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. ... 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
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
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
Friday at Japan's Mecca of fightsport, Korakuen Hall, Shooto's afroed ace continued his ascent in the Shoot Boxing ring.
The fourth edition of Shoot Boxing's Bushido series witnessed Mamoru Yamaguchi taking a three-round unanimous decision over Masahiro Fujimoto. The perennially elite MMA flyweight used clean punching and defense -- as well as a one-arm shoulder throw for a Shoot point in the second round -- to earn scores of 30-28 and 29-28 from the judges. The win was Yamaguchi's fourth appearance in the promotion, all within the last seven months, and pushed his Shoot Boxing mark to 3-1.
An offshoot from the same combat sports family tree as Shooto, Shoot Boxing promotes "standing vale tudo" events that feature the full complement of punches, kicks, elbows and knees in addition to throws and standing submissions. ... Read More
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