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10 July Tussles Worth Watching Invicta Fighting Championships will hold its second women’s-only event on July 28 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., with an Olympian as...

Tim Leidecker

Jun 30, 2012

The Last Emperor: A Retrospective Fedor Emelianenko has, at least for now, hung up his well-worn-and-pounded gloves and called it a career. Given his all-time greatness and...

Sherdog.com Staff

Jun 29, 2012

Pictures: Anderson Silva Trains for Chael Sonnen Rematch Anderson Silva allowed Sherdog.com full access to his UFC 148 training camp. The sport’s top pound-for-pound fighter will rematch Chael Sonnen...

Dave Mandel

Jun 28, 2012

The Turning Point: Silva vs. Franklin 2 Between UFC on FX 4 and UFC 147 on Friday and Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged nearly five hours of fights in two different...

Chris Nelson

Jun 26, 2012

Pictures: Bellator 71 Brett Rogers returned to the cage at Bellator 71 and dispatched of Kevin Asplund. Keith Mills was cageside in Chester, W.V., to photograph the...

Keith Mills

Jun 25, 2012

Viewpoint: Misdirected Hostility Those criticizing Jackson’s MMA should hold their tongues, writes Tristen Critchfield.

Tristen Critchfield

Jun 25, 2012

Technique of the Week: Shopping Cart Millennia Jiu-Jitsu’s Romie Aram and Darrell Montague demonstrate the shopping cart in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week.

Mike Fridley

Jun 25, 2012

Matches to Make After UFC 147, UFC on FX 4 Rich Franklin turns 38 in October, but maybe the math-teacher-turned-mixed-martial-artist does have one last title push left in him.

Brian Knapp

Jun 23, 2012

By the Numbers: UFC 147, UFC on FX 4 It was a tale of two very different main events. The first one, the UFC on FX 4 headliner between Clay Guida and Gray Maynard, angered viewers...

Tristen Critchfield

Jun 23, 2012

Pictures: UFC 147 UFC 147 played host to 11 explosive bouts in front of a rowdy crowd at Felipe Drummond Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

SHERDOG

Jun 23, 2012

UFC 147 Notebook: Rich Franklin Eyes Rarified Air Rich Franklin has the chance to move into a class all by himself when he meets Wanderlei Silva in the UFC 147 main event on Saturday at...

Brian Knapp

Jun 22, 2012

Pictures: UFC 147 Weigh-ins Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin stood face-to-face on the eve of battle in Brazil, which hosts Saturday’s UFC 147 card.

SHERDOG

Jun 22, 2012

UFC 147: 5 Reasons to Watch UFC 147 really caught a raw deal. Thanks to a logistics conflict with the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the event was...

Mike Whitman

Jun 22, 2012

8 Questions for One FC Owner Victor Cui One Fighting Championship stands just a day away from its fourth event, “Destiny of Warriors,” which streams live on OneFC.com on Saturday....

Mike Whitman

Jun 22, 2012

Pictures: Hacran Dias Trains for UFC Debut Sherdog.com shadowed Nova Uniao prospect Hacran Dias at he trained for his Octagon debut at UFC 147.

Dave Mandel

Jun 21, 2012

Pictures: UFC 147 Pre-Fight Press Conference Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva squared off Thursday in Brazil in advance of their UFC 147 headlining bout.

SHERDOG

Jun 21, 2012

UFC 147 ‘Silva vs. Franklin 2’ Preview There has been plenty of buzz leading up to UFC 147, but very little of the talk has been positive.

Tristen Critchfield

Jun 21, 2012

Pictures: UFC 147 Open Workouts Wanderlei Silva and Rich Franklin worked out for the press to promote their rematch at UFC 147.

SHERDOG

Jun 21, 2012

Pros Pick: Silva vs. Franklin 2 Three summers ago, Wanderlei Silva lost a unanimous decision to onetime UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin in Germany. It was the Brazilian...

Mike Sloan

Jun 21, 2012

UFC on FX 4 Prelims: 5 Reasons to Watch Long hailed as a potential threat to Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight boss Jose Aldo, Hatsu Hioki has to this point avoided a...

Brian Knapp

Jun 21, 2012

Bellator 71: What to Watch For Bellator Fighting Championships 205-pound titleholder Christian M'Pumbu has yet to defend the belt he won more than a year ago. That figures to...

Brian Knapp

Jun 21, 2012

UFC on FX 4 Notebook: Clean Slate for T.J. Waldburger T.J. Waldburger has adopted a walk-softly-and-carry-a-big-stick approach. A man of few words, the 24-year-old Texan has quietly compiled a 3-1 mark inside one of the...

Brian Knapp

Jun 20, 2012

UFC 147 ‘Franklin vs. Silva 2’ Statistical Matchup Analysis The UFC’s third trip to Brazil in less than a year has been overlooked ever since Vitor Belfort’s unfortunate hand injury and withdrawal....

Reed Kuhn

Jun 19, 2012

Pictures: Titan FC 23 ‘Fight for the Troops’ UFC veteran Jorge Santiago ripped off a nasty submission of Justin Guthrie in the main event of Titan Fighting Championship 23 in Fort Riley, Kan.

SHERDOG

Jun 19, 2012

UFC on FX 4 ‘Maynard vs. Guida’ Preview When you are a top-tier lightweight employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, there is no such thing as a breather. Case in point: the UFC on FX 4 headliner, which pits Gray Maynard against...

Tristen Critchfield

Jun 18, 2012

Technique of the Week: Chop Down Millennia Jiu-Jitsu’s Romie Aram and Darrell Montague demonstrate the chop down in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week.

Mike Fridley

Jun 18, 2012

The Doggy Bag: The Injury Edition Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. This week, Sherdoggers put on their white...

Sherdog.com Staff

Jun 17, 2012

Free Video-on-Demand: BXC Free video-on-demand is available from Battle Xtreme Championship, which streamed live Saturday, June 16 on Sherdog.com.

Mike Fridley

Jun 16, 2012

8 Questions for Murilo Bustamante In the following interview with Sherdog.com, Murilo Bustamante, Palhares’ trainer at Brazilian Top Team, discussed what went right and what...

Marcelo Alonso

Jun 16, 2012

Sherdog Rewind: An Interview with Dr. Charles Bernick Brain study involves nearly 200 MMA fighters and boxers.

Jack Encarnacao

Jun 16, 2012

Pictures: Deep '58 Impact' Satoru Kitaoka topped Katsunori Kikuno and Daisuke Nakamura won the Deep lightweight title at Deep '58 Impact' in Tokyo. Sherdog.com's Taro Irei...

Taro Irei

Jun 15, 2012

Ran Weathers Sees BXC Main Event as Potential Door Opener Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts representative and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 12 alum Ran Weathers is gearing up for one of the biggest fights of his career against Rafael Dias in the...

Trula Howe

Jun 15, 2012

A Linear History: UFC Heavyweight Championship Thirteen men have held the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title since it was brought into existence more than 15 years ago. To say...

Mike Fridley Brian Knapp

Jun 15, 2012

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Sergio Pettis When Sergio Pettis faces Tom McKenna at Legends of Fighting Championship 53 “Memoriam” on Friday at the 8 Seconds Saloon in Indianapolis, a contract with the...

Prospect Watch

Yael Grauer

Jun 14, 2012

The Bracket: UFC 125-Pound Tournament Team Alpha Male’s Joseph Benavidez and AMC Pankration’s Demetrious Johnson have punched their tickets to the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

Mike Fridley Brian Knapp

Jun 12, 2012

Technique of the Week: Trap-Door Armbar Millennia Jiu-Jitsu’s Romie Aram and Darrell Montague demonstrate the chop down in this edition of Sherdog.com’s Technique of the Week.

Mike Fridley

Jun 11, 2012

The Turning Point: Johnson vs. McCall 2 Three months later and here we are looking back on another meeting between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall.

Chris Nelson

Jun 11, 2012

The Doggy Bag: The Big and Small Edition Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. In this edition, readers respond to a host...

Sherdog.com Staff

Jun 10, 2012

Beating The Odds: UFC on FX 3 The battle between Scott Jorgensen and former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Eddie Wineland was voted onto the UFC on FX 3 main card by...

Yael Grauer

Jun 09, 2012

Matches to Make After UFC on FX 3 No one in South Florida did more to up their stock than Erick Silva. The Brazilian prospect was utterly electrifying in submitting respected AMA Fight Club representative...

Brian Knapp

Jun 09, 2012

Video: UFC on FX 3 Post-Fight Press Conference Friday's UFC on FX 3 post-fight press conference can be viewed here.

SHERDOG

Jun 08, 2012

By the Numbers: UFC on FX 3 Demetrious Johnson fought like a man with something to prove. In his first meeting with Ian McCall at UFC on FX 2 in March, many felt that he...

Tristen Critchfield

Jun 08, 2012

Pictures: Cage Warriors 47 D.J. Linderman and Conor McGregor claimed the Cage Warriors heavyweight and featherweight titles at The Helix in Dublin. Mick Bower captured all...

Mick Bower

Jun 06, 2012

UFC on FX 3 ‘McCall vs. Johnson 2’ Preview Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson will settle their unfinished business in the UFC flyweight tournament semifinals on Friday in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Tristen Critchfield

Jun 06, 2012

Pictures: Jackson's MMA Series 8 Joey Villasenor edged Donnie Liles in the main event of Jackson’s MMA Series 8 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque, N.M. Wilson...

Sherdog.com Staff

Jun 05, 2012

UFC on FX 3 Prelims: 5 Reasons to Watch Mike Pierce looks to rebound from a controversial split decision loss to Josh Koscheck, as he meets once-beaten Brazilian Carlos Eduardo Rocha.

Mike Whitman

Jun 05, 2012

Josh Barnett’s Technique of the Week: Boston Crab Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and Jack May demonstrate the Boston crab in this edition of Sherdog.com's Technique of the Week.

Mike Fridley

Jun 04, 2012

Viewpoint: Reviving the Brand Even with its new live format, “The Ultimate Fighter” brand needs fixing, or at the very least, tinkering. Tristen Critchfield weighs in.

Tristen Critchfield

Jun 04, 2012

The Doggy Bag: The Lemonade Edition Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. In this edition of The Doggy Bag, readers...

Sherdog.com Staff

Jun 03, 2012

Beating The Odds: ‘The Ultimate Fighter 15’ Finale Mike Chiesa was not a popular pick to win the reality series began in March, but he proved the doubters wrong time and time again.

Yael Grauer

Jun 02, 2012

Max Holloway: I’m in the UFC to Stay The UFC’s youngest fighter broke down his victory against Pat Schilling at “The Ultimate Fighter 15” Finale.

TJ De Santis

Jun 02, 2012

Urijah Faber: ‘Barao’ More Dangerous than Dominick Cruz Urijah Faber talked with TJ De Santis following “The Ultimate Fighter 15” Finale in Las Vegas.

TJ De Santis

Jun 02, 2012

Kenny Florian: ‘I Will Always Miss Fighting’ Kenny Florian discusses “The Ultimate Fighter 15” Finale with Sherdog.com.

TJ De Santis

Jun 02, 2012

Dominick Cruz: ‘TUF 15’ a Roller Coaster Dominick Cruz shared his experience on “The Ultimate Fighter 15” with Sherdog.com’s TJ De Santis.

TJ De Santis

Jun 01, 2012

Matches to Make After ‘TUF 15’ Finale Mike Chiesa became the latest in a long line of prospective mixed martial artists to win “The Ultimate Fighter” competition, and he did so...

Brian Knapp

Jun 01, 2012

By the Numbers: ‘TUF 15’ Finale Martin Kampmann can’t be counted out. Seemingly outmatched on the feet against a favored opponent, the resilient Dane added to his comeback...

Tristen Critchfield

Jun 01, 2012

‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Finales: 5 Overlooked Moments Dustin Hazelett’s armbar and John Howard’s last-second knockout are among the under-the-radar memories the UFC’s reality show has provided.

Brian Knapp

Jun 01, 2012

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