In a year during which the featherweight division has played a pivotal role, perhaps it is fitting that the division's hottest prospect will close out 2009 as its top-ranked competitor.
At WEC 44, Jose Aldo took his game to yet another level in his fourth fight of the year. The native of Manaus ... Read More
A month full of MMA is already stirring movement in Sherdog’s rankings. Check out the latest update as we move into the second half of a very busy November. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The stakes will be high when STRIKEFORCE closes out a spectacular 2009 with the return of one of the most prolific and exciting fighters in Mixed Martial Arts - unbeaten former STRIKEFORCE world middleweight champion Cung Le ... Read More
Nearly a quarter ton of trained flesh and bone will climb into the cage when the world’s top heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, meets unbeaten challenger Brett Rogers.
Emelianenko checked in at 232 pounds for his main event against Rogers ... Read More
While UFC 104 was marked by main event controversy, up-and-comer Cain Velasquez left little doubt about his status as an elite heavyweight prospect. ... Read More
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson was more of a blessing than a curse, said CBS, who broadcasted the proverbial “rise and fall” of the Internet streetfighting legend in 2008.
Slice helmed three of the five most-watched live-broadcasted fights ever, which all happened on CBS, including his 14-second stumble against Seth Petruzelli in October 2008.
The major network gears up for its second incarnation of “Saturday Nights Fights” with Strikeforce “Fedor vs. Rogers” on Nov. 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT sans Slice, but with the added viewing incentive of Fedor Emelianenko, the world’s top-ranked heavyweight.
“I don’t think we regret pumping up Kimbo,” said Kelly Kahl, executive vice president for primetime programming. ... Read More
This update is exclusively on the slighter end of the scale. The marquee matchups of early October have come strictly at lightweight and below. Dream 11 on Oct. 6 saw Shinya Aoki finally capture Dream’s lightweight title, as he won the rubber match in his trilogy against his Norwegian nemesis Joachim Hansen. ... Read More
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