A native of San Diego, A.J. Matthews fell into the world of fighting only after running around the soccer field for a number of years. Spending...

Young at heart and age, Mirsad Bektic has seen more than his share of hardship in his twenty-one years. Born in war-torn Bosnia, this determined...

Noad Lahat, a product of Israel, hitchhiked through the West Bank to train as a teenager. Following his years in the nation's special services,...

Oct, 14, 2012
American Top Team’s Mirsad Bektic is featured in part one of NOS Energy Drink’s Prospect Watch....

Oct, 14, 2012
American Top Team’s Mirsad Bektic is featured in part two of NOS Energy Drink’s Prospect Watch....

Oct, 05, 2012
Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts’s Hunter Tucker is featured in part three of NOS Energy Drink’s Prospect Watch....

Oct, 02, 2012
Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts’s Hunter Tucker is featured in part two of NOS Energy Drink’s Prospect Watch....

Oct, 01, 2012
Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts’s Hunter Tucker is featured in part one of NOS Energy Drink’s Prospect Watch....

By: Sherdog.com Staff Oct, 01, 2012
Talent pipelines keep sports vibrant and relevant, as the old guard passes the competitive torch to the new in an inevitable rite of passage.

By: Joe Myers Sep, 27, 2012
Winning 10 straight fights, even if the level of competition can be called into question, remains quite the accomplishment in the sport of mixed...

By: Joe Myers Jul, 14, 2012
After spending the first three-plus years of his professional mixed martial arts career fighting bigger, stronger men, up-and-comer Sean...

By: Yael Grauer Jun, 14, 2012
When Sergio Pettis faces Tom McKenna at Legends of Fighting Championship 53 “Memoriam” on Friday at the 8 Seconds Saloon in Indianapolis, a contract with the...

By: Joe Myers Apr, 27, 2012
Sometimes what you think you want is not always what you really want or what is best for you. Undefeated featherweight prospect Brandon Bender...

By: Lutfi Sariahmed Apr, 18, 2012
Jessica Eye plans to make waves as a woman in a man’s world. The 25-year-old returns to Bellator Fighting Championships on Friday in her...

By: Lutfi Sariahmed Apr, 10, 2012
The two-division Ring of Combat champion has parlayed a decorated jiu-jitsu career and blue-collar approach into quick success in mixed martial...

By: Brian Knapp Feb, 25, 2012
Andrew Craig was cooking dinner at his Texas residence when he took the call about which every mixed martial artist dreams but only a select few...

By: Joe Myers Jan, 24, 2012
Elite-level mixed martial artists earn enough money from fighting and sponsorships to where they do not need to hold down a second job to make ends meet. Welterweight prospect...

By: Joe Myers Dec, 17, 2011
When up-and-coming bantamweight Jared Papazian talks about how he is not a fan of current UFC champion Dominick Cruz and his confounding style,...

By: Don Gaby Sep, 17, 2011
Tiger Schulmann has seen hundreds of kids come and go at his school, but there was one in particular on whom he kept a close eye. His name was Jimmie Rivera, and he first walked into a...

By: Rodolfo Roman Apr, 18, 2011
When fans think of superstars from other sports, larger-than-life figures spring to mind. Yuri Villefort wants to be that kind of torch bearer...

By: Brian Knapp Mar, 28, 2011
It takes him an average of 79 seconds -- less than a minute and a half -- to finish a fight. Nine professional opponents have climbed into the cage with him. None have seen the second round. All of it,...

By: Brian Knapp Feb, 21, 2011
In terms of diverse athletic backgrounds, few in MMA can match that of undefeated Ring of Combat welterweight champion Ryan LaFlare.

By: Brian Knapp Feb, 12, 2011
Gian Villante took to mixed martial arts like a bird takes to air.

By: Chris Nelson Nov, 20, 2010
There’s this fighter. The guy is a stud, a legitimate 155-pound terror with absurd power in his strikes. Look him up on YouTube and watch him melt

By: Joe Myers Nov, 08, 2010
Chris Lozano has been a professional mixed martial arts fighter for a little more than a year, but what a difference a year makes.

By: Tomasz Marciniak Sep, 17, 2010
“I’m not going to be modest,” Jan Blachowicz says. “I feel I could fight on UFC events.”

By: Joe Myers Aug, 15, 2010
When it comes to mixed martial arts, the 125-pound weight class has only started to catch on in North America, but for Ulysses Gomez, the...