Fight Facts: Bellator 214Bellator
MMA kicked off its 2019 campaign and closed the book on its
heavyweight grand prix on Saturday in Inglewood, California.
What Fast Finishes Really Mean
Quick stoppages can mean vastly different things for different
fighters, depending on the career context of the combatants
themselves and how...
Weekend Boxing Results, Jan. 28
Jaime Munguia does that thing where he wins while getting hit too
much by an inferior fighter, Keith Thurman is back -- sort of --
and the other...
MMA Gradebook: Rating Every Fight From UFC on ESPN+1
If you’re like me and watch an absurd amount of mixed martial arts
each week, you probably wished there was some sort of rating
system, so you’re not forced to sit through a boring decision
waiting for something to happen....
Catching up with the King
Jacob Debets talked with Australian MMA pioneer Elvis
Sinosic about his early career, the ascendancy of oceanic
fighters in the UFC, the...
Weekend Boxing Results, Jan. 21
Manny Pacquiao staved off Father Time, Adrien Broner embarrassed
himself, but there's only one lead story this weekend: one of the
nastiest cuts...
Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview
Feasting after the famine, boxing is making up for some slow weeks
with a slew of interesting, elite-level bouts, with the...
Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap
Come for the worst promotional video in the history of boxing --
yes, we know that's saying a lot -- and stay for the announcement
of "Canelo"...
Ask Ant: Jan. 18 Mailbag
Is Henry
Cejudo fighting for the future of his division this weekend? Is
regional MMA dying on the vine? You came with big questions, and...
Parlaying and Praying: UFC Fight Night 143
We may be well over two weeks into 2019, but for MMA fans, the
calendar never truly rolls over until the first major fight card of
the New Year, and speaking of new things, this Saturday gives us
the first
Ultimate Fighting...
The Bottom Line: Put Me on the Prelims, Please
The Ultimate Fighting Championship-ESPN partnership may be young,
but it is already making for some strange realities, writes Todd
Martin.
Talking the Talk
If the
UFC plans on only putting fighters in the commentary booth, it
begs the question of whether or not fighting experience makes
someone...
Weekend Boxing Results, Jan. 14
Caleb Plant passes with flying colors, Rigondeaux impresses, and
Devin Haney Promotions brings us the kind of clown show you thought
only...
Taking Stock
Even in a week with no major fights taking place, we learned a
couple of startling truths about two of the best-known names in the
sport, writes...
Ask Ant: Jan. 12
Is all well that ends well, as with UFC 232? Is Max Holloway still
a featherweight a year from now? You have good questions and as
always, Ant...
Opinion: 0-12? Has Scott Coker Lost His Mind?
Scott Coker is one of the most important promoters in the history
of MMA. You really can’t tell the tale of this sport without
detailing Strikeforce,
his baby and blueprint. When Viacom bought...
Sherdog’s Weekend Boxing Preview
Guillermo Rigondeaux continues to figure out what it takes to make
people care after that first 'L,' while a couple of
still-undefeated...
Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap
The possible return of Wladimir Klitschko, boxers' rich history of
showing that their athletic gifts do not transfer to other sports,
and...
Sherdog.com’s 2018 All-Violence Team
MMA is still in its annual reboot mode, where we wait a couple of
weeks for promotions to gain their bearings and start staging cards
again so...
5 Defining Moments: One Championship
The Singapore-based promotion has made waves in its short existence
and continues to provide the MMA world with explosive events.
Lessons from ‘The Real OC’Sean
O'Connell walked away at the height of his power and enjoyed
the storybook ending most fighters want but few ever experience.
Bravo, writes...
Ask Ant: Jan. 5
Was Mayweather-Nasukawa a work? Why would the UFC let promising
up-and-comers go while continuing to pay a dilapidated B.J. Penn six
figures a...
All Hands on Deck: Meet The Sherdog Staff
With the New Year upon us, we at Sherdog.com wanted to reintroduce
ourselves to all of you. In this Q&A piece, the Sherdog staff
weighed in on...
Sherdog Boxing: The Weekly Wrap
"In fact, boxing is strong." Sherdog's James Kinneen weighs in,
Sakuraba-like, on the infamous McDonald's straw brawl, as well as
the actual...
Predicting Every UFC Champion in 2019
Jacob Debets predicts which fighters will wear UFC championship
gold in 2019, and all the divisional politicking they’ll engage in
along the way.
Fight Facts: UFC 232
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday ended the year with
a bang, as it played host to a wild night of fights at The Forum in...
Weekend Boxing Results, Jan. 1
Well, that's over now, and while it was a waste of time for
everyone involved, at least we aren't talking about a whole lot of
time. Sherdog's...
Beating the Books: UFC 232
Five underdogs sprang upsets on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood,
California. Bantamweight champion Amanda
Nunes was among them.
