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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: Bas Rutten Turns 60 The Tilburg, Netherlands, native transformed himself into one of the most recognizable figures in mixed martial arts through his competitive...

Brian Knapp

Feb 03, 2025

Vale Tudo Relics: From Campgrounds to the Sport’s Biggest Stage Renan Ferreira, who grew up extremely poor in rural Brazil, has transformed himself into an absolute force with the Professional Fighters League...

Professional Fighters League

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 10, 2024

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Tony Ferguson Celebrates No. 40 “El Cucuy” rattled off 15 victories across his first 16 appearances under the Ultimate Fighting Championship flag, settling in as one of the...

Brian Knapp

Feb 01, 2024

Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 231 ‘Almeida vs. Lewis’ UFC Fight Night 231 featured an extremely unexpected decision, a stunner of an upset by a grizzled vet and an instant face-planting contender...

UFC

Jay Pettry

Nov 05, 2023

Sherdog’s Top 10: Greatest Brazilian Fighters Lev Pisarsky presents Sherdog's list of the 10 greatest fighters from the birthplace of BJJ and vale tudo.

Sherdog’s Top 10

Lev Pisarsky

Feb 13, 2023

Sherdog’s Top 10: Greatest Pound-for-Pound Men Lev Pisarsky presents Sherdog's list of the 10 (well, 11) greatest pound-for-pound fighters in MMA history.

Sherdog’s Top 10

Lev Pisarsky

Nov 28, 2022

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Ronda Rousey Turns 35 More than five years have passed since the former Strikeforce and Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight titleholder last...

Brian Knapp

Feb 01, 2022

Brazilian YouTube Personality Battles to Draw Against Boxing Champ, Issues Challenge to Logan Paul Already popular in the United States, mixed combat sports events now appear to be gaining a foothold in Brazil.

Boxing

Marcelo Alonso

Jan 31, 2022