'Taking it Easy'
(PRESS RELEASE) -- One of the biggest new years Resolutions is to
lost weight and get in shape. The bad part is that people make such
drastic...
SHERDOG
Jan 30, 2009
Pay Tribute to Your Favorite MMA Fighter
(PRES RELEASE) -- WOW SportZ, a company that specializes in
personalized sports-related merchandise, is proud to announce the
launch of Wall...
SHERDOG
Jan 30, 2009
Pictures: B.J. Penn Trains for GSP
Check out this exclusive photo gallery from Sherdog.com’s Dave
Mandel, who traveled to Hilo, Hawaii, to photograph lightweight ace
B.J.
Penn as he trained for another clash with...
RITC 122 - Two Title Bouts
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Rage in the Cage tickets on sale at the Desert
Diamond Box Office (520-393-2799 or 866-DDC-Wins) and through
Ticket Master...
SHERDOG
Jan 29, 2009
Former Steeler Set to Battle on "Enemy Turf"
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Another huge fight has been added to the NAAFS
Caged Fury 6 fight card on Saturday February 21st from Gray's
Armory in...
SHERDOG
Jan 29, 2009
XCF Announces Full Card
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Xtreme Cagefighting Federation has released the
much anticipated fight card for the Dyna-Pep “Rumble In Race Town”
Fighting Politics
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Tuesday February 10th at 7pm "FIGHTING
POLITICS", The Story of Cage Fighter Matt "The Law" Lindland will
be PREMIERING at...
$25,000 Grapplers Quest
The Fight Expo (www.TheFightExpo.com - Mega MMA & X-Sports EXPO and
Grappling Event in Del Mar, CA on March 21-22, 2009) partnered with...
SHERDOG
Jan 28, 2009
Silva to Host PPM Live
XYIENCE, Dr. Olya Banchik and Pure Power Mouthguard welcome UFC®
Fighter Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva to host PPM LIVE! on
Saturday,...
Mitichyan to Headline CXF Card
(PRESS RELEASE) -- California Xtreme Fighting kicks off 2009
Thursday Night Fight Series with January 29, 2009 MMA Fight at the
EL Monte Expo Center headline by UFC Veteran...
SHERDOG
Jan 28, 2009
MMAagents Announces Partnership
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Ken Pavia, president of MMAagents, announced
today a strategic alliance with Joe Lear, president of Big Boxing,
Inc
SHERDOG
Jan 28, 2009
UFC 94 Breakdown: The Main Card
Mixed martial arts fans have enjoyed an embarrassment of riches
lately, and UFC 94 “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2” serves as the
seven-layer...
SHERDOG
Jan 28, 2009
Pictures: Jon Fitch Trains for UFC 94
Sherdog.com’s Dave Mandel captured this exclusive photo gallery of
Jon
Fitch as he prepared at American Kickboxing Academy HQ for his
bout with...
Legendary BJJ Trainers Handicap GSP-Penn 2
“One time after training, he was reading a magazine with his legs
crossed,” Pederneiras said. “He decided to scratch his ear with his
foot...
UFC 94-Cast
You’re reading the words of a dirt-poor prognosticator.
Local-weatherman bad. If I ran a sports handicapping service,
subscribers would make...
Prospectus Canibalis
I saw the best fighters of the next generation destroyed by
madness, starving underskilled naked, dragging themselves through
lopsided fights at...
Pictures: 'Day of Reckoning'
Dave Mandel was on location at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.,
to photograph Affliction and M-1's sophomore effort, which was
headlined by Fedor
Emelianenko’s knockout of...
Affliction’s Hits and Misses
MMA can be a tougher business outside the ring or cage than in it.
With its various partners, Affliction is off to a more promising
start than...
Varner Retains WEC Belt After Fifth-Round Foul
It had all the makings of a memorable championship fight, but one
final blow left business unfinished between World Extreme
Cagefighting lightweight titleholder...
Gladiator Challenge: Revolution Announced
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gladiator Challenge, in association with the Los
Angeles Fitness and MMA Expo, today announced the complete card for
this...
SHERDOG
Jan 25, 2009
The Breakdown: Affliction 'Day of Reckoning'
After a six-month wait and plenty of gloom-and-doom rumors about
its impending collapse, Affliction may get the last laugh with a
loaded...
The Weekly Wrap: Jan. 17 - Jan. 23
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's debut card in Dublin, Ireland
-- UFC 93 on Jan. 17 -- left many close observers scratching their
heads...
The Breakdown: WEC 38 'Varner vs. Cerrone'
Ticket sales, financial woes and management changes aside, the
fight card hardcore fans are looking forward to this weekend is
Affliction’s...
Phil Davis Dominates at PFC
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In his West Coast debut Thursday night at the
Palace Fighting Championships in Lemore, CA, Phil Davis
improved his professional MMA record to 2-0 winning by TKO over...
Fedor in Action
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Known across the world and considered by many to
be the best fighter in the sport of mixed martial arts today,
Russian star Fedor...
SHERDOG
Jan 22, 2009
Affliction Pre-Fight Party
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On the brink of one of the biggest events in MMA
history, Affliction, M-1 Global, Donald Trump, Oscar De La Hoya’s
Golden...
SHERDOG
Jan 22, 2009
World Championship Fighting
(PRESS FRELEASE) -- World Championship Fighting returns to the
Boston area for its 1st show of the 2009 season! Come see World
Championship Fighting superstars...
No Fear Mixes ASR, MMA and an After Party
(PRESS RELEASE) -- No Fear's involvement in the booming sport of
Mixed Martial Arts will draw attention to its retail apparel
business this weekend. On Saturday, January 24, the final day of
the Action...
SHERDOG
Jan 21, 2009
Fedor's Affliction
With the aspirations of an upstart mixed martial arts organization
resting squarely on his shoulders, Fedor
Emelianenko’s performance Saturday...
"Cross the Line" pushed back to Feb. 26
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In five weeks Fight Card Entertainment returns
to Joe's Bar on Weed Street in chicago to Present "Cross the Line"
Headlined...
SHERDOG
Jan 21, 2009
Raising Sacramento
If he gets his way, former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight
champion Urijah Faber
will turn the capital city of Sacramento, Calif., into...
Explosive lineup for MFC 20
(PRESS RELEASE) -- It is without a doubt the very best lineup of
mixed martial arts fights ever put together by the Maximum Fighting
Championship
LA Boxing Announces Contingency Program
(PRESS RELEASE) -- LA Boxing (www.laboxing.com), the world’s
largest boxing, kickboxing and MMA fitness franchise, today
announced the launch...
EVO MMA II January 24th Postponed
(PRESS RELEASE) -- To our regret the January 24th EVO show has been
postponed due to a string of misfortune and tragedy with fighters.
On...
MMA-themed Fashion Show
Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport (Las Vegas is home
to many of the biggest fights in sport history) with the fast
growing...
SHERDOG
Jan 19, 2009
Affliction Presser Open to the Public
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and brought to
you by Trump’s Affliction Entertainment and its partners, Donald J.
Trump...
SHERDOG
Jan 19, 2009
WCA Announces Full Fight Card
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Cagefighting Alliance (www.WCAfights.com)
a Mixed Martial Arts Organization completes their first fight card
called...
SHERDOG
Jan 19, 2009
5 Questions for Affliction ‘Day of Reckoning’
As infomercials go, Saturday’s three-hour Affliction “Day of
Reckoning” telecast promises to be relatively painless -- providing
you’re...
UFC 93 Winners & Losers
Now that everyone has had a chance to digest the happenings of UFC
93, it’s time for me to step down from the clouds (read: roll out
of bed)
UFC 93 Notebook: Judging Judges
The subject of judging fights has become a sore spot for the UFC
and its fan base, and two split decisions on Saturday did nothing
to soothe matters
The Doggy Bag: Brock Solid
This week, readers weigh-in in a wide range of topics, including
Brock
Lesnar, the UFC’s use of preliminary bouts and good, old
fashioned...
Boku-Endo Among Many Draws in Shooto
TOKYO -- Shooto Tradition 5 not only featured a less than stellar
lineup for the first 2009 Shooto card, but the two main attractions
also ended...
The Weekly Wrap: Jan. 10 - Jan. 16
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's first offering of 2009 may go
off Saturday night in Ireland, but the promotional push was more
palpable...
Preview: Shooto 'Tradition 5'
Curiously enough for such an acclaimed institution, promoter
Sustain has never opened a new year in style for the Shooto world
Cage of Fire Fightcard
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Cage Of Fire today announced that its “COF 15”
event will mark the FIRST LIVE TRANSMISSION OF A MMA EVENT on open...
Instructors needed
(PRESS RELEASE) -- A mixed martial arts training center in the
heart of Downtown Los Angeles is looking for instructors to join
their team
SHERDOG
Jan 16, 2009
Harding Not Fighting, Still Appearing
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Commission Regulations KO Tonya Harding's Boxing
Exhibition. Harding Still Appearing to Sign Autographs and Meet
Fans as...
HookNShoot Update
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Watch Van Do in a 115lbs 8-woman pro MMA
tournament on Hook n Shoot this Saturday in Evansville, IN. Fights
start at 7pm...
SHERDOG
Jan 16, 2009
Grappling Experience LLC
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In 2008 The Grappling Experience LLC was
responsible for raising the bar in submission grappling and
pankration tournaments
UFC 93 Breakdown: The Main Card
While the usual 9-5 crowd counts the hours to the weekend so they
can spend their two days of freedom getting lost at IKEA, the true
MMA fan...
Pros Pick: Henderson vs. Franklin
Headlining the UFC 93 card in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday is one
heck of a matchup between two former world champions
There’s a New Trump in Town
When your last name is Trump you can’t help but look at things in
terms of mile-high skyscrapers and city blocks -- mixed martial
arts included
UFC 93 Breakdown: The Undercard
After the usual glut of New Year hysteria and fistic overload,
you’d think it would be time for a break from the MMA world
M-1 Fights on Demand: Now FREE at Sherdog.com!
Sherdog.com is proud to offer free video-on-demand from Sunday’s
M-1 “Team Holland vs. Team Russia” event, which took place near
Amsterdam, NL
‘Best of both Worlds’
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore,
Calif. will give fight fans a little bit of everything on Friday,
February 6.
SHERDOG
Jan 13, 2009
USA-MMA Update
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The planning for the Night of Champions is going
great!!! With your support, we now have 20 of our 25 front row
tables reserved
SHERDOG
Jan 13, 2009
Welcome to 2009
(PRESS RELEASE) -- It tis the New Year and I hope everyone enjoyed
the holidays. Now it’s back to reality… new years resolutions,
diets and...
UWC Announces Antwain Britt vs. Jamal Patterson
(PRESS RELEASE) -- East coast regional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
powerhouse the UWC - Ultimate Warrior Challenge announced today the
signing of a fight between The Ultimate Fighter veteran Antwain
Britt and...
Pictures: Ring of Fire 33 'Adrenaline'
Isaac Hinds was cage-side at the Broomfield Event Center in
Colorado to photograph Ring Of Fire 33 for Sherdog.com
Sherdog.com’s Photos of the Year
Stars were born as pioneers of the sport passed the torch to a new
generation of athletes. Sherdog.com was spread across the globe to
capture...
SHERDOG
Jan 11, 2009
The Doggy Bag: Silva's Dilemma
This week, readers weigh-in in a wide range of topics, including
UFC matchmaker Joe Silva's use of Anderson
Silva, MMA pound-for-pound rankings...
MFC & Gamma Labs Sign Sponsorship Agreement
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Maximum Fighting Championship is pleased to
announce that it has agreed to a one-year sponsorship deal with New...
The Weekly Wrap: Jan. 3 – Jan. 9
The first major mixed martial arts card of 2009 -- Sengoku “No Ran
2009” on Jan. 4 from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan
Ring of Fire: Adrenaline
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Ring of Fire, the preeminent mixed martial arts
(MMA) promotion in the Southwest, presents ADRENALINE on Saturday,
Jan. 10 at...
SHERDOG
Jan 09, 2009
X1: A Year In Review
(PRESS RELEASE) -- In their busiest year to date X1 World Events
showed why they continue to be Hawaii’s number one event...
8 Winning Losers of 2008
Borrowing from a favorite Karate High School song, fighters can
either believe “no one remembers second place” or “winning isn’t...
W1 MMA: Trials
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The date of Jan. 31, 2009 has been circled on
the calendar of MMA fans across Canada. On that night, UFC
Welterweight Champion Georges
St. Pierre will be defending his title against...
FREE GIVEAWAY: Eventmagic.tv Dynamite Competition
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Eventmagic.tv has officially opened PPV and VOD
availability of the recent new years eve Dynamite show, complete
with English...
Pictures: Long Beach Fight Night 3
Dave Mandel was ringside at the Hall of Champions Gym in Long
Beach, Calif., to photograph Long Beach Fight Night for Sherdog.com
SHERDOG
Jan 07, 2009
Worlds Collide
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in
association with Roy Englebrecht Events present Worlds Collide, a
boxing and...
SHERDOG
Jan 07, 2009
Sherdog's Submission of the Year
It looked like one of the most mediocre “Ultimate Fighter” finale
cards to date. Worse yet, the TUF 7 finale on June 21 was one of
the most...
Pictures: Sengoku 'No Ran 2009'
Sherdog.com’s Daniel Herbertson was ringside at the Saitama Super
Arena to photograph Sengoku “No Ran 2009,” which was headlined by
Satoru
Kitaoka’s submission of...
RAGE IN THE CAGE#120
Rage in the Cage kicks off the New Year with 6 shows in 3 months at
6 different venues in Arizona
SHERDOG
Jan 06, 2009
The ’09 Wish List
Pre-“Ultimate Fighter,” pre-Affliction, pre-state sanctioning, fans
will remember the UFC’s modest promotional resolution for 1999: run...
Lauzon headlines 'UFC Fight Night' Feb. 7
(PRESS RELEASE) -- UFC lightweight sensation Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon
fights once again in the main event February 7, headlining “UFC
Fight Night” on Spike TV against fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu
specialist...
The Doggy Bag: Critiquing Dana White
This week, readers weigh-in in a wide range of topics, including
Dana White’s role as mixed martial arts’ frontman, Cung Le’s future
in...
Preview: Sengoku 'Seventh Battle'
2008 wound down stylishly for the world of MMA. Now 2009 has begun,
and World Victory Road is here with another round to make sure
fight freaks...
The Weekly Wrap: Dec. 27 - Jan. 2
The sense of unpredictability was thick in the air as the three
main events of UFC 92 unfolded from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
Las Vegas on Dec. 27
Pictures: K-1 'Dynamite'
K-1 held its annual year-end extravaganza at the Saitama Super
Arena near Tokyo, Japan. Sherdog.com’s Daniel Herbertson was on
location to photograph the action as Shinya Aoki
and...
Coleman Still Young at Heart
Like most 40-something professional athletes, Mark Coleman
hears the question often. How and when does he envision the curtain
closing on his career?
