By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 31, 2013
David Rickels took the better part of a round to get rolling, but once he did, there was little Lloyd Woodard could do to stop him.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 31, 2013
Ultimate Fighting Championship officials Thursday announced that the promotion will institute an official ranking system for the first time in its history following...

By: Jordan Breen Jan, 31, 2013
Sherdog.com will report from Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich., at approximately 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 31, 2013
Bellator’s Season 8 middleweight tournament will begin on Feb. 14, as promotion officials announced Thursday that the 185-pound quarterfinals...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 31, 2013
On the verge of the biggest fight of his career, Eric Kelly is man with perspective. Once without even a proper place to sleep or money to buy a...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 31, 2013
Tyron Woodley suffered the first loss of his career in July, dropping a Strikeforce welterweight title fight to Nate Marquardt via knockout.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 31, 2013
Will Brooks has much to look forward to these days.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 31, 2013
After making quick work of Przemyslaw Mysiala in the opening round of Bellator's Season 8 light heavyweight tournament, Muhammed Lawal is set to...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 30, 2013
Shinya Aoki will get his crack at One Fighting Championship gold on April 5, when the submission ace takes on lightweight ruler Kotetsu Boku at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 30, 2013
UFC veteran Assuerio Silva was shot Tuesday evening outside his gym in Curitiba, Brazil, according to a report from Brazilian news outlet Parana...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 30, 2013
Bellator’s Season 8 lightweight tournament will move forward in spite of Patricky “Pitbull” Freire’s injury withdrawal.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 30, 2013
Two more additions have been made to the growing UFC 159 bill.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 30, 2013
World-ranked middleweights Michael Bisping and Alan Belcher will collide in the UFC 159 co-headliner.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 30, 2013
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will not compete in his scheduled lightweight tournament quarterfinal tomorrow night at Bellator 87.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 30, 2013
Pat Healy will be the latest Strikeforce competitor to step into Octagon, as UFC officials recently announced that “Bam Bam” will square off with Jim Miller at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 29, 2013
Josh Thomson will return to the Octagon on April 20 to meet Nate Diaz at UFC on Fox 7.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 29, 2013
Muhammed Lawal will return to the Bellator cage on Feb. 21, when “King Mo” faces Emanuel Newton in a Season 8 light heavyweight tournament semifinal at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 29, 2013
Randy Couture has signed a multi-year agreement with Spike TV and will serve as a coach for the first season of Bellator’s forthcoming reality show.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 29, 2013
Anthony Pettis has been here before.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 28, 2013
The Bellator Fighting Championships Season 8 featherweight tournament will begin on Feb. 7 at Bellator 88 promotion officials announced on Monday.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 27, 2013
Jay Hieron is hoping Tyron Woodley brings some aggression to the cage when they meet Saturday at UFC 156. If Woodley fights conservatively,...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 27, 2013
HTFU founder Mark Gingrich found himself in a difficult spot this past Tuesday.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 27, 2013
It looks like flyweights can appeal to the masses.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 27, 2013
Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his UFC flyweight title for the first time Saturday night.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 26, 2013
Despite earning the biggest win of his career Saturday night, Glover Teixeira is not ready to name himself the UFC light heavyweight...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 26, 2013
Four men took home an extra $50,000 at Chicago’s United Center on Saturday night....

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 26, 2013
Sherdog.com will report from the United Center in Chicago at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of UFC on Fox 6, which is headlined by a flyweight title fight pitting champion...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 26, 2013
Demetrious Johnson educated John Dodson on the differences between champion and challenger.

Jan, 26, 2013
Saturday's UFC on Fox 6 post-fight press conference will air live on Sherdog.com directly following the event

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 26, 2013
Phase one in the Clay Guida rebranding process is complete.

Jan, 25, 2013
Friday's UFC on Fox 6 weigh-ins can be viewed following the jump.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 25, 2013
Eddie Alvarez will not fight in the co-main event of UFC 159.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 25, 2013
The Bellator Fighting Championships averaged 812,000 viewers during Thursday night’s live broadcast of Bellator 86 on Spike TV.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 25, 2013
On Saturday night, Quinton Jackson’s time as a UFC light heavyweight may finally come to a close.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 25, 2013
Never have two flyweights been placed on such a visible pedestal.

Jan, 25, 2013
Bellator 86 Post-Fight Video Interviews: Askren » King Mo » Rebney »...

By: Jordan Breen Jan, 25, 2013
Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen is chatting live for two hours, taking your comments and questions on everything in MMA at 1 p.m....

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 24, 2013
UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes has officially retired from active competition and will now assume a role in the organization’s front office.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 24, 2013
Ben Askren’s style might not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but it is undeniably effective.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 24, 2013
Sherdog.com will report from WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 86, which is headlined by a welterweight title showdown pitting champion...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 24, 2013
The narrative is plain for anyone who cares to look.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 24, 2013
Ben Askren knows who he is.

By: Alan Oliveira Jan, 24, 2013
The biggest controversy of UFC on FX 7, which took place last Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazi, occurred in the bout between Pedro Nobre and Iuri...

Jan, 24, 2013
Thursday's UFC on Fox 6 pre-fight press conference can be viewed following the jump.

Jan, 23, 2013
Wednesday's UFC 158 press conference featuring Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz can be viewed following the jump.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 23, 2013
Ben Askren’s third Bellator welterweight title defense will move forward on schedule.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 23, 2013
Perhaps the third time will be the charm for Ben Saunders.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 23, 2013
Jorge Santiago will cut to welterweight for his third Octagon run.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 23, 2013
K.J. Noons’ move to the UFC could eventually renew old hostilities with the Diaz family.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 23, 2013
Two former “Ultimate Fighter” finalists will collide at UFC 158.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 22, 2013
Rick Hawn has allegedly been jilted by one of his sponsors.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 22, 2013
A featherweight confrontation between Akira Corassani and Robbie Peralta has been greenlit for UFC on Fuel TV 9, promotion officials announced...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 22, 2013
Seven new fights have been added to the Bellator 87 undercard, promotion officials announced Tuesday.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 22, 2013
After a yearlong layoff, Muhammed Lawal returns Jan. 24 to take on Przemyslaw Mysiala in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 8 light...

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 21, 2013
Fox Sports is expected to unveil a new 24-hour sports channel this summer, and its arrival will likely signal the end of the UFC on FX and UFC...

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 21, 2013
Josh Janousek, the fourth proposed opponent for Michael Kuiper, has suffered an undisclosed injury and will not be able to compete at UFC on Fox 6.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 21, 2013
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2013
Vitor Belfort may have returned to the UFC middleweight division, but “The Phenom” believes he still has unfinished business at light heavyweight.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2013
It could be argued that C.B. Dollaway has earned a break -- but “The Doberman” says he has no interest in taking his foot off the gas pedal now.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 19, 2013
Michael Bisping was one win away from a shot at Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva. Vitor Belfort erased...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2013
Four men were awarded post-fight bonuses on Saturday night at UFC on FX 7.

Jan, 19, 2013
Sherdog.com will report from Geraldo Jose de Almeida State Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at approximately 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of UFC on FX 7, which is headlined by a middleweight showdown pitting...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 19, 2013
Nik Lentz let the air out of the balloon one takedown at a time and staked his claim as one of the world’s Top 10 featherweights.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 19, 2013
A light heavyweight showdown between surging Swede Alexander Gustafsson and former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi will headline the UFC’s...

Jan, 18, 2013
Friday’s UFC on FX 7 weigh-ins are available following the jump.

By: Jordan Breen Jan, 18, 2013
Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen is chatting live for two hours, taking your comments and questions on everything in MMA at 1 p.m....

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2013
938,000 viewers tuned in to watch the Bellator Fighting Championships’ Spike TV debut on Thursday night, network officials announced Friday.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2013
Bellator’s latest lightweight tournament winner will be decided on March 7 at Bellator 92, as Dave Jansen meets Marcin Held in the evening’s...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 18, 2013
A new bill has been proposed to legalize mixed martial arts in the state of Connecticut.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 17, 2013
The gulf between Michael Chandler and the rest of the Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight division appears to have widened.

Jan, 17, 2013
Sherdog.com will report from UCI Bren Events Center, Irvine, Calif., 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 85, which is headlined by a lightweight title showdown pitting Michael...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 17, 2013
Michael Chandler is not done. Not by a long shot.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 17, 2013
Dennis Siver has withdrawn from a co-headlining showdown with Cub Swanson at UFC on Fuel TV 7, promotion officials revealed Thursday, announcing...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 17, 2013
Vitor Belfort took his shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown two years ago. Now, Michael Bisping wants his.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 17, 2013
All drug test results came back clean following last Saturday’s Strikeforce card in Oklahoma City.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 16, 2013
Following his one-sided victory over Dion Staring at Strikeforce’s final event last Saturday, Daniel Cormier made his UFC intentions perfectly...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 16, 2013
Michael Chandler will defend his Bellator lightweight title for the first time Thursday when he meets Rick Hawn in the main event of Bellator 85.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 16, 2013
UFC officials Tuesday night revealed which Strikeforce talents will ply their craft in the Octagon moving forward.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 16, 2013
The UFC on Fox 7 dance card continues to develop.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2013
An anticipated heavyweight clash between Frank Mir and Daniel Cormier will serve as the co-main event of UFC on Fox 7, promotion officials...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2013
Injuries have forced the UFC to make two more changes to the UFC on Fox 6 undercard, as middleweights Michael Kuiper and Rafael Natal will square off with Josh Janousek and...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2013
A lightweight title tilt between former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez and reigning UFC king Benson Henderson will headline UFC on Fox 7.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2013
Ten months have passed since Pat Curran last stepped into Bellator Fighting Championships’ circular cage

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 15, 2013
Saturday night’s Strikeforce swan song averaged just 310,000 viewers, making it the promotion’s least-watched event since September 2011.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 15, 2013
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has come a long way in just a few years.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 14, 2013
UFC 155 attracted 13,561 spectators to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 29, earning a live gate of $3,286,025....

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 14, 2013
Five fighters from Saturday’s Strikeforce “Marquardt vs. Saffiedine” card have been issued medical suspensions by the Oklahoma State...

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 14, 2013
Josh Barnett needed only 2:11 to dispatch Nandor Guelmino with an arm-triangle choke in their heavyweight bout on Saturday night, but “The...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 14, 2013
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 14, 2013
It was a scary injury.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 13, 2013
After 13 years, 21 fights and a wealth of memorable experience, Javier Vazquez is officially calling it a career.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 12, 2013
Following his performance Saturday night, Tarec Saffiedine will forever be known as the final Strikeforce welterweight champion.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 12, 2013
Daniel Cormier has unfinished business with Frank Mir.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 12, 2013
Tarec Saffiedine converted his right leg into a meat tenderizer, and Nate Marquardt provided him with the meat.

Jan, 12, 2013
Sherdog.com will report from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City at approximately 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Marquardt vs. Saffiedine,” which is headlined by a welterweight title fight pitting champion...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 12, 2013
Kurt Holobaugh made certain Pat Healy earned his paycheck.

Jan, 11, 2013
Friday's Strikeforce “Marquardt vs. Saffiedine” weigh-ins will stream live on Sherdog.com at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 11, 2013
Bellator officials Friday announced the final Season 8 lightweight quarterfinal pairing, as Will Brooks meets Ricardo Tirloni at Bellator 87.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 11, 2013
Zeroing in on an Ultimate Fighting Championship return once thought unlikely, Nate Marquardt has one last piece of unfinished business to handle in...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 11, 2013
Two male students from Team Lloyd Irvin were recently arrested for allegedly raping a female team member on New Year’s Eve, according to a...

By: Jordan Breen Jan, 10, 2013
Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen is chatting live for two hours, taking your comments and questions on everything in MMA at 1 p.m....

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 10, 2013
Ultimate Fighting Championship officials Thursday announced that both Rousimar Palhares and Joey Beltran failed their post-fight drug tests at...

By: Gleidson Venga Jan, 10, 2013
Last week, it was reported that Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza had signed a five-fight contract with Forza LLC, a subsidiary of UFC parent company...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 10, 2013
Legacy Fighting Championship flyweight titlist Will Campuzano will defend his belt against Allan Nascimento on April 12 in the LFC 19 main event.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 10, 2013
Invicta Fighting Championships atomweight titlist Jessica Penne will defend her belt against Michelle Waterson at Invicta FC 5, which is...

By: Alan Oliveira Jan, 10, 2013
Although Wanderlei Silva has a longstanding rivalry with Vitor Belfort, he believes “The Phenom” can beat Michael Bisping at UFC on FX 7on...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 10, 2013
Strikeforce’s struggles have also been K.J. Noons’ struggles.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 09, 2013
Bellator Fighting Championships’ Season 8 welterweight tournament field is now set, as promotion officials announced Wednesday that Bellator...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 09, 2013
UFC officials Wednesday released the names of the 28 middleweights who will compete on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 17.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 09, 2013
Coming off his loss to Daniel Cormier in the Strikeforce grand prix final, Josh Barnett will try to bounce back Saturday when he takes on Nandor Guelmino in the...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 08, 2013
Bellator tournament veteran Alexis Vila will return to 125 pounds on Jan. 19, when “The Exorcist” takes on Joshua Sampo for the Championship Fighting Alliance flyweight title at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 08, 2013
A welterweight tilt between Rick Story and Sean Pierson is now slated for UFC 158, promotion officials announced Tuesday.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 08, 2013
Yves Edwards and Isaac Vallie-Flagg will meet in a lightweight showdown at UFC 156.

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 08, 2013
The Nevada Athletic Commission has granted Alistair Overeem a fight license, clearing the way for the heavyweight’s planned Feb. 2 meeting with Antonio Silva at...

By: Mike Whitman Jan, 08, 2013
The UFC’s return to the Land of the Rising Sun will be a stormy one.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 07, 2013
Greg Jackson will have a busy night Jan. 26 at UFC on Fox 6.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 07, 2013
A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 07, 2013
Bellator Fighting Championships 205-pound titleholder Christian M’Pumbu will risk his belt for the first time when he squares off against challenger Attila Vegh at...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 07, 2013
Bantamweight Yves Jabouin will get to fight on home soil next time he enters the Octagon.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 06, 2013
Jamie Varner’s first bout against Joe Lauzon was the UFC on Fox 4 “Fight of the Night,” and Varner would like to do it again in 2013.

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 05, 2013
Carla Esparza walked away with the prize, but a promising Australian newcomer made certain she worked for it.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 05, 2013
The UFC 158 lineup continues to grow, as promotion officials recently announced three new additions to the March 16 card.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 04, 2013
Carla Esparza and Bec Hyatt made weight on Friday in advance of their strawweight title tilt at Invicta FC 4, tipping the scales at 114.8 pounds...

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 04, 2013
The Nevada Athletic Commission announced on Friday that all 24 fighters who competed at UFC 155 tested negative for banned substances....

By: Jordan Breen Jan, 04, 2013
Sherdog.com Administrative Editor Jordan Breen is chatting live for two hours, taking your comments and questions on everything in MMA at 1 p.m....

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 04, 2013
After a three-month delay, Rad Martinez and Shahbulat Shamhalaev have a return date for their featherweight tournament final....

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 04, 2013
After more than two and a half years away from the UFC, Todd Duffee was relieved to get back in the Octagon and score a win Dec. 29 at UFC 155.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 03, 2013
Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos’ Legacy Fighting Championship debut will have to wait.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 03, 2013
The UFC 155 preliminary card averaged 1.4 million viewers during Saturday’s broadcast on the FX network, according to an industry source.

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 03, 2013
An injury to Erick Silva has forced him to withdraw from his bout with Jay Hieron at UFC 156.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 02, 2013
Lightweight Justin Salas has suffered an undisclosed training injury and will no longer face Edson Barboza at UFC on FX 7.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 01, 2013
After 18 years and more than 120 fights, “The Beast” is hanging up his gloves.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 01, 2013
Scott Jorgensen was concerned that forming a game plan and sticking to it might not make for an exciting fight, but his bout Dec. 8 against John...