UCMMA – "A full scale assault in 2012"
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Strong words indeed but former Cage Rage
mastermind and current UCMMA figurehead Dave O’Donnell rarely
minces his words.
Sherdog’s Top 10: 2011’s Best Knockouts
Nothing stirs the masses quite like the knockout, an event in which
skill, technique, speed, timing and brute force all converge in
magnificent...
A ‘Killer’ in Waiting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The merry-go-round began in September, as the
would-be welterweight title challenger relaxed at a popular New
Mexican...
12 Fights, 2 Bands, 1 Night: Rocktagon MMA
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Elyria, OH – January 26, 2012 Rocktagon MMA
Worldwide will add a stage next to the cage at Elite Series 15 on
February...
Viewpoint: Setting the Stage
Actually Chael, we were not all that mesmerized. No amount of
pre-packaged professional wrestling microphone work can change the
fact that the UFC...
Showdown Fights presents “Breakout”
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Orem, UT (USA) – Live from the UCCU Center on
the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah Showdown Fights
presents...
Scratching a ‘Wonderful’ Surface
The time has come to find out just how good “Mr. Wonderful” is
inside the Octagon. There are points in any athlete’s career when
he or she...
CWFC Fight Night 3: Speer v Nilsson
(PRESS RELEASE) -- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 6 finalist Tom Speer will
make his Cage Warriors debut next month when he tackles Mats
Nilsson in a...
CWFC middleweight title tournament
(PRESS RELEASE) -- BEGINNING at Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 in
Beirut next month, eight men will battle it out to get their hands
on the coveted...
SHERDOG
Jan 24, 2012
Sonnen’s Spidey Senses
Nearly 18 months have passed since Chael Sonnen
had middleweight king Anderson
Silva teetering on the brink of defeat, only to succumb to a
fifth-round triangle armbar from the Brazilian in one of the most
dramatic finishes in...
Sherdog Prospect Watch: Dhiego Lima
Elite-level mixed martial artists earn enough money from fighting
and sponsorships to where they do not need to hold down a second
job to make ends meet. Welterweight prospect...
UFC on FOX® EVENT IN CHICAGO IS SOLD OUT!
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced
today that its event on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the United Center in
Chicago is...
Full Fight Card for SCC 4 - 2/16 Announced
Las Vegas, NV, January 12, 2012: SCC is proud to announce the final
fight card for its Las Vegas event taking place at the Orleans
Arena on...
Viewpoint: Patience, the Missing Virtue
Throughout the ups and downs of a fighting career that began when
he was a teen-ager, there has been little reason to question the
talent of Melvin...
Matches to Make After UFC on FX 1
Inside the cage, few traits are as valuable as toughness, technique
and intellect. Jim Miller
wields them all, often in concert. Such was the case against...
Night of Champions 3
(PRESS RELEASE) -- USA-MMA is returning to Lafayette, LA to bring
the excited MMA fans Night of Champions 3. This is our 17th USA-MMA
event and...
Back on His FeetMelvin
Guillard is familiar with the feeling of invincibility that can
accompany extended success inside the cage. He is also well aware
of what...
The Score Fighting Series Returns March 16
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announces that
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) will be returning to Hamilton,
Ontario,...
UFC on FX 1 Preview: The Main Card
Friday nights are going to feature plenty of mixed martial arts
action in 2012, including an updated format of “The Ultimate
Fighter” and Season 6 for...
‘One Tough Kid’
There was always that reflexive twinge, the slight moment’s pause
just before he turned the key in the ignition. Dan Miller
could not pull out...
By the Numbers: UFC 142
Thanks to back-to-back five-round decisions in his first two
featherweight title defenses in the UFC, people seemed to forget
about Jose...
Coy called upon to face Lima
(PRESS RELEASE) -- With several injuries to contend with, the
Maximum Fighting Championship has made some swift and impressive
changes to the...
Juha-Pekka vows to deliver
(PRESS RELEASE) -- JUHA-PEKKA VAINIKAINEN insists he won’t be
daunted by the prospect of taking on a UFC veteran in next month’s
CWFC Fight...
SHERDOG
Jan 13, 2012
Wreck MMA: Mark Holst Returns on April 20
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Wreck MMA is proud to announce our next event
entitled Wreck MMA: Road to Glory will take place on April 20th,
2012 at the...
Weight and SeeAnthony
Johnson was one of the
UFC’s most imposing figures in his previous weight class, a
monstrous welterweight who normally carried upwards...
The Quest for Acceptance
When it comes to obnoxiousness, perhaps nothing can approach
meeting that one person who will tell you, in all seriousness,
“Hey, man. I do UFC.”
MMA Events on GFL COMBAT SPORTS NETWORK
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Special Free Weekly View’s of previous PPV
fight/events at GFL’s Facebook.com/GFLiTV and Ustream.com/GFLTV
ATT Reduces Management/Training Fee to 5%
(PRESS RELEASE) -- American Top Team is changing the rates it
charges for management and training. The prior rates of 20% for...
SHERDOG
Jan 12, 2012
Pros Pick: Aldo vs. Mendes
Stacked with Brazilian fighters, UFC
142 “Aldo vs. Mendes” on Saturday at the HSBC Arena in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, will be headlined by a five-round title bout
matching reigning featherweight king and pound-for-pound luminary
Jose
Aldo with undefeated...
Closing the Distance
The HSBC Arena, a 15,000-seat multi-purpose facility in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, sits roughly 6,500 miles away from Hanford,
Calif., the hometown of...
‘Bandit’ primed to steal McKee’s title
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Brian Cobb could have a lot to say, but he
chooses to take a different path … a very different path from that
of his...
SHERDOG
Jan 07, 2012
Showdown Fights: “Breakout”
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Showdown Fights presents “Breakout” February
24th 2012 at 6:30pm live from the UCCU Events Center in Orem, Utah....
Military Media Powerhouse Enters MMA Field
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Stars and Stripes, the independent news media of
the U.S. Armed Forces, has added a new weapon to its publishing
arsenal:...
SHERDOG
Jan 06, 2012
Sherdog.com’s 2011 All-Violence Team
For those sick of mid-fight hugs and high fives, this is the list
you waited all year for. This is the second annual All-Violence
team, the...
KOTC: All In
(PRESS RELEASE) -- King of the Cage, Inc and Magnaflow Exhaust
products presents, “ALL IN”. Saturday, April 21st at Gold Country
Casino in...
Sherdog’s 2011 Comeback Fighter of the Year: Ian McCall
MMA, like other sports, is littered with tales of car accidents,
messy divorces and substance abuse that have besieged its athletes.
Some recover, some never do. Top-ranked flyweight...
Sherdog’s 2011 Event of the Year: UFC 134
The year past was filled with plenty of thrilling cards, as well as
major events. However, those two distinct qualities were found
together in no greater instance than the UFC’s long-awaited awaited
return to Brazil...
Sherdog’s 2011 Robbery of the Year: Yuma Robs Galvao
What started out as a story of Bellator champion Joe Warren’s
uncanny sway with mixed martial arts judges would end up a bizarre
tale of a single small town’s repeated injustice toward Brazilian...
The Dean of Lean
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Keith
Jardine has worn a lot of different hats in his life: college
football player, bounty hunter, firefighter, actor and,...
Dare CHAMPIONSHIP - 1/2012 - Live IPPV on GFL
(PRESS RELEASE) -- DARE is back on January 7 to start 2012 off with
a bang! Continuing the tournament that began in 2011, DARE is ready
to make...