracie: GSP Cannot Hold Shields Down Georges St. Pierre has shown a variety of skills in his domination of the UFC welterweight division, but his ability to take down opponents and...

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Apr 26, 2011

Sharipov Replaces UFC-Bound Escovedo at Tachi Palace Fights 9 Cole Escovedo was all set to take on Tommy Vargas at Tachi Palace Fights 9 on May 6 -- until the UFC came calling.

Apr 25, 2011

MFC Sets Fickett-Franca Lightweight Title Bout for June 10 Canada’s foremost MMA promotion, the Maximum Fighting Championship, will have a new lightweight titleholder come June 10, when Drew Fickett and Hermes Franca square off for the vacant strap at...

Apr 25, 2011

‘Mr. Wonderful’ Tapped to Replace Injured Jones Against Evans After much hullabaloo over Jon Jones and Rashad Evans’ impending showdown, it appears the former Jackson’s MMA teammates won’t square off...

Apr 25, 2011

Featherweights Semerzier, Alcantara Paired for UFC ‘Rio’ World Extreme Cagefighting imports Mackens Semerzier and Yuri “Marajo” Alcantara are reportedly set for a featherweight tilt at UFC 134 in...

Apr 25, 2011

Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Matchups Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

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Apr 25, 2011

Bocek: Fighters Not Choking Henderson Correctly Former WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson has looked impossible to submit at times.

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Apr 25, 2011

Pulver, McFedries Land Slots at Titan FC 18 Former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver will make his Titan Fighting Championship debut in a featured featherweight match against Mike...

Apr 25, 2011

Dream Adds ‘Hellboy’-Ishida, Uno-‘Wicky’ to ‘Fight for Japan’ Dream’s “Fight for Japan” has a new pair of featherweight additions, as bouts pitting Joachim Hansen against Mitsuhiro Ishida and Caol Uno against “Wicky”...

Apr 24, 2011

Hale, M’Pumbu Advance to Bellator 205-Pound Championship Final Rich Hale capitalized at a most opportune time.

The 25-year-old Arizonan rode a dominant third round to a split decision victory over D.J. Linderman in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 4 light heavyweight tournament...

Apr 24, 2011

‘Betao’ Brilliant as Bantamweights Bolster Bellator 42 Undercard CONCHO, Okla. -- Ballyhooed Brazilian prospect Luis Alberto Nogueira made a successful Bellator Fighting Championships debut, as he outdueled Jerod Spoon and took a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 and 29-28) at...

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Apr 24, 2011

Mason Outpoints Love, Gaff Mauls Daly at CWFC 41 LONDON -- It was a happy Easter for Jack Mason, who outpointed Allan Love in the middleweight main event of Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 41 at...

Apr 24, 2011

Bellator Season 4 Tournament Finales Now Official With Bellator 42 in Concho, Okla., now in the books, all four of Bellator's Season 4 tournament finales have been finalized.

Apr 23, 2011

Bellator 42 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Okla., at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 42, featuring the semifinals of Bellator's light heavyweight championship tournament as Christian M'Pumbu battles Tim Carpenter,...

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Apr 23, 2011

‘Mayhem’ Meets Simpson in Octagon Return at UFC 132 It didn’t take long for Jason Miller to get his return assignment from the UFC.

Word broke on Friday that “Mayhem” had inked a new, multi-fight deal to rejoin the Zuffa fold. On Saturday, the promotion announced that the 30-year-old middleweight will reenter the Octagon...

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Apr 23, 2011

Franklin-Nogueira Greenlit for UFC 133 A light heavyweight attraction between Rich Franklin and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is being targeted for UFC 133.

Apr 22, 2011

Patrick: Prepping for Roberts Has Sparked Improvement Claude Patrick joined the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show recently to discuss his UFC 129 welterweight matchup against Daniel Roberts.

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Apr 22, 2011

‘Mayhem’ Miller Exits Strikeforce, Inks Multi-Fight UFC Deal The UFC has acquired the services of one of MMA’s most colorful personalities, popular middleweight veteran Jason “Mayhem” Miller.

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Apr 22, 2011

Curran Returns to 145 for Bellator ‘Summer Series’ Tourney Former Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight title challenger Pat Curran will return the featherweight division for the promotion’s...

Apr 22, 2011

Misaki Retires 'Mr. Pride' Shoji; Kitaoka Wins at Deep 53 Impact TOKYO -- Friday evening at Korakuen Hall, Akira Shoji's 15-year MMA career came to an end with a second loss to former Pride grand prix champion Kazuo Misaki in the headliner of...

Apr 22, 2011

Chance Meeting Has ‘TUF 10’ Alum Wren on Tour Justin Wren has not fought since July, and it remains unclear as to when he will return to the cage. There has been plenty to keep him busy in...

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Apr 22, 2011

Semifinalists at 205 Cleared for Bellator 42 Richard Hale already made the highlight reel. Now, he returns to the cage for a more substantial prize: a seat in the Bellator Fighting...

Apr 22, 2011

Martins Takes LW Title, Lineker Crushes Again at Jungle Fight 27 BRASILIA, Brazil -- The 51st anniversary of Brasilia couldn’t have been celebrated in a more Brazilian way: just fewer than 8,000 people filled Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in the nation’s capital, free of charge, to see the...

Apr 22, 2011

Hunt Retains, Green Regains KOTC Gold at 'Moral Victory' HIGHLAND, Calif. -- It was two wildly different tales for two Detroit champions at KOTC's "Moral Victory" Thursday night at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino, as Brandon Hunt retained his middleweight crown against Kenny "The Crusher" McCorkell while...

Apr 22, 2011

Escovedo-‘Barao’ Slated for UFC 130 Bantamweight Bout Onetime World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Cole Escovedo has answered the call to face fellow WEC veteran Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado in a 135-pound matchup at...

Apr 22, 2011

Warren Points to Pressure as Reason for Decision Against Galvao Although his unanimous decision over Marcos Galvao was controversial, Joe Warren believes the judges got it right.

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Apr 22, 2011

‘TUF 13’ Episode 4 Draws 1.3 Million Viewers The fourth episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 held the line on Wednesday, matching the episode three figure of 1.3 million viewers....

Apr 22, 2011

With Lessons Learned, Rolles Gracie Seeks Big League Return Believe it or not, Rolles Gracie wants another chance in the UFC.

The 32-year-old Brazilian debuted with the promotion at UFC 109 in...

Apr 22, 2011

Jordan Breen MMA Chat Jordan Breen will host his weekly live MMA chat at 1 p.m. ET.

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Apr 22, 2011

Hallman-Ebersole Targeted for UFC 133 A welterweight clash between veterans Dennis Hallman and Brian Ebersole is in the works for UFC 133, the promotion’s sophomore outing in...

Apr 21, 2011

Belfort, Akiyama Agree to Meet at UFC 133 in Philadelphia Recent title challenger Vitor Belfort and Japanese star Yoshihiro Akiyama are set to collide in a high-profile middleweight bout at UFC 133.

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Apr 21, 2011

Matyushenko Wants to Strike with Brilz at UFC 129 Vladimir Matyushenko likes his chances on the feet against UFC 129 opponent Jason Brilz.

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Apr 21, 2011

All Untelevised UFC 129 Prelims to Stream Live on Facebook All five UFC 129 preliminary contests not shown on television will stream live on social networking site Facebook prior to the event’s...

Apr 21, 2011

Flyweight Title Rubber Match Heads June 5 Pancrase Bill Three fights simply weren’t enough to settle the score between Kiyotaka Shimizu and Mitsuhisa Sunabe.

Shimizu, current flyweight King of Pancrase, will put his belt on the line against Sunabe once more at...

Apr 21, 2011

'Mighty Mouse' Replaces Pickett Against Torres at UFC 130 British bantamweight Brad Pickett has suffered an injury and has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 130 bout with Miguel Torres. Stepping in to face the former WEC champion in Pickett's stead will be...

Apr 20, 2011

Bellator 42 Card Now Complete with 8 Bouts The Bellator 42 line-up is now official, as a preliminary heavyweight scrap between Chris Guillen and Mark Holata completes the April 23 dance card.

Apr 20, 2011

'Pitbull'-Chandler Lightweight Final Official for Bellator 44 Four fights are now official for Bellator 44, as the promotion announced that heavy-handed Brazilian Patricky Freire will lock horns with wrestling powerhouse...

Apr 20, 2011

Enomoto Replaces Injured Magomedov in M-1 Welterweight Title Bout Sengoku veteran Yasubey Enomoto has signed with M-1 Global and will replace an injured Rashid Magomedov in a welterweight title bout against reigning champion Shamil Zavurov at...

Apr 20, 2011

7 Fights Greenlit for UFC Live 4 Seven bouts are now official for UFC Live 4.

Apr 20, 2011

Shields Draws on Team’s Support for Fight in ‘Hostile Territory’ When he steps into the cage at Toronto’s Rogers Centre for the main event of UFC 129, Jake Shields knows he’ll probably be pegged as a 3-to-1 underdog, greeted by a chorus of boos from more than 50,000...

Apr 20, 2011

‘Dream: Fight For Japan’ Bantamweight Tournament Bracket Set TOKYO -- At Wednesday evening’s press conference in Tokyo, Dream's bantamweight contestants not-so-randomly drew their bout assignments for the promotion's upcoming grand prix, set to take place on May 29's “...

Apr 20, 2011

7 Bouts Official for UFC 132 Two rumored UFC 132 contests have been made official, as Brian Bowles will meet Takeya Mizugaki in a bantamweight showdown and Carlos Condit will lock horns with...

Apr 20, 2011

Belcher Healing, Wants Bisping in September Return Alan Belcher was a middleweight on a roll in the UFC. He had won two straight fights -- beating Wilson Gouveia and former title contender Patrick...

Apr 20, 2011

Coker Will Discuss Diaz Boxing, But Plans on More MMA Since stopping Paul Daley on April 9 in an entertaining Strikeforce welterweight title defense, Nick Diaz has sounded more interested in boxing...

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Apr 20, 2011

Machida Balancing Pressure with ‘History’ at UFC 129 It wasn't long ago that Lyoto Machida was viewed as an unsolvable karate puzzle sitting atop the UFC's light heavyweight division.

Apr 19, 2011

Couture Minimizes Retirement; Honored to Fight at UFC 129 Most in the MMA community view Randy Couture’s potential retirement as a true milestone in the sport’s history, but “The Natural”...

Apr 19, 2011

Melendez: I Match Up ‘Very Well’ with Edgar, Maynard Gilbert Melendez was in the zone against Tatsuya Kawajiri. Or, as Melendez describes his April 9 Strikeforce lightweight title defense, he was...

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Apr 19, 2011

Source: Buentello Injured, Konrad Bout Off at Bellator 42 Paul Buentello has suffered a back injury and will not compete against Bellator heavyweight champion Cole Konrad on Saturday as originally...

Apr 19, 2011

Lightweight Strikers Pearson, Barboza Tangle at UFC ‘Rio’ A lightweight tilt between British slugger Ross Pearson and Brazilian muay Thai machine Edson Barboza is on tap for UFC 134 “Rio.”

Apr 19, 2011

Coker: No Discussion of Miller-Melendez Title Fight Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said Monday that a rumored matchup between Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez and UFC contender Jim...

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Apr 18, 2011

Bowles-Mizugaki Penciled for UFC 132 in Las Vegas Onetime World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Brian Bowles and fellow WEC import Takeya Mizugaki will face off at UFC 132 “Cruz vs....

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Apr 18, 2011

The Verdict is in: Shogun to Reunite with Cordeiro at Kings MMA Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has made his decision.

Apr 18, 2011

Ex-Boxing Champ Lacy Issues Response to Diaz Challenge Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and trainer Cesar Gracie turned heads last week by publicly declaring Diaz’s desire to try his hand at professional boxing just days after his successful April...

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Apr 18, 2011

Dodson Out, Dunsmoor In Against Mamoru at Tachi Palace Fights 9 Former two-division Shooto champ Mamoru Yamaguchi has been assigned a new opponent for Tachi Palace Fights 9 after fellow world-ranked flyweight...

Apr 18, 2011

Roster for ‘Lesnar vs. Dos Santos’ Nears Completion Former interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin will meet promotional newcomer Jon Olav Einemo in a featured matchup at UFC 131 “Lesnar vs....

Apr 18, 2011

Good, Hornbuckle Meet in Bellator Season 5 Qualifier on May 14 Although Bellator Fighting Championships has yet to close out its fourth-season welterweight tournament, the promotion is already eying...

Apr 18, 2011

Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Matchups Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

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Apr 18, 2011

5 Fights Signed for UFC 132 Oft-injured former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz will collide with “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner Ryan Bader in a featured matchup at...

Apr 17, 2011

Favorites Struggle, Fall at WFC 13 in Serbia Thirteen was no lucky number for many of the favorites at World Free Fight Challenge 13 “Heavy Hitters,” which took place at Pionir Hall in...

Apr 17, 2011

Light Heavyweights Cane, Nedkov Agree to Meet at UFC 134 Following two aborted starts, Stanislav Nedkov will once again attempt to make his Octagon debut on Aug. 27, when he meets fellow light heavyweight Luiz Cane at...

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Apr 17, 2011

Bellator 41 Live Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Ariz., at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 41.

The card features both season four featherweight tournament semifinals, as well as Bellator champions...

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Apr 16, 2011

Hioki Joins April 29 Shooto Card; ‘M-16’ Vacates Title World-ranked featherweight and current Shooto 143-pound champion Hatsu Hioki will return to the promotion which spawned him when he faces streaking King of the Cage bantamweight champ Donald Sanchez in a non-title affair at...

Apr 16, 2011

Warren, Galvao Eye 135 Tournament After Controversial Decision Joe Warren’s unanimous decision win over Marcos Galvao had fans and pundits shouting “robbery” as soon as the judges’ scorecards were read, but the...

Apr 16, 2011

Warren Survives ‘Bad Night’ at Bellator 41 Reigning Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight titleholder Joe Warren sidestepped a considerable scare, as he picked up a controversial decision victory over Marcos Galvao in the...

Apr 16, 2011

Bellator 41 Prelims: Birchak Brabos Bialecki YUMA, Ariz. -- Bantamweights Anthony Birchak and Tyler Bialecki traded several submission attempts in their Bellator 41 preliminary bout...

Apr 16, 2011

Kang Prevails at Light Heavyweight in Bizarre Win at Road FC2 SEOUL -- “He is a tough kid who came to fight,” Denis Kang said after his victory. “Everyone was telling me how quickly they expected me...

Apr 16, 2011

Update: Fisher-Tavares Targeted for UFC ‘Rio’ The fight card for UFC “Rio” is beginning to fill out, as a lightweight scrap between veterans Spencer Fisher and Thiago Tavares is...

Apr 16, 2011

Report: FBI Shuts Down Poker Sites, Including MMA Sponsors The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly shut down three of the largest online poker sites available to United States residents.

Apr 16, 2011

‘Shogun’ Weighs Offer to Reunite with Former Chute Boxe Trainer Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will weigh his training options, as he prepares for his rematch with Forrest Griffin at...

Apr 15, 2011

Dream Announces Bantamweight Grand Prix for May 29 Fighting and Entertainment Group on Friday announced that Japanese MMA promotion Dream will go forward with its rumored bantamweight grand prix...

Apr 15, 2011

Grice-Lamas Planned for UFC Live 4 A featherweight scrap featuring former lightweights Matt Grice and Ricardo Lamas is in the works for UFC Live 4, the promotion announced on Friday

Apr 15, 2011

UFC ‘Rio’ Draws Shogun-Griffin Rematch A light heavyweight rematch between former champions Mauricio Rua and Forrest Griffin is reportedly being targeted for the UFC’s return to Brazil

Apr 15, 2011

Bellator Signs Brazilian Bantamweight 'Betao' Nogueira Bellator has snatched another one of Brazil's best young bantamweights.

Fresh off signing South American Shooto champion Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas, Sherdog.com has confirmed that the upstart promotion has signed 135-pound prospect Luiz Alberto "Betao" Nogueira. Nogueira -- a member of Brazil's...

Apr 15, 2011

Warren Considers Himself More Fighter Than Wrestler Now Joe Warren has big plans.

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Apr 15, 2011

Galvao Not a Fan of Warren’s Shtick Marcos Galvao respects Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight titleholder Joe Warren as a mixed martial artist. However, Warren’s propensity for pre-fight rhetoric does little to impress the...

Apr 15, 2011

Yager Out, Njokuani-Jouban Now Set for May 6 TPF “Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 competitor Jamie Yager has pulled out of his welterweight bout with Alan Jouban at Tachi Palace Fights 9.

Apr 15, 2011

Bellator 41 Weigh-in Results: Warren, Galvao Hit Marks Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight titleholder Joe Warren talks the talk about as well as anyone in mixed martial arts. Now, he gets...

Apr 15, 2011

Jon Jones Donates Training Package to Benefit Kids UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones on Friday announced that he will participate in an online auction to benefit children with developmental...

Apr 15, 2011

Jordan Breen Prefight MMA Chat Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen will host his weekly MMA chat at 1 p.m. ET.

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Apr 15, 2011

Unified Rules Adopted for Superior Challenge 7 The Swedish MMA Federation -- Svenska MMA FÃ¶rbundet -- on Thursday sanctioned Superior Challenge’s April 30 event for use of the Unified...

Apr 14, 2011

Trainer: Diaz Looking at Lacy, Martinez, Mayorga in 2011 Nick Diaz is seriously contemplating a move to professional boxing, and possible opponents are starting to materialize.

Apr 14, 2011

'TUF 13' Episode 3 Draws 1.3 Million Viewers The third episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 saw an improvement from last week in total viewership, as the hour-long broadcast drew...

Apr 14, 2011

Update: Nick Diaz to Box in 2011? Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz is considering a boxing career.

Apr 14, 2011

UFC 129's MacDonald-Diaz, Ellenberger-Pierson to Air on Spike Spike TV on Thursday announced the two bouts that will comprise the network's UFC 129 “Prelims Live” special on April 30, as Rory MacDonald meets Nate Diaz while Jake Ellenberger locks horns with...

Apr 14, 2011

Sources: Lentz to Meet Leone at Bellator 44 in Atlantic City Two former Zuffa talents will lock horns at Bellator 44 in Atlantic City, N.J., as Jeff Lentz squares off with Anthony Leone in a featherweight duel.

Apr 14, 2011

‘Sapo’-Fukuda Targeted for UFC 133 in Philadelphia A middleweight showdown pitting Rafael Natal against Riki Fukuda is being targeted for UFC 133 in June.

Apr 14, 2011

Aguilar-Esparza Expected for Bellator’s ‘Summer Series’ Bellator Fighting Championships has lined up the first bout for the first of its three “Summer Series” events, as Jessica Aguilar will meet...

Apr 14, 2011

Winner, Njokuani Slated for UFC 132 Bout A lightweight scrap between “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 finalist Andre Winner and WEC import Anthony Njokuani is being put together for...

Apr 14, 2011

UFC 129 Fan Expo to Feature Sanchez in Grappling Tournament A four-man submission grappling tournament will be held at the UFC 129 Fan Expo, and welterweight contender Diego Sanchez will participate in...

Apr 14, 2011

McDonald-Pace Ticketed for UFC 133 on Aug. 6 Once-beaten bantamweight prospect Michael McDonald will meet Bellator Fighting Championships veteran Nick Pace at UFC 133 on Aug. 6 at the Wells...

Apr 14, 2011

Eye Injury Keeps Soto’s Future Cloudy There is nothing worse for a mixed martial artist than being forced to sit on the sidelines, which is what former Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight titleholder...

Apr 14, 2011

Silva-Okami Title Rematch On Tap for ‘UFC Rio’ It appears Georges St. Pierre will have to wait his turn, as middleweight champion Anderson Silva will reportedly defend his title against Yushin Okami at...

Apr 13, 2011

Diaz Tops Strikeforce’s April 9 Payroll with $175K Nick Diaz was the big winner on Saturday, as the Strikeforce welterweight champion took home the largest purse from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. Diaz earned $175,000 for his back-and-forth title defense against British bomber...

Apr 13, 2011

‘Rumble’ Welcomes Marquardt to Welterweight at UFC Live 4 A rumored drop to 170 pounds for former middleweight title challenger Nate Marquardt will become reality at UFC Live 4, as “The Great” meets...

Apr 13, 2011

Ellenberger Replaces Foster, Meets Pierson at UFC 129 With just more than two weeks before fight night, up-and-coming welterweight Jake Ellenberger has agreed to step in for Brian Foster and face Sean Pierson at...

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Apr 13, 2011

Report: ‘Feijao’-St. Preux in Works for July Strikeforce Event Recently dethroned Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and surging prospect Ovince St. Preux will reportedly...

Apr 13, 2011

Ivy League Grad Cholish Does ‘Homework’ to Improve MMA Game John Cholish is not your typical fighter.

Though his athletic build may look familiar to fight fans, it’s the matter between Cholish’s...

Apr 13, 2011

Bellator Welterweight, Lightweight Finals Set for May 7, 14 The finals of Bellator Fighting Championships’ fourth-season welterweight and lightweight tournaments will go down at Bellator 43 and Bellator...

Apr 13, 2011

Kampmann-‘Doomsday’ Targeted for UFC Live 4 in Pittsburgh A welterweight confrontation between strikers Martin Kampmann and John Howard is in the works for UFC Live 4, the promotion announced Wednesday.

Apr 13, 2011

Champions, Featherweight Semifinals Top 8-Fight Bellator 41 Card Bellator Fighting Championships’ 145-and-under set will be on display Saturday night, when Bellator 41 hosts a pair of non-title bouts...

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 13, 2011

Strikeforce 'Diaz vs. Daley' Nets 528,000 Viewers Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley” netted an average of 528,000 viewers during its April 9 broadcast on Showtime.

The broadcast, which aired live on the premium cable network at 10 p.m. ET, peaked on Saturday night with...

Apr 12, 2011

'Cyborg'-Saffiedine In the Works for July Strikeforce It appears Strikeforce is once again eying a welterweight bout featuring Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos and Tarec Saffiedine.

Apr 12, 2011

Brian Foster Out of UFC 129 with Brain Hemorrhage Welterweight Brian Foster has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 129 bout with Sean Pierson due to a brain hemorrhage.

Apr 12, 2011

Sakara-Rivera Rebooked for UFC 133 in Philadelphia Perhaps the third time will be the charm for Alessio Sakara and Jorge Rivera.

Apr 12, 2011

Gugenishvili-Bennett Slated for July 8 M-1 Challenge on Showtime M-1 Global heavyweight champion Guram Gugenishvili will seek to defend his title for the second time when he squares off against American Pat...

Apr 12, 2011

Overeem’s Royal Lineage Uncovered A champion in Strikeforce, Dream and K-1, Alistair Overeem has grown accustomed to wearing crowns. Now, he can say he has the blood of a king...

Apr 12, 2011

Steel City Lands Mitrione-Morecraft Matchup “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 alum Matt Mitrione will meet Christian Morecraft in a heavyweight duel at UFC Live 4 on June 26 at the...

Apr 11, 2011

Lauzon-Warburton Assigned to UFC Live 4 on June 26 Lightweights Joe Lauzon and Curt Warburton are set to meet on June 26 as part of UFC Live 4, according to a Monday posting on Lauzon’s official blog

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 11, 2011

Finkelchtein: Fedor-Hendo Not Final but ‘Very Welcome’ With the “if” and “when” of Fedor Emelianenko’s return determined, the question recently had become “who?”

Apr 11, 2011

Strikeforce Fortifies June 18 Lineup; Carano to Return American Kickboxing Academy representative Daniel Cormier will lock horns with Shane Del Rosario in a showdown between undefeated heavyweights...

Apr 11, 2011

‘Ultimate Fighter’ Alumni Ring, Johnson Added to June UFC Cards The UFC has announced that “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 competitor Nick Ring and “TUF 12” runner-up Michael Johnson will each return...

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 11, 2011

Blanco Abdicates Pancrase Throne; Lightweight GP Begins May 3 Pancrase’s lightweight throne is empty once more, and the successors are already queuing up.

Apr 11, 2011

McKenzie, Palaszewski to Collide at UFC 130 “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 12 quarterfinalist Cody McKenzie and WEC import Bart Palaszewski have verbally agreed to meet in a preliminary lightweight bout at...

Apr 11, 2011

Diaz Stops Daley, Retains Title Chants of “Diaz! Diaz! Diaz!” rang out across the arena, and Strikeforce welterweight ace Nick Diaz earned every one of them with his career-best 10th consecutive victory » Recap

Melendez: I’m the Best | Stock Report | Matches to Make |...

Apr 10, 2011

Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Strikeforce & Other Matchups Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 10, 2011

Melendez: ‘I’m Here to Kill’ Make no mistake about it: when Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez enters the cage, he is single-minded in his purpose.

Apr 10, 2011

Askren Funks Thompson; Hieron, Chandler Advance at Bellator 40 NEWKIRK, Okla. -- At the First Council Casino, Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren used his trademark “funky” wrestling to take a unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) over veteran Nick Thompson in the non-title...

Rob Fitzpatrick

Apr 09, 2011

Trainer: Short Notice Plagued Jardine in Mousasi Bout After accepting the bout on little more than one week’s notice, Keith Jardine fought Gegard Mousasi tooth-and-nail for three rounds at Strikeforce...

Apr 09, 2011

Bellator Champ Askren Milwaukee-Bound, Set to Join Roufusport Camp On a night in which he dominated a Wisconsite, Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren announced that the Dairy State will play a prominent...

Apr 09, 2011

Following Loss, Thompson Calling it Quits If Nick Thompson is to be believed, his unanimous decision loss to Bellator welterweight champ Ben Askren Saturday night in Newkirk, Okla., will...

Apr 09, 2011

Hallmann Hits Jackpot in Casino Fight Night One-Night Tourney ERFURT, Germany -- It’s not easy to make a name for yourself as a young Polish MMA fighter, particularly when you’re not a member of a big show-affiliated team....

Apr 09, 2011

Strikeforce Prelims: Peralta Edges Dream Featherweight Ace Takaya Robert Peralta earned his seventh-consecutive win on the undercard of Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley” on Saturday from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, Calif., taking home a split decision over...

Apr 09, 2011

Report: Silva-Okami Title Bout Targeted for ‘UFC Rio’ Anderson Silva and Yushin Okami may finally have a date for their long-awaited rematch, and it appears the fight could take place on the...

Apr 09, 2011

Strikeforce 'Diaz vs. Daley' Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego at approximately 8:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley,” which is headlined by a welterweight title showdown pitting champion...

SHERDOG

Apr 09, 2011

Strikeforce ‘Diaz vs. Daley’ Live Weigh-in Results Sherdog.com will report from the Kona Coast Ballroom in San Diego, Calif., at 8 p.m. ET with live results of Friday’s Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley” weigh-in gathering.

Strikeforce welterweight champion...

SHERDOG

Apr 08, 2011

Bellator 40 Results & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Okla., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 40, which is headlined by non-title bout pitting Bellator welterweight champion...

SHERDOG

Apr 08, 2011

Ring of Combat 35: Pellegrino MMA Goes 1-1 in Title Action ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Friday night was a mixed bag for Kurt Pellegrino’s understudies at Ring of Combat 35 inside the Tropicana Showroom.

Lutfi Sariahmed

Apr 08, 2011

Titles Retained; ‘Irish Hand Grenade’ Wins at HDNet Fights’ MFC 29 Friday night, Canada's leading MMA promotion, Maximum Fighting Championship, cast its ring aside for a cage and set it up at The Colosseum at...

Apr 08, 2011

Update: Sonnen Fined $10,000 in Money Laundering Case Former UFC middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen was today fined $10,000 for one count of money laundering in relation to mortgage fraud....

Apr 08, 2011

Condit Faces ‘Stun Gun’ at UFC 132 in Las Vegas A welterweight showdown between former World Extreme Cagefighting champ Carlos Condit and Korean import Dong Hyun Kim is in the works for UFC 132.

Apr 08, 2011

Baroni Meets Returning Ewin in BAMMA 6 Middleweight Bout Phil Baroni will return to action for the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on May 21, when the “New York Bad Ass” squares off against former Cage Rage champion Matt Ewin in a middleweight duel at...

Apr 08, 2011

Pudzianowski-‘Colossus’ Announced for May 21 KSW Card Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki announced Friday that five-time “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski will make his return to the ring against well-traveled Englishman James Thompson at...

Apr 08, 2011

Focused on Rehab, Jury Targets November Return Myles Jury wanted to justify the hype. Fate had other plans

Apr 08, 2011

Melendez: With Strikeforce Sale to UFC, Time to Deliver Gilbert Melendez has been saying he’s the best lightweight in the world. With the UFC buying Strikeforce, he could have the opportunity to...

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 08, 2011

Shoulder Injury Forces Penn from UFC 132 One week after Jon Fitch dropped out of their scheduled UFC 132 rematch due to injury, B.J. Penn on Friday announced that he has also canceled...

Apr 08, 2011

Jordan Breen Prefight Chat Jordan Breen's weekly chat can be interacted with following the jump.

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Apr 08, 2011

Diaz, Daley Greenlit for Strikeforce Two of the world’s most dynamic and controversial welterweights will lock horns in the Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley,” main event on Saturday at the...

Apr 08, 2011

Tournament Semifinalists Hit Bellator 40 Targets From the day he signed, Jay Hieron has been viewed as the tournament favorite. So far, he has done nothing to diminish those expectations.

Apr 08, 2011

All Fighters On Weight for HDNet Fights’ MFC 29 All 18 fighters scheduled to compete Friday at Maximum Fighting Championship 29 “Conquer” made their contracted weights at Thursday's...

Apr 07, 2011

2 Title Fights, Cote-Starnes Carry Ringside MMA 10 Torch Once-beaten Canadian prospect Michel Gagnon will defend his featherweight championship against the undefeated Rejean Groulx in a featured bout...

Apr 07, 2011

‘TUF 13’ Episode 2 Nets 1.2 Million Viewers Wednesday's second episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 13” earned an average audience of 1.2 million viewers. Episode 1, which aired the...

Apr 07, 2011

Saturday’s Bellator 40 Card Official with 7 Bouts Bellator Fighting Championships on Thursday announced the full seven-fight card for Bellator 40, which goes down this Saturday, April 9, at the...

Apr 07, 2011

Silva's License Revoked for 1 Year, Fined for Altering Drug Screen UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Silva on Thursday had his fight license revoked for one year and was fined $33,750 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for tampering with his...

Apr 07, 2011

Bellator Signs Former KOTC Champion Johnson Former King of the Cage heavyweight champion Tony Johnson Jr. has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships and will debut with the promotion...

Apr 07, 2011

Askren Considers Thompson ‘Over the Hill’ By the time Ben Askren began fighting in 2009, Nick Thompson had already won more than 35 bouts. His best days are behind him, though, according...

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 07, 2011

Pros Pick: Diaz vs. Daley

One of MMA’s most entertaining fighters will have his skills on full display Saturday night inside the Valley View Casino Center in gorgeous San Diego at

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Apr 07, 2011

Brown-Attonito Official for UFC Live 4 in Pittsburgh The fourth installment of the “UFC on Versus” series now has a home, as the promotion announced Wednesday that UFC Live 4 will take place at...

Apr 06, 2011

UFC, Bud Light Renew Deal; Plan September New Orleans Event The UFC and Bud Light announced Wednesday a multi-year renewal of their sponsorship agreement, as well as a partnership to present a live event this year in New Orleans.

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Apr 06, 2011

Parisyan-Ford Targeted for May 19 ‘MMA Live’ Card in Ontario A welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Ryan Ford will likely be part of Jones Entertainment Group’s “MMA Live 1” event, set to take...

Apr 06, 2011

Nakao Replaces Injured Ikemoto, Meets Kitaoka at Deep 53 An undisclosed injury suffered in training has forced Seichi Ikemoto out of his April 23 bout with Satoru Kitaoka at Deep “53 Impact.” The Japanese promotion announced Wednesday that UFC veteran Jutaro...

Apr 06, 2011

Stout-Edwards Official; 8 Bouts Greenlit for UFC 131 A rumored lightweight showdown between Canadian kickboxer Sam Stout and well-traveled veteran Yves Edwards is now official for UFC 131, the...

Apr 06, 2011

Once-Delayed Koch-Swanson Bout Now Tapped for UFC 132 Four months after their ill-fated original meeting was to take place, Erik Koch and Cub Swanson will finally get to square off.

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 06, 2011

Mousasi: Title Shot, UFC Future Could Be on Line Against Jardine Gegard Mousasi sees his matchup Saturday against Keith Jardine as a huge opportunity.

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 06, 2011

Shlemenko-Cooper Slated for Bellator 44 A middleweight tilt pitting former title challenger Alexander Shlemenko and former tournament entrant Brett Cooper is being targeted for Bellator 44.

Apr 05, 2011

Visa Issues Cancel Mann-Arocho for Bellator 40 One of Britain’s best featherweights will have to wait a bit longer to make his Bellator debut.

Ronnie Mann has reportedly been affected by visa issues that will prevent him from fighting at Bellator 40...

Apr 05, 2011

Report: MMA Fighter Sergio Salcido Killed in Shooting Two Americans were killed at the U.S.-Mexico border early Monday morning while waiting in line to enter California.

Apr 05, 2011

McGee Injured; Bongfeldt-Weidman Now Targeted for UFC 131 A knee injury has forced “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 winner Court McGee out of a scheduled middleweight contest with Jesse Bongfeldt at UFC...

Apr 05, 2011

Griffin Moves at 145 Against Gamburyan at UFC Live 4 When Tyson Griffin proclaimed in an online video that he would be making the cut to featherweight, it wasn't an empty promise.

Apr 05, 2011

M-1 Challenge 25 Adds Magalhaes-Nemkov LHW Title Bout M-1 Global officially announced Tuesday the addition of another title confrontation at M-1 Challenge 25M/a>, taking place April 28 at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Headlined by a welterweight championship bout between champion Shamil Zavurov and challenger Rashid...

Apr 05, 2011

Bellator Inks Nova Uniao Prospect 'Dudu' Dantas Bellator's bantamweight division is receiving one of Brazil's finest prospects.

Sherdog.com confirmed Tuesday that the fledgling promotion has signed budding Brazilian bantamweight star Eduardo "Dudu"...

Apr 05, 2011

Wilcox Rakes Biggest Payday at Strikeforce Challengers 15 Headliner Justin Wilcox was the big winner following his one-sided demolition of Rodrigo Damm at Strikeforce Challengers 15, as “The...

Apr 05, 2011

11 Fighters Suspended Following Strikeforce Challengers 15 A total of 11 fighters will be required to spend time on the shelf due to injury following their Strikeforce Challengers 15 bouts on April 1, including both main event competitors.

The show, which was headlined by a lightweight confrontation between former bodybuilder...

Apr 05, 2011

M-1 Global Aims to Build on Showtime ‘Trial Run’ In the ever-changing climate of North American mixed martial arts, breaking into the United States television market is no easy task.

Apr 05, 2011

7 Bouts Official for UFC 131 The UFC today officially announced seven rumored contests for UFC 131.

Apr 05, 2011

Cruz-Faber Official; 3 More Fights Announced for UFC 132 The rematch is official. Dominick Cruz will defend his UFC bantamweight title against former WEC featherweight king Urijah Faber at UFC 132.

Apr 05, 2011

Silva Draws Leben at UFC 132 Former Pride Fighting Championships middleweight titleholder Wanderlei Silva will toe the line against Chris Leben in a featured 185-pound matchup at...

SHERDOG

Apr 04, 2011

Featherweight ‘Daddy’ Meets Vazquez at UFC Live 4 Faced with the cold realities of a three-fight losing streak, former UFC lightweight title contender Joe Stevenson will relocate to the...

Apr 04, 2011

Liguori-Malyutin on Ring of Combat 35 Marquee Ring of Combat lightweight champion Chris Liguori will meet seasoned M-1 Challenge veteran Mikhail Malyutin in a featured 155-pound bout at Ring...

Apr 04, 2011

Konrad, Buentello to Collide in Bellator 42 Super Fight Bellator Fighting Championships heavyweight kingpin Cole Konrad will meet Paul Beuntello in a non-title super fight at Bellator 42 on April 23...

Apr 04, 2011

2 Title Fights, UFC Veterans Anchor MFC 29 Lineup Maximum Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder Douglas Lima will defend his crown against Terry Martin in the MFC 29 “Conquer”...

Apr 04, 2011

Diaz an Ultimate Team Player Nick Diaz does not care that former training partners Jon Jones and Rashad Evans have agreed to fight each other for the UFC light heavyweight title.

Apr 04, 2011

Santiago Whirlwind Leads Back to Octagon Since the start of 2011, Jorge Santiago’s life has taken some drastic and unexpected turns, despite the fact that he has not once entered the...

Apr 03, 2011

Imada OK after Violent Bellator KO “Well,” Toby Imada said, “s--t happens.”

Apr 03, 2011

Praised in Defeat, Curran Says Move to 145 a ‘Possibility’ In the eyes of most, Pat Curran didn't win a single round of his Bellator lightweight title clash with Eddie Alvarez.

Apr 02, 2011

Horodecki, Mein Star in Ontario's First Sanctioned MMA Event RAMA, Ontario -- After years of advocacy and campaigning in the province, MMA: The Reckoning

Freddie DeFreitas

Apr 02, 2011

'Negao' Wins, Rota Surprises, Carlton Emerges at Jungle Fight 26 SAO PAULO -- Saturday night inside Sao Paulo's Pacaembu Gymnasium, Wendell Oliveira solidified himself as one of the top welterweights in Brazil. In the headliner of Jungle Fight 26, the Gracie Fusion athlete...

Apr 02, 2011

Alvarez Defends Bellator Belt Pat Curran never went away, but Eddie Alvarez fights in another stratosphere.

Apr 02, 2011

Bellator 39 Prelims: Nazare Stops Pride Veteran Azeredo Undefeated lightweight prospect Rene Nazare stopped Pride Fighting Championships veteran Luiz Azeredo on the untelevised portion of Bellator 39...

Jack Encarnacao

Apr 02, 2011

Bellator 39 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 39, which is headlined by a lightweight title bout between champion Eddie Alvarez and challenger...

SHERDOG

Apr 02, 2011

Kawajiri Forgoes Cage Training Ahead of Melendez Title Bout If Tatsuya Kawajiri is anxious about his impending Strikeforce lightweight title showdown with champion Gilbert Melendez, he certainly isn’t...

Apr 02, 2011

Ronny Markes Shines in Shooto Brazil 22 Title Tripleheader BRASILIA, Brazil -- The crowd that showed up in force at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brazil's capital witnessed heavy fighting at Shooto Brazil 22, where three Shooto South American titles were on the line. No one was...

Apr 02, 2011

Jardine-Mousasi Official for April 9’s Strikeforce ‘Diaz vs. Daley’ UFC veteran Keith Jardine will fill in for the injured Mike Kyle to face Dream light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi at April 9’s Strikeforce...

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 02, 2011

Strikeforce Challengers 15 Prelims: Escalante Taps Sandoval STOCKTON, Calif. -- Team Stockton representative Robert Escalante received a partisan roar from the hometown crowd upon entering his Strikeforce debut against Team Alpha Male’s...

Apr 02, 2011

Underdogs Conquer Titles at IMC 9 in Belem BELEM, Brazil -- The biggest stars of the ninth edition of Belem's Iron Man Championship, welterweight Luis Sergio da Fonseca Melo and heavyweight...

Apr 02, 2011

10 Fights Official for April 9 Strikeforce Both the undercard and main draw are now set for Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley,” the promotion announced on Saturday, as 10 bouts have been...

Apr 02, 2011

Wilcox Steamrolls Damm in Challengers Justin Wilcox turned Rodrigo Damm’s Strikeforce return into a five-minute nightmare.

Apr 01, 2011

Alvarez, Curran Greenlit for Bellator 39 A man hailed by many as the centerpiece of the Bellator Fighting Championships promotion will defend his crown in a matter of hours.

Apr 01, 2011

Strikeforce Challengers 15 Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif., with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce Challengers 15, which is headlined by a lightweight showdown between Justin Wilcox and...

SHERDOG

Apr 01, 2011

As UFC Grows, Alvarez Still Building His Own Name Although Eddie Alvarez has a home in Bellator Fighting Championships, theUFC’s acquisition of yet another competitor in Strikeforce has left...

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 01, 2011

Tired of Fights Falling Through, Saunders Turned to Bellator Ben Saunders signed with Bellator for the money.

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 01, 2011

10 Bouts Booked for UFC 130 Japanese standout Norifumi Yamamoto will square off with Chris Cariaso in a preliminary bantamweight matchup at UFC 130 “Edgar vs. Maynard...

Apr 01, 2011

Shoulder Injury a ‘Blessing in Disguise’ for Curran Unheralded heading into the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 2 lightweight tournament, 23-year-old Pat Curran ran the gauntlet, besting...

Apr 01, 2011

Lighty Knows Little About Larkin, Doesn’t Mind This is nothing new for Scott Lighty.

Sherdog.com Staff

Apr 01, 2011

Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Chat Jordan Breen will host his live weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.

SHERDOG

Apr 01, 2011

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