German Prospect Faces Alexander Agafonov
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Talented, rising welterweight phenom, Christian
Eckerlin (6-1), is ready to return to action, eager and intent on
shaking off...
9 Questions for Frank MirFrank
Mir is constantly experimenting. He has tried all the diets,
gone up and down in weight and gone too far in interviews, all in
the last...
AFO Summer Brawl June 17th in Mansfield, MA
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The American Fighting Organization returns to
its home base in Mansfield, MA on June 17th for “AFO Summer Brawl”,
a mixed...
Larson, Davila share same goal for EC 188
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Brock Larson and Eric Davila have competed in
mixed martial arts for 22 years between them and have combined for
67 fights.
Pros Pick: Rampage vs. Hamill
When the original main event of Saturday’s UFC
130 card -- the anticipated third bout between lightweight
champion Frankie
Edgar and challenger Gray
Maynard -- was scrapped due to both combatants falling victim
to injury, it wasn’t a tough decision to bump...
Not Your Average Story
At the elite levels of mixed martial arts, virtually everyone is a
“badass” in at least one of its core disciplines, and with the
influx of...
Sherdog’s Guide to ‘The Ultimate Fighter’
It’s been almost a storybook season thus far on “The Ultimate
Fighter.” The coaches don’t hate each other, the fighters aren’t
peeing in one another’s food, and the biggest grievance to date...
M-1 Global Presents: M-1 Ukraine European Battle
(PRESS RELEASE) -- On Saturday June 4th, M-1 is back with the M-1
Ukraine European Battle, an international card featuring top M-1
Challenge...
SHERDOG
May 23, 2011
Catch It Live on GFL
(PRESS RELEASE) -- There is no rest for the weary and Cage Fury
Fighting Championships will return to the Resorts Hotel and Casino
on Friday,...
More than a Marine
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- At first, Brian Stann
was reluctant to talk about his time in the Marine Corps, but as he
began his mixed martial arts career by pummeling overmatched foes
in the...
KOTC Future Legends 2
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Magnaflow Exhaust products, and King of the
Cage, Inc., presents, King of the Cage "Future Legends 2". The
event takes place...
SHERDOG
May 21, 2011
Dream’s Fight for Japan, for Survival
TOKYO -- The offices of Dream parent
company Real Entertainment occupy an otherwise unassuming building
in a bustling part of Tokyo’s hip...
Fistic Medicine: The Zach Kirk Saga Part 2
Zach Kirk knew he would be facing a dangerous opponent at his May
2009 fight at the National Guard Armory in Shenandoah, Iowa. He did
not know...
Fistic Medicine: The Zach Kirk Saga Part 1
Zach Kirk got hooked on mixed martial arts in March 2009. A
longtime UFC fan, he picked up a promoter’s flyer at a local gas
station, made a...
Pictures: Jewels 13th, 14th Ring
Female mixed martial arts returned to the Land of the Rising Sun’s
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo with Jewels' May 14 twin bill. Top
female prospects Naho
Sugiyama and...
SHERDOG
May 19, 2011
Sonnen's Fighting Future in Doubt
LOS ANGELES -- The California State Athletic Commission voted 4-1
on Wednesday to uphold an indefinite suspension of middleweight
Chael
Sonnen....
TIME FOR A BEATDOWN!
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The main event has been announced for this
Saturday's (May 21) Donofrio Entertainment "BEATDOWN" event at the
Dow Event...
SHERDOG
May 16, 2011
Tuff-N-Uff shifts to Cox Pavilion for May 27
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The next superstars of mixed martial arts are
returning to action in Las Vegas, and Sin City’s Cox Pavilion for
the first...
KSW 16
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Europe’s biggest MMA promotion KSW is geared up
for another super exciting show on May 21st in Ergo Arena, Gdansk,
Poland....
SHERDOG
May 15, 2011
RITC 152
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Sixteen bouts are planned for RITC 152. In the
Main Event, Strikeforce veteran and RITC LHW Champion Matt Lucas (
12-2 ) goes...
SHERDOG
May 15, 2011
Chandler’s Trial by Fire
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Michael
Chandler dove headfirst into the world of mixed martial arts
from the wrestling mats of the University of Missouri.
USA National Championships & World Team Trails
(PRESS RELEASE) -- This is the only Pankration National
Championships in the United States and qualifier for both the adult
(senior) and Cadet,...
Figueroa: Ready to Reign
(PRESS RELEASE) -- As the headliner on M-1 Global’s stateside debut
on Showtime, ‘The People’s Champ’ usurped his newly adorned belt...
Take your MMA to the next level
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Keen on experiencing the famous Swedish summer
form its very best? And at the same time taking your MMA to the
next level?
Pictures: Bellator 43
UFC and Strikeforce veteran Jay Hieron
captured the Bellator Season 4 welterweight tournament with a
hard-fought split decision against Rick Hawn at...
Fistic Medicine: Insuring Fighters
Health insurers do their thinking with a calculator, summing risks
and costs. Until UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta’s
breathtaking...
GFL MMA WEEKEND REVIEW
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fight Force International presented Blood and
Sand IX to a packed crowd at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in
Biloxi, Mississippi.
WCF Returns June 18
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Championship Fighting returns to the
Shriners Auditorium June 18th for an action packed night of fights!
WCF 11...
SHERDOG
May 09, 2011
Freitas and Montoya to Headline Evolution
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Evolution Combat Sports Championship, a
fast-rising New Mexico based mixed martial arts fight organization,
officially...
The Natural: A Retrospective
For 14 years, he embodied toughness, grit and smarts, a master
strategist and ultimate warrior all wrapped up in one. He was
brilliant and...
10 May Tussles Worth Watching
Sherdog.com’s monthly “10 Tussles” series takes readers around the
globe in an effort to broaden their mixed martial arts horizons,...
Pictures: Tachi Palace Fights 9 Weigh-ins
UFC veterans and 125-pound standouts took to the scale Thursday in
Lemoore, Calif. Jeff Sherwood photographed the scene for
Sherdog.com.
SCC brings top pro fighters to Las Vegas
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Superior Cage Combat presents The Premier Event,
SCC 1, at Ballys’s Event Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 21....
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTING ALLIANCE (CFA) PRESENTS
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Promoters Jorge de la Noval (CEO) and Dr. Lazaro
C. Fernández (President) for Championship Fighting Alliance (CFA),
a...
MMA Reacts: Osama Bin Laden’s Demise
Once the world’s most wanted man and long regarded as its most
notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden (Associated Press Photo) is
finally no more.
Badge Vs. Badge Presents 'The UNDISPUTED'
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Come join us at the Radisson in Sacramento on
May 14th, 2011 as Badge Vs. Badge (the only organization where Law
Enforcement...
SHERDOG
May 02, 2011
The Crossroads of The World
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Some of the biggest names in the history of
wrestling and mixed martial arts will join with other supporters
from the NFL,...
