Leonardo Paulo "Leleco" Santos MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography

MMA Roots: Super Challenge and the Rise of Demian Maia The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace made his first real waves in mixed martial arts during a one-night tournament in October 2006, roughly a year before he made his...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Dec 28, 2025

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Cristiane ‘Cris Cyborg’ Justino Turns 40 Whenever the Brazilian juggernaut decides to walk off into the sunset, she will do so as the most accomplished female mixed martial artist of...

Brian Knapp

Jul 01, 2025

UFC on ESPN 62 ‘Cannonier vs. Borralho’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC on ESPN 62 coverage will begin Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

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Jay Pettry

Aug 24, 2024

This Month's MMA Birthdays: Carlos Condit Turns 40 The former World Extreme Cagefighting champion was for years one of the most violent men in mixed martial arts and more than lived up to “The...

Brian Knapp

Apr 21, 2024

Sherdog’s Top 10: Greatest Japanese Fighters Lev Pisarsky presents Sherdog's list of the 10 greatest mixed martial artists to hail from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Sherdog’s Top 10

Lev Pisarsky

Jan 23, 2023

UFC 278 Salaries: Kamaru Usman ($500K), Jose Aldo ($400K) Top Payroll Kamaru Usman didn’t leave UFC 278 with the welterweight belt, but he did take home the highest disclosed payday of anyone on the card.

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Tristen Critchfield

Sep 07, 2022

By The Numbers: UFC 278 Leon Edwards was destined to lose a decision — until he wasn’t.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 21, 2022

UFC 278 ‘Usman vs. Edwards 2’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 278 “Usman vs. Edwards 2” coverage will begin Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 20, 2022