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SHERDOG ARTICLES SEPTEMBER 2021
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Prime Picks: Bellator 267 ‘Lima vs. MVP 2’ Bellator MMA on Friday will leave American soil to stage an event overseas for the first time in nearly a year.
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Pictures: PFL 2021 Championship Press Conference The stars of Oct. 27's Professional Fighters League 2021 Championship Finals gathered to promote the ESPN-televised card Wednesday.
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 193 Prelims A lightweight showdown between Joe Solecki and Jared Gordon highlights a seven-fight undercard for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on...
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How to Watch Bellator 267 Three-time Bellator MMA welterweight champion Douglas Lima will rematch Michael Page in the main event on Friday in London.
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Rivalries: Bethe Correia The former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title challenger will close out her career in a three-round battle with Karol Rosa on the...
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By The Numbers: Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page The welterweight rivals will rematch one another in the Bellator 267 headliner on Friday in London.
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Stand and Deliver: UFC Fight Night 193 Every fight at UFC Fight Night 193 matters, but some matter just a little bit more.
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Haunting the Welterweight Division: A.J. Fletcher's Path to the UFC A closer look at the triumphal march that brought a welterweight “Ghost” to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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By The Numbers: Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson The Top 15 women’s bantamweights will jockey for position behind longtime champion Amanda Nunes in the UFC Fight Night 193 showcase this...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Douglas Lima The three-time Bellator MMA welterweight champion will rematch Michael Page in the Bellator 267 main event.
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Pictures: DWCS 2021 Week 5 Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts were on the line Tuesday night at the Apex in Las Vegas.
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Opinion: Testaments to Resilience, Desire UFC 266 on Saturday offered several reminders that not much out there can match the thrill of combat sports, writes Josh Gross.
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The UFC Men's Featherweight Title: A Visual History To the extent that it is possible to fly under the radar while winning 20 consecutive fights, Alexander Volkanovski did so for a long time. No more.
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Opinion: The Power and Persistence of Nostalgia The Robbie Lawler-Nick Diaz rematch at UFC 266 was an example of the power of MMA nostalgia in all its complicated, bittersweet glory, writes...
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Rivalries: Fabricio Werdum The 44-year-old former Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder and two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships...
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By The Numbers: Yoshihiro Akiyama A unique mashup of world-class skill and theatric charisma, the 46-year-old Japanese judoka boasts a 15-7 record during a career that has taken...
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The Bottom Line: Genuine Article Reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski checks all the boxes when it comes to greatness, writes Todd Martin.
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Rivalries: Michael Bisping The former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder retired in 2018, closing the book on an exemplary career that saw him compile...
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How to Watch DWCS 2021: Week 5 DWCS Week 5 features a solid collection of undefeated prospects and regional champions converging on Las Vegas to compete for UFC roster spots.
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Fight Facts: UFC 266 UFC 266 featured the biggest betting favorite and lock this year, a historic rematch and the most prolific woman in company history reminding...
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Matches to Make After UFC 266 Alexander Volkanovski danced with a figurative devil—twice—and lived to tell the tale.
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By The Numbers: UFC 266 Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega won’t soon forget the 25 minutes they spent in the Octagon together on Saturday night.
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The Walkmen: All UFC 266 Walkout Tracks “You can say battle or war or whatever, but in the end, it's music. It's not really violent in intent at all, it's really just about expression...
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Pictures: UFC 266 UFC 266 was headlined by two title fights and the return of Nick Diaz, who rematched Robbie Lawler 17 years after knocking him out.
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC 266 Sherdog's writers, editors and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick the winners for UFC 266.
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Prime Picks: UFC 266 ‘Volkanovski vs. Ortega’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday looks to blow the doors off of the T-Mobile Arena with a pair of title bouts: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega and Valentina Shevchenko vs....
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Preview: UFC 266 ‘Volkanovski vs. Ortega’ Two title bouts anchor the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest pay-per-view event, as Alexander Volkanovski defends his featherweight belt against Brian Ortega and Valentina Shevchenko puts her women’s...
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How to Watch UFC 266 A pair of Ultimate Fighting Championship titles will be on the line at UFC 266 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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By The Numbers: UFC 266 Pre-Fight Edition The Ultimate Fighting Championship will once again turn to the bursting-at-the-seams approach with two title bouts on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Pictures: One Championship ‘Revolution’ Press Conference & Faceoffs One Championship on Thursday hosted a press conference to promote Friday’s stacked “Revolution” event, which features a trio of title fights.
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By The Numbers: Joshua Pacio vs. Yosuke Saruta The rivals will complete their trilogy when the face off for the One Championship strawweight title on Friday in Singapore.
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How to Watch LFA 115 Joshua Silveira and Tee Cummins will determine the fate of the vacant Legacy Fighting Alliance light heavyweight championship when they lock...
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How to Watch One Championship 'Revolution' Christian Lee will defend his One Championship lightweight crown against South Korean upstart Rae Yoon Ok in the main event on Friday in Singapore.
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Preview: UFC 266 Prelims Bantamweights anchor the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard on Saturday in Las Vegas, as Merab Dvalishvili takes on Marlon Moraes in the...
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Rivalries: Lauren Murphy The Alaska native will challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight title in the UFC 266...
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Stand and Deliver: UFC 266 Merab Dvalishvili and Jessica Andrade are just two of the fighters under a little extra pressure at UFC 266.
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A Rising Star from the Middle East: Jarrah Al-Silawi Joins PFL’s 2022 Roster One of the top welterweights in the Middle East is joining PFL for the 2022 season, but North American fans are about to get a sneak preview of...
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By The Numbers: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega The fate of the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight crown will be decided in the UFC 266 main event on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Yosuke Saruta “Tobizaru No. 2” will complete his trilogy with Joshua Pacio when he challenges the Filipino star for the undisputed strawweight title in the...
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By The Numbers: Christian Lee vs. Rae Yoon Ok The lightweight crown will be up for grabs when the two men lock horns in the One Championship “Revolution” headliner on Friday in Singapore.
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Pictures: Glory 79 Kickoff Press Conference Glory Kickboxing held a press conference Tuesday in Amsterdam to promote Glory 79, which will be headlined by Rico Verhoeven and Alistair Overeem
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Pictures: ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, Caleb Plant Trade Blows at Press Conference Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Caleb Plant came to blows Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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Pictures: DWCS 2021 Week 4 Ten fighters put it all on the line Tuesday at DWCS 2021 Week 4 in search of an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract.
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Rivalries: Brian Ortega The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt will challenge Alexander Volkanovski for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title in the...
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The UFC Women's Flyweight Title: A Visual History On Saturday, Valentina Shevchenko will look to continue her stranglehold on the flyweight division, and bolster her case as the top...
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The Bottom Line: Fighting Against Form While appealing on many levels, the Nick Diaz-Robbie Lawler rematch at UFC 266 is likely to leave us with an unsatisfying aftertaste, writes...
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Lessons from The Weekend: Intelligence Beats Entertainment The fighter's dilemma — fight to win or fight to entertain — was on full display numerous times in both the UFC and Bellator events on...
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How to Watch DWCS 2021: Week 4 Ten more UFC aspirants will be hoping the flood gates remain open at DWCS Week 4.
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Fight Facts: Bellator 266 Bellator 266 featured the biggest betting upset in a few years, a Gracie who is now a threat on the feet and a new heir to the throne of the...
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Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 192 UFC Fight Night 192 featured a former title challenger showing he has another run in him, a spectacular comeback knockout and a new record for...
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Fight Facts: Rizin 30 Rizin 30 featured a former bantamweight champ carving a swath through the Rizin grand prix and one of the quickest knockouts in organizational...
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Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 192 Righteous indignation only enhanced Anthony Smith’s lethality.
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Matches to Make After Bellator 266 Phil Davis spoiled Yoel Romero’s Bellator MMA debut, and he might have ruined the best-laid plans of the promotion’s matchmakers along the way.
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Pictures: Bellator 266 Phil Davis welcomed Yoel Romero to Bellator MMA in the main event of Bellator 266.
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC Fight Night 192 Sherdog's writers, editors and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick the winners for UFC Fight Night 192.
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Prime Picks: UFC Fight Night 192 ‘Smith vs. Spann’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will cram 28 competitors into the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for an event that is light on ranked...
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How to Watch UFC Fight Night 192 High-caliber light heavyweights will shoulder the Ultimate Fighting Championship marquee when Anthony Smith collides with Ryan Spann on Saturday...
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How to Watch Bellator 266 Bellator MMA will turn to two of its primetime performers at 205 pounds when Phil Davis meets Yoel Romero on Saturday in San Jose, California.
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 192 ‘Smith vs. Spann’ Light heavyweight contenders light up the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship marquee, as Anthony Smith squares off with Ryan Spann on...
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By The Numbers: Ion Cutelaba vs. Devin Clark The inconsistent light heavyweight hopefuls will face one another in the UFC Fight Night 192 co-main event on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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By The Numbers: Phil Davis vs. Yoel Romero The highly regarded light heavyweights will do battle in the Bellator 266 main event on Saturday in San Jose, California.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Ryan Spann The Texas-based contender will face onetime Ultimate Fighting Championship title challenger Anthony Smith in the UFC Fight Night 192 main event.
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 192 Prelims Light heavyweight bangers Tafon Nchukwi and Mike Rodriguez will meet in the featured slot on the jam-packed Ultimate Fighting Championship...
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Stand and Deliver: UFC Fight Night 192 Every fight matters, but some matter just a little more. Ryan Spann and Ariane Lipski are just two of the fighters under a little extra pressure to perform at...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Yoel Romero The longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship contender will make his Bellator MMA debut opposite Phil Davis in the Bellator 266 main event.
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Rivalries: Raquel Pennington The Altitude MMA rep and onetime title challenger will look to get back into the matchmakers’ good graces when she takes on Pannie Kianzad in a...
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By The Numbers: Bibiano Fernandes The Brazilian seems destined to join Fedor Emelianenko, Igor Vovchanchyn and a handful of others as one of the most accomplished mixed martial artists never to compete in the...
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Pictures: DWCS 2021 Week 3 Twelve fighters vied for Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts Tuesday evening in Las Vegas.
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Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida, the BJJ Ace Destined to Become One Heavyweight Champion Next week at One Championship “Revolution,” grappling star Marcus Almeida will finally make his MMA debut. He is likely to add some more...
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The UFC Light Heavyweight Title: A Visual History On Saturday, UFC Fight Night 192 will be headlined by a pair of hungry light heavyweight contenders: one looking to earn his first shot at UFC...
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By The Numbers: Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann The light heavyweights will lock horns in a showdown between Top 15 contenders atop UFC Fight Night 192 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Rivalries: Phil Davis “Mr. Wonderful” finds himself at something of a career crossroads at an inopportune time, as he will confront American Top Team brute Yoel Romero in the...
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The Bottom Line: Hard Pass Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson signed with World Wrestling Entertainment. Time will tell whether or not MMA promotions should have made a...
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The MMA Hall of F@#$%&G Awesome: Kazushi Sakuraba He was the face — and soul — of Pride Fighting Championships, taking on all comers in his signature freewheeling style and becoming one of...
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Kevin Lee: A Tragedy of Unrealized Potential When a fighter with the makings of greatness fails to make good on that promise, the sport as a whole suffers, writes Lev Pisarsky.
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How to Watch DWCS 2021: Week 3 Twelve fighters are set to slug it out in front of the UFC head honcho for the chance at a contract on Tuesday at DWCS Week 3.
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The FF-Files: The Do’s and Don’ts of Fight Finder | The Don’ts The second installment in this two-part series focuses on what you should avoid if you want to make your Sherdog Fight Finder experience as...
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By The Numbers: Francis Ngannou “The Predator” enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight division, capturing the undisputed title with a second-round knockout of onetime tormentor...
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Rivalries: Johny Hendricks The four-time NCAA All-American wrestler was for a short time the brightest star in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight sky.
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5 Things You Might Not Know about Dominick Cruz The former World Extreme Cagefighting and Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight titleholder has experienced extraordinary highs and...
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Rivalries: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza The two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist, former Strikeforce titleholder and longtime Ultimate...
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By The Numbers: Frank Shamrock The Santa Monica, California, native in many ways was a forerunner to the modern mixed martial artist, a game-changing competitor defined by his...
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Sherdog’s Top 10: Can’t-Miss Fights of Fall 2021 Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz will meet for a second time—an incredible 6,385 days after their initial encounter—when they collide in a UFC...
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Rivalries: Urijah Faber The former King of the Cage and World Extreme Cagefighting titleholder won 21 of his first 22 bouts and emerged as a true combat sports...
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The FF-Files: The Do’s and Don’ts of Fight Finder | The Do’s The first installment in this two-part series focuses on what you should do to make your Sherdog Fight Finder experience as pleasant as possible.
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5 Things You Might Not Know about Wanderlei Silva Easily one of the most feared competitors in mixed martial arts history, “The Axe Murderer” rose out of the bareknuckle scene in his native...
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By The Numbers: Georges St. Pierre Any discussion regarding the greatest mixed martial artists of all-time invariably includes the former two-division Ultimate Fighting...
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: DWCS Week 2 Dana White’s Contender Series 2021: Week 2 offered a little of everything: triumph, failure, joy and pain. Definitely pain.
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By The Numbers: Matt Hughes The Pat Miletich protégé was a transcendent figure during the formative years of the modern Ultimate Fighting Championship, and his...
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5 Things You Might Not Know about Dan Henderson Nearly five years have passed since the Team Quest founder exited the mixed martial arts stage for the final time, but his accomplishments still...
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This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Jessica Andrade Turns 30 Pound-for-pound one of the most violent females in mixed martial arts history, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight...
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The Bottom Line: Swimming Upstream It has become more and more difficult for fighters like Derek Brunson to prove stubborn perceptions are not necessarily reality, writes Todd Martin.
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Rivalries: Cain Velasquez The two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder won 13 of his 14 professional bouts before injuries derailed his career.
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Pride 'Final Conflict 2005': Shogun's Coronation and the Historic Fedor Emelianenko vs. 'Cro Cop' Fight Marcelo Alonso shares some behind-the-scenes anecdotes and photos from Pride Final Conflict 2005, one of the greatest events in MMA history.
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Pictures: Pride Final Conflict 2005 On Aug. 28, 2005, Pride "Final Conflict" featured the semifinals and finals of Pride's legendary middleweight grand prix, and the long-awaited clash between Fedor Emelianenko and...
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Derek Brunson's Amazing Late-Career Resurgence Once written off as a top contender, Derek Brunson has continually refined approach to fighting and at 37 is performing better than ever before,...
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Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 191 UFC Fight Night 191 featured a rare “punking,” a brutal kick that destroyed a foe’s leg and a pair of mid-round finishes producing...
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Fight Facts: KSW 63 KSW 63 featured a divisional king already looking elsewhere for other challenges, a former titleholder falling down the ladder and a bulldog...
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Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 191 An unexpected late-career surge has allowed Derek Brunson to shed his gatekeeper label in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division.
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By The Numbers: UFC Fight Night 191 At 37 years old, Derek Brunson is making a late-career run at UFC middleweight gold.
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The Walkmen: All UFC Fight Night 191 Walkout Tracks It seems Darren Till is trying to lock up 2021’s winner for Sherdog’s Walkout Track of the Year in September.
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Pictures: UFC Fight Night 191 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday brought an early afternoon card to Las Vegas with UFC Fight Night 191.
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Who You Got? Sherdog Staff Pick 'Em: UFC Fight Night 191 Sherdog's writers, editors and forum staff put their pride on the line as they pick the winners for UFC Fight Night 191.
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Prime Picks: UFC Fight Night 191 ‘Brunson vs. Till’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday features four noteworthy betting lines, including a separating-wheat-from-chaff middleweight contest.
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How to Watch UFC Fight Night 191 Derek Brunson and Darren Till will tangle in a showdown between Top 10 contenders in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division on...
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Pictures: One Championship ‘Empower’ Jingnan Xiong retained her One Championship women's strawweight title against Michelle Nicolini in the One: Empower main event.
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How to Watch Glory 78 Two-time K-1 World Grand Prix runner-up Badr Hari will once again attempt to nail down his first win in Glory when he toes the line against...
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5 Reasons to Watch Glory 78 Two-time K-1 World Grand Prix runner-up and former K-1 heavyweight champion Badr Hari will meet Arkadiusz Wrzosek in the Glory 78 main event on...
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By The Numbers: Glory 78 Pre-Fight Edition Arkadiusz Wrzosek on Saturday will look to seize the spotlight from Badr Hari when the heavyweights take aim at one another on the Glory...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 191 ‘Brunson vs. Till’ Top 10 middleweights collide, as Derek Brunson faces Darren Till in a high-stakes Ultimate Fighting Championship headliner on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Badr Hari Widely regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers of all-time, the SB Gym representative will return to the ring for the first time in nearly a year when he confronts...
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Glory 78 Preview: Tyjani Beztati vs. Elvis Gashi The two contenders will do battle for the vacant Glory lightweight championship as part of the Superfight Series on Saturday in Rotterdam,...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 191 Prelims A women’s flyweight affair between Ji Yeon Kim and Molly McCann highlights the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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By The Numbers: Derek Brunson vs. Darren Till The Top 10 contenders will collide in the UFC Fight Night 191 headliner, as they battle over prime real estate in an Ultimate Fighting...
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How to Watch One Championship ‘Empower’ Jingnan Xiong will headline One Championship’s first-ever all-female card when she defends her women’s strawweight title against Michelle...
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Spoiler Alert Frenchman Nordine Mahieddine does not foresee a warm welcome for the returning Raul Catinas at Glory 78 on Saturday in Holland.
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By The Numbers: Michael Bisping “The Count” was reviled by some and beloved by others, but the former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder enjoyed a run...
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Glory 78 Preview: Alex Pereira vs. Artem Vakhitov The Glory light heavyweight title will once again be up for grabs when the two rivals rematch one another in the Glory 78 co-main event.
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Stand and Deliver: UFC Fight Night 191 Darren Till and Paddy Pimblett are just two of the fighters under extra pressure to perform at UFC Fight Night 191....
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Rivalries: Jingnan Xiong “The Panda” will defend her undisputed women’s strawweight title when she confronts Michelle Nicolini in the One Championship...
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Pictures: DWCS 2021 Week 1 Five fighters earned contracts at DWCS 2021 Week 1.
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Rivalries: Darren Till The Team Kaobon product will lock horns with Derek Brunson in the UFC Fight Night 191 main event on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Tom Aspinall The highly regarded prospect will put his six-fight winning streak on the line when he faces Sergey Spivak in the UFC Fight Night 191 co-main event.


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