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Sep 30, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch PFL Champions Series 3 Paul Hughes will challenge the unbeaten Usman Nurmagomedov for the Professional Fighters League lightweight title in their hotly anticipated...

Professional Fighters League

Sep 30, 2025

How to Watch Dana White’s Contender Series 8 Ten potential recruits will compete for Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts via Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 30, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch UFC 320 A familiar hurdle stands between Magomed Ankalaev and his securing virtually universal acclaim as the sport’s premier player at 205 pounds.

UFC

Sep 30, 2025

Smashes: Four Men Enter, One Man Leaves Normally at Sherdog, we give you the hard-hitting fight analysis and the numbers behind the results. This is not that.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 29, 2025

Fight Facts: UFC Perth ‘Ulberg vs. Reyes’ UFC Perth had a cornucopia of Aussies and Kiwis getting the job done, but much more importantly, walkout music stats are back!

UFC

Sep 29, 2025

Matches to Make After UFC Perth UFC Perth took place on Saturday night, with plenty of Australian talent on display in high marquee matchups, leading to some potentially...

UFC

Sep 28, 2025

Bracketology: 2025 PFL MENA Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight Tournaments The PFL MENA semifinals took place on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where four different weight classes saw their championship matches set...

Professional Fighters League

Sep 28, 2025

Pictures: UFC Perth UFC Perth was headlined by top talent in the region and beyond.

UFC

Sep 27, 2025

Bracketology: 2025 PFL Europe Bantamweight, Lightweight Tournaments The Professional Fighters League Europe tournament semifinals took place on Friday, with championship matchups being set in the bantamweight and...

Professional Fighters League

Sep 26, 2025

How to Watch 2025 PFL MENA 3 The Professional Fighters League on Saturday will return to the Middle East and North Africa market with tournament action multiple weight classes.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 26, 2025

How to Watch UFC Perth ‘Ulberg vs. Reyes’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship will travel nearly 10,000 miles and throw its promotional might behind Top 10 light heavyweights on Saturday...

UFC

Sep 26, 2025

Prime Picks: UFC Perth ‘Ulberg vs. Reyes’ Sherdog’s Jay Pettry puts the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest trip to Australia under the microscope, cherry-picks some desirable...

Fight Odds

Sep 26, 2025

Opinion: The UFC’s Malpractice Involving Merab Dvalishvili Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox examines the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s baffling inability to promote one of its most dominant competitors.

UFC

Sep 25, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Islam Reda The 31-year-old Egyptian will resume his hunt for Professional Fighters League glory when his featherweight semifinal opposite the undefeated Taha Bendaoud helps anchor...

Professional Fighters League

Sep 25, 2025

Preview: UFC Perth On Saturday, surging light heavyweights Carlos Ulberg and Dominick Reyes meet in a headliner with clear title implications at UFC Fight Night...

UFC

Sep 25, 2025

By The Numbers: Amin Ayoub vs. Keweny Lopes The lightweights will do battle in the makeshift 2025 PFL Europe 3 headliner on Friday in France.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 24, 2025

How to Watch 2025 PFL Europe 3 The Professional Fighters League on Friday gets back to international business with semifinal action in the bantamweight and lightweight...

Professional Fighters League

Sep 24, 2025

Preview: UFC Perth Prelims Undefeated City Kickboxing prospect Navajo Stirling will face Brazilian KO artist Rodolfo Bellato to cap off the eight-fight undercard of UFC Fight...

UFC

Sep 24, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch 2025 PFL MENA 3 Mohammad Alaqraa will move forward in his latest quest for a six-figure payday when his welterweight semifinal opposite Ayman Galal headlines 2025...

Professional Fighters League

Sep 24, 2025

Pictures: DWCS 2025 Week 7 Ten up-and-coming talents converged on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for DWCS 2025: Week 7 on Sept. 23.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 23, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Moktar Benkaci The well-traveled and seasoned 32-year-old will look to move one step closer to a six-figure payday when he faces Nawras Abzakh when their bantamweight semifinal buoys...

Professional Fighters League

Sep 23, 2025

How to Watch Dana White’s Contender Series 7 Ten hopefuls, five of them undefeated, will vie for Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

How to Watch

Sep 23, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch 2025 PFL Europe 3 The Professional Fighters League should soon have a better understanding of where Boris Mbarga Atangana operates in terms of ceiling and floor.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 23, 2025

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Bilal Hasan The undefeated Cage Fury Fighting Championships flyweight titleholder trains regularly with Demetrious Johnson.

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

Sep 22, 2025

Top 5: UFC Women’s Flyweight Title Fights of All-Time Alexa Grasso stunned the mixed martial arts world when she put away Valentina Shevchenko with a face crank in the fourth round of their UFC 285...

UFC

Sep 22, 2025

The FF-Files: Back in the World of Adventures A would-be inventor, a deceased UFC hall-of-famer and a Russian defector in a kayfabe slap-up? Just another day at the Sherdog Fight Finder.

FF-Files

Sep 21, 2025

By The Numbers: Mark Kerr The Toledo, Ohio, native at the peak of his powers was perhaps the most feared man in mixed martial arts, as he enjoyed a meteoric rise to superstardom by blitzing through tournaments in the World Vale Tudo Championship and...

UFC

Sep 20, 2025

Top 5: UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title Fights of All-Time Miesha Tate put Holly Holm to sleep with a rear-naked choke and laid claim to the undisputed women’s bantamweight title in the fifth round of their...

UFC

Sep 20, 2025

‘The Smashing Machine’: A Review From Someone Who Was There Marcelo Alonso, who covered Mark Kerr’s early career extensively and coined his iconic nickname, provides his thoughts on the upcoming biopic set starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—and shines the spotlight on a surprising performance from...

UFC

Marcelo Alonso

Sep 19, 2025

By The Numbers: Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua-Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Trilogy The Brazilian compatriots locked horns three times, as they engaged in an unforgettable rivalry that bridged generations and made them...

UFC

Sep 19, 2025

Top 5: UFC Men’s Flyweight Title Fights of All-Time Henry Cejudo accomplished what was thought by some to be unthinkable when he deposed Demetrious Johnson by split decision in the UFC 227...

UFC

Sep 19, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Mark Kerr The forthcoming Oct. 3 theatrical release of “The Smashing Machine”—a Benny Safdie-directed film starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in...

UFC

Sep 18, 2025

Opinion: Conor McGregor Not a Trustworthy Commodity for UFC White House Show Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox outlines why the polarizing former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder does not deserve to be...

UFC

Sep 18, 2025

Top 5: UFC Lightweight Title Fights of All-Time Frankie Edgar retained the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title with a hotly contested split draw against Gray Maynard in their showstopping...

UFC

Sep 18, 2025

Top 5: UFC Men’s Bantamweight Title Fights of All-Time The oft-injured Dominick Cruz reclaimed the Ultimate Fighting Championship title he never lost with a split decision over T.J. Dillashaw in...

UFC

Sep 18, 2025

Top 5: UFC Featherweight Title Fights of All-Time Alexander Volkanovski drifted as close to the ledge as possible when he put his 145-pound championship on the line against Brian Ortega at UFC...

UFC

Sep 17, 2025

Pictures: DWCS 2025 Week 6 Ten up-and-coming talents converged on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for 2025 DWCS 6 on Sept. 16.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 16, 2025

Top 5: UFC Welterweight Title Fights of All-Time Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald engaged in a blood-and-guts war for the ages in the UFC 189 co-main event on July 11, 2015 in Las Vegas.

UFC

Sep 16, 2025

How to Watch Dana White’s Contender Series 6 The talent pipeline from Dana White’s Contender Series to the Ultimate Fighting Championship figures to keep flowing on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 16, 2025

Fight Facts: Noche UFC ‘Lopes vs. Silva’ Noche UFC featured another stumble for the Fighting Nerds, a combatant that cannot hit his proper weight on a dart board and the conclusion of...

UFC

Sep 15, 2025

Matches to Make After Noche UFC Noche UFC took place on Saturday in San Antonio, with a night full of action-packed finishes and new contenders taking center stage at Frost...

UFC

Sep 14, 2025

Pictures: Noche UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship celebrated Mexican heritage with Noche UFC.

UFC

Sep 13, 2025

How to Watch Noche UFC ‘Lopes vs. Silva’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will pay homage to Mexican Independence Day with UFC Fight Night 259 in San Antonio.

UFC

Sep 12, 2025

How to Watch Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford The WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring and Transnational Boxing Rankings Board super middleweight championships will be up for grabs when the...

Boxing

Sep 12, 2025

Prime Picks: Noche UFC ‘Lopes vs. Silva’ Sherdog’s Jay Pettry examines UFC Fight Night 259 from a betting perspective and noses in on some fun stylistic clashes where combatants...

Fight Odds

Sep 12, 2025

Opinion: Harry Hardwick a Wake-Up Call for Future UFC Debutants The fact that the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder’s moment of “weakness” came on MMA’s largest stage could result...

UFC

Sep 11, 2025

Preview: Noche UFC ‘Lopes vs. Silva’ Brazilian featherweight contenders, one with deep ties to Mexico, meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night 259, also known as Noche UFC, on...

UFC

Sep 11, 2025

Preview: Noche UFC Prelims Alexander Hernandez and Diego Ferreira will clash in Hernandez’s hometown of San Antonio, Texas, in the top undercard bout of UFC Fight Night...

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

3 Reasons Why Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Will Beat Terence Crawford The Mexican legend and four-division champion will have several factors working in his favor on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Boxing

J.L. Kirven

Sep 10, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About UFC 4 Semaphore Entertainment Group moved beyond the one-year mark with its Ultimate Fighting Championship experiment and took its roadshow to Tulsa,...

UFC

Sep 10, 2025

Pictures: DWCS 2025 Week 5 Another 10 Ultimate Fighting Championship hopefuls squared off in front of their prospective boss at the Apex in Las Vegas on Sept. 9.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 09, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch Noche UFC Jean Silva and Diego Lopes will lock horns in the UFC Fight Night 259 main event on Saturday in San Antonio.

UFC

Sep 09, 2025

3 Reasons Why Terence Crawford Will Beat Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez The top pound-for-pound boxer in the world will have several factors working in his favor on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Boxing

J.L. Kirven

Sep 09, 2025

How to Watch 2025 Dana White’s Contender Series 5 Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday will reach the midway point of its season, as 10 hopefuls vie for Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 09, 2025

Undefeated Homegrown PFL Star Thad Jean Zeroes in on Two Potential Targets “The Silverback” has his sights set on a couple of PFL’s biggest names.

Professional Fighters League

Sep 08, 2025

Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 258 ‘Imavov vs. Borralho’ UFC Paris featured more strike stoppages that one can shake a stick at, a potential ceiling moment for a popular rising team and a parade of...

UFC

Sep 08, 2025

Matches to Make After UFC Paris The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to France with a 13-fight mixed martial arts event with plenty of finishes.

UFC

Tyler Treese

Sep 07, 2025

Pictures: UFC Paris The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to France for UFC Paris.

UFC

Sep 06, 2025

How to Watch UFC Paris ‘Imavov vs. Borralho’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday will pay its annual visit to France when UFC Fight Night 258 touches down at Accor Arena.

UFC

Sep 05, 2025

Prime Picks: UFC Paris ‘Imavov vs. Borralho’ Sherdog’s Jay Pettry examines the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest offering in France and chooses violence in almost every bet-worthy...

Fight Odds

Sep 05, 2025

Top 5: UFC Middleweight Title Fights of All-Time Anderson Silva dug into his deep bag of tricks and dismissed archrival Chael Sonnen with a triangle armbar in the UFC 117 main event on Aug. 7,...

UFC

Sep 04, 2025

Opinion: An Alarming Trend with UFC Champions A surge of vacated titles could soon bring their legitimacy into question in multiple Ultimate Fighting Championship weight classes, writes Dayne Fox.

UFC

Sep 04, 2025

Preview: UFC Paris ‘Imavov vs. Borralho’ Middleweight title contenders throw down in the main event of UFC Fight Night 258 on Saturday in Paris.

UFC

Sep 04, 2025

Preview: UFC Paris Prelims Hometown featherweight hero William Gomis anchors a UFC Paris undercard well stocked with rising talents from France and new signees from all...

UFC

Sep 03, 2025

Top 5: UFC Light Heavyweight Title Fights of All-Time The first encounter between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson in 2013 was one of those rare bouts with the potential to shorten careers and...

UFC

Sep 03, 2025

Pictures: DWCS 2025 Week 4 Ten UFC hopefuls squared off in front of their prospective boss at the Apex in Las Vegas on Sept. 2.

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 02, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch UFC Paris Nassourdine Imavov finds himself near the front of the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight pecking order after a somewhat unexpected...

UFC

Sep 02, 2025

How to Watch 2025 Dana White’s Contender Series 4 Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday will press on with its current season, as where 10 more candidates compete for Ultimate Fighting...

Dana White’s Contender Series

Sep 02, 2025

Dwight Joseph Is Ready To Become a Star in PFL Africa The Liberian featherweight announced himself on the PFL stage in a big way with his flying knee knockout in Johannesburg last month.

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