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SHERDOG ARTICLES JANUARY 2020
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Back Talk: Jason Burgos’ Mailbag Sherdog contributor Jason Burgos discusses a variety of topics in his latest mailbag, most notably the risks associated with the Ultimate Fighting...
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Opinion: No Man’s Land Curtis Blaydes appears to be riding high following his stoppage of Junior dos Santos, but with Daniel Cormier, Francis Ngannou and Ultimate Fighting...
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Opinion: UFC’s Q1 2020 Plans Put Merit on the Backburner for Business To the Ultimate Fighting Championship, there are two main factors at play in its decision to award title shots: schedule and name value; not...
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10 Questions for Andrey Koreshkov The former Bellator MMA welterweight champion discusses his relationship with longtime coach Alexander Shlemenko, his time as promotional...
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From the Vault: Nine Who Need to Hang Up the Gloves Sherdog’s Ben Duffy revisits a 2007 op-ed by the often controversial, occasionally infuriating but never boring Jake Rossen.
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Pictures: One Championship 'Fire & Fury' Press Conference One Championship strawweight champion Joshua Pacio faced off with challenger Alex Silva Tuesday in Pasay City, Philippines.
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The Bottom Line: The Case for Screamin’ A Stephen A. Smith’s blindside of Donald Cerrone was uncalled for, but a less sycophantic culture would benefit MMA in the long haul, writes...
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Fight Facts: Bellator 238 Bellator MMA on Saturday kicked off 2020 with a stellar card that carried major implications at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
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The Big Picture: The Complexities of Grieving Someone You Did Not Know When death—as it did with NBA legend Kobe Bryant—pulls away the distraction sports provide, we are pushed into raw exposure to unsettling...
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Post-Fight Stock Report: UFC Fight Night 166 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday kicked open the door to a new market with UFC Fight Night 166 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. Heavyweights headlined the event, as former champion Junior dos...
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Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 166 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday planted its flag in Raleigh, North Carolina, for the first time with a card headlined by a...
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Post-Mortem: UFC Fight Night 166 Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes and welterweight Michael Chiesa made significant waves in their respective divisions on Saturday in Raleigh, North...
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Matches to Make After Bellator 238 Ferocity goes by another name in mixed martial arts: Cristiane Justino.
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By the Numbers: UFC Fight Night 166 Curtis Blaydes made short work of Junior dos Santos in the UFC Fight Night 166 headliner in Raleigh, North Carolina, but it wasn’t the way...
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The Walkmen: All UFC Fight Night 166 Walkout Tracks The Ultimate Fighting Championship took over PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 166 with an intriguing heavyweight encounter between Curtis Blaydes and former champ...
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UFC Fight Night 166 Pictures The Ultimate Fighting Championship invaded Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 166.
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC Fight Night 166 Sherdog's editors, contributors and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick all six main card fights of UFC Fight Night 166 in...
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Prime Picks: Bellator 238 Bellator MMA on Saturday will counterprogram the Ultimate Fighting Championship with a tentpole event in Inglewood, California.
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Back Talk: Jason Burgos’ Mailbag Sherdog contributor Jason Burgos discusses a variety of topics in his latest mailbag, including the sensational return of Conor McGregor.
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Preview: Bellator 238 ‘Budd vs. Cyborg’ Bellator MMA kicks off its 2020 campaign at the Forum in Inglewood, California, with a star-studded lineup.
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Prime Picks: UFC Fight Night 166 ‘Blaydes vs. Dos Santos’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will take its first trip to Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Opinion: Can ‘Cyborg’ Escape the Stench of her UFC Departure? The next chapter of Cris Cyborg’s career is underway, but doubts remain about whether or not she will ever outrun UFC President Dana White and...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 166 ‘Blaydes vs. Dos Santos’ Heavyweight behemoths will square off when Curtis Blaydes meets former champion Junior dos Santos on Saturday in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Bellator Reporting to Showtime Sports: What it Means for the Promotion Stephen Espinoza is now technically in charge of Bellator.
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Fight Facts: UFC 246 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday opened 2020 with a blockbuster card topped by the long-awaited return of the sport’s biggest...
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The Big Picture: Fighters as Role Models Fairly or unfairly, fame comes with a certain set of responsibilities for fighters like Manny Pacquiao, Donald Cerrone and Henry Cejudo, writes...
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The Bottom Line: A More Palatable Conor McGregor Charismatic superstar athletes like the former two-division champion are afforded longer leashes simply because fans at their core want to see...
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Fight Facts: LFA 80 The Legacy Fighting Alliance on Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, opened up the year in dramatic fashion with an event that saw some...
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Post-Mortem: UFC 246 Conor McGregor stepped back into the Octagon to face decorated veteran Donald Cerrone on Saturday in Las Vegas, and the results were spectacular.
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Post-Fight Stock Report: UFC 246 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday kicked off its 2020 campaign, as Conor McGregor made his long-awaited return to the Octagon opposite...
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Matches to Make After UFC 246 Conor McGregor adopted a plan and executed it to perfection.
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By the Numbers: UFC 246 Conor McGregor announced his return in the most emphatic fashion possible at UFC 246.
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The Walkmen: All UFC 246 Walkout Tracks The Ultimate Fighting Championship stayed at its home headquarters on Saturday with its first major card of the year. The biggest name in MMA -- Conor McGregor -- finally returned to the Octagon to battle longtime fan favorite...
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UFC 246 Slideshow Here's a hard-hitting slideshow of UFC 246's most memorable moments.
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC 246 Sherdog's editors, contributors and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick five fights from UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cerrone.
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Prime Picks: UFC 246 ‘McGregor vs. Cowboy’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returns from a four-week absence with a pay-per-view pitting legends Conor McGregor and Donald...
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Back Talk: Jason Burgos’ Mailbag Hello mixed martial arts true believers, and welcome to what I hope becomes a common occurrence on this digital domain known as Sherdog....
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Pre-Fight Stock Report: UFC 246 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will kick off its 2020 campaign, as former two-division champion Conor McGregor confronts Donald...
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Opinion: Why Bother With UFC Rankings If They Aren't Used Current Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo is reportedly scheduled to face former UFC featherweight king Jose...
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Opinion: No One Knows How Much Conor McGregor is Making at UFC 246 Will Conor McGregor make $80 million or $8 million at UFC 246? Only he knows for certain, writes Patrick Auger.
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Preview: UFC 246 ‘McGregor vs. Cowboy’ Former two-division champion Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return against Donald Cerrone on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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The Bottom Line: ‘Notorious’ Doubts Does former two-division champion Conor McGregor still pack the promotional punch he did at the height of his power? Sherdog columnist Todd...
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Diego Ferreira Basking in the Spotlight The former Legacy Fighting Championship titleholder will collide with Anthony Pettis at UFC 246 this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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The Big Picture: An Ode to the Undercard Beyond the basic calculations of finding future contenders first, there are other reasons to show some love for the gatekeepers, prospects,...
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Pictures: Wilder vs. Fury II Press Conference Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury stood face-to-face at a Los Angeles press conference on Monday before they collide on Saturday, Feb. 22 in Las Vegas.
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All Hands on Deck: Meet the Sherdog Staff With 2020 upon us, we at Sherdog.com wanted to reintroduce ourselves to all of you. In this Q&A piece, the Sherdog staff weighed in on five...
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What a UFC 246 Victory Means for Donald Cerrone On Jan. 18, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will kick off its 2020 season with UFC 246, featuring a welterweight matchup between Conor McGregor and...
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The MMA Hall of F@#$%&g Awesome: Genki Sudo Genki Sudo raised the ring walkout to an art form, dazzled with an anything-goes fight style and was such a man of many talents that, in the...
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Tell Me No Lies: Stories to Watch in 2020 Jacob Debets breaks down the stories to watch in 2020, including the sexual assault investigation surrounding Conor McGregor.
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The PFL Ends 2019 on a High Note, Looks to Ride Momentum Into 2020 The Professional Fighters League ended 2019 with a bang. Patrick Auger writes about what could be on the horizon in 2020.
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10 Fights to Watch in January The first month of the 2020s will not waste much time trying to get off to a memorable start, as the biggest star in MMA history returns to the...
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Book Review: Patrick Holohan’s ‘Hooligan’ The Irishman’s five-fight tenure in the UFC was not particularly noteworthy, but his recently published autobiography “Hooligan” might...
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Rizin’s Tough Road to Become the Next Pride FC Rizin Fighting Federation must do much, much more to be mentioned in the same breath as the beloved Pride Fighting Championships, writes Patrick...
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The Big Picture: Low Hopes for Conor McGregor’s Redemption The Irishman has a long way to go before fans start to involuntarily tune in to whatever he’s doing and gleefully salivate after every word...
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Sherdog.com’s 2019 Year-End Awards: The Complete List Another year has come and gone in mixed martial arts, and while the Ultimate Fighting Championship remains the industry leader, Bellator MMA, the Professional Fighters League, One Championship and...
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Fight Facts: PFL 2019, a Year in Review With 10 events taking place during the Professional Fighters League’s latest season, the promotion saw ebbs and flows in its sophomore campaign.
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Sherdog’s 2019 Walkout Song of the Year The repeating siren from “The Purge” carried the sound of fear as Kron Gracie walked to the cage at UFC on ESPN 1 on Feb. 17.
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The Bottom Line: Troubling Signs Bellator MMA can likely continue to coast with its current direction for a little while longer, but the trends are not good and call for...
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Sherdog’s 2019 Round of the Year Paulo Henrique Costa and Yoel Romero combined for an unforgettable five minutes of chaos at UFC 241 on Aug. 17.
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Sherdog’s 2019 Event of the Year UFC 236 on April 13 in Atlanta spawned two “Fight of the Year” contenders, as Israel Adesanya-Kelvin Gastelum and Dustin Poirier-Max...
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Sherdog’s 2019 Submission of the Year Bryce Mitchell on Dec. 7 executed the second twister in Ultimate Fighting Championship history at UFC on ESPN 7.
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Sherdog’s 2019 Robbery of the Year The Ben Askren-Robbie Lawler showdown at UFC 235 resulted in the worst kind of controversial referee stoppage—one that was detrimental to both...
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Fight Facts: Bellator 2019, a Year in Review Bellator MMA was busier than ever in 2019, visiting six countries and six different U.S. states with 27 events taking place all around the...
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Opinion: Bellator MMA has Become ‘Legends League’ Vitor Belfort Talked About Despite age, many older marquee fighters are still able to pull in above-average promotional ratings, writes Patrick Auger.
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Sherdog’s 2019 Beatdown of the Year Mike Davis administered one of the worst beatings in Ultimate Fighting Championship history when he knocked out Thomas Gifford at UFC Fight Night...
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Sherdog's 2019 Knockout of the Year Jorge Masvidal delivered one of the greatest knockouts in mixed martial arts history at UFC 239.
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Fight Facts: Rizin FF 20 Rizin Fighting Federation ended 2019 in dramatic fashion with Rizin 20, giving fans three title fights and a lightweight tournament in one...
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Fight Facts: PFL 2019 Championship The Professional Fighters League concluded its second season on New Year's Eve, with six belts on the line once more. The event featured...
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Sherdog’s 2019 Upset of the Year Tristan Connelly emerged from the shadows of the Canadian regional scene to stun Michel Pereira as a short-notice replacement at UFC Fight Night...
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Sherdog’s 2019 Fight of the Year Up until UFC 236, Israel Adesanya’s professional mixed martial arts career had been defined by the type of show he would put on in the cage....
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Sherdog’s 2019 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Vaulting from cult favorite and reliable action fighter to welterweight contender and superstar in the sport, Jorge Masvidal is the kind of...
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Fight Facts: UFC 2019, a Year in Review With a record number of fights spread across 42 events in 17 states and 15 countries around the world, the Ultimate Fighting Championship went...


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