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5 Things You Might Not Know About Scott Coker As Strikeforce founder and current president of Bellator MMA, the 54-year-old executive has for years served as one of the Ultimate Fighting...

Brian Knapp

Sep 30, 2017

5 Things You Might Not Know About Kazushi Sakuraba “The Gracie Hunter” paired immense physical talent with once-in-a-lifetime charisma and an inhuman ability to withstand punishment.

Brian Knapp

Sep 29, 2017

Sherdog Remembers: Sky High Stefan Struve met Stipe Miocic in the UFC on Fuel TV 5 headliner on Sept. 29, 2012 and authored the most significant victory of his career.

Brian Knapp

Sep 29, 2017

Matt Hughes: By The Numbers The two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion put together a remarkable resume that was as complete as any in mixed martial...

Brian Knapp

Sep 28, 2017

‘TUF 26’ Recap: Episode 5 Another episode on Season 26 of “The Ultimate Fighter” has come and gone.

TJ De Santis

Sep 27, 2017

Opinion: What Does UFC-Caliber Mean Now? While the Ultimate Fighting Championship might still be the standard, but it is no longer the only game in town for elite mixed martial arts,...

Anthony Walker

Sep 27, 2017

5 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Kimbo Slice’ The boatyard brawler and crossover MMA star died in June 2016, leaving behind a legacy that was hard to quantify but no less compelling.

Brian Knapp

Sep 26, 2017

The Bottom Line: Smooth’s Bumpy Ride Sherdog columnist Todd Martin examines former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson’s disappointing run in Bellator MMA.

Todd Martin

Sep 26, 2017

Opinion: Respect Where Respect Is Due The barnacle-like mentalities that have stuck to Bellator MMA should be gone by now or at least significantly diminished, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Sep 25, 2017

Bellator 183 Slideshow Quick images from Saturday night's Bellator 183 card:

SHERDOG

Sep 23, 2017

Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night ‘St. Preux vs. Okami’ Jessica Andrade made her case for another crack at the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title, and she made it in the...

Brian Knapp

Sep 23, 2017

By The Numbers: UFC Fight Night Japan In a patchwork main event that was already a somewhat bizarre matchup, Ovince St. Preux pulled the improbable once again.

Tristen Critchfield

Sep 23, 2017

Saturday Morning UFC Fight Night 117 Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night? Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship event covered.

Brian Knapp

Sep 22, 2017

UFC Japan Slideshow Quick images from Friday's UFC card

SHERDOG

Sep 22, 2017

5 Must-See Fights at Bellator 183 A welterweight clash between Paul Daley and Lorenz Larkin on Saturday in San Jose, California, promises the kind of technical violence known to...

Brian Knapp

Sep 22, 2017

Opinion: Will Gokhan Saki Hold Up His End of the Bargain? “The best investment the UFC has made since Conor McGregor” makes his UFC debut on Friday in Saitama, Japan. Sherdog columnist Jake Hughes...

Jake Hughes

Sep 22, 2017

Friday Morning UFC Fight Night 117 Coffee: Who Is Fighting Tonight? For those of you wondering “Who is fighting tonight?” and “What time is the fight tonight?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting...

Brian Knapp

Sep 22, 2017

Picking & Grinning: UFC Fight Night ‘St. Preux vs. Okami’ More than four years have passed since Yushin Okami last set foot inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and he undoubtedly has designs on a...

Sherdog.com Staff

Sep 22, 2017

Preview: UFC Fight Night 117 ‘St. Preux vs. Okami’ Yushin Okami in an Ultimate Fighting Championship main event and at 205 pounds? What year is this? Hey, if that does not get you excited, maybe...

Jordan Breen

Sep 21, 2017

Claudia Gadelha: By The Numbers The 28-year-old Brazilian will duke it out with Jessica Andrade in the UFC Fight Night 117 co-main event on Friday in Saitama, Japan.

Brian Knapp

Sep 21, 2017

Benson Henderson: By The Numbers The former Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting champion will tackle Patricky Freire in the Bellator 183 main event on...

Brian Knapp

Sep 21, 2017

‘TUF 26’ Recap: Episode 4 Episode 4 of “The Ultimate Fighter 26” saw Eddie Alvarez’s team look to even the score when its No. 3 seed, Lauren Murphy, met the Justin Gaethje-led No. 14 seed...

TJ De Santis

Sep 20, 2017

Opinion: The Repercussions of No Accountability When judges like Adalaide Byrd lack legitimate oversight, the results should not be surprising to anyone, writes Anthony Walker.

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Anthony Walker

Sep 20, 2017

Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Light Heavyweight Title Fights Twelve men have held Ultimate Fighting Championship gold at 205 pounds, their respective reigns resulting in some of the most noteworthy fights...

Sherdog’s Top 10

Brian Knapp

Sep 20, 2017

5 Things You Might Not Know About Takanori Gomi Nearing the end of his remarkable career, “The Fireball Kid” will take on Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 117 on Friday in Saitama, Japan.

Brian Knapp

Sep 19, 2017

The Bottom Line: An Easier Score In light of the Gennady “GGG” Golovkin-Saul “Canelo” Alvarez hullabaloo, MMA fans should be grateful that their sport lends itself to...

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Todd Martin

Sep 19, 2017

The Hit List: Undefeated Fighters in the UFC Darren Till will carry a 14-0-1 record into his showdown with Donald Cerrone in the UFC Fight Night 118 main event on Oct. 21 in Gdansk, Poland.

Brian Knapp

Sep 18, 2017

The Big Picture: In Defense of the Very Good Sherdog columnist Eric Stinton examines the takeaways from a busy and eventful weekend in combat sports.

Eric Stinton

Sep 18, 2017

Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 116 Fifteen months after he ceded the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight throne to Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold started to pick up the pieces.

Brian Knapp

Sep 16, 2017

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin Play-by-Play & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin play-by-play and round-by-round scoring kicks off Saturday at 9 p.m. ET....

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Jordan Breen

Sep 16, 2017

By the Numbers: UFC Fight Night 116 With his first victory since December 2015, Luke Rockhold re-established himself as a serious contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

Tristen Critchfield

Sep 16, 2017

Gennady Golovkin Controls ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Settles for Split Draw to Set Up Inevitable Rematch With all due respect to Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor's “Money Fight,” Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin's legitimate...

Boxing

Jordan Breen

Sep 16, 2017

Sunday Morning UFC Fight Night 116 Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night? Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship event covered.

Brian Knapp

Sep 16, 2017

UFC Fight Night 116 Slideshow Quick images from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 116 card:

SHERDOG

Sep 16, 2017

Pics: Canelo vs. Golovkin Weigh-ins Quick images from Friday's official weigh-ins at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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Mike Fridley

Sep 15, 2017

Saturday Morning UFC Fight Night 116 Coffee: Who Is Fighting Tonight? For those of you wondering “Who is fighting tonight?” and “What time is the fight tonight?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting...

Brian Knapp

Sep 15, 2017

Preview: UFC Fight Night 116 ‘Rockhold vs. Branch’ Every time the Ultimate Fighting Championship heads to Pittsburgh, things get weird. At least this time around with UFC Fight Night 116, the main event has stayed intact, as onetime middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will battle former two-division...

Jordan Breen

Sep 15, 2017

Picking & Grinning: UFC Fight Night ‘Rockhold vs. Branch’ More than a year after he surrendered the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title in an upset loss to Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold...

Sherdog.com Staff

Sep 15, 2017

Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Middleweight Title Fights Eight men have held Ultimate Fighting Championship gold at 185 pounds, their respective reigns resulting in some of the most noteworthy fights...

Sherdog’s Top 10

Brian Knapp

Sep 14, 2017

By The Numbers: Hector Lombard The American Top Team judoka locks horns with Anthony Smith on the UFC Fight Night 116 main card this Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Brian Knapp

Sep 14, 2017

‘TUF 26’ Recap: Episode 3 With the series tied at 1-1, Episode 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 26 saw the Eddie Alvarez-coached Ariel Beck square off with the Justin Gaethje-led...

TJ De Santis

Sep 13, 2017

5 Things You Might Not Know About David Branch The former two-division World Series of Fighting champion meets Luke Rockhold in the UFC Fight Night 116 main event on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Brian Knapp

Sep 13, 2017

Opinion: When Fighters are Too Tough for Their Own Good The system failed Gilbert Melendez and Gavin Tucker at UFC 215, as they should have been saved from themselves, writes Anthony Walker.

Anthony Walker

Sep 13, 2017

By the Numbers: Luke Rockhold The former middleweight champion returns to the Octagon opposite David Branch in the UFC Fight Night 116 main event on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Brian Knapp

Sep 12, 2017

The Bottom Line: A Call for More Corner Stoppages A rethinking of the role corners play in protecting fighters would hopefully provide one additional layer of protection for times when referees...

Todd Martin

Sep 12, 2017

Opinion: A Tale of Two Main Events UFC 215 on Saturday underscored the issues the sport of mixed martial arts still faces with judging and weight cutting, writes Eric Stinton.

Eric Stinton

Sep 11, 2017

Sherdog Boxing Giveaway: Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin & Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Signed Glove! Enter for the opportunity to win a glove signed by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, courtesy of our friends at HBO...

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SHERDOG

Sep 10, 2017

Matches to Make After UFC 215 Valentina Shevchenko was convinced she had done enough to pry the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title from Amanda Nunes....

Brian Knapp

Sep 10, 2017

Sunday Morning UFC 215 Coffee: Who Won The Fight Last Night? Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship covered.

Brian Knapp

Sep 09, 2017

By the Numbers: UFC 215 Amanda Nunes is 2-0 against Valentina Shevchenko, but only by the slimmest of margins.

Tristen Critchfield

Sep 09, 2017

UFC 215 Slideshow Quick images from Saturday's UFC 215 card:

SHERDOG

Sep 09, 2017

UFC 215 Betting Preview (SPONSORED CONTENT) -- UFC 215 emanates from the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday, Sept. 9 and this card is stacked with potential.

Gary Randall

Sep 09, 2017

Saturday Morning UFC 215 Coffee: Who Is Fighting Tonight? For those of you wondering “Who is fighting tonight?” and “What time is the fight tonight?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting...

Brian Knapp

Sep 09, 2017

Picking & Grinning: UFC 215 ‘Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2’ Valentina Shevchenko would like nothing more than to disrupt the order that has been restored to the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight division under the reign of current champion...

Sherdog.com Staff

Sep 08, 2017

Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Title Fight Winners Legacies are made and broken when the spotlight shines brightest, especially in the cutthroat world of mixed martial arts.

Sherdog’s Top 10

Brian Knapp

Sep 08, 2017

Preview: UFC 215 ‘Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2’ Mixed martial arts gods, why do you curse Alberta so? With Ray Borg ill and forced out of his slated UFC 215 headliner with flyweight king Demetrious Johnson, UFC women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will...

Jordan Breen

Sep 08, 2017

By The Numbers: Gilbert Melendez The two-time Strikeforce champion returns to the featherweight division to face Jeremy Stephens at UFC 215 on Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta.

Brian Knapp

Sep 07, 2017

5 Things You Might Not Know About Demetrious Johnson “Mighty Mouse” will risk his flyweight championship against Ray Borg in the UFC 215 headliner on Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta.

Brian Knapp

Sep 06, 2017

Opinion: Appreciate Demetrious Johnson’s Greatness While You Can The UFC flyweight champion finds himself on the precipice of history, yet few people are talking about his accomplishments. Sherdog columnist...

Anthony Walker

Sep 06, 2017

Opinion: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Instead of using his influence to verify his own publicly stated criticisms, UFC President Dana White should be leveraging it to make fighters like Demetrious Johnson and...

Eric Stinton

Sep 05, 2017

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic Turns 43 He was one of MMA’s original boogeymen and a pillar of the Pride Fighting Championships promotion in Japan. Mirko Filipovic will celebrate his...

Brian Knapp

Sep 05, 2017

The Bottom Line: When Less is More for the UFC A short-term hit would be worth the long-term benefits of running fewer pay-per-view events, writes Todd Martin.

Todd Martin

Sep 05, 2017

Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night ‘Volkov vs. Struve’ Alexander Volkov might soon hook one of the heavyweight division’s big fish.

Brian Knapp

Sep 02, 2017

Sunday Morning UFC Fight Night 115 Coffee: Who Won the Fight Yesterday? Are you wondering who won the fight last night? Sherdog.com has you covered.

Brian Knapp

Sep 02, 2017

By the Numbers: UFC Rotterdam Alexander Volkov kept chipping away, and eventually, he chopped the “Skyscraper” down.

Tristen Critchfield

Sep 02, 2017

Pictures: One Championship ‘Shanghai’ Ben Askren continued his dominance at One Championship "Shanghai."

Mike Fridley

Sep 02, 2017

Picking & Grinning: UFC Fight Night ‘Volkov vs. Struve’ The current state of the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division has resulted in opportunities that might not have existed anywhere...

Sherdog.com Staff

Sep 01, 2017

Saturday Morning UFC Fight Night 115 Coffee: Who Is Fighting Today? For those of you wondering “Who is fighting today?” and “What time is the fight today?” in relation to the latest Ultimate Fighting...

Brian Knapp

Sep 01, 2017

Opinion: Make or Break Time for Stefan Struve The 7-foot Dutchman needs results to match the expectations that were set for him roughly a decade ago, writes Jake Hughes.

Jake Hughes

Sep 01, 2017

Opinion: MMA's 20-Million Dollar Man? In the wake of Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor, it only stood to reason that the biggest MMA discussion of the week would be in some way related to “The Money Fight.” Blossoming superstar and...

Jordan Breen

Sep 01, 2017

10 September Tussles Worth Watching Ben Askren will defend his One Championship welterweight crown against Zebaztian Kadestam on Sept. 2 in Shanghai, China.

Brian Knapp

Sep 01, 2017

Pictures: Ben Askren, Zebaztian Kadestam Face Off in Shanghai The Shanghai skyline provided a beautiful backdrop for Ben Askren and Zebaztian Kadestam to pose during a photocall to promote Saturday's One...

SHERDOG

Sep 01, 2017

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