MMA News and Articles by Mike Sloan

Mike Sloan

Mike Sloan is one of the longest-tenured staffers of the Sherdog team. He’s been a part of the MMA media giant for over a decade and has covered hundreds upon hundreds of fight events in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas. The native of Chicago’s friendly South Side graduated near the top of his class from Robert Morris and has been published dozens of times in various magazines (Grappling, Ultimate Athlete, TapOut, the original FightSport, etc.) and newspapers (Las Vegas Review-Journal) throughout the years. Thousands of reports, interviews, features and columns into his career, he is just getting started. The creator of the popular Pros Pick features, Sloan’s work has also appeared many times on the mighty ESPN.com. Aside from working for Sherdog, Sloan recently founded Burning Horse Media, an independent publishing and media company with the goal of assisting aspiring authors and visionaries throughout the various underground genres who simply haven’t gotten their chance to shine yet. Sloan is himself in the midst of ghostwriting two autobiographies and will start on a separate biography and fiction novel later this year. On top of that, Mike Sloan is also one of leading contributors for SecondsOut.com (one of the world’s biggest boxing news sites in conjunction with maxboxing.com) and Blistering.com, one of the most powerful sites dedicated to the only music that matters: metal. With that in mind, be on the lookout for his new blog coming soon, which will coincide with the fight sites he writes for.

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Devin Haney Outboxes Xolisani Ndongeni in ShoBox Main Event

By: Mike Sloan Jan, 12, 2019

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‘Cyborg’ Questions Validity of Amanda Nunes’ GOAT Status, Seeks Rematch After UFC 232 Defeat

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 30, 2018
It took all of 13 years for it to happen, but Cristiane Justino was beaten again in an MMA match.
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After ‘Toughest Year of My Life,’ Michael Chiesa Ready to Climb the Ladder at Welterweight

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 30, 2018
Two-and-a-half years is a long time for a fighter to go without having a win, but that’s about how long it’s been for Michael Chiesa.
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Jon Jones Sees Eventual Future at Heavyweight, Wants Third Bout vs. Cormier at 205

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 30, 2018
It had been two-and-a-half years since Jon Jones officially scored a win inside the famed UFC Octagon, but Saturday’s victory may have been...
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Amanda Nunes Shoots Down Possibility of Third Fight with Valentina Shevchenko

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 30, 2018
Not many people expected Amanda Nunes to win on Saturday night but not only did she win, but she did so in spectacular fashion.
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Jon Jones Stops Alexander Gustafsson, Reclaims Light Heavyweight Title at UFC 232

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 29, 2018
It was nowhere near as brutal and thrilling as their first fight, but the result was still the same: Jon Jones toppled Alexander Gustafsson.
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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Submits Valerie Letourneau to Retain Flyweight Title at Bellator 213

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 15, 2018
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane was emotional as she walked down to the Bellator MMA cage and after she won, the Hawaiian said it was the best day of her life.
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‘Canelo’ Alvarez Destroys Rocky Fielding to Win WBA Super Middleweight Title

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 15, 2018
Arguably the biggest active star in all of boxing, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made it look embarrassingly easy against Rocky Fielding on Saturday...
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Michael Chandler Shuts Out Brent Primus to Become Three-Time Bellator MMA Champion

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 14, 2018
Michael Chandler is now a three-time Bellator MMA world champion.
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Vasiliy Lomachenko Dominates Jose Pedraza to Unify Lightweight Titles

By: Mike Sloan Dec, 08, 2018
Vasiliy Lomachenko proved once again why he is considered among the current greats in the sport of boxing.
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Radio: UFC 85 Roundtable

By: Greg Savage, Jordan Breen and Mike Sloan Jun, 06, 2008
Greg Savage, Mike Sloan and Sherdog.com editor-in-chief Brad McCray were joined by host Jordan Breen for a Friday roundtable discussion of UFC 85
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