By: Mike Whitman Aug, 31, 2011
A women’s 145-pound affair between Ronda Rousey and Julia Budd is in the works for a to-be-named November Strikeforce event.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 31, 2011
A featherweight showdown between Junior Assuncao and Eddie Yagin is in the works for UFC 135 “Jones vs. Rampage.”

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 31, 2011
Two of Bellator's finest females will likely once again square off, as a rematch between Zoila Gurgel and Jessica Aguilar is in the works for a...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 31, 2011
Both Mackens Semerzier and DaMarques Johnson have suffered injuries and will not compete at UFC Fight Night 25, the promotion announced Wednesday.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 31, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships’ fifth-season heavyweight tournament has been made official, as the Chicago-based promotion Wednesday...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 31, 2011
John Hathaway has received a new opponent for UFC 138, as Matt Brown will step in for the injured Pascal Krauss at the Nov. 5 event.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 31, 2011
Adrian Pang will risk his Legend Fighting Championship lightweight title for the first time in October when the Australian standout takes on Mongolia’s...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 31, 2011
Paul Daley will fight twice in just over five weeks, as the British welterweight is slated to square off with Jordan Radev and Luigi Fioravanti under the banners of the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 31, 2011
Welterweight champion Adam Speechly and challenger Dallas Jakobi both successfully made weight Thursday ahead of their title bout at Extreme...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 30, 2011
Jack Shields, father and manager of UFC welterweight Jake Shields, died Monday at his home in the Sacramento, Calif., area. He was 67 years old.

By: Tim Leidecker Aug, 30, 2011
Unbeaten German prospect Pascal Krauss cannot seem to catch a break.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 30, 2011
Once-beaten Filipino import Eduard Folayang will lock horns with Sengoku Raiden Championship veteran A Sol Kwon in the One Fighting Championship...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 30, 2011
Spike TV’s broadcast of the UFC 134 “Silva vs. Okami” prelims netted an average of 1.3 million viewers Saturday night.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 30, 2011
Nine bouts are now official for Bellator Fighting Championships 49, as promotion officials Tuesday announced an undercard attraction between featherweights James Jones and...

By: Colin Foster Aug, 29, 2011
The second loss of Joe Soto’s professional career cost the former Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight titlist his spot in the...

By: Tony Loiseleur Aug, 29, 2011
Ten-year MMA veteran Pat “Bam Bam” Healy is expected to take the place of an injured Josh Thomson to face Maximo Blanco on Strikeforce’s Sept....

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 29, 2011
Red-hot lightweight Donald Cerrone will make his fourth Octagon trip of 2011 when he takes on German contender Dennis Siver at UFC 137.

By: Gleidson Venga Aug, 29, 2011
Previously scheduled to compete on the main card of UFC 135 “Jones vs. Rampage,” featherweight contender Diego Nunes will wait a little...

By: Gleidson Venga Aug, 29, 2011
Having each been eliminated in the opening round of Bellator’s Summer Series featherweight tournament, Genair da Silva and Adam Schindler are set to return to action against one another at...

By: Joe Myers Aug, 29, 2011
Not that long ago, when Team Quest was mentioned in mixed martial arts circles, two names immediately sprang to mind: Matt Lindland and Dan Henderson

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 29, 2011
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 28, 2011
Eleven months ago, Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares’ decision to stop fighting mid-bout cost him dearly in a knockout loss to Nate Marquardt....

Aug, 28, 2011
ProElite Fight Videos: Arlovski, Penn, Grove, and more

By: Tony Loiseleur Aug, 28, 2011
Seven years after their first meeting, Kendall Grove got his revenge on Joe Riggs.

In the headliner of ProElite's MMA return Saturday night...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 27, 2011
According to the bookmakers, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was supposed to lose to Brendan Schaub at UFC 134 on Saturday night.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 27, 2011
Another worthy challenger to the UFC’s 185-pound title bit the dust Saturday night.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 27, 2011
Three fighters walked away from Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena with an extra $100,000 on Saturday night, as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Edson Barboza and Ross Pearson each earned post-fight bonuses at...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 27, 2011
The world’s greatest middleweight -- and perhaps its greatest fighter at any weight -- penned another chapter in his growing legacy, as he laid waste to...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 27, 2011
Middleweight contender Rousimar Palhares won a unanimous decision from AMA Fight Club standout Dan Miller in a rousing preliminary matchup at UFC...

Aug, 27, 2011
Sherdog.com will report from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro at 6:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 134 “Silva vs.Okami.”

The card is to be headlined by UFC middleweight champion...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 27, 2011
Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Eddie Yagin has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC, confirmed Sherdog.com Saturday evening with...

Aug, 27, 2011
href="http://www.sherdog.com/organizations/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2">UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will look to get his career back on track when he meets Ray Lopez in the...

Aug, 27, 2011
ProElite Weigh-ins: Photos | Results

Aug, 27, 2011
Sherdog.com is giving away a pair of gloves for tonight's ProElite stream.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 27, 2011
Exclusively on Sherdog.com by KingOfPredictions.com

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 27, 2011
For more than a decade, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has kept Brazil at a distance, plunging its promotional efforts into the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and Australia. On Saturday, when...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 27, 2011
When Forrest Griffin toes the line against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the UFC 134 co-main event on Saturday at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he will attempt to pull off a feat no one else can match: beating the...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 26, 2011
Yushin Okami has waited more than five years for this moment. Now, his rematch with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva sits but a breath away....

Aug, 26, 2011
UFC 134 Weigh-ins: Photos | Video | Results

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 26, 2011
Nearly four years have passed since former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski last tasted victory -- just more proof of how quickly the...

Aug, 26, 2011
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and his challenger, Yushin Okami, will square off one final time on the eve of combat Friday as they attempt to hit 185 pounds to make official their clash at...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 26, 2011
A light heavyweight confrontation between Cyrille Diabate and Anthony Perosh is being targeted for UFC 138

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 26, 2011
A welterweight title showdown is in the works for Cage Warriors Fighting Championship’s second “Fight Night” event, as Arni Isaksson will square off with...

By: Colin Foster Aug, 26, 2011
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Glover Teixeira proved himself as one of Brazil's best unsigned talents, as he moved his winning streak to 13 straight, knocking out UFC veteran Marvin Eastman in the first round in the main event of...

By: Tony Loiseleur Aug, 26, 2011
TOKYO -- Mizuto Hirota is back.

In his first bout since suffering a gruesome arm break at the hands of Dream lightweight champion Shinya Aoki 20 months ago in 2009's K-1 Dynamite, the former Sengoku Raiden Championship and Cage Force lightweight champion rebounded with a...

By: Chris Hester Aug, 26, 2011
SYDNEY, Australia -- Jesse Juarez earned a unanimous verdict (50-45, 50-45, 49-47) over Manuel Rodriguez on Friday night at Luna Park's Big Top Arena, successfully defending his Cage Fighting Championship welterweight...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 26, 2011
Bantamweight newcomers Walel Watson and Joseph Sandoval have signed with the UFC and will square off at UFC Live 6, according to the promotion

Aug, 26, 2011
Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen will host his weekly mixed martial arts chat at 1 p.m. ET. Join in to interact with Breen for...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 25, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s parent company and video game producer Ubisoft today jointly announced the dissolution of a lawsuit filed...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 25, 2011
Two new additions to the Dream 17 fight card have been announced by the promotion, making 10 bouts now official for the Sept. 24 event

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 25, 2011
Mongolian lightweight Jadamba Narantungalag has signed with Chinese promotion Legend Fighting Championship, the organization announced Thursday

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 25, 2011
Undefeated judo stylist Michael Kuiper is likely headed to the UFC

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 25, 2011
Strikeforce women’s middleweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has re-signed with the promotion, according to a Thursday tweet on...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 25, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Fox Broadcasting Company on Aug. 18 announced a seven-year partnership. The agreement places UFC...

Aug, 25, 2011
UFC 134 Open Workout Videos: Anderson Silva | ‘Shogun’ | ‘Minotauro’

By: Marcelo Alonso Aug, 24, 2011
Following in the footsteps of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has signed an endorsement deal with a Brazilian...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 24, 2011
Strikeforce Challengers 18 took in a live gate of $53,670, according to numbers released today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission....

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 24, 2011
Canadian promotion Maximum Fighting Championship today announced the final addition to its upcoming Oct. 7 event, as undefeated prospect Dhiego Lima locks horns with UFC veteran...

By: Colin Foster Aug, 24, 2011
Undefeated hot prospect Edson Barboza will face the most important fight of his career this Saturday, as he faces TUF 9 winner Ross Pearson at UFC 134. Beyond the fact that he will be fighting in his home state Rio de Janeiro, Barboza will debut in the main card, after two...

By: Tony Loiseleur Aug, 24, 2011
Sherdog.com has learned that a clash between Bellator and Dream's respective lightweight champions Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki is being...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 24, 2011
Former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner is staying busy this fall.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 23, 2011
With the UFC's return to Brazil rapidly approaching with Saturday's UFC 134, the promotion has already set its sights on its next trip to the birthplace...

By: Jordan Breen and Mike Whitman Aug, 23, 2011
Josh Thomson has suffered a foot injury and will be unable to compete on Sept. 10 against Maximo Blanco

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 23, 2011
The UFC announced Tuesday a pair of light heavyweight additions to UFC 139, as Ryan Bader meets Jason Brilz while Stephan Bonnar locks horns with...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 23, 2011
Strikeforce today announced that the promotion has once again partnered with cable network HDNet to broadcast live preliminary bouts and weigh-ins for...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 23, 2011
M-1 Challenge will return to Showtime on Oct. 14 with a bevy of title fights, as three champions will defend their belts on the premium cable network.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 23, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships 48 raked in an average of 226,000 viewers for its Saturday night broadcast, making it the promotion's fifth-most...

By: Gleidson Venga Aug, 23, 2011
One of Brazil's most notable UFC fighters, Paulo Thiago was one of the first athletes announced for UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro. This Saturday, the Brasilia native will face once-beaten...

By: Jordan Breen Aug, 23, 2011
Well-traveled 170-pounders Josh Neer and Keith Wisniewski will square off in a preliminary contest on the Oct. 1 UFC Live 6 bill, which takes...

Aug, 23, 2011
After his upset loss to Brian Ebersole at UFC 127 in February, Chris Lytle took some time off.

Aug, 22, 2011
Chael Sonnen returns to the Octagon on Oct. 8 to take on Brian Stann.

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 22, 2011
Anthony Johnson will collide with the world-ranked Charlie Brenneman in a featured welterweight matchup at UFC Live 6 “Cruz vs. Johnson” on Oct. 1

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 22, 2011
Former welterweight title contender Josh Koscheck plans to return to the Octagon, perhaps at 185 pounds, at UFC 139 on Nov. 19 at the HP...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 22, 2011
Coming off his win over Danny Castillo at UFC Live 5, Jacob Volkmann would now like a matchup against lightweight contender Benson Henderson.

By: Jack Encarnacao Aug, 21, 2011
UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- The presence of Spike TV executives at Saturday night’s Bellator Fighting Championships event in Connecticut stoked...

By: Mike Sloan Aug, 20, 2011
LAS VEGAS -- UFC veteran Josh Neer was sensational, destroying Blas Avena in the main event of Superior Cage Combat 2 on Saturday night at the...

By: Colin Foster Aug, 20, 2011
ITU, Brazil -- A master of ground-and-pound and one of Brazil's toughest wrestlers, Marcelo "Magrao" Guimaraes kept his unbeaten record and...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 20, 2011
It came out of nowhere and wiped out Marlon Sandro in a blink.

By: Tristen Critchfield Aug, 20, 2011
The impact of the UFC’s seven-year distribution contract with the Fox Broadcasting Company will not be limited to that organization alone. It could also eventually mean a new television home for...

Aug, 20, 2011
Sherdog.com is reporting from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 48, which is headlined by the 145-pound tournament final between Pat Curran and...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 20, 2011
Four World Boxing Council muay Thai titles -- two of which will be defended by mixed martial artists Ky Hollenbeck and Jeri Sitzes -- will be on...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 20, 2011
The Josh Neer and Blas Avena hit their contracted marks at Friday's weigh-ins....

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 20, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced that welterweight Chris Cisneros will replace an injured Rick Hawn in the promotion's upcoming...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 19, 2011
Bellator’s Summer Series comes to a close Saturday in Uncasville, Conn.

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 19, 2011
Marlon Sandro has but one more bridge to cross before he captures mixed martial arts gold on American soil, and Pat Curran stands in his way.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 19, 2011
A pair of promising prospects will make their Octagon debuts at UFC 140, as onetime Strikeforce competitor John Cholish is set to collide with the undefeated...

By: Tim Leidecker Aug, 19, 2011
Rasul Mirzaev, an undefeated featherweight, has been arrested and charged with causing grievous bodily harm resulting in death following an...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 19, 2011
UFC middleweight Jason Miller was arrested in North Carolina on Aug. 7 on charges of simple assault and false imprisonment

By: Tony Loiseleur Aug, 19, 2011
TOKYO -- Months after a restructuring in the wake of an internal money scandal, Shooto continues to find itself amidst turmoil, so much so that...

By: Joe Myers Aug, 19, 2011
Rumors regarding the demise of Jamie Varner’s professional mixed martial arts career have been greatly exaggerated. However, the former WEC...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 19, 2011
Cole Miller got a win at UFC Live 5, but he’s headed for another stint of rest and recovery after breaking his hand during his bout against T.J....

Aug, 19, 2011
Jordan Breen will host his weekly live chat at 1 p.m. ET Friday.

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 18, 2011
American Top Team’s Ken Stone will collide with Donny Walker in a preliminary bantamweight matchup at UFC Fight Night 25 on Sept. 17 at the...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 18, 2011
Dustin Poirier will lock horns with fellow once-beaten featherweight prospect Pablo Garza in a 145-pound duel at UFC on Fox 1 on Nov. 12, likely...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 18, 2011
Twelve bouts have now been announced for UFC 136, as promotion officials Thursday confirmed that Tiequan Zhang will lock horns with Darren...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 18, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Fox Sports on Thursday announced that the fight promotion has signed a seven-year distribution contract...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 18, 2011
Armed with a six-fight winning streak and the invaluable experience that comes with having dealt with adversity, Junior Assuncao wants a second crack at...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 18, 2011
Three bouts are now official for Strikeforce Challengers 19, the promotion has announced. Headlined by a light heavyweight confrontation between...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 17, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships bantamweight titleholder Zach Makovsky will be back in action on Oct. 15, but his belt will not be on the line.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 17, 2011
Six fighters were dealt indefinite suspensions by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services following UFC Live 5 on Sunday.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 17, 2011
Danish muay Thai stylist Ole Laursen has been forced to withdraw from his headlining bout against Eduard Folayang on the debut show from Singapore’s...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 17, 2011
Retiring veteran Chris Lytle didn’t only earn a clear-cut victory in his final Octagon appearance on Sunday, he also took home the evening’s...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 17, 2011
All fighters tested following Strikeforce Challengers 18 showed no signs of performance enhancing drugs or drugs of abuse, the Nevada State...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 17, 2011
Aaron Rosa will make the cut to light heavyweight for his first Octagon appearance at 205 pounds, as the Texan will square off with Brazilian Fabio Maldonado at...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 17, 2011
A major welterweight scrap between Martin Kampmann and Rick Story will go down at UFC 139, promotion officials announced Wednesday

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 16, 2011
xWelterweight Rick Hawn has suffered a knee injury and has been forced to withdraw from Bellator's upcoming fifth-season welterweight tournament.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 16, 2011
Cable network Showtime took a ratings hit with its most recent Strikeforce offering, as Saturday's broadcast of Strikeforce Challengers 18 took...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 16, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships has signed Brazilian submission specialist Giva Santana to a multi-fight contract, the Chicago-based promotion...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 16, 2011
Gleison Tibau and Rafael dos Anjos have agreed to meet in an all-Brazil lightweight duel in November, Ultimate Fighting Championship officials...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 16, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships will likely return to Ohio on Sept. 24, as all signs point to the city of Canton as the host of Bellator 51.

...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 16, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships has signed undefeated featherweight Rasul Mirzaev to a multi-fight contract.

By: Joe Myers Aug, 16, 2011
Din Thomas has done almost everything there is to do in his professional mixed martial arts career, which dates back to October 1998

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 16, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has reportedly signed a multi-year contract with the Fox Broadcasting Company, taking effect in January 2012.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 16, 2011
UFC Live 5 earned an average of 766,000 viewers during its Sunday broadcast on cable network Versus, Sherdog.com confirmed Tuesday with an...

By: Sam Genovese Aug, 16, 2011
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Ricco Rodriguez struggled to find work with prominent mixed martial arts organizations for a number of years, until he signed with...

Aug, 16, 2011
On this edition of Fight Week, we travel to Portland, Ore., to visit with UFC veteran Matt Lindland.

Also, Sherdog.com’s own Greg Savage...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 15, 2011
Manny Gamburyan has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 135 bout against Diego Nunes after suffering an unspecified shoulder injury.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 15, 2011
Although not part of the televised portion of the show, light heavyweight prospect Gian Villante still pocketed one of the largest disclosed purses from Friday’s...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 15, 2011
Chris Lytle went out with a storybook ending. In his final mixed martial arts appearance, Lytle submitted Dan Hardy with a mounted third-round guillotine choke in the UFC Live 5 headliner » Recap

Postfight Video: Lytle | Hardy |...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 15, 2011
For most fighters in the employ of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, three, sometimes even two consecutive losses would mean the end of their Octagon stint. But, despite suffering his fourth straight defeat at...

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 14, 2011
If Chris Lytle’s retirement seemed somehow less emotional than other in-cage farewells from recent memory, it was perhaps because Lytle’s...

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 14, 2011
In what he declared to be the final fight of his career, Chris Lytle earned not only a dramatic submission victory, but an additional $130,000 in prize money at...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 14, 2011
Team Alpha Male’s Joseph Benavidez leaned on his blinding speed, superior clinch work and beautiful punching combinations, as he defeated former WEC bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland by unanimous decision at...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 14, 2011
Renowned mixed martial arts trainer Shawn Tompkins has died at the age of 37, reported the Canadian press Sunday evening.

Aug, 14, 2011
Sherdog.com will report from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee at 5:45 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC Live 5, which is headlined by a welterweight duel pitting Chris Lytle against Dan Hardy....

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 14, 2011
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 14, 2011
At 5-foot-4, Joseph Benavidez is used to questions about how he’s going to handle his opponent’s reach.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 13, 2011
Chris Lytle plans to retire from professional mixed martial arts following his showdown with former welterweight title contender Dan Hardy in the...

By: Tristen Critchfield Aug, 13, 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- When he’s at the top of his game, Houston Alexander is known for his heavy hands.

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 13, 2011
At the start of 2010, Dan Hardy was the No. 1 contender for the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown. Nearly 17 months later, he finds himself on the verge of possible termination.

Hardy...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 13, 2011
When former welterweight title contender Dan Hardy, Mohawk in tow, enters the cage to meet Chris Lytle in the UFC Live 5 headliner on Sunday at...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 13, 2011
Jorge Gurgel dropped to 2-3 inside the Strikeforce cage, as Joe Duarte earned a unanimous decision over the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt in the...

Aug, 13, 2011
Live results from Saturday's UFC Live 5 weigh-ins will be posted below as fighters take to the scales at 5 p.m. ET. Hit F5 on your keyboard to...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 13, 2011
After his February loss to Brian Ebersole, Chris Lytle was a little surprised when he got the call to headline UFC Live 5 on Sunday against Dan Hardy.

Aug, 12, 2011
Sherdog.com will report from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas at approximately 9 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Challengers 18,” which is headlined by a lightweight duel pitting Jorge Gurgel against...

By: Tristen Critchfield Aug, 12, 2011
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Houston Alexander once made jaws drop by dropping Keith Jardine in 48 seconds at UFC 71.

By: Marcelo Alonso Aug, 12, 2011
Revered as one of the most courageous fighters from MMA’s first family, Royler Gracie has never encountered an opponent he feared

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 12, 2011
Ten fights are now official for UFC 136 “Edgar vs. Maynard 3,” and at least one more is in the works

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 12, 2011
Strikeforce “Challengers 19” now has a headlining attraction, as Lorenz Larkin will square off with Virgil Zwicker in a light heavyweight...

Aug, 12, 2011
Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 11, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships will offer a super-sized card for their 50th show, as officials from the Chicago-based promotion Thursday...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 11, 2011
The lightweight headliner of Strikeforce Challengers 18 has been made official, as both Jorge Gurgel and Joe Duarte hit their contracted weights...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 11, 2011
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts now sports a full fight card for its upcoming seventh offering, as 13 bouts are now official for BAMMA

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 11, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will once again use Facebook to stream live fights this Sunday, as the eight-bout undercard of UFC Live 5...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 11, 2011
Chael Sonnen doesn’t hold back when he dislikes someone.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 10, 2011
British Association of Mixed Martial Arts middleweight champion Tom Watson has suffered a back injury and has been forced to withdraw from his Sept. 10 title defense against...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 10, 2011
One would be hard-pressed to find an informed mixed martial arts fan uninterested in the co-main event of UFC Live 5, a pivotal lightweight pairing of Benson Henderson and...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 10, 2011
Former WEC light heavyweight champion Steve Cantwell will drop to middleweight to square off with Mike Massenzio at UFC 136, promotion officials...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 10, 2011
Following the first setback of his career, the son of “The Natural” will return to the cage next month.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 09, 2011
Ian McCall made waves at Friday night’s Tachi Palace Fights 10, as “Uncle Creepy” took home both the promotion’s flyweight title and the...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 09, 2011
Spike TV’s UFC 133 “Prelims Live” special netted an average of 1.4 million viewers for its hour-long broadcast on Saturday night.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 09, 2011
Miesha Tate thought she’d stop Marloes Coenen with strikes.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 09, 2011
Well-known Japanese gym Grabaka will celebrate its 11th anniversary by staging its inaugural MMA event Oct. 15 at Tokyo’s Differ Ariake arena.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 09, 2011
Shooto 168-pound world champion Luis “Beicao” Ramos has joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship and will make his Octagon debut against Brazilian countryman Erick Silva at...

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 08, 2011
We have not seen the last of Fedor Emelianenko.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 08, 2011
Two days after suffering a savage defeat at UFC 133, light heavyweight Matt Hamill has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.

By: Gleidson Venga Aug, 08, 2011
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is putting in hard work with some big names in preparation for his homecoming at UFC 134.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 08, 2011
Nine bouts are now official for Bellator Fighting Championships’ fifth-season debut, as the Chicago-based promotion Monday announced the...

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 08, 2011
Bodyshop Fitness Team stablemates Antonio McKee and Jesse Juarez will occupy the top slots on this month’s card from Cage Fighting...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 08, 2011
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Sam Genovese Aug, 08, 2011
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Ahead of the forthcoming fifth season of Bellator Fighting Championships, expectations are high but tempered

By: Tristen Critchfield Aug, 08, 2011
It was the loss that prompted his release from the UFC, but Houston Alexander still contends that he beat Kevin Ferguson at “The Ultimate Fighter...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 07, 2011
A vicious and beautifully executed knee strike to the body crippled Tito Ortiz and sent Rashad Evans to a second-round technical knockout in the UFC...

By: Tony Loiseleur Aug, 07, 2011
TOKYO -- Kazuki Tokudome battered a tenacious Kota Okazawa in the main event of Sunday evening’s Pancrase “Impressive Tour 8” at Differ...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 06, 2011
Six months later, Vitor Belfort still has Anderson Silva on his mind.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 06, 2011
Prior to UFC 133, many observers, including UFC President Dana White, felt that former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans might not...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 06, 2011
Three men took home post-fight bonuses following UFC 133, as Vitor Belfort, Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz each netted an extra $70,000 for...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 06, 2011
Undefeated Team Alpha Male standout Chad Mendes cruised to a unanimous decision over 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Rani Yahya at...

Aug, 06, 2011
Sherdog.com reports from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia at 5:45 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 133, which is headlined by a rematch pitting Rashad Evans against Tito Ortiz.

...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 06, 2011
Jorge Rivera will face Constantinos Philippou in a featured middleweight matchup at UFC 133 “Evans vs. Ortiz 2” on Saturday at the Wells...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 06, 2011
Tito Ortiz was not supposed to be here

By: Tony Loiseleur Aug, 06, 2011
TOKYO -- After nearly two years away from the ring, former Shooto 123-pound world champion Shinichi “BJ” Kojima returned Saturday to take a hard-fought split decision over Wajutsu Keishukai banger Masaaki...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 06, 2011
Mike Pierce knows Johny Hendricks’ wrestling resume. He knows he was a four-time All-American at Oklahoma State. He knows he won two national...

Aug, 05, 2011
Fresh off his title-clinching performance at TPF 10 “Let the Chips Fall,” Ian McCall told Sherdog.com that he’s the best 125 pounder in MMA.

By: Jordan Shwora Aug, 05, 2011
LEMOORE, Calif. -- Ian McCall has found a home at 125 pounds.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 05, 2011
Six months isn’t long enough for Jorge Rivera to forgive Michael Bisping for his conduct after their fight at UFC 127.

Aug, 05, 2011
Four years ago, they left their score unsettled in the California capital. In a matter of hours, they will return to the cage to settle it.

Rashad Evans checked in at 204.4 pounds for his rematch with...

By: Brian Knapp Aug, 05, 2011
Four years ago, they left their score unsettled in the California capital. In a matter of hours, they will return to the cage to settle it.

Rashad Evans checked in at 204.4 pounds for his rematch with...

Aug, 05, 2011
Live results from Friday's UFC 133 weigh-ins will be posted below as fighters take to the scales at 4 p.m. ET. Hit F5 on your keyboard to see...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 05, 2011
Bellator Fighting Championships on Friday announced the signing of undefeated welterweight David Rickels to a multi-fight deal, the terms of...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 05, 2011
Mike Swick has suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from his upcoming welterweight showdown against Erick Silva at UFC 134, the...

By: Gleidson Venga Aug, 05, 2011
Rashad Evans wants to avoid the fate suffered by “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 winner Ryan Bader in his ill-fated UFC 132 encounter with former light heavyweight champion...

Aug, 05, 2011
Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 04, 2011
Having conquered Dream’s all-Japan bantamweight tournament in July, Hideo Tokoro will begin his quest for the promotion’s vacant 134-pound title in September when he meets WEC veteran Antonio Banuelos at...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 04, 2011
Former WEC title contender Antonio Banuelos has apparently thrown his hat into Dream's ring, as the fighter Thursday announced he had signed on...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 04, 2011
“Uncle Creepy” will officially get his shot at the Tachi Palace Fights flyweight title.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 04, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday announced that it has signed a two-year deal with Fox Sports to exclusively distribute UFC...

By: Greg Savage Aug, 04, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) met Wednesday morning in the nation’s capital, wrapping up their five-day...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 04, 2011
The Maximum Fighting Championship lightweight title will not be on the line at MFC 31.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 04, 2011
Fedor Emelianenko’s time as a Strikeforce heavyweight is apparently over.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 03, 2011
Following failed bids for both the Dream and Strikeforce lightweight titles, Tatsuya Kawajiri will make his featherweight debut in September when he takes on...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 03, 2011
Ten bouts are now official for Superior Cage Combat 2, which goes down Aug. 20 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The event will be highlighted by a pair of welterweight contests featuring UFC veterans Josh Neer and John Alessio taking on former WEC and Strikeforce competitors...

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 03, 2011
Surging 205-pounder Glover Teixeira will have the chance to add another famous name to his résumé Aug. 25 when he meets UFC veteran Marvin...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 03, 2011
Mike Thomas Brown has gone from the top of the featherweight division to staring down the possibility of a third straight loss.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 03, 2011
Bart Palaszewski has struggled some against wrestlers, but when the UFC offered him a matchup against Tyson Griffin, he took it immediately.

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 03, 2011
Only days after Strikeforce’s abrupt dismissal of heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, three of the Dutchman’s teammates have also been...

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 02, 2011
When Anderson Silva enters the cage to defend his UFC middleweight title Aug. 27 in Rio de Janeiro, he will do so as the first Brazilian mixed...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 02, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will reportedly return to Toronto for a second time in 2011.

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 02, 2011
The live Showtime broadcast of Strikeforce and M-1 Global’s “Fedor vs. Henderson” netted an average of 571,000 viewers Saturday night, the...

Aug, 02, 2011
Hard-punching featherweight Leonard Garcia has fallen to injury and will be unable to compete against Alex Caceres at UFC Live 5. Competing in Garcia's stead will be undefeated Octagon newcomer...

By: Sam Genovese Aug, 02, 2011
A few months ago, as Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos’ hiatus from fighting neared the one-year mark, rumors emerged that female MMA’s top...

By: Mike Whitman Aug, 02, 2011
The main draw for Strikeforce Challengers 18 is now set, as five fights have been green-lit for the Showtime broadcast on Aug. 12.

By: Marcelo Alonso Aug, 02, 2011
Consecutive losses to Joseph Benavidez and Takeya Mizugaki in the WEC’s bantamweight division left Rani Yahya’s future at 135 pounds cloudy at bes

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 02, 2011
Tito Ortiz has been fighting for more than 14 years.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 01, 2011
Strikeforce Challengers 17, the Las Vegas debut of Strikeforce’s prospect-driven series, drew a live gate of $42,987.50, according to...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Aug, 01, 2011
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

Aug, 01, 2011
American Top Team stars Mike Thomas Brown and Cole Miller showcase a heel hook from the butterfly guard in this edition of Sherdog.com's...

By: Chris Nelson Aug, 01, 2011
Unbeaten lightweight Joe Ellenberger returned to the cage of Victory Fighting Championship Saturday, exactly 53 weeks after his last appearance...