Opinion: The Shotgun Approach
The UFC's decision to book Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane in an
interim title fight on Aug. 7 manages to convey the promotion's
contempt for at...
Rivalries: John Lineker
The
American Top Team and OCS Jiu-Jitsu representative carries a
34-9 record that includes 16 wins by knockout or technical
knockout, hence the...
Pictures: Rizin 29
Rizin 29 took place at Maruzen Intech Arena in Osaka, Japan on June
27, 2021, and featured the second half of the opening round of
Rizin's...
Opinion: The Unfairly Maligned Mario Yamasaki
His name is a punchline to some, synonymous with in-cage
negligence, and he hasn't worked a UFC event in over three years.
Sherdog's Lev...
Fight Facts: Bellator 261
Bellator 261 brought about the fifth champion in Bellator
heavyweight history, one of the quickest knockouts seen among
female fighters and one...
Rivalries: Demetrious Johnson
A pound-for-pound great by any respectable standard of measure, the
superlatives ran out long ago for the man they call “Mighty Mouse.”
How to Watch Bellator 261
Timothy Johnson will lock horns with Valentin Moldovsky for the
interim Bellator
MMA heavyweight championship in the headliner on Friday in...
Rivalries: Angela Lee
The Vancouver, British Columbia, native first set foot in One
Championship as an 18-year-old wunderkind in 2015, and the
organization has never...
Opinion: Dark Mirror-Image Fights
"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme," Mark Twain
once wrote. It's no less true of MMA history, Sherdog's Lev
Pisarsky writes, as...
Matches to Make After UFC on ESPN 25
Trust a “zombie” to stand up, brush off the dirt of a recent defeat
and get right back on track to title contention in the UFC
featherweight...
By The Numbers: Marlon Vera vs. Davey Grant
More than five years after their first encounter resulted in a
unanimous decision for Grant, the two bantamweight hopefuls will
rematch each other in a...
Opinion: Breaking Barriers, Knocking Down Doors
The recent triumphs of Brandon Moreno and Claressa Shields show how
MMA continues to grow by crossing the borders between nations as
well as...
Rivalries: Chan Sung Jung
“The Korean Zombie” will bring his arsenal of technical violence to
the cage for an intriguing confrontation with Dan Ige in the
UFC on ESPN...
The Bottom Line: Strong Parallels
The way that Brandon Moreno represented himself and the people who
believed in him at
UFC 263 harkens back to the days when Nate Diaz first rose...
Fight Facts: Rizin 28Rizin
28 featured a repeat performance from two talented teammates, a
mighty soccer kick knockout and the 100th judges’ decision in...
Fight Facts: UFC 263
UFC 263 featured the most decisions in company history, the
most amount of cage time at a single event and the very first
champion from a region...
Fight Facts: Bellator 260
Bellator 260 added one more country to the list of major champions,
while featuring a duet of snake-like chokes and an unusual
variation on a...
Pictures: Rizin 28
Rizin 28 took place at the Tokyo Dome on June 13, 2021, with nine
MMA bouts and a trio of special-rules kickboxing bouts featuring
Tenshin Nasukawa.
How to Watch Bellator 260
Douglas Lima will put his undisputed Bellator
MMA welterweight championship on the line against the
undefeated Yaroslav Amosov on Friday in...
Stand and Deliver: UFC 263
UFC 263 is jammed with high-stakes matchups, but that doesn't
mean a few fighters aren't feeling a little extra pressure to
perform.
Fight Facts: KSW 61 ‘To Fight or Not To Fight’
KSW 61 featured two of the most seasoned KSW vets squaring off to
produce a knockout record, as well as a women’s divisional
milestone and a...
The Bottom Line: The All-‘Ultimate Fighter’ Team
As the reality series makes its return from a two and a half-year
sabbatical, Sherdog columnist Todd Martin examines the best
fighters to have...
