SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News - October 2011

Aldo-Mendes Featherweight Title Bout Slated for UFC 142 in Rio Unbeaten wrestler Chad Mendes will get his chance to dethrone featherweight ruler Jose Aldo in 2012, but he will have to do so on the...

Chris Nelson

Oct 31, 2011

Cerrone-Diaz Tapped for Lightweight Co-Main Event at UFC 141 Lightweight standouts Donald Cerrone and Nate Diaz have verbally agreed to square off at UFC 141, promotion officials announced Monday.

Chris Nelson

Oct 31, 2011

Assuncao: 99-Percent Chance I’ll Fight Pearson at UFC 141 Junior Assuncao believes he will be the one to welcome “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 winner Ross Pearson to the UFC featherweight at the...

Gleidson Venga

Oct 31, 2011

Diaz Banks Event-High $200,000 Paycheck at UFC 137 Nick Diaz took home $200,000 for his three-round, unanimous decision win over B.J. Penn, making the former Strikeforce welterweight champ the highest-paid fighter on Saturday’s...

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 31, 2011

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

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 31, 2011

Weekend Rundown: Jadamba Batters Pang, Snatches Legend LW Belt Despite a 10-month absence from the ring, Jadamba Narantungalag showed no signs of rust in the main event of Saturday’s Legend Fighting...

Chris Nelson

Oct 30, 2011

Diaz Awarded Super Bowl Weekend Title Shot After UFC 137 Victory Nick Diaz will receive his shot at Georges St. Pierre after all.

Mike Whitman

Oct 30, 2011

Formiga Finishes Costa, Retains Title at Shooto Brazil 26 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jussier “Formiga” da Silva successfully defended his Shooto South America 123-pound title for the second time on Saturday, recording a decisive win over Michael William Costa in the main...

Gleidson Venga

Oct 30, 2011

Nelson Compliments ‘Cro Cop’ in Croat’s Curtain Call A slimmed-down Roy Nelson took care of business on Saturday night, finishing Mirko Filipovic in the third round of their UFC 137 heavyweight affair.

Mike Whitman

Oct 29, 2011

UFC 137 Bonuses: Diaz, Penn, Cerrone, ‘Bartimus’ Bank $75K Four men walked away from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas with an extra $75,000 on Saturday night, as Nick Diaz, B.J. Penn, Bart Palaszewski and Donald Cerrone all took home...

Mike Whitman

Oct 29, 2011

Spectacular Diaz Batters Penn at UFC 137 Nick Diaz took out B.J. Penn and took aim at welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.

Brian Knapp

Oct 29, 2011

UFC 137 Prelims: Cerrone Submits Siver in First Round Former WEC lightweight title contender Donald Cerrone stayed hot.

Brian Knapp

Oct 29, 2011

UFC 137 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas at 6:15 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 137, which is headlined by a welterweight contest between B.J. Penn and...

SHERDOG

Oct 29, 2011

Askren Tops Hieron; Prindle, Santos Need Just 78 Seconds at Bellator KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- It was his biggest win to date, but Olympian and collegiate wrestling great Ben Askren just wasn't happy with his first Bellator welterweight title defense at...

Jordan Breen

Oct 29, 2011

Former Mizzou Wrestler Brooks Wins Again on Bellator 56 Undercard KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The undercard of Bellator Fighting Championships 56 put several unbeaten prospects on display at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., but none are more coveted than lightweight Emanuel...

Lutfi Sariahmed

Oct 29, 2011

Bellator 56 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 56, which features the semifinals of Bellator's Season 5 heavyweight tournament, and Bellator welterweight champion...

SHERDOG

Oct 29, 2011

‘Star Wars’ Heiress Rolls at Deep ‘Cage Impact’ TOKYO -- Former Deep lightweight champion Katsunori Kikuno broke down Korean import Kwang Hee Lee, while another former Deep lightweight ace, Kazunori Yokota, took out veteran Katsuya Toida in...

Tony Loiseleur

Oct 29, 2011

Choi Upsets Obiya, Chonan Victorious at Evening ‘Cage Impact’ TOKYO -- In the second half of Deep's Cage Impact 2011 doubleheader at Differ Ariake on Saturday evening, South Korea’s Doo Ho Choi stole the show by demolishing former Deep lightweight champion...

Tony Loiseleur

Oct 29, 2011

Legend 6 Weigh-in Results: Pang, Jadamba Official for Title Bout Lightweight titleholder Adrian Pang and challenger Jadamba Narantungalag have been cleared for action after hitting their marks at the official weigh-ins for...

Chris Nelson

Oct 29, 2011

Anderson Silva Speaks: Sonnen ‘Does Not Deserve to Fight Me’ UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Friday broke his silence in regards to archrival Chael Sonnen and his call for a rematch, as he...

Gleidson Venga

Oct 28, 2011

‘World Series of Fighting’ Coming to Las Vegas Strip in 2012 A new, Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion plans to host tournament-based events at one of Sin City’s most prominent casinos, likely...

Mike Whitman

Oct 28, 2011

Penn, Diaz Get UFC 137 Green Light When a knee injury forced welterweight king Georges St. Pierre to withdraw from the UFC 137 main event against Carlos Condit, he left a significant void behind. Enter former two-division champion B.J....

Brian Knapp

Oct 28, 2011

Live UFC 137 Weigh-in Results (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) Sherdog.com will report from the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas with live updates as fighters take to the scales for the UFC 137 weigh-ins at 7...

SHERDOG

Oct 28, 2011

Askren, Hieron Hit Marks for Bellator 56 Headliner Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren’s first title defense will go forward as expected, as both he and challenger Jay Hieron came in on...

Mike Whitman

Oct 28, 2011

Dana White Confirms UFC’s January Return to Brazil In wake of the tremendous success of UFC 134, UFC President Dana White made the decision to not stay away from Brazil for long. In fact, the...

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 28, 2011

Zahabi: St. Pierre Is Injured, Not Just Hurt If Georges St. Pierre could have finished up his training camp for Carlos Condit, he would have fought him Saturday at UFC 137, according to...

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 28, 2011

With Viacom Deal, Bellator Plans to Increase Number of Tournaments The Bellator Fighting Championships made a major deal this week, selling a majority stake in the company to media conglomerate Viacom.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 28, 2011

Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Pre-Fight Chat Recap Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 3 p.m. ET.

Jordan Breen

Oct 28, 2011

Episode 6 of ‘TUF 14’ Attracts 1.6 Million Viewers Ratings for Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter” held fast in episode six, matching last week’s 1.6 million average viewers for its...

Mike Whitman

Oct 27, 2011

Anik Leaves ESPN, Joins UFC Announce Team One of MMA’s most recognizable television personalities now has a new home

Mike Whitman

Oct 27, 2011

Kraniotakes Cleared to Compete; ProElite Main Event Intact It seems ProElite has finally caught a break with its second main event

Mike Whitman

Oct 27, 2011

Winkeljohn: Jones Can Make Machida Fight ‘Very, Very’ Easy The first time Mike Winkeljohn helped prepare a fighter to take on Lyoto Machida, it didn’t go well.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 27, 2011

Trainer Favors Move to Lightweight Before Middleweight for GSP It would be a dream matchup for UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre to move up to middleweight and challenge titleholder Anderson Silva.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 26, 2011

Flyweight Formiga Tops Inaugural Fort MMA Card on Dec. 15 Brazil’s foremost flyweight, Jussier “Formiga” da Silva, will headline the December debut of Fort MMA Championships, an upstart promotion...

Chris Nelson

Oct 26, 2011

Strikeforce Targeting Wilcox-Fodor Lightweight Bout for Dec. 17 Caros Fodor will apparently return to the cage on Dec. 17, as the AMC Pankration product Wednesday announced that he will square off against Justin Wilcox at...

Mike Whitman

Oct 26, 2011

Viacom Buys Stake in Bellator; Promotion Headed to Spike by 2013 Media conglomerate Viacom, Inc. has purchased a majority stake in Bellator Fighting Championships and will eventually move the Chicago-based...

Mike Whitman

Oct 26, 2011

One FC Partners with 17 Asian Gyms, Orgs; Dream Deal in Works Officials from the Singapore-based One Fighting Championship announced Wednesday the formation of the One Asia Partnership Network, a group of...

Chris Nelson

Oct 26, 2011

Silva’s Coach Would Welcome Sonnen-Belfort Matchup Chael Sonnen wants a rematch with Anderson Silva, but the UFC middleweight champion and those around him, at least publicly, seems hesitant to oblige.

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 26, 2011

Heavyweight Final, Trio of Undercard Bouts Set for Bellator 59 Bellator Fighting Championships’ fifth-season heavyweight tournament final and three new undercard additions are on tap for Bellator 59,...

Mike Whitman

Oct 25, 2011

Middleweights Hamman, Phillipou Complete 12-Fight UFC 140 Bill The fight card for UFC 140 is now complete with 12 bouts, as promotion officials announced Tuesday that a middleweight contest between Jared Hamman and...

Mike Whitman

Oct 25, 2011

Bellator 55, Bantamweight Semifinals Net 168,000 Viewers on MTV2 Saturday night’s broadcast of Bellator Fighting Championships 55 on MTV2 earned an average of 168,000 viewers, Sherdog.com confirmed Tuesday...

Mike Whitman

Oct 25, 2011

Good, Costa Meet in Welterweight Tourney Qualifier at Bellator 59 Bellator Fighting Championships officials Thursday announced that former welterweight champion Lyman Good will return to the cage Nov. 26 to take on Sengoku veteran...

Mike Whitman

Oct 25, 2011

Saunders Surprising Himself in Bellator Ben Saunders put on a jiu-jitsu clinic against Luis Santos on Oct. 8 at Bellator 53 that few would have predicted, including himself.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 25, 2011

Pederneiras Questions Judging, Rebney Praises ‘Warrior’ Galvao Yuma, Ariz., has not been kind to Marcos Galvao.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 25, 2011

Volkmann-Grant Lightweight Tilt Booked for UFC 141 in Las Vegas T.J. Grant and Jacob Volkmann will see the inside of the Octagon one more time in 2011, as the lightweight ground specialists have been paired for a Dec. 30 meeting at...

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 24, 2011

Weekend Rundown: Daley, Miranda Victorious; Butterbean Toppled It didn’t happen with a bang, but British welterweight star Paul “Semtex” Daley scored his second win in six weeks on Friday, handily decisioning Luigi Fioravanti in the main event of...

Chris Nelson

Oct 24, 2011

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

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 24, 2011

Condit’s Trainer: GSP Injury Could Be Blessing in Disguise Carlos Condit was disappointed last week when Georges St. Pierre had to pull out of their UFC 137 welterweight title fight due to a knee injury,...

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 24, 2011

Featherweights Kanehara, Soto Set for Nov. 19 Bout in California Onetime Sengoku featherweight titleholder Masanori Kanehara and unbeaten prospect Alex Soto are set to meet in the cage of California’s Xplode...

Chris Nelson

Oct 23, 2011

Vila, Dantas Advance to Bantamweight Finals at Bellator 55 For the second time in a little more than six months, Marcos Galvao wound up on the wrong side of a controversial verdict from the three-man...

Brian Knapp

Oct 22, 2011

Escudero, Hale, Ortiz Notch Quick Wins on Bellator 55 Undercard YUMA, Ariz. -- Bellator Season 4 light heavyweight finalist Richard Hale bounced back from his knockout loss to Christian M'Pumbu against heavyweight...

Joe Ortiz

Oct 22, 2011

Villasenor Dazzles in Welterweight Debut at Jackson’s MMA Series 6 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Five months ago, Joey Villasenor returned to fight in his native New Mexico for the first time since 2004.

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 22, 2011

Undefeated Prospects Gambino, Sterling Victorious at CFFC 11 Joey Gambino stepped into the cage for the main event of Cage Fury Fighting Championships 11 with a 7-0 record.

Lutfi Sariahmed

Oct 22, 2011

Pulga Returns With a Bang at Jungle Fight 33 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Nearly 2,000 people attended Jungle Fight 33 in the Cidade de Deus (City of God), which is most famous for an award-winning...

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 22, 2011

Bellator 55 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Ariz., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of...

SHERDOG

Oct 22, 2011

Former WEC Champion Varner Stops Jolly in 69 Seconds at XFC 14 A month ago, he was talking retirement. Now, Jamie Varner may have put himself back on the path to relevance

Brian Knapp

Oct 21, 2011

Bantamweight Final 4 Hit Marks at Bellator 55 Weigh-ins All four Season 5 bantamweight tournament semifinalists made the cut at Friday’s Bellator 55 weigh-ins, as Alexis Vila, Marcos Galvao, Ed West and E...

Mike Whitman

Oct 21, 2011

Ferguson-Edwards Set for ‘TUF 14’ Finale Newcomer will meet pioneer on Dec. 3, as the UFC announced Friday that Tony Ferguson will square off with Yves Edwards at “The Ultimate...

Mike Whitman

Oct 21, 2011

10 Fights Signed for UFC on Fox 1 on Nov. 12 “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 finalist DaMarques Johnson will lock horns with Clay Harvison in a preliminary welterweight duel at UFC on Fox 1...

Brian Knapp

Oct 21, 2011

Starks Replaces Tavares at UFC 137; Jorgensen-Curran Moved to PPV The UFC 137 shuffle continues, as the promotion on Friday announced two more changes to the card

Mike Whitman

Oct 21, 2011

Jabouin-Watson on Tap for UFC 140 in Toronto A pair of up-and-coming bantamweights will collide in Toronto, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on Friday, as Yves Jabouin and Walel Watson have verbally agreed to square off at...

Mike Whitman

Oct 21, 2011

Sonnen to Co-Host 2011 World MMA Awards on Fox Sports Net Former UFC middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen will co-host the 2011 World MMA Awards on Nov. 30, alongside sports television personality...

Mike Whitman

Oct 21, 2011

Lineup Finalized for UFC 138 on Nov. 5 in England Japanese veteran Michihiro Omigawa will square off with Jason Young in a preliminary featherweight matchup at UFC 138 “Leben vs. Munoz” on...

Brian Knapp

Oct 21, 2011

Jorgensen’s Plan to Thwart Curran’s Jiu-Jitsu: Hit Him Jeff Curran is a black belt in jiu-jitsu, but Scott Jorgensen says he’s willing to engage him on the ground when they meet Oct. 29 at UFC 137.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 21, 2011

Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Pre-Fight Chat Recap Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.

Jordan Breen

Oct 21, 2011

UFC Vets Daley, Fioravanti on Point for Ringside MMA 12 Headliner Both Ringside MMA 12 main event competitors hit their contracted weights at Thursday’s weigh-in, as UFC veterans Paul Daley and Luigi...

Mike Whitman

Oct 20, 2011

‘TUF 14’ Ratings: Episode 5 Nets 1.6 Million Viewers The fifth episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 14 earned an average of 1.6 million viewers for its Oct. 19 broadcast, Spike TV officials...

Mike Whitman

Oct 20, 2011

Filho Refutes Addiction Claim, Plans Retirement Pending KSW Bout Paulo Filho’s alleged battle with substance abuse appeared to take a turn for the worse on Wednesday, when Brazilian outlet Portal do Vale...

Mike Whitman

Oct 20, 2011

Torn ACL Knocks Women’s Champion Gurgel Out of Bellator 57 Bellator Fighting Championships 115-pound women’s titleholder Zoila Gurgel has torn the anterior-cruciate ligament in her knee and will be unable to fight as scheduled at...

Mike Whitman

Oct 20, 2011

Jungle Fight 33 Putting MMA in God’s City Anyone who saw the acclaimed Brazilian film “City of God” could never have imagined that someday one of the most violent slums in Rio de Janeiro would play host to a mixed martial arts event under the...

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 20, 2011

Soares: Silva Doesn’t Feel Sonnen Deserves Shot Yet Anderson Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, expects the UFC middleweight champion to fight next in the first quarter of 2012.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 20, 2011

Phan: No Need for Another Garcia Fight Nam Phan evened the score with Leonard Garcia at UFC 136, but he’s not particularly interested in a rubber match.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 20, 2011

Grove Replaces Injured Ivanov in Bellator Heavyweight Tournament Sambo specialist Blagoi Ivanov has suffered an unspecified injury and will be unable to compete in Bellator Fighting Championships’ fifth-season heavyweight tournament semifinals against...

Mike Whitman

Oct 19, 2011

Arona: Rivalry with Wanderlei Created Pride’s History In 2005, Ricardo Arona became the first man to defeat Wanderlei Silva in Pride Fighting Championships’ middleweight division.

Gleidson Venga

Oct 19, 2011

M-1 Challenge 27 Earns 185,000 Viewers with Live Showtime Airing M-1 Challenge 27 took in an average of 185,000 viewers for its Saturday night broadcast on premium cable network Showtime.

Mike Whitman

Oct 19, 2011

Condit on Postponed UFC Title Shot: ‘I Will Work a Little Longer’ UFC President Dana White revealed Tuesday that welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre had withdrawn from the main event of UFC 137 due to a...

Mike Whitman

Oct 18, 2011

Zahabi: ‘No Way’ GSP Could Have Fought with Knee Sprain at UFC 137 UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre suffered a setback on Tuesday, spraining his knee during a sparring session at Tristar Gym in Montreal and subsequently bowing out of his title defense against Carlos...

Mike Whitman

Oct 18, 2011

Castillo-Bailey Lightweight Matchup Completes UFC 139 Card The UFC announced Tuesday that lightweights Shamar Bailey and Danny Castillo will lock horns at UFC 139, bringing the total number of fights...

Mike Whitman

Oct 18, 2011

GSP Out of UFC 137 with Knee Injury; Penn-Diaz to Headline PPV Georges St. Pierre has suffered a knee injury and will be unable to defend his UFC welterweight title against Carlos Condit at UFC 137.

Mike Whitman

Oct 18, 2011

Fertitta Visits Recife; Brazilian City Could Host 2012 UFC Card Even before August’s sold-out UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, reports surfaced that Ultimate Fighting Championship officials had begun eying...

Gleidson Venga

Oct 18, 2011

Bellator 54, Middleweight Semifinals Earn 185,000 Viewers on MTV2 Bellator Fighting Championships benefited from a ratings rebound on Saturday night, as the promotion raked in 185,000 viewers for its live broadcast of...

Mike Whitman

Oct 18, 2011

Carwin Injured, Off UFC 141; Heavyweight Eyes Mid-2012 Return Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin has suffered another injury setback. The fighter recently announced the news on his official website, explaining that a new back injury will prevent him from competing...

Mike Whitman

Oct 18, 2011

ProElite Confirms 6 Bouts for Nov. 5 HDNet Debut in Illinois The second offering from the resurrected ProElite will air live on HDNet, the Los Angeles-based promotion recently announced.

Mike Whitman

Oct 18, 2011

Pettis Adjusting Style to Climb Ladder in UFC Anthony Pettis was not going to be outwrestled by Jeremy Stephens at UFC 136.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 18, 2011

Escudero-Avila Booked for Saturday’s Bellator 55 Undercard Efrain Escudero, winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8, will make his Bellator Fighting Championships debut this Saturday against Ceasar Avila on the undercard of...

Mike Whitman

Oct 17, 2011

Brown, De Fries Receive New Opponents for UFC 138, 139 Injuries suffered by Englishmen John Hathaway and Oli Thompson have altered the card of UFC 138, the promotion’s Nov. 5 event at LG Arena in...

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 17, 2011

Sylvia to Meet Germany’s Kraniotakes in ProElite Headliner German heavyweight Andreas Kraniotakes has agreed to replace three-time UFC heavyweight title contender Pedro Rizzo as the opponent for former UFC champion Tim Sylvia in the headliner of...

Tim Leidecker

Oct 17, 2011

Weekend Rundown: McCorkle, Foster, Straus Pick Up Midwestern Wins Before he joined the UFC, Sean McCorkle made his bones rolling through nine straight opponents in his native Indiana without a loss.

Chris Nelson

Oct 17, 2011

Injured Rizzo Withdraws from Nov. 5 ProElite Bout Against Sylvia Brazilian heavyweight Pedro Rizzo has been forced to pull out of a planned November bout with fellow UFC veteran Tim Sylvia after suffering an...

Chris Nelson

Oct 17, 2011

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

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 17, 2011

McKee-Cobb Title Bout, Lewis-Gouveia 5-Rounder Set for MFC 32 Lightweights Antonio McKee and Brian Cobb have a new date for their postponed Maximum Fighting Championship title bout, officials from the...

Chris Nelson

Oct 16, 2011

O’Neil Surprises Davis, Palomino Spoils Berto’s Return at W-1 MMA CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Heavily-favored Marcus Davis found himself up against a true challenge for the first time since his UFC departure, as former “Ultimate Fighter” Season 13 alum Chuck O’Neil shocked his...

Jesse Denis

Oct 16, 2011

Shlemenko, Vianna Take Violent Paths to Bellator Middleweight Finals Alexander Shlemenko took one step closer to earning his desired rematch with Bellator 185-pound champion Hector Lombard Saturday night at the...

Mike Whitman

Oct 16, 2011

Underdog ‘Chatuba’ Wins 3, Claims Bitetti Combat WWGP Crown RIO DE JANEIRO -- It took eight rounds, five of them as an underdog, but Andre “Chatuba” Santos proved that Saturday was his night.

Gleidson Venga

Oct 16, 2011

Rebney: Only Anderson Silva Could Beat Hector Lombard ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Since winning Bellator Fighting Championships’ inaugural middleweight tournament 28 months ago, Hector Lombard has...

Lutfi Sariahmed

Oct 15, 2011

UFC Veteran Falcao Inks Deal With Bellator Bellator Fighting Championships has signed Brazilian knockout artist Maiquel Falcao to compete in its middleweight division.

Mike Whitman

Oct 15, 2011

Carpenter, Bastress Earn Key Stops on Bellator 54 Undercard ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Philadelphia's Tim Carpenter swung a heavy hammer in his light heavyweight contest with Ryan Contaldi, getting back on the winning track with a brutal right uppercut in the most stirring moment of...

Sam Genovese

Oct 15, 2011

Bellator 54 Live Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Boardwalk Hall Ballroom in Atlantic City, N.J., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of...

SHERDOG

Oct 15, 2011

Manager: ‘Shogun’ Won’t Return to Kings MMA for UFC 139 Camp After losing his UFC light heavyweight title to Jon Jones in March, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua decided to return to his roots and train with former longtime coach...

Colin Foster

Oct 15, 2011

Kikuta Leads Charge, Sasaki Steals Show at Grabaka Live 1 TOKYO -- It was a good night for Grabaka leader Sanae Kikuta, who in the main event of the gym's inaugural MMA event “First Cage Attack” at...

Tony Loiseleur

Oct 15, 2011

Silva, Team Celebrate ‘Like Water’ Doc at Rio Film Festival “Like Water,” a documentary based on Anderson Silva’s middleweight title fight with Chael Sonnen at UFC 117, was finally released in...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 15, 2011

Kingsbury Hunting 5th Straight Win, ‘Catapult’ with Bonnar Fight Most fighters want to be on the fast track when it comes to getting a title shot. However, despite posting four straight wins in the Octagon since October 2009, light heavyweight...

Joe Myers

Oct 15, 2011

Magalhaes Rallies to Defend Title, Garner Grabs M-1 Interim Strap PHOENIX -- M-1 Challenge 27 was held on the campus of Grand Canyon University, and the seven-bout fight card was anchored by a light heavyweight title fight between champion Vinny Magalhaes and challenger...

Tommy Messano

Oct 15, 2011

Cooper Knocks Out UFC Veteran Doerksen at Score Fighting Series 2 HAMILTON, Ontario -- Brett Cooper capped of an exciting night of fights for Score Fighting Series’ second event with a first-round technical knockout of UFC veteran...

Freddie DeFreitas

Oct 14, 2011

Weigh-in Results: Middleweight Semifinalists Cleared for Bellator 54 Bellator Fighting Championships is now one step closer to finding Hector Lombard’s next challenger, as all four Season 5 middleweight tournament semifinalists hit their marks at Friday's...

Mike Whitman

Oct 14, 2011

In the UFC or Not, Davis Wants to Keep Fighting The UFC released Marcus Davis after his January loss to Jeremy Stephens, but he’s not so sure that was a bad thing.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 14, 2011

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

Jordan Breen

Oct 14, 2011

All M-1 Challenge 27 Competitors On Weight Only days after an injury to M-1 heavyweight champion Guram Gugenishvili altered the M-1 Challenge 27 main event, all 14 fighters competing on...

Mike Whitman

Oct 13, 2011

Cooper, Doerksen Hit Marks for Score Fighting 2 Headliner The Score Fighting Series’ sophomore effort will move forward as planned, as headliners Brett Cooper and Joe Doerksen hit their contracted...

Mike Whitman

Oct 13, 2011

‘TUF 14’ Ratings Increase for Episode 4 “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 14 posted improved ratings in its Wednesday night broadcast on Spike TV, as the season’s fourth episode...

Mike Whitman

Oct 13, 2011

Showtime Sports Boss Hershman Steps Down Showtime Executive Vice President and General Manger of Sports and Event Programming Ken Hershman (Pictured) has resigned from his positions at...

Mike Whitman

Oct 13, 2011

Franklin Targets Late Summer Return Following Shoulder Surgery Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin is apparently recovering well from his recent shoulder surgery, as the fighter’s management...

Mike Whitman

Oct 13, 2011

Jackson: Guillard Learned Valuable Lesson Greg Jackson may be the best trainer in MMA, but even he has bad nights and UFC 136 was certainly one of them.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 13, 2011

Gable-Tirloni, 9 Bouts Official for Bellator 55 in Arizona Nine fights are now official for Bellator 55, as a lightweight contest between Steve Gable and Ricardo Tirloni was added to the main draw by...

Mike Whitman

Oct 13, 2011

Alvarez-Chandler, Aguilar-Ward 2 Slated for Bellator 58 on Nov. 19 Michael Chandler will receive his shot at Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, albeit a bit later than originally anticipated.

Mike Whitman

Oct 12, 2011

Lashley to Challenge Schoonover for HW Title at Shark Fights 21 Former pro-wrestling superstar Bobby Lashley will return to mixed martial arts action on Nov. 11, when the hulking wrestler will challenge Darrill Schoonover for the Shark Fights heavyweight title at...

Mike Whitman

Oct 12, 2011

‘TUF 3’ Alum Singer Content to Grow Georgia’s HardCore Gym Rory Singer hasn’t competed as a professional mixed martial artist since February 2009, but “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 alumnus has...

Joe Myers

Oct 12, 2011

Pederneiras: Aldo Won’t Move to 155, Has ‘Lots of Fights’ at 145 After Jose Aldo turned away former lightweight title contender in a hard-fought unanimous decision at UFC 136, MMA fans and pundits began...

Colin Foster

Oct 11, 2011

Melendez-Masvidal, Cyborg Return Official for Dec. 17 Strikeforce UFC fans will have to wait a little longer to see Gilbert Melendez inside the Octagon.

Mike Whitman

Oct 11, 2011

Britain’s Cage Warriors to Require Mandatory Blood Testing English mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors Fighting Championship announced Tuesday that it will require all combatants to submit blood...

Mike Whitman

Oct 11, 2011

7 Questions for ‘Supremacy MMA’ Creator Daryl Pitts Daryl Pitts, president and co-founder of Los Angeles-based game design studio Kung Fu Factory, recently spoke with Sherdog.com about his...

Mike Whitman

Oct 11, 2011

Joe Son Suspected in California Inmate’s Death The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Tuesday announced in a press release that former fighter Joe Son has been identified...

Mike Whitman

Oct 11, 2011

Bellator 53 Broadcast Draws 103,000 Viewers on MTV2 Bellator Fighting Championships earned a series-low 103,000 viewers for its Saturday night broadcast of Bellator 53 on MTV2, network officials...

Mike Whitman

Oct 11, 2011

Spike TV: 1 Million Viewers Tuned in to UFC 136 ‘Prelims Live’ Saturday’s UFC 136 “Prelims Live” special on Spike TV earned an average of 1 million viewers, the series’ lowest rating on the cable...

SHERDOG

Oct 11, 2011

Machida Confident He Can Solve ‘Bones’ Riddle Two and a half years have passed since Lyoto Machida knocked out Rashad Evans at UFC 98 and became the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light...

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 11, 2011

Lauzon: Guillard Not the Same Fighter When You Move Forward After studying footage of Melvin Guillard, Joe Lauzon decided he had to take the fight to him when they met Saturday at UFC 136.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 10, 2011

NCAA Champ Jenkins: I Will Not Lay-and-Pray Bubba Jenkins hasn’t fought in MMA yet, but he already knows what kind of fighter he doesn’t want to be.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 10, 2011

‘Big Monster’ Santos Replaces Hayes in Bellator HW Tourney Once-beaten Brazilian Thiago “Big Monster” Santos will take the place of the injured Mike “300” Hayes in the semifinals of Bellator Fighting...

Chris Nelson

Oct 10, 2011

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

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 10, 2011

‘Doomsday’ Cruises to Decision in CFA 3 Main Event MIAMI -- In his first appearance since being released by the UFC, John Howard took a unanimous decision from Dennis Olson in the Championship...

Jesse Denis

Oct 09, 2011

‘True Middleweight Champ’ Sonnen Issues Bold Challenge to Silva Former UFC middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen made good on his prefight declaration Saturday at UFC 136, as the rarely-silent wrestler dominated the surging...

Mike Whitman

Oct 09, 2011

White: With UFC 136 Win, Edgar Is World’s No. 2 P4P Fighter UFC President Dana White is pretty high on Frankie Edgar right about now.

Mike Whitman

Oct 08, 2011

UFC 136 Bonuses: Edgar, Lauzon, Phan, Garcia Bank $75K Each Four fighters walked away from the Toyota Center in Houston with UFC 136 postfight bonuses, as Frankie Edgar, Joe Lauzon, Nam Phan and Leonard...

Mike Whitman

Oct 08, 2011

Edgar Keeps Lightweight Title in Dazzling Come-From-Behind Win In a thrilling performance that will likely come to define his reign atop the 155-pound division, Frankie Edgar survived another harrowing first...

Brian Knapp

Oct 08, 2011

UFC 136 Prelims: Judges Side with Maia, Former WEC Champion Pettis Former middleweight title contender Demian Maia leaned on takedowns and positional control, as he took a pedestrian but no less significant unanimous decision from Jorge Santiago at...

Brian Knapp

Oct 08, 2011

UFC 136 Live Results & Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Toyota Center in Houston at approximately 6:10 p.m. ET (3:10 p.m. PT) with play-by-play and live results of UFC 136, which is headlined by Frankie Edgar-Gray Maynard 3 for the UFC lightweight title, and features...

SHERDOG

Oct 08, 2011

Saunders, Lima Use New Looks to Reach 170 Finals at Bellator 53 In the past, Ben Saunders struggled when put on his back. Not content to be known for his vicious knees and striking, Saunders put on a dominant display of grappling en route to a third-round submission win over Luis "Sapo" Santos in...

Jordan Breen

Oct 08, 2011

Santana Collects Cobb's Arm to Cap Bellator 53 Undercard As Hector Lombard continues to overwhelm all challengers in the Bellator cage, the promotion's middleweight talents becomes more and more critical. The Bellator 53 undercard at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla., put one of the company's finest recent signings on...

Jordan Breen

Oct 08, 2011

Bellator 53 Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator...

SHERDOG

Oct 08, 2011

‘Spider’ Wins Fan Vote for ‘UFC Undisputed 3’ Cover Athlete UFC President Dana White revealed the next cover athlete in the promotion’s video game series at Saturday’s UFC Fan Expo in Houston, confirming that...

Mike Whitman

Oct 08, 2011

Phan Determined to Finish Garcia in Rematch After the controversial decision in their first fight, Nam Phan believes he can’t let it go to the judges again when he meets Leonard Garcia on Saturday at...

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 08, 2011

Dos Anjos on Training with Edgar: ‘He Fights on Another Level’ With his stunning, 59-second knockout of George Sotiropoulos in July, Rafael dos Anjos once again turned heads in the MMA world. Even UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar was impressed with the BJJ...

Gleidson Venga

Oct 08, 2011

Lima Shedding His Prospect Skin Some life progressions just seem natural, like Douglas Lima’s transition to mixed martial arts.

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 07, 2011

Edgar, Maynard on Target for UFC 136 Rematch They were the central figures in an epic New Year’s Day drama. Nine months later, lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and unbeaten challenger Gray...

Brian Knapp

Oct 07, 2011

Jimmo’s Streak Reaches 16 in MFC 31 Decision over Sokoudjou Ryan Jimmo’s streak lives on.

Brian Knapp

Oct 07, 2011

Promoter: Thomas Forced Off FT7 Card Following Car Accident FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- After receiving unfortunate news, Fight Time Promoter Howard Davis Jr. announced to the War Memorial Auditorium crowd that UFC veteran Din Thomas had been involved in a car accident as he was traveling to the venue and would not be able headline the night’s...

Jesse Denis

Oct 07, 2011

UFC 136 Live Weigh-in Results (5 p.m. ET) Live results from Friday's UFC 136 weigh-ins will be posted below as fighters take to the scales at 5 p.m. ET. Hit F5 on your keyboard to see...

SHERDOG

Oct 07, 2011

Welterweight Semifinalists on Weight for Bellator 53 All four welterweight tournament semifinalists hit their marks at Friday's Bellator 53 weigh-ins, taking them one step closer to challenging for...

Mike Whitman

Oct 07, 2011

Simpson Praises Schafer’s Jiu-Jitsu Aaron Simpson will be looking for his third straight UFC victory when he meets Eric Schafer on Saturday at UFC 136.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 07, 2011

Judges to Test Half-Point Scoring at MFC 31 Ringside judges at MFC 31 on Friday will score fights using a half-point system, a first in the Maximum Fighting Championship. The Edmonton...

Mike Whitman

Oct 07, 2011

Gugenishvili Injured Again; Grishin Meets Garner at M-1 Challenge 27 American fans will have to wait a bit longer to see M-1 Global heavyweight champion Guram Gugenishvili in action, as the Ukrainian has withdrawn...

Mike Whitman

Oct 07, 2011

MFC Inks Deal with TSN2 in Canada Canadian promotion Maximum Fighting Championship on Friday announced that it has signed a one-year broadcast deal with The Sports Network,...

Mike Whitman

Oct 07, 2011

Former Title Contender Maia Stresses Strategy Ahead of UFC 136 Demian Maia will take on former Sengoku Raiden Championship middleweight titleholder Jorge Santiago at UFC 136 “Edgar vs. Maynard 3” on...

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 07, 2011

Jordan Breen Weekend MMA Pre-Fight Chat Recap Jordan Breen will host his weekly chat at 1 p.m. ET.

Jordan Breen

Oct 07, 2011

Heavyweight Alternates Santos, Burns Clash at Bellator 53 Thiago Santos may have missed the start of Bellator’s second heavyweight tournament, but all hope is not lost.

Mike Whitman

Oct 06, 2011

Garcia Respects Phan, But Doesn’t Like Him It’s usually the fighter who loses a bout that wants a rematch.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 06, 2011

‘TUF 14’ Episode 3 Earns 1.3 Million Viewers on Spike Episode three of “The Ultimate Fighter 14” attracted an average audience of 1.3 million viewers for its Wednesday night broadcast, Spike TV...

Mike Whitman

Oct 06, 2011

White: Jones-Machida to Headline UFC 140 in Toronto UFC President Dana White on Thursday announced that UFC 140 will be headlined by a light heavyweight title confrontation between Jon Jones and...

Mike Whitman

Oct 06, 2011

M'Pumbu-Wiuff Non-Title Bout Set for Bellator 55 in Yuma Bellator light heavyweight champion Christian M'Pumbu will return to the cage on Oct. 22, but his title will not be on the line. Sherdog.com has learned from a source close to the situation that M'Pumbu will...

Mike Whitman

Oct 06, 2011

Caceres Cuts to 135, Meets Escovedo at UFC on Fox 1 Alex Caceres will make the drop to bantamweight for his next UFC appearance, as the promotion announced Wednesday that “Bruce Leroy” will lock horns with Cole Escovedo at...

Mike Whitman

Oct 06, 2011

Update: White Refutes Jones-Evans as UFC 140 Headliner Just hours after multiple media outlets reported a planned championship main event between UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones and former teammate ...

Mike Whitman

Oct 05, 2011

Brunson Reveals James Bout for Strikeforce Challengers 20 Undefeated welterweight prospect Derek Brunson Wednesday announced that he will face American Kickboxing Academy representative Nate James on...

Mike Whitman

Oct 05, 2011

Sandro to Meet Dias at Bellator 58, Wants Curran Revenge Bellator Summer Series featherweight tournament runner-up Marlon Sandro already has a date to get back in the promotion’s cage.

Colin Foster

Oct 05, 2011

Cruz: Key to Beating Johnson Was Control In studying Demetrious Johnson’s fights, Dominick Cruz noticed one mistake his opponents were making above all others.

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 04, 2011

UFC Live 6 ‘Cruz vs. Johnson’ Nets 789,000 Viewers on Versus The UFC felt a slight increase in ratings on Saturday from its previous effort on cable network Versus, as UFC Live 6 earned 789,000 viewers on...

Mike Whitman

Oct 04, 2011

Santana-Cobb, Foster-Mann Official for Bellator 53 in Oklahoma Nine fights are now official for Bellator Fighting Championships 53, as the Chicago-based promotion recently announced the addition of several...

Mike Whitman

Oct 04, 2011

UFC on Fox Gets Semerzier-Peralta, Pierce-Bradley, Rosa-Lucas Three new contests have been slated for UFC on Fox 1, as the promotion Tuesday announced bouts pitting Mackens Semerzier against Robert Peralta, Paul Bradley against Mike Pierce, and Matt Lucas against...

Mike Whitman

Oct 04, 2011

Bellator 52 Raises Ratings with 269,000 Viewers on MTV2 MTV officials Tuesday announced that Bellator Fighting Championships 52 earned an average of 269,000 viewers with its Saturday night broadcast...

Mike Whitman

Oct 04, 2011

Lombard Faces Prangley in Non-Title Headliner at Bellator 58 Bellator Fighting Championships announced Tuesday that a 195-pound catchweight bout between reigning middleweight champion Hector Lombard and UFC veteran Trevor Prangley will headline...

Mike Whitman

Oct 04, 2011

‘Stun Gun’-Pierson Welterweight Tilt Tabbed for UFC 141 Welterweights Dong Hyun Kim and Sean Pierson will each be looking to start new winning streaks when they meet at the Ultimate Fighting...

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 03, 2011

Tachi Palace Adds Camoes-Denny, Martinez-Young to Dec. 2 Card UFC and Strikeforce veteran Fabricio “Morango” Camoes will tangle with experienced “Wildman” Thomas Denny in a 155-pound bout at Tachi...

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 03, 2011

Middleweights Advance, ‘Korean Pitbull’ Wins at Road FC 4 SEOUL -- Jae Young Kim had a clear-cut strategy for dealing with former Team Tackle stablemate Eun Soo Lee at Monday’s Road FC 4 “Young Guns.”

John Evans

Oct 03, 2011

Update: Vanttinen Earns Bellator Contract, Possible Tourney Berth With his second-round stoppage of Malik Merad at Saturday’s Fight Festival 31, Finnish prospect Marcus Vanttinen secured his spot on Bellator...

Ryan O’Leary

Oct 03, 2011

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

Sherdog.com Staff

Oct 03, 2011

Guillard Trained with Evans, Imperial Athletics Prior to UFC 136 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts representative Melvin Guillard broke from routine ahead of UFC 136

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 03, 2011

Update: Vegh Joins Bellator, Expected for Season 6 LHW Tourney Having previously inked the likes of Norman Paraisy, Michal Kita, Dragan Tesanovic, Marcin Held, Karl Amoussou and Zelg Galesic, Bellator Fighting...

Tim Leidecker

Oct 02, 2011

King Sato Draws, Shores Scores KO at Pancrase ‘Impressive 10’ TOKYO -- Takenori Sato narrowly kept his welterweight King of Pancrase title in a contentious split draw with challenger Eiji Ishikawa in the main event of...

Tony Loiseleur

Oct 02, 2011

Cruz Eyes Bowles-Faber Winner, Top Pound-for-Pound Ranking Dominick Cruz proved once again why he’s the top-ranked bantamweight in the world, using a varied attack to turn away game challenger Demetrious Johnson in the main event of...

Mike Whitman

Oct 02, 2011

Struve Didn’t Consider Letting Go While Being Slammed by Barry Stefan Struve found redemption Saturday night, rebounding from a brutal knockout loss in his last contest to submit Pat Barry in the second round at...

Mike Whitman

Oct 01, 2011

UFC Live 6 Bonuses: 4 Fighters Earn $65,000 Four fighters walked away from the UFC’s inaugural trip to the U.S. capital with $65,000 in post-fight bonuses, as Matt Wiman, Mac Danzig, Anthony Johnson and Stefan Struve were each awarded for their performances...

Mike Whitman

Oct 01, 2011

Cruz Denies Johnson, Retains Title at UFC Live 6 The gap between champion Dominick Cruz and the rest of the bantamweight division remains wide, and, despite his considerable efforts, Demetrious...

Brian Knapp

Oct 01, 2011

UFC Live 6 Prelims: Edwards Rebounds, Takes Out ‘Tractor’ Yves Edwards had no issues bouncing back from his vicious knockout defeat to Canadian Sam Stout four months ago.

Brian Knapp

Oct 01, 2011

UFC Live 6 Live Results and Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., at 5:40 p.m. ET (2:40 p.m. PT) with play-by-play and live results of UFC Live...

SHERDOG

Oct 01, 2011

Ivanov Dominates; Hayes, Sparks, Prindle Advance in Bellator Tourney LAKE CHARLES, La. -- As the Bellator Season 5 heavyweight tournament quarterfinals kicked off Saturday night at the L'Auberge du Lac Hotel and Casino, no entrant was more brutal in victory than Bulgarian sambo world champion...

Bobbie Clark

Oct 01, 2011

Bellator Heavyweight Semifinal Bracket Set The Bellator Season 5 heavyweight tournament started in October, and it will continue in October.

Jordan Breen

Oct 01, 2011

Quayhagen Upsets Kickboxing Champion to Highlight Bellator 52 Prelims LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Maybe it was because it was in Josh Quayhagen’s hometown. Maybe it was because this was the first MMA bout for Brazilian kickboxing star...

Bobbie Clark

Oct 01, 2011

Bellator 52 Results and Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com will report from the L’Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in Lake Charles, La., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of...

SHERDOG

Oct 01, 2011

LIVE: CWFC 44 Free Stream Sherdog.com is please to offer a free live stream of Saturday’s Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 44 card at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

SHERDOG

Oct 01, 2011