Faber: No Plans to Drop to Bantamweight Yet
Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber
said he has no immediate plans to drop down to the bantamweight
division following his sobering unanimous decision defeat against
champion...
Dream 14 Light Heavyweight Tournament Nixed
TOYKO -- Dream’s planned light heavyweight grand prix has been
cancelled, Sherdog.com has confirmed. The proposed eight-man,
205-pound...
Cage to Hold Dream 14 on May 29
TOKYO -- Dream Event Producer Keiichi Sasahara on Tuesday revealed
via Internet press conference that Dream 14 will be contested
inside a cage...
Henderson Back After August Wedding
After five fights in 15 months, WEC lightweight champion Benson
Henderson’s next big move will be in front of the alter,
following his impressive first-round submission victory over...
WEC 48 Results & Live Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com will report from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.,
at 7 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of WEC 48 “Aldo vs.
Faber,” which is headlined by Jose Aldo vs.
Urijah
Faber.
M-1 on Fedor's Return: Ball in Strikeforce’s Court
M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchstein told Sherdog.com on
Tuesday that it was Strikeforce who was delaying a renegotiation
process between the two promotions that would greenlight the return
of the world’s...
Shields MMA’s Habitual Winner
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Inside the current pantheon of major mixed
martial arts champions, few can hold a candle to Jake Shields
in terms of consistency.
Strikeforce Results & Live Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com will report from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville,
Tenn., with live results and play-by-play of Saturday’s
CBS-televised Strikeforce card, which is headlined by three
championship bouts.
...
SHERDOG
Apr 18, 2010
Shields Upsets Henderson; Melee Ensues
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields
weathered the storm against two-time Olympian Dan
Henderson, only to have the afterglow of his victory stolen by
an ugly post-fight confrontation...
Strikeforce Weigh-ins: 3 Title Fights Greenlit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Under an all but cloudless sky in The Music
City, three champions and the men who would dethrone them passed
their final pre-fight test.
Jordan Breen Chat
Sherdog.com's Jordan Breen will host his weekly live mixed martial
arts chat on Friday at 3 p.m. ET.
SHERDOG
Apr 15, 2010
Shields, Champion and Underdog
Forty-eight hours out from his first title defense this Saturday,
Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields
is the clear-cut underdog on...
Askren, Thomas Cleared for Bellator 14
Welterweight tournament participants Ben Askren and Ryan Thomas
successfully made weight on Wednesday in Chicago, making official
the main event...
8 Questions for Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua
It was the most bitter of defeats. Nearly seven months later, 2005
Pride Fighting Championships welterweight grand prix winner
Mauricio
“Shogun” Rua will get a second crack at light heavyweight
champion...
UFC Confirms Liddell-Franklin
The UFC on Monday made official a matchup that for weeks it had
vehemently denied and appeared to have worked to cover up.
Maynard Lobbying for Edgar Rematch
When a fighter asks for a rematch, it is usually the guy who came
out on the losing end looking for a shot at redemption. That is not
the case for undefeated lightweight...
Report: WEC 49 Makes Canadian Debut in Edmonton
World Extreme Cagefighting will host its first event on Canadian
soil on June 20 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, according to
The Canadian...
Edgar Shocks Penn; Silva Plays with Maia
A man who had been urged by many to drop to 145 pounds ended the
reign of the sport’s most dominant lightweight Saturday in the
co-main event of UFC 112 at
the Ferrari World Concert Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Report
The Weekly Wrap: April 3 - April 9
While it featured all the standard promotional trappings, event
week for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's debut in the Middle
East played...
UFC 112 Weigh-ins: Title Fights Set
All fighters made weight Friday for UFC 112, which takes place
Saturday at the Ferrari World Concert Arena in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates.
UFC Eyes Afghanistan Show
As it heads into its final preparations for UFC 112 this Saturday
in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., the world’s No. 1 MMA promotion has its
sights set on...
Davis Debuts ‘Dave’ Alter-Ego at UFC 112 Saturday
A collegiate wrestler making the move to MMA seems more of a
requirement these days than a novelty. One of the latest in an
ever-growing line of them is...
No Lashley on Strikeforce April 17 Undercard
Strikeforce announced the undercard line-up of its April 17
“Nashville” event on Monday, which will include a former local
college football...
Hicks Taps Macias at SWC 10
FRISCO, Texas -- It took less than two minutes for the former World
Extreme Cagefighting lightweight contender Marcus Hicks
to submit UFC and Pride Fighting Championships veteran...
TUF 11 Debut Nets 1.9 Million Viewers
The season debut of “The Ultimate Fighter 11” Wednesday on Spike TV
pulled comparable numbers to many past seasons with an overall 1.8...
