SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News - November 2018

Nov 30, 2018

Kamaru Usman Dominates Rafael dos Anjos in ‘The Ultimate Fighter 28’ Finale Headliner Kamaru Usman dominated Rafael dos Anjos at “The Ultimate Fighter 28” Finale. RECAP »

Nov 30, 2018

Chuck Liddell Says Comeback Fight Was About Finding Purpose: ‘I Have No Regrets’ Chuck Liddell’s return from retirement for a trilogy bout against Tito Ortiz has been scrutinized and criticized since “The Iceman” suffered a first-round knockout loss against his old rival under the...

Nov 30, 2018

Replacement John Salter Throttles Chidi Njokuani in Bellator 210 Main Event John Salter answered Bellator MMA’s call and reaped the rewards.

Nov 30, 2018

Live Now! ‘The Ultimate Fighter 28’ Finale Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live “The Ultimate Fighter 28” Finale coverage kicks off Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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Nov 30, 2018

Eight-Time UFC Veteran Sage Northcutt Signs with One Championship The next phase of Sage Northcutt’s mixed martial arts career will take place under the One Championship banner.

Nov 30, 2018

Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Ashleigh Grimshaw to Headline Bellator MMA Card on March 22 Recent featherweight title challenger Emmanuel Sanchez will headline Bellator MMA’s next visit to Thackerville, Okla., when he locks horns with...

Nov 30, 2018

Owen Roddy Leaves SBG Ireland To Focus On His Own Gym After 15 years, Straight Blast Gym Ireland Coach Owen Roddy is leaving the team.

Nov 30, 2018

Report: Paul Daley, Michael 'Venom' Page Finally To Meet Feb. 16 The long-awaited battle is finally going to happen between Paul Daley and Michael “Venom” Page.

Nov 30, 2018

Source: Andre Ewell Steps in on Short Notice to Face Nathaniel Wood at UFC 232 Replacing Tom Duquesnoy on short notice to face Nathaniel Wood at UFC 232 will be Andre Ewell, according to a source with direct knowledge of...

Nov 30, 2018

UFC Fight Night 142 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight The first-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship main event to feature an Aboriginal Australian fighter is now set, with Tai Tuivasa making weight for his bout against former UFC heavyweight champ...

Nov 30, 2018

Bellator 211 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters On Weight In Genoa, Italy All fighters made their contractually agreed-upon weights for Saturday's Bellator 211, the sixth event in Italy for Bellator MMA.

Nov 30, 2018

KSW 46 Weigh-In Results: Mamed Khalidov, Tomasz Narkun Official For Rematch All is set for KSW’s 46th event, which will be held at Arena Gliwice, Poland, on Saturday, Dec. 1. In the main event, Mamed Khalidov (34-5-2) and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki light heavyweight champion...

Nov 30, 2018

Weili Zhang To Meet Tecia Torres At UFC 235 In March Coming off her huge win less than a week ago over Jessica Aguilar, Weili Zhang has been given a big step up in competition when she faces off against top ranked...

Nov 30, 2018

Kamaru Usman: Once I Have The Belt, People Will Have To Fight Me Riding a 12-fight winning streak, Kamaru Usman is the welterweight that nobody seems to want to fight, but he has just the solution for that problem.

Nov 30, 2018

John Kavanagh Says He Hasn’t Seen Conor McGregor Since UFC 229 According to John Kavanagh, Conor McGregor’s head coach at Straight Blast Gym in Ireland, he hasn’t seen his star pupil since his loss to Khabib...

Nov 30, 2018

Report: Raphael Assuncao, Marlon Moraes to Rematch at UFC Fight Night 144 It appears Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes are going to run it back in a five-rounder to headline an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in...

Nov 29, 2018

‘Cro Cop’: Rizin Unable to Book Me for NYE Due to Cost of Mayweather-Nasukawa Fight In an interview with Croatian newspaper Vecernji List on Thursday, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic stated that he would not be appearing on Rizin Fighting...

Nov 29, 2018

‘TUF 28’ Finale Weigh-in Results: Finale Fights Set, Two Heavy Tomorrow, two new “Ultimate Fighters” will be crowned at the heaviest divisions the Ultimate Fighting Championship has to offer --...

Nov 29, 2018

Bellator 210 Weigh-in Results: Main Card Set; Noad Lahat Misses Weight Every fighter on the Bellator 210 main card has been given the green light, and headliners Chidi Njokuani and John Salter have officially made weight.

Nov 29, 2018

Report: MMA Pioneer Cal Worsham Dead At 55 According to several industry figures who knew him personally, Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran and mixed martial arts pioneer Cal Worsham...

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Nov 29, 2018

Yoshihiro Akiyama Signs With One Championship It looks like One Championship is about to get into the “sexy” business.

Nov 29, 2018

Anderson Silva: Georges St. Pierre Only Takes The Easy Fights Anderson Silva recognizes Georges St. Pierre as a fellow all-time great, but he does not hesitate to point out what he feels is the major...

Nov 29, 2018

Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren Official For UFC 233 Ben Askren’s long awaited debut inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship Octagon has finally been made official.

Nov 29, 2018

Darrion Caldwell to Face Kyoji Horiguchi for Rizin Bantamweight Title on Dec. 31 A cross-promotional, champion vs. champion bout has been added to Rizin Fighting Federation’s New Year’s Eve lineup.

Nov 29, 2018

Oscar De La Hoya Releases Statement Telling Dana White to ‘Shut the F--k Up’ UFC President Dana White didn't hold back when criticizing Oscar De La Hoya for his first venture as a mixed martial arts promoter. On...

Nov 28, 2018

Cynthia Calvillo, Cortney Casey Booked for UFC 233 in Anaheim on Jan. 26 Cynthia Calvillo will make a quick turnaround from her last Octagon appearance when she meet Cortney Casey-Sanchez at UFC 233.

Nov 28, 2018

Anderson Silva: UFC Promised Middleweight Title Shot with Win Over Israel Adesanya Booking a 43-year-old Anderson Silva against rising star Israel Adesanya seemed like a cruel bit of matchmaking from the UFC, but it seems that...

Nov 28, 2018

Golden Boy MMA Medical Suspensions: Chuck Liddell Handed Indefinite Term After KO Defeat Chuck Liddell has been suspended indefinitely following his first round knockout loss to Tito Ortiz at Golden Boy MMA’s inaugural event this...

Nov 28, 2018

Conor McGregor Fined More Than $1,000, Banned for 6 Months from Driving in Ireland Conor McGregor was banned from driving for six months and fined more than $1,000 for speeding in his native Ireland, according to a report from RTE.

Nov 28, 2018

Renato 'Moicano' Tabbed as Alternate for Holloway-Ortega Title Fight at UFC 231 Renato Carneiro won’t be competing at UFC 231 after originally scheduled foe Mirsad Bektic was forced to withdraw due to injury. But “Moicano” will be in Toronto for the event in order to provide the promotion with a backup plan.

Nov 28, 2018

UFC President Dana White Provides Update On Flyweight Division The Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division may be on life support, but UFC President Dana White isn't willing to pronounce it dead...

Nov 28, 2018

Tony Ferguson Blasts Nurmagomedov For Considering Boxing Match With Floyd Mayweather It should come as no surprise that Tony Ferguson is not a fan of Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent...

Nov 28, 2018

UFC Fight Night 141 Medical Suspensions: Four Fighters Facing 180-Day Layoffs Four fighters from UFC Fight Night 141 could be looking at lengthy medical suspensions.

Nov 27, 2018

Rachael Ostovich Cleared; Fight vs. Paige VanZant Back On for UFC’s ESPN+ Debut It looks like Rachael Ostovich will square off against Paige VanZant at UFC Fight Night in Brooklyn, N.Y., after all.

Nov 27, 2018

Dana White Rips ‘F—-ing Cokehead’ Oscar De La Hoya for Promotion of Liddell vs. Ortiz As someone who urged Chuck Liddell to retire from the UFC, Dana White was never a fan of seeing “The Iceman” make a comeback.

Nov 27, 2018

Tito Ortiz Addresses Criticism Over Chuck Liddell Fight: ‘He Called Me Out’ The trilogy bout between Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell drew plenty of criticism throughout the MMA community, particularly because Liddell was...

Nov 27, 2018

Dana White Provides Update on Sage Northcutt: ‘His Contract Was Up, So We Let Him Go’ Despite having won four of his last five Octagon appearances, Sage Northcutt is no longer part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s roster.

Nov 27, 2018

Joe Rogan Hints At Upcoming UFC Glove Redesign To Reduce Eye Pokes Glove design has been a topic of controversy in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for years, with the organization’s current design receiving...

Nov 27, 2018

'Jacare' Willing To Wait For Title Shot Against Whittaker-Gastelum Winner Ronaldo Souza is confident in his place in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division, and willing to wait for the title shot he...

Nov 27, 2018

Alistair Overeem Calls Out 'Hot Balls' Derrick Lewis Via Twitter Fresh off an emphatic TKO victory at UFC Fight Night 141 in Beijing this past weekend, Alistair Overeem has not wasted any time in trying to...

Nov 27, 2018

Man Accused in Hit-and-Run Death of Ryan Jimmo Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Anthony Getschel, the man accused in the hit-and-run death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in an Edmonton court on Monday, according to a report from...

Nov 26, 2018

Jon Jones Touts Science of USADA Testing in Recent Anti-Doping Case: ‘They Don’t Make Mistakes’ As Jon Jones’ Octagon return against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 draws near, the former light heavyweight champion will make more and more...

Nov 26, 2018

Chael Sonnen Advises Oscar De La Hoya to ‘Stay in Your Lane’ Regarding MMA Promotion Golden Boy’s maiden voyage into mixed martial arts promotion wasn’t one for the history books – nor was it expected to be.

Nov 26, 2018

With Contract Signed for Next Fight, James Gallagher Says He’s ‘Coming to Make a Statement’ James Gallagher’s most recent Bellator MMA appearance did not go as planned.

Nov 26, 2018

Olympic Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison to Face Moriel Charneski at PFL Championship Event Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison will make her third mixed martial arts appearance when she faces Moriel Charneski at Professional Fighters League’s championship event...

Nov 26, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov Won’t Rule Out Future Reconciliation with Conor McGregor The Khabib Nurmagomedov-Conor McGregor rivalry culminated with a post-fight brawl following their headlining bout at UFC 229. Despite the...

Nov 26, 2018

Alistair Overeem: 'I Guarantee That' A Rematch With Ngannou Would Go Differently Alistair Overeem may have righted the ship in Beijing last weekend, returning to the win column after two straight setbacks, but he is still...

Nov 26, 2018

Demetrious Johnson Ready For The High Expectations In One Championship Demetrious Johnson has yet to have a debut bout announced in One Championship, but he understands the lofty expectations that accompanied his...

Nov 26, 2018

Tito Ortiz Claims To Have 'Buried The Hatchet' With Liddell After Trilogy Fight Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell threw down for the third and likely final time on Saturday night, and in the opinion of one of the competitors at...

Nov 26, 2018

Jon Jones Reacts to Liddell KO Defeat: I’m Never Replying to His Callouts Again It was never a sentiment rooted in reality, but Chuck Liddell’s performance at Golden Boy MMA’s inaugural event clinched it: Jon Jones...

Nov 25, 2018

Chuck Liddell Offers ‘No Excuses’ for Loss to Tito Ortiz, Uncertain of MMA Future Chuck Liddell’s return to mixed martial arts following an eight-year absence went about as one might expect it would.

Nov 25, 2018

Tito Ortiz, 43, Knocks Out Chuck Liddell, 48, in Golden Boy MMA Inaugural Event A day after two struggling past-their-prime legends dueled on the golf course in Las Vegas on pay-per-view, two Ultimate Fighting Championship...

Nov 24, 2018

Israel Adesanya, Anderson Silva to Clash at UFC 234 in Melbourne on Feb. 9 Rising prospect Israel Adesanya will lock horns with former middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 234.

Nov 24, 2018

Francis Ngannou Realistic About Standing in Heavyweight Division After UFC Beijing Win Francis Ngannou went from being “The Next Big Thing” in the UFC to being labeled a bust in just a few short fights.

Nov 24, 2018

Alistair Overeem Credits Change in Camp for Success at UFC Fight Night Beijing Alistair Overeem became a No. 1 contender in the UFC’s heavyweight division during his time at Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque, N.M.

Nov 24, 2018

Curtis Blaydes Vows to ‘Be Back with the Same Confidence’ Following UFC Beijing Defeat Curtis Blaydes entered UFC Fight Night 141 with plenty of momentum, and a victory would have placed him squarely among the top contenders in the...

Nov 24, 2018

UFC Fight Night 141 Bonuses: Ngannou, Li, Morono, Song Garner $50K Francis Ngannou, Jingliang Li, Alex Morono and Kenan Song all received $50,000 bonuses for their work at UFC Fight Night 141 in Beijing.

Nov 24, 2018

Francis Ngannou Returns to Form, Blasts Curtis Blaydes in UFC Fight Night 141 Headliner Francis Ngannou got back to what he does best.

Nov 24, 2018

Golden Boy MMA Salaries: Chuck Liddell ($250K), Tito Ortiz ($200K) Top Payroll Returning from retirement for one last showdown will prove to be a lucrative endeavor for these two UFC Hall of Famers.

Nov 24, 2018

UFC Fight Night 141 ‘Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 141 coverage kicks off Saturday at 3:30 a.m. ET.

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Nov 24, 2018

Golden Boy MMA Weigh-in Results: Liddell, Ortiz Official for Trilogy Bout It's on: Chuck Liddell hit the scales at 203.4 pounds, as he prepares to face Tito Ortiz (204.8) for the third time in the Golden Boy MMA main...

Nov 23, 2018

Brandon Vera Retains Heavyweight Title At One: Conquest of Champions A Manila crowd already ecstatic at the return of One Championship to the Philippines reached a fever pitch, as two Filipinos left the arena with...

Nov 23, 2018

Report: Ashkan Mokhtarian Out, Replaced by Elias Garcia Against Kai Kara-France A bit over a week before the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Adelaide, Australia, UFC Fight Night 142 has experienced an opponent change for Kai Kara-France, who will instead be facing...

Nov 23, 2018

UFC Fight Night 141 Weigh-In Results: Blaydes vs. Ngannou Greenlit; Rashad Coulter Heavy Fresh off the announcement that the Ultimate Fighting Championship plans to open a massive UFC Performance Institute in China, the promotion...

Nov 23, 2018

Chuck Liddell Wants 'Rampage' Next After This Weekend's Fight With Tito Ortiz At 48 years of age, one would think former Ultimate Fighting Championshiphall of famer Chuck Liddell would be enjoying retirement.

Nov 23, 2018

Sean O'Malley: 'I'm Making Around $4500 A Month' On Twitch During USADA Suspension Sean O’Malley is one of the brightest young stars on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster after being awarded a contract for his performances on ...

Nov 23, 2018

Santiago Ponzinibbio Presented with Key to City of La Plata Following UFC Argentina Victory Santiago Ponzinibbio’s knockout victory at UFC Fight Night 140 in Buenos Aires, Argentina proved to be more valuable than anyone could have...

Nov 22, 2018

Report: UFC To Hold First-Ever Event In Czech Republic in 2019 It seems the Ultimate Fighting Championship will soon check one more country off the list while on its quest established in 2014 to “reshape...

Nov 22, 2018

Ben Askren Responds To Covington: 'Nobody Likes Him,' Conducts Impromptu Poll Colby Covington fired the first shots at former One Championship and Bellator MMA welterweight champion Ben Askren calling “Funky” a...

Nov 22, 2018

Rachel Ostovich Releases Details Of Alleged Assault By Her Husband Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight Rachael Ostovich has released harrowing details of the alleged attack by her husband which left her with a broken orbital bone as well as other injuries, forcing her to...

Nov 22, 2018

Ricardo Lamas Reveals He Had A Blood Clot In His Leg During Elkins Fight Ricardo Lamas is back in the win column after defeating Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 140 to end the first losing streak of his career. Now,...

Nov 22, 2018

Manager Paul Heyman Dismisses Rumors Of Brock Lesnar Withdrawing From Fight With Cormier It seems the mega fight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title between Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar early next year may be...

Nov 21, 2018

Stipe Miocic Calls Out Daniel Cormier, Claims 'I Will Finish You' In spite of being the first and only man to defend the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title three times, Stipe Miocic has thus far...

Nov 21, 2018

Tito Ortiz Plans to Make Liddell Trilogy His Last MMA Bout: ‘I Just Want to Keep My Health’ When UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell announced his intention to return to mixed martial arts some eight years after three consecutive knockout...

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Nov 20, 2018

Chuck Liddell’s Manager Says Tito Ortiz Was Selected as Easiest Opponent for a Comeback The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., will play host to the trilogy fight between former UFC light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, when the two veterans square off in the main event of Golden Boy Promotions...

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Nov 20, 2018

UFC Fight Night Argentina Prelims Earn Better Ratings Than Main Card on FS1 In a rare occurrence, the UFC Fight Night 140 preliminary card outdrew the main card this past Saturday night on Fox Sports 1.

Nov 20, 2018

Kevin Aguilar Replaces Arnold Allen, Meets Rick Glenn at ‘The Ultimate Fighter 28’ Finale A bout originally scheduled for ”The Ultimate Fighter 28” finale finale as Gilbert Melendez vs. Arnold Allen has gradually transformed into Kevin Aguilar vs. Rick Glenn.

Nov 20, 2018

Devin Powell Says He Was Blinded By Hematoma in Right Eye During UFC Argentina Bout Devin Powell lost a unanimous decision to Jesus Pinedo at UFC Fight Night 140, but considering the circumstances, he was fortunate to escape the...

Nov 20, 2018

Joe Warren vs. Shawn Bunch, Gerald Harris vs. Hracho Darpinyan Added to Bellator 210 Card A pair of contests have been added to the Bellator 210 lineup, as Joe Warren will meet Shawn Bunch at bantamweight, while Gerald Harris will face...

Nov 20, 2018

Injuries Suffered in Alleged Domestic Assault Force Rachael Ostovich Out of UFC Bout Rachael Ostovich has been forced to withdraw from a proposed clash against Paige VanZant due to injuries suffered in an alleged domestic assault over the weekend.

Nov 20, 2018

Colby Covington Calls Ben Askren a '34 Year-Old Virgin' Living Off of Past Accomplishments Colby Covington has set his crosshairs on the newest high-profile addition to the Ultimate Fighting Championship170-pound division, former One Championship and Bellator MMA welterweight champion...

Nov 20, 2018

Vick Believes He'll Need Winning Streak To Get Another High-Profile Fight After Loss To Gaethje James Vick is still reeling over his loss to Justin Gaethje in August at UFC Lincoln when he was knocked out in the opening round, but is...

Nov 20, 2018

UFC Announces Plans to Open Multi-Million Dollar Performance Institute in China The Ultimate Fighting Championship is planning to make serious inroads in China with the opening of a state-of-the art MMA training and...

Nov 19, 2018

Bellator 212 Update: Sam Sicilia, Derek Campos to Meet in Hawaii on Dec. 14 A lightweight clash pitting Sam Sicilia against Derek Campos has been added to the Bellator 212 lineup.

Nov 19, 2018

Gegard Mousasi to Defend Middleweight Belt vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. in Bellator 214 Co-Main Bellator MMA’s Jan. 26 tent-pole event just got a little bit bigger.

Nov 19, 2018

Bellator MMA Signs Jiu-Jitsu Ace A.J. Agazarm, Taewkondo Specialist Valerie Loureda Bellator MMA has bolstered its roster with the signings of decorated jiu-jitsu practitioner A.J. Agazarm and taekwondo black belt Valerie Loureda.

Nov 19, 2018

UFC Argentina Medical Suspensions: Neil Magny, Khalil Rountree Get 60 Days After KO Defeats Both Neil Magny and Khalil Rountree received 60-day suspensions following brutal knockout defeats at UFC Fight Night 140 in Buenos Aires,...

Nov 19, 2018

Dana White Hopes to Get ‘Three More Fights’ From Daniel Cormier Before Retirement Daniel Cormier’s grand scheme of fighting Brock Lesnar and then retiring before his 40th birthday might not come to fruition after all.

Nov 19, 2018

Oscar De La Hoya Claims Liddell-Ortiz 3 Will Be Biggest Payday of Both Men's Careers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz have been household names ever since both fighters dominated the Ultimate Fighting Championship during their prime,...

Nov 19, 2018

After Snapping His First Career Losing Streak, Ricardo Lamas Eyes a Return to Contender Status Ricardo Lamas is back in the winner’s column with his emphatic technical knockout victory over Darren Elkins over the weekend at UFC...

Nov 19, 2018

Report: UFC Flyweight Rachael Ostovich Hospitalized After Alleged Attack in Honolulu Rachael Ostovich has been hospitalized for “major injuries” after allegedly being attacked in Honolulu, according to a report from TMZ Sports.

Nov 18, 2018

Cynthia Calvillo Says She Signed Contract to Face Michelle Waterson Before Marijuana Suspension Cynthia Calvillo had an intriguing fight lined up before a Nevada State Athletic Commission suspension sidelined her for nine months. Now she...

Nov 18, 2018

Dana White: Rumors of Donald Cerrone vs. Conor McGregor ‘Absolutely Not True’ Last week, Donald Cerrone hinted that he was ”just waiting” on Conor McGregor for a potential booking in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Nov 18, 2018

Neil Magny Appreciated Being Able to 'Die By the Sword' in UFC Fight Night 140 Main Event Neil Magny was on his last legs — literally — in the waning moments of the UFC Fight Night 140 headliner in Buenos Aires, Argentina ,on...

Nov 18, 2018

Ponzinibbio Believes Woodley Dismissed His Callout to Hold Title ‘As Long as Possible’ Shortly after Santiago Ponzinibbio sent Neil Magny face-first to the canvas with a fourth-round knockout in the UFC Fight Night 140 headliner in...

Nov 18, 2018

UFC Fight Night 140 Bonuses: Ponzinibbio, Walker, Laureano, Aldana Pocket $50K Santiago Ponzinibbio, Johnny Walker, Laureano Staropoli and Hector Aldana all received an extra $50,000 for their work at UFC Fight Night 140 in...

Nov 17, 2018

Santiago Ponzinibbio Immobilizes, Faceplants Neil Magny in UFC Fight Night 140 Main Event Santiago Ponzinibbio dispatches Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night 140.

Nov 17, 2018

UFC Fight Night 140 ‘Magny vs Ponzinibbio’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 140 coverage kicks off Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

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Nov 17, 2018

UFC Fight Night 140 Prelims: Michel Prazeres, Alexandre Pantoja Score Impressive Finishes Michel Prazeres was like a man possessed in the UFC Fight Night 140 featured preliminary bout as he tore through Poland’s Bartosz Fabinski...

Nov 17, 2018

James Webb Flattens Jason Radcliffe in Makeshift Headliner at Cage Warriors 99 It wasn’t the headliner that was initially intended for Cage Warriors 99, but the end result was nonetheless entertaining....

Nov 17, 2018

Zebaztian Kadestam Claims Vacant Welterweight Title with Late KO at One 'Warrior’s Dream' With Ben Askren off to compete under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner, Singapore-based promotion crowned a new welterweight king at...

Nov 17, 2018

Sabina Mazo Routs Caroline Yariwake da Cruz in Legacy Fighting Alliance 54 Main Event Sabina Mazo may be young and inexperienced, but she remains an unbeaten champion in the Legacy Fighting Alliance promotion.

Nov 16, 2018

Rear-Naked Choke Brings Invicta Featherweight Championship to Unbeaten Felicia Spencer It was a performance marked by dogged determination, and it brought Felicia Spencer the gold for which she had been digging.

Nov 16, 2018

Report: Arnold Allen Injured, Out of TUF 28 Finale Bout against Rick Glenn Just two weeks before The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale on Nov. 30, the event has been shaken up once again, losing a solid matchup after...

Nov 16, 2018

UFC Fight Night 140 Weigh-In Results: Headliners Set; Cynthia Calvillo Misses Weight The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be voyaging to a nation that has not yet held a UFC event in its borders, giving the fans something they...

Nov 16, 2018

Conor McGregor Opens as Early Betting Favorite Against 'Cowboy' Cerrone Earlier this week, Donald Cerrone posted on Instagram that he was interested in fighting former two-divisional champion Conor McGregor at 155...

Nov 16, 2018

Sean O’Malley Fires Back at Fans Who Claim He Took a Banned Substance on Purpose The bantamweight up-and-comer had words for fans who believe his recent positive test for ostarine was an indication of intentional cheating on...

Nov 16, 2018

Cage Warriors 99 Weigh-in Results: Jason Radcliffe, James Webb On Target for Main Event Cage Warriors Fighting Championship is ready for its 99th event, which will be held at Colchester’s Charter Hall in Colchester, England, on...

Nov 16, 2018

Report: Mirsad Bektic Injured, Out of UFC 231 Bout Against Renato Carneiro UFC 231’s main card just took a big hit, losing a pivotal featherweight matchup when Mirsad Bektic suffered an injury in training....

Nov 15, 2018

Report: Nick Diaz Returning After 4-Year Layoff to Face Jorge Masvidal at UFC 235 For the first time since January 2015, Nick Diaz will be gracing the Octagon with his presence as he faces off against fellow Strikeforce alum Jorge...

Nov 15, 2018

Report: Floyd Mayweather NYE Bout with Tenshin Nasukawa Back on as Boxing Match Just a week after announcing the fight was no longer happening, Floyd Mayweather appears to have revived the furor about a boxing match against Japanese wunderkind...

Nov 15, 2018

Invicta FC 32 Weigh-in Results: Featherweight Title Fight Set, Three Fighters Heavy A new era at featherweight is set to begin, as Felicia Spencer and Pam Sorenson both received the green light to compete for the vacant Invicta...

Nov 15, 2018

Luis Pena Announces Move To Featherweight, Calls Out Artem Lobov Unsuccessfully Luis Pena has decided to change things up after suffering his first professional loss over the weekend.

Nov 15, 2018

Joe Rogan: Cain Velasquez Is The Best Heavyweight I've Ever Seen Fight Having seen just about all of them, Ultimate Fighting Championship color commentator Joe Rogan believes former two-time UFC heavyweight champion...

Nov 15, 2018

UFC Fight Night Denver Draws 840,000 Viewers to Fox Sports 1 for 25th Anniversary Card UFC Fight Night 139 drew the promotion’s best ratings in nearly six months, as 840,000 viewers tuned in to Fox Sports 1 watch the evening’s main card, according to...

Nov 14, 2018

UFC Fight Night Denver Medical Suspensions: Yair Rodriguez Facing Potential 180-Day Layoff Yair Rodriguez is facing a potential 180-day layoff following his memorable battle with Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver.

Nov 14, 2018

UFC Veteran Cody McKenzie Handed 4-Year Suspension for Submitting Fake Urine Sample Cody McKenzie tried to pull a fast one before his most recent scheduled bout, and now the former UFC talent has to suffer the consequences.

Nov 14, 2018

Bellator 209 Weigh-In Results: Patricio Freire, Emmanuel Sanchez Cleared for Title Bout The Bellator 209 headliner will proceed as planned, as both Patricio Freire and Emmanuel Sanchez hit their contracted marks for Thursday’s...

Nov 14, 2018

NSAC Extends Temporary Suspensions for Those Involved in UFC 229 Post-Fight Brawl Those involved in the post-fight melee following the UFC 229 headliner could have their fates decided in December by the Nevada State Athletic...

Nov 14, 2018

UFC Bantamweight Sean O’Malley Suspended 6 Months by NSAC, Eligible to Return in March Sean O’Malley has been suspended six months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for a failed drug test prior to UFC 229.

Nov 14, 2018

Israel Adesanya To Meet With Dana White In Australia, Discuss Potential Title Fight Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White will be meeting up with UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya during his time down...

Nov 14, 2018

Dana White Clashes With Australian TV Host Who Accuses Him Of Staging UFC 223 Bus Attack The interview with White went smoothly until one of the hosts of the program, Waleed Aly, decided to turn the focus on the altercations between Conor McGregor and...

Nov 14, 2018

‘Cowboy’ Cerrone Hints at Potential Conor McGregor Fight: ‘Just Waiting on Him’ A few years back, there was some serious heat for a possible bout between Donald Cerrone and Conor McGregor. Now, Cerrone is hinting that the...

Nov 13, 2018

Bellator MMA Inks Ex-UFC Champ Benson Henderson to New Long-Term, Exclusive Deal Benson Henderson isn’t going anywhere.

Nov 13, 2018

Louis Smolka Returns to UFC, Meets Sumudaerji Sumudaerji in Beijing on Nov. 24 As the Ultimate Fighting Championship continues its flyweight purge, former 125-pound competitor Louis Smolka will return to the Las Vegas-based...

Nov 13, 2018

Yoel Romero Wants to Remain on UFC’s ESPN+ Debut, Seeks Bout vs. Anderson Silva While a proposed clash with Paulo Henrique Costa has fallen through for a second time, Yoel Romero still has designs on headlining the Ultimate...

Nov 13, 2018

Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum Official for UFC 234 in Melbourne A previously rumored middleweight title clash between Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum is now official for UFC 234.

Nov 13, 2018

Israel Adesanya on Yair Rodriguez's KO: 'It's Not Luck' Yair Rodriquez earned a win over Chan Sung Jung last Saturday night at UFC Denver, knocking the Korean senseless with a no-look upward elbow...

Nov 13, 2018

T.J. Dillashaw Boasts of 'Killing' UFC Flyweight Division; Henry Cejudo Hints At Free Agency Next January’s Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title fight between champion Henry Cejudo and his bantamweight challenger T.J....

Nov 13, 2018

Octagon Newcomers Suman Mokhtarian, Sodiq Yusuff Added to UFC Fight Night Adelaide A bantamweight tilt pitting Suman Mokhtarian against Sodiq Yusuff has been added to the UFC Fight Night Adelaide card.

Nov 13, 2018

Vladimir Tokov, Younger Brother of Anatoly Tokov, Signs Contract with Bellator MMA Vladimir Tokov, the younger brother of 185-pound contender Anatoly Tokov, has signed with Bellator MMA.

Nov 13, 2018

Tom Duquesnoy Forced to Pull Out of UFC 232 Bout vs. Nathaniel Wood French bantamweight prospect Tom Duquesnoy has been forced to withdraw from a proposed clash with Nathaniel Wood at UFC 232.

Nov 12, 2018

Picture: Yair Rodriguez, ‘Korean Zombie’ Share Moment in Hospital Following UFC Denver Neither Yair Rodriguez nor Chan Sung Jung was present for post-fight interviews following UFC Fight Night 139 — and for good reason.

Nov 12, 2018

Alexander Hernandez Replaces Islam Makhachev, Meets Francisco Trinaldo at UFC 233 A bout recently scheduled for UFC 233 has already undergone a revision, as Alexander Hernandez will replace Islam Makhachev and face Francisco...

Nov 12, 2018

Kaitlin Young Receives New Opponent for Friday’s Invicta FC 32 Card Kaitlin Young will receive a new opponent on short notice at Invicta FC 32 after Zarah Fairn dos Santos was forced off the card due to visa issues.

Nov 12, 2018

Alexander Gustafsson: Jon Jones is the Top Pound-For-Pound Fighter In The World Back at UFC 165, fans witnessed arguably the best-ever Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title fight when Jon Jones and Alexander...

Nov 12, 2018

Al Iaquinta: Kevin Lee Might Be As Tough or Tougher Than Khabib An intriguing lightweight bout goes down next month in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC on Fox 31 with a rematch between Al Iaquinta and...

Nov 12, 2018

Mike Winkeljohn: Jackson-Wink Gym Has ‘No Drama’ After Removal of ‘Cancer’ Cerrone It appears that the feud between Donald Cerrone and Mike Winkeljohn won’t end with “Cowboy’s” victory over Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night...

Nov 11, 2018

Donald Cerrone Claims He ‘Never Really Had a Game Plan’ Entering a Fight Prior to UFC Denver There was definitely some extra emotion attached to Donald Cerrone’s victory over Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver.

Nov 11, 2018

Chan Sung Jung ‘Ashamed’ Following Last-Second KO Loss to Yair Rodriguez Chan Sung Jung was one second away from his fifth UFC triumph before Yair Rodriguez dug into his bag of tricks.

Nov 11, 2018

Trainer Says Yair Rodriguez’s Desire to Become UFC Champion Is ‘In His Blood’ From nearly exiled to highlight-reel darling, Yair Rodriguez’s relationship with the Ultimate Fighting Championship has been a roller coaster...

Nov 11, 2018

Dana White Offers Little Clarity on Future of UFC’s Flyweight Division The demise of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division appears to be imminent, as the promotion has begun cutting ties with...

Nov 11, 2018

Mike Perry Tells Donald Cerrone ‘You Broke My Damn Arm’ in UFC Fight Night Denver Bout There was a little added animosity between Mike Perry and Donald Cerrone heading into their co-headlining bout at UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver.

Nov 11, 2018

Prospect Maycee Barber Calls Out Mackenzie Dern Following UFC Denver Win Maycee Barber doesn’t lack for confidence just one bout into her Ultimate Fighting Championship tenure.

Nov 11, 2018

UFC Fight Night 139 Bonuses: Yair Rodriguez Earns $100K for Spectacular Knockout Yair Rodriguez and Chan Sung Jung put on a performance to remember to help celebrate the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 25 anniversary.

Nov 10, 2018

Yair Rodriguez No-Look Elbow KOs Chan Sung Jung in UFC Fight Night 139 Headliner Yair Rodriguez’s upward elbow knocks out Chan Sung Jung in final second at UFC Fight Night 139 main event on Saturday in Denver.

Nov 10, 2018

UFC Fight Night 139 ‘Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez’ Play-by-Play & Results Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 139 coverage kicks off Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

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Nov 10, 2018

UFC Fight Night 139 Prelims: Bobby Moffett Brabo Choke Prompts Controversial Stoppage Bobby Moffett was victorious in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut but not in the manner in which he envisioned.

Nov 10, 2018

Casey Kenney Sweeps Scorecards for Interim Legacy Fighting Alliance Flyweight Crown Casey Kenney took the path of least resistance to Legacy Fighting Alliance gold.

Nov 09, 2018

UFC Fight Night 139 Weigh-in Results: Raquel Pennington Misses Weight Chan Sung Jung will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon after a 21-month absence against Yair Rodriguez, who returns from a nearly...

Nov 09, 2018

Tom Breese Injured, Replaced by Ian Heinisch against Cezar Ferreira at UFC Fight Night Argentina UFC Fight Night 140 has experienced some more turnover shortly before the event on Nov. 17, with Tom Breese withdrawing from his middleweight bout with...

Nov 09, 2018

Joseph Benavidez Re-Booked for ‘TUF 28’ Finale Against Alex Perez There is life yet in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division, with the promotion scheduling Joseph Benavidez a fight two days...

Nov 09, 2018

Report: Two Light Heavyweight Bouts Added to UFC on ESPN+ 1 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is stacking their debut event held on ESPN+, the new ESPN streaming service, by adding two big light...

Nov 09, 2018

Kevin Belingon Ends Bibiano Fernandes’ Reign, Becomes New One Bantamweight Champion The One Championship bantamweight division has a new master.

Nov 09, 2018

Report: T.J. Dillashaw-Henry Cejudo To Take Place At 125 Pounds The UFC 233 bout between flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw will be taking place at 125 pounds, opening the possibility of Dillashaw becoming the sixth two-division champ in...

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Nov 09, 2018

Conor McGregor Urges One Championship To Sign The UFC's 125-Pound Division With the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the process of apparently dismantling its flyweight division in the wake of longtime champion Demetrious Johnson being released to sign with...

Nov 09, 2018

'Cowboy' Says Fight With Perry Not Personal Despite Beef With Mike Winkeljohn Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry square off in an intriguing fight this Saturday night in Denver at UFC Fight Night 139, with much of the pre-fight...

Nov 09, 2018

UFC Veteran Rick Story Announces Retirement Following 31-Bout Pro Career Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Fighters League veteran Rick Story has closed the book on a lengthy career at the age of 34.

Nov 08, 2018

Report: Marion Reneau Slated to Face Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 233 A women’s bantamweight scrap between Marion Reneau and Yana Kunitskaya is in the works for UFC 233 in Anaheim, California.

Nov 08, 2018

Report: Evans-Smith Out, Replaced by Kim against Antonina Shevchenko at ‘TUF 28’ Finale An injury to a flyweight contender briefly shook up “The Ultimate Fighter” 28 Finale on Nov. 30 in Las Vegas, but the promotion has already...

Nov 08, 2018

Conor McGregor Latest Addition at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum We can now add wax statue to the list of Conor McGregor’s achievements throughout his illustrious career.

Nov 08, 2018

Report: Ariane Lipski Set to Make Octagon Debut Against Joanne Calderwood at UFC 233 While Ariane Lipski was unable to make her Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at UFC Fight Night 140, she has now been booked with a new...

Nov 08, 2018

CM Punk Joins CFFC as Commentator for First UFC Fight Pass Event CM Punk is back, but not in the way you might think.

Nov 08, 2018

Mike Perry Claims Ray Borg's Illness is Fake And Borg is 'Scared' It was announced Wednesday that the anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight bout this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver between Ray Borg and...

Nov 08, 2018

Paulo Costa Withdraws From UFC Brooklyn Clash With Yoel Romero Due To Injury A blockbuster middleweight clash between two-time middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero and rising star Paulo Costa has been cancelled for a...

Nov 08, 2018

Ex-UFC Bantamweight Queen Miesha Tate Named One Championship Vice President Retired former UFC star Miesha Tate has been named vice president of One Championship.

Nov 07, 2018

Aaron Pico to Face Henry Corrales at Bellator’s Upcoming Event in Los Angeles on Jan. 26 Talented prospect Aaron Pico will face another significant test when he fights Henry Corrales at Bellator’s scheduled event in Los Angeles on...

Nov 07, 2018

Jim Miller, Charles Oliveira Set for Rematch at UFC on Fox 31 in Milwaukee Jim Miller will face Charles Oliveira in a rematch of a bout that occurred eight years ago at UFC on Fox 31.

Nov 07, 2018

Jose Torres Announces UFC Release, Hints at Removal of Flyweight Division Jose Torres has been released from his Ultimate Fighting Championship contract, which he hinted is a sign of the demise of the promotion’s...

Nov 07, 2018

Ray Borg Withdraws from UFC Denver Due to ‘Medical Issues,’ Bout vs. Benavidez Canceled The bad luck continues for Ray Borg, who has been forced to withdraw from a proposed flyweight clash against Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Night...

Nov 07, 2018

Floyd Mayweather Denies Agreeing to Official Bout vs. Tenshin Nasukawa at Rizin 14 Well, that didn’t take long.

Nov 07, 2018

One Announces Flyweight, Lightweight Tourneys Featuring Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez One Championship’s two recent high-profile acquisitions will take part in grand prix tournaments in the near future.

Nov 07, 2018

Former ‘Ultimate Fighter 20’ Hopeful Sharice Davids Elected to Congress Former mixed martial arts fighter Sharice Davids scored a major political victory in her home state, as she was elected in Kansas’ 3rd...

Nov 07, 2018

Ben Askren: UFC Booked Me With Lawler Because They Don't Want Me To Win Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White promised that Ben Askren would be given a top-five welterweight in his debut and delivered, with Askren now scheduled to fight No. 5-ranked former champion...

Nov 07, 2018

Daniel Cormier: 'I Truly Believe Lesnar Is A Tougher Fight Than Derrick Lewis' Daniel Cormier headed into his Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title defense against Derrick Lewis as the overwhelming favorite, with...

Nov 07, 2018

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Title Challenger Volkan Oezdemir Undergoes Knee Surgery Volkan Oezdemir has undergone knee surgery following his loss to Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night Moncton last month.

Nov 06, 2018

Felder-Vick Rebooked for UFC 233; Brawl Participant Makhachev Also Slated to Compete Two matchups have been added to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first pay-per-view of 2019.

Nov 06, 2018

UFC 232 Update: Chad Mendes vs. Alexander Volkanovski Set for Las Vegas A pivotal featherweight duel pitting Chad Mendes against Alexander Volkanovski has been added to the UFC 232 lineup.

Nov 06, 2018

Paige VanZant, Rachael Ostovich Official for UFC’s Jan. 18 Debut on ESPN+ A previously rumored clash between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich is now set for the UFC’s debut on ESPN+ next year.

Nov 06, 2018

UFC 230 Medical Suspensions: Chris Weidman Gets 90 Days After Knockout Loss Chris Weidman will be sidelined 90 days following his third-round knockout loss to Ronaldo Souza in the UFC 230 co-main event.

Nov 06, 2018

Tenshin Nasukawa Responds to Conor McGregor: ‘I Promise to Avenge Your Loss’ Conor McGregor seemed perplexed by the identity of Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent. Tenshin Nasukawa is planning on making his presence known.

Nov 06, 2018

Anthony Johnson Interested In Returning to UFC at Heavyweight, Fighting Jon Jones Fans were left stunned and disappointed last April when former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title contender Anthony Johnson announced his retirement from the sport after a second...

Nov 06, 2018

Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler Targeted for UFC 233 in Anaheim on Jan. 26 Ben Askren’s Octagon debut is nearly finalized, as the promotion is targeting a matchup with Robbie Lawler at UFC 233.

Nov 05, 2018

Conor McGregor Taunts Floyd Mayweather with Profanity-Laden Social Media Post It didn’t take too long for Conor McGregor to react the announcement of Floyd Mayweather’s next combat sports endeavor.

Nov 05, 2018

Joe Rogan: Mayweather Could Have ‘Terrible Night’ Against Nasukawa If Kicks Are Allowed The combat sports community is still abuzz after Rizin Fighting Federation announced undefeated boxing star Floyd Mayweather would square off against unbeaten kickboxer...

Nov 05, 2018

Back Injury Forces Angela Lee Out of Bid for Second Title at One Championship ‘Heart of the Lion’ Reigning One Championship atomweight titlist Angela Lee will have to put her dreams of being a two-division queen on hold.

Nov 05, 2018

Rick Glenn Replaces Injured Gilbert Melendez, Meets Arnold Allen at ‘TUF 28’ Finale Former Strikeforce champion and UFC title challenger Gilbert Melendez will have to wait to make his Octagon return.

Nov 05, 2018

Promotional Video Released for Floyd Mayweather-Tenshin Nasukawa Bout at Rizin 14 There’s still plenty of skepticism regarding whether Floyd Mayweather will actually face Tenshin Nasukawa under the Rizin Fighting Federation...

Nov 05, 2018

UFC Boss Laughs Off Pay Demands by Khabib’s Team: ‘They Know What’s Realistic for Them’ Last week Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, made some outlandish demands regarding his fighter’s next payday.

Nov 05, 2018

Dana White Calls Israel Adesanya 'The Future' The main card of UFC 230 in New York kicked off with a near-perfect performance by one of the sport’s fastest-rising stars in Israel Adesanya,...

Nov 05, 2018

Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa Announced for Rizin's NYE Event; Rule Set Unclear Floyd Mayweather will return from a short-lived retirement to face Tenshin Nasukawa under the Rizin Fighting Federation banner on New Year’s Eve.

Nov 04, 2018

Dana White Disputes Notion That He Hates Ben Askren: ‘This Deal Was My Idea’ A few years back, it seemed laughable that UFC President Dana White would have any interest in signing Ben Askren.

Nov 04, 2018

Daniel Cormier Admits He Nearly Pulled Out of UFC 230 After Injuring Back While Sneezing UFC 230 had its share of issues leading up to Saturday’s event at Madison Square Garden, including the promotion’s well-documented struggles...

Nov 04, 2018

Derrick Lewis on UFC 230 Loss: Daniel Cormier Did What We Thought He Was Going to Do There weren't many surprises for Derrick Lewis when it came the approach of Daniel Cormier at UFC 230.

Nov 04, 2018

Daniel Cormier Targeting UFC 235 for Potential Retirement Fight vs. Brock Lesnar After stepping in on short notice to help save the UFC 230 main event, the end is in sight for Daniel Cormier.

Nov 04, 2018

After ‘Easy Night at the Office’ vs. Brunson, Israel Adesanya Not Rushing to Decide Next Move Israel Adesanya may very well be the most intriguing up-and-coming talent in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division.

Nov 04, 2018

Eubanks Vows to Fix Scale Issues, Says She Deserves Shevchenko-Jedrzejczyk Winner For a short period of time, Sijara Eubanks was primed for her moment in the spotlight at UFC 230.

Nov 04, 2018

UFC Unveils First Quarter 2019 Schedule, Including ESPN+, ESPN Network Debuts The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s schedule for the first quarter of 2019 is set and will include multiple events marking the beginning of...

Nov 03, 2018

UFC 230 Bonuses: ‘Jacare,’ Weidman, Adesanya, Cannonier Pocket $50K Awards Middleweights owned the post-fight bonuses at UFC 230, as Ronaldo Souza, Chris Weidman, Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier all received $50,000...

Nov 03, 2018

Daniel Cormier Retains Heavyweight Title with Submission of Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 Daniel Cormier solidified his claim as the best heavyweight in mixed martial arts and one of the best fighters to ever grace the Octagon.

Nov 03, 2018

UFC 230 ‘Cormier vs. Lewis’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 230 coverage kicks off Saturday at 6:15 p.m. ET.

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Nov 03, 2018

UFC 230 Prelims: Jordan Rinaldi Scores Lopsided Decision Over Jason Knight Betting underdog Jordan Rinaldi lived up to his nickname as he was on foe Jason Knight’s back all day in the UFC 230 prelim headliner.

Nov 03, 2018

Brian Kelleher Withdraws from UFC 230 Due to Illness, Bout vs. Montel Jackson Canceled UFC 230 has lost a bout just before the promotion’s third event at Madison Square Garden was scheduled to begin.

Nov 03, 2018

Slam Knockout Delivers Vacant CES MMA Bantamweight Championship to Tony Gravely Clinging to an armbar has its risks -- a fact to which Kody Nordby can now attest.

Nov 02, 2018

Report: Robert Whittaker, Kelvin Gastelum Title Fight Slated for UFC 234 At long last, Robert Whittaker will defend his middleweight title against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234 on Feb. 9 in Melbourne, Australia. The date...

Nov 02, 2018

UFC 230 Weigh Ins: All Main Card Fighters on Weight; Eubanks, Kelleher Heavy All main card fighters were on weight for their scheduled UFC 230 bouts.

Nov 02, 2018

UFC Announces Return to London on March 16 The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced Friday that they will be making a return to the city of London for a Fight Night event on March...

Nov 02, 2018

One Championship 'Warrior's Dream' Lineup Announced For Nov. 17 in Jakarta In One Championship’s return to Jakarta on Nov. 17, two welterweights will collide to vie for the belt vacated by former champion Ben Askren, who is heading to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in a blockbuster...

Nov 02, 2018

Henry Cejudo Believes The UFC Is Likely Done With The Flyweight Division Henry Cejudo became only the second man ever to hold the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight belt after beating the record-setting former champ...

Nov 02, 2018

Police Release Disturbing Footage of Stephan Bonnar's Arrest The footage, from the body camera of an arresting officer, shows the disturbing condition “The American Psycho” was in at the time.

Nov 02, 2018

Melvin Manhoef Out, John Salter in Against Chidi Njokuani at Bellator 210 An injury to one of the headliners has shaken up the Bellator 210 card on Nov. 30 in Oklahoma, but the promotion quickly found a replacement.