SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News - December 2018

Dec 31, 2018

2018 PFL Championship Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live PFL Championships coverage kicks off Monday at 7 p.m. ET.

Dec 31, 2018

UFC 232 Salaries: Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, Cris Cyborg All Earn $500K Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson and Cristiane Justino topped a UFC 232 payroll that saw a total of 10 fighters take home six-figure paydays.

Dec 31, 2018

Kyoji Horiguchi Guillotines Darrion Caldwell; Mayweather Stops Nasukawa at Rizin 14 Former UFC flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi (26-2) earned his 11th straight victory and secured the inaugural Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight title with a guillotine finish of Bellator 135-pound champion Darion Caldwell at...

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Brendan Tindall

Dec 31, 2018

Satoru Kitaoka Outlasts Tatsuya Kawajiri at Rizin Heisei’s Last Yarennoka As the Heisei period nears its end in Japan, Rizin Fighting Federation’s Heisei’s Last Yarrenoka — which serves as something of a prelim...

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Dec 30, 2018

‘Cyborg’ Questions Validity of Amanda Nunes’ GOAT Status, Seeks Rematch After UFC 232 Defeat It took all of 13 years for it to happen, but Cristiane Justino was beaten again in an MMA match.

Dec 30, 2018

After ‘Toughest Year of My Life,’ Michael Chiesa Ready to Climb the Ladder at Welterweight Two-and-a-half years is a long time for a fighter to go without having a win, but that’s about how long it’s been for Michael Chiesa.

Dec 30, 2018

Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar Remains a Possibility, UFC President Says Jon Jones proved in emphatic fashion that he is indeed back with a dominant win over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232.

Dec 30, 2018

Dana White ‘Would Love to See B.J. Penn Retire’ Following Sixth Consecutive Defeat B.J. Penn was given an ideal stylistic matchup at UFC 232 against an opponent who would do little to threaten him on the feet.

Dec 30, 2018

PFL Championship Weigh-in Results: All Six Title Bouts Set for New Year’s Eve The first season of the Professional Fighters League is about to come to a close, as six titles will be on the line Monday night with the winner...

Dec 30, 2018

Jon Jones Sees Eventual Future at Heavyweight, Wants Third Bout vs. Cormier at 205 It had been two-and-a-half years since Jon Jones officially scored a win inside the famed UFC Octagon, but Saturday’s victory may have been...

Dec 30, 2018

Amanda Nunes Shoots Down Possibility of Third Fight with Valentina Shevchenko Not many people expected Amanda Nunes to win on Saturday night but not only did she win, but she did so in spectacular fashion.

Dec 30, 2018

UFC 232 Bonuses: Nunes, Volkanovski, Mendes, Hall Capture $50K Awards On a night when Amanda Nunes staked her claim to being the greatest fighter in women’s MMA history, it should come as no surprise that she got...

Dec 29, 2018

Jon Jones Stops Alexander Gustafsson, Reclaims Light Heavyweight Title at UFC 232 It was nowhere near as brutal and thrilling as their first fight, but the result was still the same: Jon Jones toppled Alexander Gustafsson.

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Dec 29, 2018

UFC 232 ‘Jones vs. Gustafsson 2’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 232 coverage kicks off Saturday at 6:15 p.m. ET.

Dec 29, 2018

UFC 232 Prelims: Walt Harris Downs Andrei Arlovski in Uneventful Decision Walt Harris did not set the world on fire, but he did enough to get past a faded Andre Arlovski.

Dec 29, 2018

UFC Fight Pass to Double Combat Sports Coverage in 2019, Inks Deal with Roy Jones Boxing Even though the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be moving to a new streaming partner next year with ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass shows no signs of slowing...

Dec 29, 2018

Rizin 14 Weigh-in Results: Kyoji Horiguchi, Darrion Caldwell Cleared for Championship Clash Rizin bantamweight grand prix victor Kyoji Horiguchi looks to make it 11 wins in a row when he takes on Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion...

Brendan Tindall

Dec 29, 2018

UFC 232 Weigh-in Results: Main Card Set, Montel Jackson Heavy Jon Jones looks to become the first three-time light heavyweight champion in UFC history as he takes on an old foe in Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232.

Dec 28, 2018

Daniel Cormier Relinquishes Light Heavyweight Belt: ‘They Can Have It’ Before being forced to turn over his light heavyweight strap to the winner of the UFC 232 main event between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson,...

Dec 28, 2018

Video: Professional Fighters League ‘2018 Season PFL Championships’ Press Conference The Professional Fighters League championship event press conference takes place Friday at 11 a.m. from Chase Square at Madison Square Garden in...

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Dec 27, 2018

Rizin 14 to Air in North America, Sans Floyd Mayweather-Tenshin Nasukawa Bout Mere days before the event on New Year’s Eve, Rizin Fighting Federation has finally announced it will air its year-end event on the Fite.TV...

Dec 27, 2018

Video: UFC 232 Pre-Fight Press Conference Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, Cris Cyborg, Amanda Nunes and Dana White host a press conference Thursday to promote Saturday’s UFC 232 card...

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Dec 27, 2018

Jon Jones: ‘Huge Money Fight’ vs. Brock Lesnar is ‘Always Appealing’ Before Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar was a thing, it was Jon Jones who called out the World Wrestling Entertainment star following what...

Dec 26, 2018

Mike Beltran Replaces Injured Herb Dean to Referee UFC 232 Main Event UFC 232 already changed states and venues due to an abnormality in Jon Jones’ drug test results. Now Saturday’s headliner will have a new referee.

Dec 26, 2018

Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou Official for UFC on ESPN 1 Headliner A previously rumored clash between Cain Velasquez and Francis Ngannou is now official for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s debut on the...

Dec 26, 2018

UFC Partners with Cryptocurrency Company Litecoin Ahead of UFC 232 While it may not be the ideal week for UFC 232, it looks like the Las Vegas-based promotion will start adding its own cryptocurrency sponsor for the final pay-per-view of 2018. Today, the...

Dec 26, 2018

Cris Cyborg Unhappy Promotion Didn’t Contact UFC 232 Fighters Regarding Location Change The Ultimate Fighting Championship apparently didn’t do a good job informing those competing on the UFC 232 card that the event would be...

Dec 26, 2018

‘TUF 28’ Winner Macy Chiasson to Meet Gina Mazany at UFC 235 on March 2 “The Ultimate Fighter 28” featherweight winner Macy Chiasson will drop to 135 pounds to face Gina Mazany at UFC 235.

Dec 26, 2018

Joe Rogan Doesn't Believe Jon Jones's Recent Test Result Indicates Continued PED Use The Ultimate Fighting Championship went into crisis mode this week, moving the highly-anticipated UFC 232 from Las Vegas to Los Angeles on six days’ notice after learning that the Nevada Athletic...

Dec 26, 2018

Alex Oliveira Injured By Grenade Blast On Christmas Eve Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight contender Alex Oliveira suffered injuries to his leg and foot last night when he was caught in the...

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Dec 25, 2018

‘Disappointed’ Corey Anderson Details Difficulties, Frustrations with UFC 232 Relocation In an alternate universe, Corey Anderson might have been a short-notice replacement for Jon Jones had UFC 232 remained in Las Vegas.

Dec 24, 2018

Jon Jones Mandated by CSAC to Enroll in VADA Testing in Order to Approve UFC 232 Bout When it was optional, Jon Jones said, “No thanks.” Now, the former UFC light heavyweight champion has no choice if but to enroll in...

Dec 24, 2018

Jones Apologizes for UFC 232 Venue Change, Says Situation ‘Completely Out of My Control’ While Jon Jones had a predictably unfiltered response to rival Daniel Cormier regarding the irregular drug test that led to the relocation of UFC 232, “Bones” had a more thoughtful message to the fans affected by the venue change.

Dec 24, 2018

Alexander Gustafsson to Jon Jones: You Can Be on Rocket Fuel and I’ll Still Finish You Alexander Gustafsson appears to be unfazed by the last-minute change of venue for his light heavyweight championship fight.

Dec 24, 2018

Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones Trade Barbs In The Wake of UFC 232 Relocation The MMA world was in full meltdown on Sunday after the news broke that UFC 232 would be relocated from Las Vegas to Inglewood, California on six days’ notice due to an abnormality in...

Dec 24, 2018

NAC Refuses to License Jon Jones After Drug Test Abnormality; UFC 232 Moved to California UFC 232 has been moved from Las Vegas to California after the Nevada Athletic Commission refused to license Jon Jones due to an abnormal finding...

Dec 23, 2018

Amanda Nunes: Bout vs. Cyborg ‘Definitely Bigger Than the Ronda Rousey Fight’ UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has seen her share of high-profile bouts.

Dec 23, 2018

John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen Added to UFC on ESPN+ 1 Lineup in Brooklyn John Lineker and Cory Sandhagen will square off at UFC on ESPN+ 1 in Brooklyn on Dec. 23.

Dec 23, 2018

Arnold Berdon Allegedly Heard Threatening Rachael Ostovich in Cell Phone Video Disturbing audio has surfaced in the alleged domestic assault case involving Racheal Ostovich and her estranged husband, Arnold Berdon.

Dec 23, 2018

Heavyweights Stefan Struve, Marcos Rogerio de Lima to Clash at UFC Prague A heavyweight duel pitting Stefan Struve against Marcos Rogerio de Lima has been booked for UFC on ESPN+ 3 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Dec 23, 2018

Professional Fighters League Partners with Draft Kings for $25,000 Prize The PFL finalists are not the only ones in the running for big money, as the Professional Fighters League, along with Draft Kings, is giving fans a...

Dec 21, 2018

Holly Holm-Aspen Ladd Scrap Added to UFC 235 Coming off a first-round knockout of Tonya Evinger in October, Aspen Ladd has earned herself a fight against the elites of the division, as she will face Holly Holm at...

Dec 21, 2018

Jan Blachowicz-Thiago Santos Light Heavyweight Affair Set to Headline UFC Prague Card The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be giving fans in the Czech Republic plenty to cheer about, booking what is sure to be a slugfest between Jan Blachowicz and...

Dec 21, 2018

Karate Combat Returns in 2019 Karate Combat burst on the scene in 2018 in a nondescript building in Budapest, Hungary, but with a unique production style, to rave reviews.

Dec 21, 2018

Israel Adesanya: I Know Anderson Silva Better Than He Knows Himself in Some Ways When Israel Adesanya takes on Anderson Silva at UFC 234 in February, he will be meeting one of his longtime idols. In a way, he feels that is an...

Dec 21, 2018

Michael Bisping Would Change 'A Lot of Things' If He Were Starting Out Today By almost any measure, Michael Bisping had a very successful mixed martial arts career. Nonetheless, the first Englishman to win an Ultimate...

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Dec 21, 2018

Report: Gregor Gillespie-Yancy Medeiros Matchup Added to UFC Brooklyn The undefeated Gregor Gillespie gets his next test in a bout all but guaranteed to result in fireworks against Yancy Medeiros this January.

Dec 20, 2018

Report: Gegard Mousasi Injured, Out of Title Fight at Bellator 214 Eleven days before the start of the new year and 2019 has already lost a big fight, with Gegard Mousasi pulling out of his title bout against Rafael...

Dec 20, 2018

Deron Winn Signs With UFC, Plans To Compete At Middleweight Perhaps the best prospect to compete at Golden Boy MMA, Deron Winn just signed with the ultimate proving ground in mixed martial arts, the Ultimate...

Dec 20, 2018

Brazilian Promotion Future FC Debuts in 2019 with Ambitious Plan A new Brazilian mixed martial arts promotion is set to emerge starting in 2019, with its eyes firmly focused on the future of the sport.

Dec 20, 2018

Colby Covington on Scrapped Nick Diaz Fight: He's Washed Up, He's Done A welterweight bout between former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington and Nick Diaz was rumored to be in the works for the main event at UFC 230 last month before the promotion decided to go with the heavyweight title fight between...

Dec 20, 2018

Edson Barboza Claims To Have No Problems With Teammate Colby Covington's Remarks Despite Colby Covington’s apparent best efforts to make himself Public Enemy No. 1 in Brazil, there’s at least one prominent Brazilian in...

Dec 20, 2018

Dana White Claims His Biggest Problem With McGregor is Punctuality It is no secret that Conor McGregor is given a longer leash than other athletes fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship due to the...

Dec 20, 2018

Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez Set for One Championship Debuts in Japan on March 31 Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez will make their highly-anticipated One Championship debuts in Tokyo on March 31.

Dec 19, 2018

Jon Jones Elects to Bypass VADA Testing Recommended by CSAC Ahead of UFC 232 While Jon Jones remains in the USADA drug testing pool, he will not submit to Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) testing prior to UFC 232.

Dec 19, 2018

UFC Partners with Meal Delivery Service to Launch Nutritional Support Program for Fighters The Ultimate Fighting Championship has partnered with Trifecta, the nation’s largest all-organic meal delivery service, to create a program to...

Dec 19, 2018

Middleweights Jack Marshman, John Phillips to Clash at UFC Fight Night London Jack Marshman will lock horns with John Phillips at UFC Fight Night London on March 16.

Dec 19, 2018

Nainoa Dung Signs Multi-Fight Bellator Contract After TKO Triumph in Hawaii Nainoa Dung's impressive Bellator MMA debut has earned him a multi-fight contract with the California-based promotion.

Dec 19, 2018

UFC on Fox 31 Averages 1.828 Million Viewers in Final Ratings, Lower Than Fast Nationals The overnight ratings for UFC on Fox 31 turned out to be a bit of a tease, as the final ratings for this past Saturday’s event fell closer to...

Dec 19, 2018

Conor McGregor Teases 2019 Return to UFC on Twitter Conor McGregor has a history of keeping fans guessing about his career, and a recent tweet continues that trend.

Dec 19, 2018

Brandon Gibson Believes Jon Jones' Absence From MMA Will Prolong His Career While most would agree that Jon Jones’ lengthy absences from the Octagon in recent years are a loss for the former champ’s legacy as well as...

Dec 19, 2018

UFC Fighter Stefan Sekulic Accepts 2-Year USADA Suspension for Anti-Doping Violation Stefan Sekulic has accepted a two-year suspension from USADA after failing an in-competition drug test in relation to UFC Fight Night Moscow on...

Dec 18, 2018

Kevin Lee Defiant After Loss to Al Iaquinta at UFC on Fox 31: 'F--k Being Humble' Kevin Lee only needed to be a couple days removed from his loss to Al Iaquinta to regain his trademark confidence.

Dec 18, 2018

Sage Northcutt Open to Competing in Multiple Disciplines for One Championship Before his MMA career, Sage Northcutt came from a background in traditional martial arts. As One Championship’s newest high-profile signing,...

Dec 18, 2018

Anderson Silva 'Surprised' By Jacare's Criticism of His Potential Title Shot When Anderson Silva makes his long awaited return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship Octagon against the surging Israel Adesanya in February,...

Dec 18, 2018

Ray Longo Wants Iaquinta to Fight Conor McGregor Next In the wake of the biggest win of Al Iaquinta’s career, his head coach Ray Longo, has revealed Conor McGregor is next on his personal wish list.

Dec 18, 2018

‘Free Agent’ Vitor Belfort Talking to Various Promotions, Plans Comeback in 2019 Vitor Belfort’s brief retirement from mixed martial arts isn’t going to stick.

Dec 17, 2018

Jeremy Stephens vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov Targeted for UFC 235 in Las Vegas An intriguing featherweight clash pitting Jeremy Stephens against Zabit Magomedsharipov is in the works for UFC 235.

Dec 17, 2018

SBG Ireland Fighter, Bellator Talent Luka Jelcic Retires from MMA at Age 29 Luka Jelcic has decided to hang up his gloves at the age of 29.

Dec 17, 2018

Ex-UFC Champ Dominick Cruz Expects to Be Sidelined 1 Year Due to Shoulder Injury Dominick Cruz just can’t seem to stay healthy.

Dec 17, 2018

One-Time UFC Competitor Bharat Khandare Suspended 2 Years for Positive Steroid Test Bharat Khandare has accepted a two-year suspension from USADA after testing positive for multiple banned substances in an out-of-competition...

Dec 17, 2018

Bellator MMA Announces Full Lineup for European Series Event in Newcastle on Feb. 9 The card for Bellator MMA’s inaugural European Series event in Newcastle, England, is just about complete.

Dec 17, 2018

Tom Breese Set to Fight Against Alessio Di Chirico at UFC London on March 16 The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make its annual stop in United Kingdom on St. Patrick’s Day weekend with an event at the O2 arena in...

Dec 17, 2018

Lyoto Machida Felt 'Kind of Lost' In The Early Going of Bellator Debut Lyoto Machida made his much-anticipated Bellator MMA debut on Saturday at Bellator 213, earning a close split-decision win over former middleweight champion...

Dec 17, 2018

Edson Barboza 'Very Happy' To Put First Losing Streak Behind Him Edson Barboza is back in the winner’s column with an impressive showing against Dan Hooker on Saturday night in Milwaukee to snap the first...

Dec 17, 2018

Nurmagomedov Praises Iaquinta For Win, Advises Lee to 'Stay Humble' Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta met in the main event of UFC of Fox 31 for a chance to move up in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s cutthroat...

Dec 17, 2018

UFC Welterweight Sean Strickland Undergoes Knee Surgery Following Motorcycle Accident Sean Strickland could be out for a few months after recently being injured in a motorcycle accident.

Dec 16, 2018

Kevin Lee Believes He Won First Three Rounds vs. Al Iaquinta, Considers Move to 170 Pounds Kevin Lee entered UFC on Fox 31 as a sizable favorite to avenge a previous loss to Al Iaquinta. He left Saturday’s headliner at Fiserv Forum...

Dec 16, 2018

UFC Concludes Fox Partnership with Highest Overnight Ratings in 2 Years UFC on Fox 31 closed out the promotion’s seven-year partnership with the network in a big way.

Dec 16, 2018

Dana White: UFC on Fox 31 Co-Main Event ‘Should’ve Been Stopped Earlier Than It Was’ Edson Barboza unleashed a savage beating on Dan Hooker in the UFC on Fox 31 co-main event, but “The Hangman” showed incredible toughness for...

Dec 16, 2018

Al Iaquinta: Conor McGregor Needs to Go Through Me to Get a Rematch with Khabib Al Iaquinta might have been somewhat overlooked heading into the UFC on Fox 31 headliner.

Dec 16, 2018

Bobby Green Announces Retirement Following Contentious Decision Loss at UFC on Fox 31 It looks like Bobby Green is calling it a career after 34 professional mixed martial arts fights.

Dec 16, 2018

Al Iaquinta Springs Upset on Favored Kevin Lee in Five-Round UFC on Fox 31 Headliner Al Iaquinta bests Kevin Lee in UFC on Fox 31 rematch in Milwaukee.

Dec 15, 2018

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Submits Valerie Letourneau to Retain Flyweight Title at Bellator 213 Ilima-Lei Macfarlane was emotional as she walked down to the Bellator MMA cage and after she won, the Hawaiian said it was the best day of her life.

Dec 15, 2018

Jinh Yu Frey Retains Her Atomweight Title At Invicta FC 33 It may not have been easy, but Jinh Yu Frey reaffirmed her place on the throne and bolstered her claim as the best 105-pound female fighter on...

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Dec 15, 2018

‘Canelo’ Alvarez Destroys Rocky Fielding to Win WBA Super Middleweight Title Arguably the biggest active star in all of boxing, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez made it look embarrassingly easy against Rocky Fielding on Saturday...

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Dec 15, 2018

UFC on Fox 31 Bonuses: Iaquinta, Oliveira, Silva, Gordon Earn $50K Checks Al Iaquinta came away from UFC on Fox 31 with a 2-0 record against Kevin Lee and a $50,000 bonus check for his efforts.

Dec 15, 2018

UFC on Fox 31 ‘Lee vs. Iaquinta 2’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog’s live UFC on Fox 31 coverage kicks off Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.

Dec 15, 2018

UFC on Fox 31 Prelims: Joaquim Silva Scores Dramatic Standing KO on Jared Gordon Joaquim Silva simply refused to blink.

Dec 15, 2018

Joseph Benavidez-Dustin Ortiz Rematch Set for UFC’s Debut on ESPN+ in Brooklyn Joseph Benavidez and Dustin Ortiz will square off for a second time at UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Dec 15, 2018

Michael Chandler Shuts Out Brent Primus to Become Three-Time Bellator MMA Champion Michael Chandler is now a three-time Bellator MMA world champion.

Dec 14, 2018

Bellator 212 Prelims: Tywan Claxton Batters Kaeo Meyer; Robson Gracie Jr. Executes Submission Tywan Claxton barely broke a sweat.

Dec 14, 2018

Bellator 213 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Set; Carvalho, Kala Hose Heavy The undefeated Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is set to defend her belt in her home state of Hawaii, fighting there for the first time in her career against...

Dec 14, 2018

Diego Sanchez-Mickey Gall Welterweight Scrap Added to UFC 235 Mickey Gall will get his wish, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship has put together a thrilling matchup between Diego Sanchez and Gall at UFC...

Dec 14, 2018

Report: Cain Velaquez to Return In February Against Francis Ngannou It seems that former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez may make his long-awaited return to the Octagon next...

Dec 14, 2018

Invicta FC 33 Weigh-in Results: Jamie Moyle Misses Weight by 9 Pounds Jinh Yu Frey’s atomweight title is now up for grabs against the woman she beat in a closely contested bout to earn the vacant belt, Minna Grusander.

Dec 14, 2018

UFC on Fox 31 Weigh-In Results: All Fighters Make Weight, Clark-Lee Cancelled Kevin Lee is ready to face the man who beat him in his UFC debut in 2014, as he will run it back with Al Iaquinta in the main event of the final...

Dec 14, 2018

Alex Oliveira: Tapout at UFC 231 Was Due More To The Cut Than The Choke Alex Oliveira’s fight against Gunnar Nelson at UFC 231 on Dec. 8 was a wild back-and-forth affair that ended in the memorable image of...

Dec 14, 2018

Frankie Edgar Wants Holloway and 'Most Popular Guy of My Era' McGregor, Before Retirement Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is eager to get back into the title picture again after sitting out...

Dec 14, 2018

Bellator 212 Weigh-in Results: All Fighters on Weight Michael Chandler is set to exact his revenge on Brent Primus, with the latter defending his lightweight belt for the first time against the man...

Dec 13, 2018

Robbie Lawler-Ben Askren Rescheduled for UFC 235 in March We will have to wait a little while longer for the welterweight battle between Robbie Lawler and Ben Askren, which has been relocated from the...

Dec 13, 2018

Bellator Returns to Temecula with Andrey Koreshkov-Lorenz Larkin Main Event Bellator MMA will be taking a trip back to the Pechanga Resort Casino in California, with an event headlined by Andrey Koreshkov vs. Lorenz Larkin.

Dec 13, 2018

Michael Bisping Reflects on 'Big' Victory over Anderson Silva, Silva's 'Cheap' Knee Strike Recently retired Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Michael Bisping can look back on a career full of accomplishments, but he...

Dec 13, 2018

Ben Askren Wanted To Headline UFC 233 Against Robbie Lawler Before It Was Cancelled This week, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made the rare move to scrap a numbered pay-per-view, but incoming welterweight star Ben Askren...

Dec 13, 2018

Alexander Gustafsson Believes Jon Jones 'Feeling Insecure' Ahead of UFC 232 One of the most hyped rematches in Ultimate Fighting Championship history takes places later this month when Alexander Gustafsson locks horns with former champion...

Dec 13, 2018

Edson Barboza Approaching Bout With Dan Hooker Feeling 'Zero Pressure' Despite Two-Fight Skid In spite of being in the midst of the first losing streak of his career, Edson Barboza claims his scheduled clash with Dan Hooker this weekend...

Dec 13, 2018

Kamaru Usman Reveals Signed Bout Agreement for Proposed Tyron Woodley Fight Kamaru Usman is putting the pressure on Tyron Woodley.

Dec 12, 2018

UFC Veteran Tank Abbott Says He ‘Died 5 Times’ on Operating Table During Liver Transplant UFC icon David "Tank" Abbott recently had a harrowing experience on the operating table, as a liver transplant nearly took his life.

Dec 12, 2018

Jose Aldo vs. Renato 'Moicano' in the Works for UFC Fight Night Fortaleza Co-Main Event An intriguing featherweight clash pitting Jose Aldo against Renato Carneiro has been targeted for UFC Fight Night in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Feb. 2.

Dec 12, 2018

UFC 233 Canceled; Promotion Still Expected to Hold 12 Pay-Per-Views in 2019 UFC 233, which was set for the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Jan. 26, has been canceled.

Dec 12, 2018

Aljamain Sterling, Jimmie Rivera to Clash at UFC’s ESPN Debut in Phoenix A bantamweight showdown pitting Aljamain Sterling against Jimmie Rivera is set for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s debut on ESPN, according to a report from...

Dec 12, 2018

Lucie Pudilova Moves to Flyweight, Meets Liz Carmouche at UFC Fight Night Prague Lucie Pudilova will drop from bantamweight to flyweight to face Liz Carmouche at UFC Fight Night Prague.

Dec 12, 2018

Chael Sonnen Wishes More Coaches Shared John Kavanagh's Mindset SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh made headlines recently for his claim that his superstar pupil, Conor McGregor, “would have to...

Dec 12, 2018

Francis Ngannou's Coach Blames Camps Spent at UFC PI For Two-Fight Skid Francis Ngannou’s 45-second demolition of Curtis Blaydes at UFC Beijing last month sent the message that “The Predator” was back, but his...

Dec 12, 2018

Oscar De La Hoya: I'll Keep Promoting MMA As Long As The UFC Keeps Underpaying Fighters Oscar de la Hoya has heard the sniping about Golden Boy MMA’s debut event, but for the same reasons he got into mixed martial arts promotion...

Dec 12, 2018

Oscar De La Hoya Plans to Hold Another MMA Event: ‘I’m Gonna Compete with Dana White’ It sounds like Golden Boy MMA isn’t going away just yet.

Dec 11, 2018

Contender Series Alum Grant Dawson Has Anti-Doping Violation Case Dismissed Grant Dawson, who earned a UFC contract on Season 1 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, had his anti-doping case dismissed by USADA.

Dec 11, 2018

Jon Jones Granted Temporary License by CSAC, Cleared to Fight at UFC 232 The path has been cleared for Jon Jones to make his Octagon return at UFC 232.

Dec 11, 2018

LFA Women’s Flyweight Champion Sabina Mazo Signs with UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship is bolstering the talent pool in its women’s flyweight division, as the promotion has signed LFA 125-pound queen...

Dec 11, 2018

Report: One Championship Signs 3-Year Broadcast Deal with Turner Sports One Championship will have a much more prominent stage to showcase its events in 2019.

Dec 11, 2018

ESPN Names UFC Two-Division Champ Daniel Cormier No. 3 Most Dominant Athlete for 2018 Daniel Cormier, who became a simultaneous two-division champion this past year, was named as by ESPN as the third most dominant athlete of 2018.

Dec 11, 2018

Jodie Esquibel vs. Jessica Penne Set for UFC’s Debut on ESPN Network A strawweight clash pitting Jodie Esquibel against Jessica Penne has been booked for the UFC’s first card on ESPN Network.

Dec 11, 2018

Frank Edgar Confident He Will Be Max Holloway's Next Title Challenger Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is confident he’ll be next in line to challenge Max Holloway for the featherweight belt after the Hawaiian’s impressive demolition...

Dec 11, 2018

Covington Addresses Rumors of Usman Matchup: Tyron Woodley Is The Only Person I'm Fighting Former Ultimate Fighting Championship interim welterweight champ Colby Covington says he is open to fighting undisputed champion Tyron Woodley...

Dec 11, 2018

'Cowboy' Oliveira's Gruesome Forehead Gash Requires 29 Stitches Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira is facing an extended spell on the sidelines after his brutal loss at the hands -- and elbow -- of Icelandic grappling ace...

Dec 11, 2018

Kevin Lee: It's My Duty To Beat Iaquinta And Put Him Back On The Prelims This Saturday’s rematch between Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta in Milwaukee is an intriguing clash of top-10 lightweights, and to hear Lee tell it,...

Dec 11, 2018

Rizin to Hold Additional Dec. 31 Event Featuring Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Satoru Kitaoka One New Year’s Eve event apparently isn’t enough for Rizin Fighting Federation.

Dec 10, 2018

Tyron Woodley Responds to Dana White, Says He Never Turned Down Fight at UFC 233 It’s no secret that Dana White isn’t Tyron Woodley’s biggest fan, as the UFC president has repeatedly criticized the welterweight champion...

Dec 10, 2018

Thomas Almeida Says He’s Fighting Cory Sandhagen at UFC’s Debut on ESPN+ in Brooklyn A bantamweight matchup pitting Thomas Almeida against Cory Sandhagen has been added to the UFC Fight Night Brooklyn lineup on Jan. 19.

Dec 10, 2018

UFC 231 Medical Suspensions: Brian Ortega Potentially Out 6 Months After Bloody Defeat Brian Ortega absorbed a UFC record 290 significant strikes in his loss to Max Holloway on Saturday night, so it only makes sense that...

Dec 10, 2018

John Kavanagh Would Need a ‘Good Why’ to Train Conor McGregor for Another Fight If Conor McGregor plans on fighting again, he’s going to have to do a pretty good job of convincing John Kavanagh to train him.

Dec 10, 2018

James Gallagher to Headline Bellator MMA Event in Dublin on Feb. 23 SBG Ireland prospect James Gallagher will make his return when he faces Steven Graham in the headliner of a Bellator MMA event in Dublin on Feb. 23.

Dec 10, 2018

Referees, Judges Selected for Jones-Gustafsson, ‘Cyborg’-Nunes Title Fights at UFC 232 Herb Dean will be the third man in the cage when Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson square off for a second time at UFC 232.

Dec 10, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomeodv’s Commission Hearing for UFC 229 Brawl Delayed Until Jan. 29 Khabib Nurmagomedov will have to wait a little longer to receive his punishment for sparking a brawl following the UFC 229 main event in Las...

Dec 10, 2018

Brian Ortega Agrees With Doctor Stoppage Against Max Holloway For four rounds, Brian Ortega took everything the champ could throw at him and kept marching forward. It took the word of the cageside physician...

Dec 10, 2018

Dana White Wants Holloway to Move to 155 Pounds: ‘Everybody in the Top 5 is a Fun Fight for Him’ If Dana White gets his way, Max Holloway’s days as the world’s top featherweight could be numbered.

Dec 09, 2018

Joanna Jedrzejczyk Wants to Return to Strawweight for One Last Championship Run Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s long-term future may very well be at 125 pounds, but she most likely isn’t done at strawweight just yet.

Dec 09, 2018

Valentina Shevchenko Plans Active Title Reign, But Has ‘Unfinished Business' with Amanda Nunes The UFC introduced the women’s flyweight division with Season 26 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” but after Nicco Montano claimed the inaugural...

Dec 09, 2018

Max Holloway Still Believes Jose Aldo is ‘Greatest Featherweight of All Time’ After Saturday’s remarkable beatdown of the previously unbeaten Brian Ortega in the UFC 231 main event, it would’ve understandable if Max...

Dec 09, 2018

Dana White Says Fifth Round Would Have Been ‘Very Bad’ for Brian Ortega “Health Wise’ Count Dana White among those who was happy with the doctor stoppage following the fourth round of the featherweight championship clash between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega at...

Dec 09, 2018

UFC 231 Bonuses: Max Holloway Banks $100,000 for Dominant Performance UFC 231 belonged to Max Holloway, and that was evident in the distribution of post-fight bonuses.

Dec 08, 2018

Vasiliy Lomachenko Dominates Jose Pedraza to Unify Lightweight Titles Vasiliy Lomachenko proved once again why he is considered among the current greats in the sport of boxing.

Boxing

Dec 08, 2018

Max Holloway Stops Previously Undefeated Brian Ortega in Impressive Fashion at UFC 231 Max Holloway stops Brian Ortega in UFC 231 headliner.

Dec 08, 2018

UFC 231 ‘Holloway vs. Ortega’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 231 coverage kicks off Saturday at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Ben Duffy

Dec 08, 2018

UFC 231 Prelims: Unranked Nina Ansaroff Upsets No. 4 Strawweight Claudia Gadelha Nina Ansaroff waded through an early storm of punches and a few powerful takedowns from Claudia Gadelha to prevail over three rounds in the featured...

Dec 08, 2018

Jack Shore Remains Unbeaten, Claims Bantamweight Crown at Cage Warriors 100 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship celebrated its 100th numbered event at Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday, and the European promotion can only hope for 100 more just like it, as not a single bout on the professional portion of the card went to a decision....

Dec 08, 2018

Donald Cerrone, Alexander Hernandez Booked for UFC’s Debut on ESPN+ in Brooklyn Donald Cerrone will finally get to make his return to the lightweight division, but it won’t be against Conor McGregor.

Dec 08, 2018

Austin Hubbard Stops Gassed Killys Mota, Nets Vacant Legacy Fighting Alliance Lightweight Title Austin Hubbard waited out the storm, assessed the damage and got down to business.

Dec 07, 2018

Bellator Returns To Newcastle With Patricky Freire vs. Ryan Scope, Plus Aaron Chalmers Bellator MMA will be heading back to Newcastle, where it will be pitting one of its stars, Patricky Freire, against a hometown champion in Ryan Scope.

Dec 07, 2018

Cage Warriors 100 Weigh-in Results: All Fighters on Weight Cage Warriors Fighting Championship is ready to celebrate its 100th numbered event, and apparently nobody wanted to ruin it.

Dec 07, 2018

Kiamrian Abbasov Mauls Agilan Thani at One ‘Destiny of Champions’ One Championship’s final event of 2018 went down Friday, Dec. 7 at the Putra Indoor Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Dec 07, 2018

UFC 231 Weigh-in Results: All Competitors Cleared, Main Event Backup Renato 'Moicano' Heavy Right now, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is probably thinking “All’s well that ends well, right?”

Dec 07, 2018

Gunnar Nelson Believes McGregor Will Rematch Nurmagomedov, Plans To Help Next Time Gunnar Nelson believes Conor McGregor will fight Khabib Nurmagomedov again at some point, and he believes he may be an important part of helping...

Dec 07, 2018

Dana White Says Max Holloway 'Too Big' For Featherweight, Wants Him To Move To 155 This Saturday night, Max Holloway puts his Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title on the line against the undefeated Brian Ortega....

Dec 07, 2018

Lyoto Machida Wants To Fight 'Honorable' Ryan Bader At 205 Pounds Lyoto Machida will make his Bellator MMA debut next weekend at Bellator 213 where he’ll face former Bellator middleweight champion Rafael...

Dec 07, 2018

Dana White Responds to Criticism About Booking Greg Hardy on Brooklyn Card Addressing the controversy regarding the booking of Greg Hardy on the same card as recent alleged domestic violence victim Rachael Ostovich,...

Dec 06, 2018

Report: ‘Cro Cop’ Set to Make Bellator Debut in Rematch with Roy Nelson Set once again to make his Bellator MMA debut will be Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, who will meet Roy Nelson this coming February in a rematch of their 2011...

Dec 06, 2018

Max Holloway On Brian Ortega's Accomplishments: I'm Lapping Him Max Holloway heads into UFC 231 to fight a man who has yet taste defeat in his professional career in the form of Brian Ortega. However,...

Dec 06, 2018

Colby Covington on Usman's Last Two Opponents: 'I Already Took Their Souls' Kamaru Usman may have vaulted himself to a welterweight title shot with back-to-back dominant victories over Rafael dos Anjos and Demian Maia, but the man he is looking to leapfrog,...

Dec 06, 2018

Henry Cejudo vs. T.J. Dillashaw Moved from UFC 233 to Headline UFC Debut on ESPN+ The UFC’s debut on ESPN+ finally has a main event, as the flyweight title bout between Henry Cejudo and T.J. Dillashaw has been transported...

Dec 05, 2018

Max Holloway, Brian Ortega Agree That UFC 231 Could Be First of Multiple Meetings Max Holloway and Brian Ortega are at the top of their game right now, making their featherweight title bout at UFC 231 a mixed martial arts...

Dec 05, 2018

Joanna Jedrzejczyk Plans on Earning ‘GOAT’ Status at UFC 231, Returning to Strawweight in 2019 Joanna Jedrzejczyk plans on leaving UFC 231 as flyweight champion, a victory that in her mind will cement her status as the top female fighter...

Dec 05, 2018

Ariane Lipski vs. Joanne Calderwood Moved from UFC 233 to UFC Fight Night Brooklyn A UFC women’s flyweight bout between Ariane Lipski and Joanne Calderwood is changing locations.

Dec 05, 2018

Dominick Cruz Returns from 2-Year Layoff, Meets John Lineker at UFC 233 on Jan. 26 A previously rumored bantamweight bout pitting Dominick Cruz against John Lineker is now official for UFC 233.

Dec 05, 2018

Greg Hardy to Share Card with Rachael Ostovich for UFC Debut in Brooklyn on Jan. 19 Troubled former NFL Pro Bowler Greg Hardy will make his Octagon debut against Allen Crowder at UFC Fight Night 143 in Brooklyn. ESPN.com was first to report the heavyweight matchup.

Dec 05, 2018

Kamaru Usman: Everyone Wants To See Me Beat Up Colby Covington Kamaru Usman may have vaulted himself into the title picture last weekend, but there’s one last contender he wouldn’t mind taking out on his...

Dec 05, 2018

Brian Ortega: I'd Be More Interested In Fighting Nurmagomedov Than McGregor Say this much for Brian Ortega: he doesn’t shy away from the biggest challenges the sport has to offer.

Dec 05, 2018

Chris Weidman: 'Zero Regrets' About How I Fought 'Jacare' The result may not have been what he had hoped for, but Chris Weidman isn’t second-guessing the process.

Dec 05, 2018

Vitaly Minakov, Cheick Kongo Booked for No. 1 Contender Bout at Bellator Event on Feb. 16 A heavyweight No. 1 contender bout between Vitaly Minakov and Cheick Kongo is official for Bellator’s Feb. 16 event.

Dec 04, 2018

Conor McGregor Granted Continuance in NAC Case Regarding UFC 229 Post-Fight Brawl Conor McGregor will not appear before the Nevada Athletic Commission on Dec. 10 as originally anticipated.

Dec 04, 2018

Jesse Ronson Pulled from UFC 231 Bout vs. Diego Ferreira for Being ‘Too Heavy’ A scheduled lightweight clash between Jesse Ronson and Carlos Diego Ferreira has been pulled from the UFC 231 lineup on account of Ronson being...

Dec 04, 2018

Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov Headlines First Night on Bellator Doubleheader on Feb. 15 A heavyweight showdown pitting Matt Mitrione against Sergei Kharitonov will serve as the headliner for the first of two back-to-back Bellator...

Dec 04, 2018

Man Convicted in Hit-and-Run Death of Ryan Jimmo Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison Anthony Getschel, who last week pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo, was sentenced to eight years in...

Dec 04, 2018

Sodiq Yusuff Overcame Family Tragedy to Win UFC Debut in Adelaide Sodiq Yusuff made his Octagon debut in Australia at UFC Fight Night 142, where he scored a first round finish over Suman Moktahrian on the...

Dec 04, 2018

Michael Bisping Impressed with Adesanya, But Says ‘I Would Have an Easy Time With Him’ Israel Adesanya might very well be the hottest prospect in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the moment. While Michael Bisping is...

Dec 04, 2018

Flyweight Joseph Benavidez, Deiveson Figueiredo to Clash at UFC 233 in Anaheim on Jan. 26 The division may be on its way out in the long run, but UFC 233 is nonetheless going to feature some of the sport’s top flyweight talent.

Dec 04, 2018

Conor McGregor’s Legal Team Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by Michael Chiesa for Bus Attack Conor McGregor’s legal team has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Michael Chiesa.

Dec 04, 2018

Tito Ortiz Willing To Postpone Retirement To 'Kick Chael Sonnen's Ass Again' Tito Ortiz appeared to retire following his knockout victory against Chuck Liddell at Golden Boy MMA: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 last month, claiming...

Dec 04, 2018

Colby Covington Counters Woodley's Wager, Offers $10,000 Per Punch Woodley Throws While the Ultimate Fighting Championship seems to be considering having Kamaru Usman jump the line to a welterweight title shot, Tyron Woodley and...

Dec 04, 2018

Brian Ortega Wonders Whether Holloway's Weight Cut Triggers His Mystery Illness Brian Ortega is set to lock horns with Max Holloway for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title on Saturday night in...

Dec 04, 2018

‘TUF 28’ Finale Medical Suspensions: Juan Espino Potentially Sidelined 6 Months Juan Francisco Espino Dieppa could be looking at a lengthy layoff after winning the heavyweight final of “The Ultimate Fighter 28.”

Dec 03, 2018

Former WWE Star ‘Jack Swagger’ to Make Pro MMA Debut at Bellator 214 Jake Hager, better known by his sports entertainment persona “Jack Swagger,” will make his professional MMA debut at Bellator 214.

Dec 03, 2018

‘TUF 28’ Finale Salaries: Usman ($150K), Dos Anjos ($110K), Benavidez ($146K) Top Payroll Kamaru Usman, Rafael dos Anjos and Joseph Benavidez all received six-figure paydays for their work at "The Ultimate Fighter 28" finale finale...

Dec 03, 2018

Scott Coker Expects Bellator, Rizin to Work Together ‘Multiple Times’ in 2019 The New Year’s Eve showdown pitting Darrion Caldwell against Kyoji Horiguchi could be just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to...

Dec 03, 2018

Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Szymon Kolecki to Headline KSW 47 in Lodz Poland’s favorite strongman will return to action early next year.

Dec 03, 2018

'Shogun' Not Focused On Title Yet, Wants To Fight In Curitiba In May Mauricio Rua wouldn’t mind getting another crack at the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight belt before he calls it a career, but...

Dec 03, 2018

Joe Rogan Blames Liddell's 'Marauder' Style For Knockout Loss To Ortiz Ultimate Fighting Championship color commentator Joe Rogan didn’t like what he saw from Chuck Liddell at Golden Boy MMA last weekend, but he...

Dec 03, 2018

Junior dos Santos: It Doesn't Make Sense To Give Lesnar A Title Shot After A USADA Suspension Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos continues to push for another shot at the title with his impressive TKO victory over...

Dec 03, 2018

Report: Golden Boy MMA ‘Liddell vs. Ortiz 3’ Estimated at 40,000 Pay-Per-View Buys While the trilogy fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz on Nov. 24 certainly had people talking, it wasn’t necessarily something that...

Dec 02, 2018

Kron Gracie to Make Octagon Debut vs. Alex Caceres at UFC 233 in Anaheim Kron Gracie, the son of Rickson Gracie, has signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and will make his promotional debut against Alex Caceres at...

Dec 02, 2018

Junior dos Santos Says 'It’s Time' for Alistair Overeem Rematch At age 34, Junior dos Santos still has plenty of fight in him and by the looks of his performance on Saturday, he could be around for several...

Dec 02, 2018

UFC Fight Night 142 Bonuses: ‘Shogun,’ Yusuff, Kara-France, Garcia All $50K Richer After delighting the Aussie MMA fans for their excellent performances at UFC Fight Night 142 on Saturday night, the quartet of Mauricio Rua, Sodiq Yusuff, Kai Kara-France and...

Dec 01, 2018

Tyson Fury Survives Near Knockout, Settles for Split Draw with Deontay Wilder In ballyhooed a matchup of two towering men for the WBC heavyweight title, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder displayed everything but settled nothing.

Boxing

Dec 01, 2018

Junior dos Santos Dispatches Unbeaten Tai Tuivasa in UFC Fight Night 142 Headliner Junior dos Santos brings down Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night 142 in Australia.

Dec 01, 2018

UFC Fight Night 142 Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Fight Night 142 coverage kicks off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Dec 01, 2018

Kent Kauppinen Shocks Italian Crowd with First-Round KO of Alessio Sakara at Bellator 211 Kent Kauppinen disappointed a partisan crowd in the Bellator 211 headliner, as he knocked out Rome native Alessio Sakara in the opening stanza...

Dec 01, 2018

‘The Ultimate Fighter’ to Remain Part of UFC Programming Heading Into ESPN Era “The Ultimate Fighter’s” 28th season drew to a close on Friday night, and while the reality show seems to have run its course, it will...