Jack Encarnacao

Jack Encarnacao is a Boston-based writer and radio host for Sherdog.com. He has a journalism degree from Emerson College, where he was his class valedictorian. Jack has been working as a newspaper reporter for seven years, and has won regional and national awards for his work. He hosts the Sherdog Radio Network "Rewind" every Sunday night, which includes the popular in-depth "Sunday Sitdown" interview. In addition to Sherdog, his MMA writing and analysis has appeared in The Boston Globe and Ultimate MMA Magazine and on ESPN.com, FoxSports.com, The Fight Network, WWZN 1510 AM The Zone, and theScore.

The Weekly Wrap: March 6 - March 12 A card that featured five of the game’s 10 best bantamweights saw a changing of the guard at the top of the division and the first submission...

Jack Encarnacao

Mar 14, 2010

Mass Approves Double Weigh-ins, Could Change The newly formed Massachusetts State Athletic Commission has approved placeholder regulations that limit the number of pounds a fighter can gain...

Jack Encarnacao

Mar 10, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 27 - March 5 A round of bona fide promotional warfare between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce began to brew this week

Jack Encarnacao

Mar 07, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 20 - Feb. 26 It took a little more than two minutes and seven punches for Cain Velasquez to jump from much-hyped prospect to bona fide title contender on Feb. 20

Jack Encarnacao

Mar 01, 2010

Judo Standout Hawn Prevails at WCF 9 WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Rick Hawn, one of the highest-level judokas on the American MMA circuit, showed a well-rounded game in keeping his winning...

Jack Encarnacao Joe Harrington

Feb 26, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 13 - Feb. 19 Just about everything was going right as the Ultimate Fighting Championship marched toward its debut in Australia this Saturday.

Jack Encarnacao

Feb 21, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: Feb. 6 - Feb. 12 On a night where the "Godfather of Ground and Pound" was primed for his last main-event hurrah in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it was a...

Jack Encarnacao

Feb 15, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 Nick Diaz, Robbie Lawler and, perhaps surprisingly, Herschel Walker, put forward the most talked-about performances on the first Strikeforce...

Jack Encarnacao

Feb 06, 2010

Escudero-Lauzon Agreed for UFC 114 Coming off the first loss of his professional career, “The Ultimate Fighter 8” champion Efrain Escudero looks to bounce back at UFC 114 when...

Jack Encarnacao

Feb 01, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: Jan. 23 - Jan. 29 The Ultimate Fighting Championship brought its promotional parade to Abu Dhabi, announcing a series of details for an eccentric UFC 112 on April...

Jack Encarnacao

Jan 29, 2010