SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News - August 2014

SHERDOG NEWS AUGUST 2014

After ‘Stressful’ Joe Soto Bout, T.J. Dillashaw Not Interested in Barao Rematch Don’t ask T.J. Dillashaw who he wants to fight next.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 31, 2014

Bethe Correia’s Message to Ronda Rousey: I’m Going to Retire with the Belt Bethe Correia wants the fight. Ronda Rousey wants the fight. Not so fast, says UFC President Dana White.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 30, 2014

UFC 177 Bonuses: Dillashaw, Ferreira, Nijem, Medeiros Earn $50K Awards It wasn’t the main event everyone expected, but that didn’t stop T.J. Dillashaw from putting on a show.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 30, 2014

T.J. Dillashaw Delivers Another Fifth-Round Finish, Denies Joe Soto at UFC 177 Joe Soto found no gold at the end of his rainbow.

Aug 30, 2014

Renan Barao Says UFC 177 Weight Cut was Great Until He Fainted, Hit Head on Bathtub In Renan Barao’s mind, everything – including his weight cut -- was going as planned this week.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 30, 2014

UFC 177 Results: ‘Dillashaw vs. Soto’ Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com reports from Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif., at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday night with live UFC 177 results and...

SHERDOG

Aug 30, 2014

Boxing News: Rogelio Medina Crushes J’Leon Love, Scores Third-Round KO Most who follow boxing felt that unbeaten contender J’Leon Love would topple struggling Rogelio Medina and quickly be knocking on the door of...

Boxing

Aug 30, 2014

J'Leon Love vs. Rogelio Medina: Showtime Boxing Play-by-Play & Live Updates Sherdog.com's Mike Sloan reports from The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas with live ShoBox play-by-play.

Boxing

Aug 30, 2014

Ruan Potts Confused by Referee Stoppage in Loss to Anthony Hamilton at UFC 177 According to FightMetric.com , Ruan Potts absorbed a total of 53 significant strikes to the body in his loss to Anthony Hamilton at UFC 177.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 30, 2014

Road FC 18 Play-by-Play: ‘Kim vs. Ramos’ Results & Updates Sherdog.com is pleased to offer live play-by-play of Saturday morning’s Road FC 18 at 7:00 a.m. ET.

Aug 30, 2014

Renan Barao Out of UFC 177, Joe Soto Gets Last-Minute Title Shot Against T.J. Dillashaw UFC 177 already featured one of the most maligned pay-per-view lineups in promotion history. That was before Renan Barao dropped out of his bantamweight title rematch against...

Jeff Sherwood Tristen Critchfield

Aug 29, 2014

Former Olympian Henry Cejudo Must Move to 135 to Continue Fighting in the UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship debut of Henry Cejudo at flyweight will never happen according to UFC President Dana White.

Aug 29, 2014

UFC Heading to Australia for Nov. 8 UFC Fight Night Event The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to go “down under” on Nov. 8.

Aug 29, 2014

UFC Released Stephan Bonnar to Allow Him to Fight for Bellator MMA Former Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor Stephan Bonnar was released from the promotion he called home for more than nine years so he could fight in...

Aug 29, 2014

UFC 177 Salaries: Bantamweight Champ T.J. Dillashaw Earns Event-High $100,000 Bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw earned the biggest payday at UFC 177.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 29, 2014

UFC President Dana White: Renan Barao Will Not Get Title Shot Upon Return When Renan Barao withdrew from his main event bout with T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 177, he gave up his right to an immediate rematch for the...

Aug 29, 2014

UFC 177 Odds: Joe Soto Opens as +700 Underdog Against T.J. Dillashaw With the news that Joe Soto will be filling in on 24 hours’ notice to challenge T.J. Dillashaw for the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 177 in...

Aug 29, 2014

Live Now! Legacy FC 34 Play-by-Play: ‘Hall vs. Souza’ Results & Updates Sherdog.com is pleased to provide live Legacy FC 34 play-by-play starting at 10 p.m. ET Friday night.

Aug 29, 2014

UFC 177 ‘Dillashaw vs. Soto’ Real-Time Weigh-in Results In a matter of hours, the mixed martial arts world will know for certain who the sport’s best bantamweight is ... or so we thought.

Aug 29, 2014

Henry Cejudo Withdraws from UFC 177 Bout vs. Jorgensen Due to Medical Reasons Henry Cejudo has withdrawn from his UFC 177 bout against Scott Jorgensen due to medical reasons, according to the promotion.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 29, 2014

Shinya Aoki, Ben Askren, Jadamba Narantungalag Reign as Champions at One FC 19 Kamal Shalorus became the latest victim of the vaunted Shinya Aoki ground game.

Aug 29, 2014

Dana White: UFC Waiting for Tyron Woodley to Agree to Hector Lombard Bout Hector Lombard has already agreed to a fight against fellow Top 10 welterweight Tyron Woodley, according to UFC President Dana White.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 29, 2014

Brett Cooper Meets Brian Rogers at Bellator 125 After James Irvin Leg Injury James Irvin is out of his middleweight clash against Brian Rogers at Bellator 125 after suffering a leg injury.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 29, 2014

Tateki Matsuda Replaces Dustin Kimura, Faces Chris Beal at UFC Fight Night on Sept. 5 Chris Beal has yet another opponent at UFC Fight Night “Mousasi vs. Jacare 2.”

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 29, 2014

Road FC 18 Weigh-in Results: ‘Beicao’ Ramos, Hoon Kim Cleared for Main Event Brazil’s Luis Ramos and South Korea’s Hoon Kim are set to meet in the Road FC 18 headliner after successfully hitting their marks at...

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 29, 2014

‘Big’ John McCarthy Draws Referee Assignment for Dillashaw-Barao Rematch at UFC 177 UFC 177 will feature the usual suspects when it comes to mixed martial arts events held in California.

Aug 28, 2014

With Fernandes Injured, Paul Daley Gets Brazil’s da Rocha in New BAMMA 16 Main Event Paul Daley has a new opponent for his headlining bout at BAMMA 16.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 28, 2014

UFC President Dana White Unfazed by ‘Sleazebag’ Label in GQ Magazine Dana White is accustomed to being in the news. As the head of the most recognizable fight promotion in the world, it comes with the territory.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 28, 2014

UAE Native Mohamed Walid Flying the Flag for a Nation in One FC Debut Repetitive, physical work is almost always done by foreigners in the United Arab Emirates. Mixed martial arts is no exception, and it is...

Aug 28, 2014

‘King Mo’ Signs Long-Term Extension with Bellator, Gets New Opponent on Sept. 5 While there has been constant shuffling of Muhammed Lawal’s foes at Bellator 123, “King Mo” is certain of one thing: He’s staying with...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 28, 2014

Max Holloway Replaces ‘Korean Zombie,’ Faces Corassani at UFC Fight Night Stockholm Akira Corassani has a new opponent for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Stockholm, as the promotion announced on Thursday that Max...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 28, 2014

Shinya Aoki: Loyalty to One Fighting Championship Outweighed Lure of UFC Advances Rarely does any professional mixed martial artist turn down the opportunity to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but there are a least two notable exceptions: Bibiano Fernandes and...

Aug 28, 2014

Two Days After Revealing Injury Wladimir Klitschko Fight Rescheduled for Nov. 15 Two days after it was revealed Wladimir Klitschko had suffered a torn left biceps, his bout against Kubrat Pulev has been rescheduled for Nov....

Boxing

Aug 28, 2014

Ben Askren Warns One FC Champ Nobutatsu Suzuki: ‘I Am a Whole Different Beast’ Ben Askren once again has his sights set on MMA gold.

Aug 28, 2014

Flyweights Patrick Holohan, Louis Gaudinot Paired at UFC Fight Night in Halifax Patrick Holohan will lock horns with Louis Gaudinot when the UFC heads to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Oct. 4.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 28, 2014

One FC 19 Weigh-in Results: All Three Title Fights Get Green Light The four fights at the top of the docket for One FC: "Reign of Champions" make it arguably the strongest card the Victor Cui-led promotion has...

Aug 28, 2014

Gennady Golovkin to Defend WBA, IBO Titles Against WBC Champ Marco Antonio Rubio Gennady Golovkin will fight Marco Antonio Rubio on Oct. 18 from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. “GGG’s” World Boxing Association and...

Boxing

Aug 28, 2014

Ovince St. Preux-‘Feijao’ Cavalcante Showdown Booked for UFC Fight Night on Nov. 8 Ovince St. Preux will look to bounce back from his main event loss to Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night Bangor when he takes on Rafael Cavalcante on...

Aug 27, 2014

Matt Wiman Returns to Octagon, Faces Isaac Vallie-Flagg at UFC Fight Night in Austin Matt Wiman will return to the cage for the first time since January 2013 when he squares off with Isaac Vallie-Flagg at UFC Fight Night in Austin.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 27, 2014

Legacy FC 36 Gets Cody East-Vernon Lewis, Damacio Page-Allan Nascimento on Oct. 17 A heavyweight clash between Cody East and Vernon Lewis will headline Legacy Fighting Championship’s Oct. 17 trip to Albuquerque, N.M.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 27, 2014

Three of Boxing’s Four Largest Organizations to Implement use of Instant Replay Following annual meetings in June, it has been confirmed that instant replay will be used in world championship fights and any other affiliated...

Boxing

Aug 27, 2014

Mayweather-Maidana 2 will Start an Hour Earlier than Traditional Boxing Pay-Per-Views The highly anticipated rematch pitting Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Marcos Maidana will start an hour earlier than the norm when it comes to...

Boxing

Aug 27, 2014

Stephan Bonnar Comes Out of Retirement to Sign with Bellator, Will Likely Fight Tito Ortiz Stephan Bonnar, who retired from mixed martial arts in 2012, has signed with Bellator MMA.

Aug 27, 2014

Opinion: The Bellator Battle Plan The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s policies and ambitious schedule has left the door open for its chief rival, writes Zach Arnold.

Aug 27, 2014

Andre Fili Injured; Chas Skelly to Face Sean Soriano at UFC Fight Night in Connecticut Andre Fili has suffered an undisclosed injury and is officially out of his bout with Sean Soriano at UFC Fight Night “Mousasi vs. Jacare 2” on Sept. 5....

Aug 26, 2014

Joseph Benavidez-Dustin Ortiz Flyweight Bout Added to UFC Fight Night in Austin Joseph Benavidez will look to remain amongst the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight contenders in a newly announced bout against Dustin...

Aug 26, 2014

Bellator Releases Former 205-Pound Champ Attila Vegh, 12 Other Fighters Bellator MMA has trimmed its roster by 13 fighters.

Aug 26, 2014

UFC: Dana White Breached Regulatory Protocol by Removing Judge in Macau The decision by Ultimate Fighting Championship to remove a judge from UFC Fight Night “Bisping vs. Le” following the first two bouts has...

Aug 26, 2014

‘Beicao’ Ramos, Vinicius ‘Vina’ Top Saturday’s Road FC 18 in Brazil vs. Korea Matchups A pair of Brazilians with UFC experience will attempt to get back on track this weekend, but they will have to do so on hostile soil in South Korea.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 26, 2014

Rolles Gracie to Challenge Karol Bedorf for KSW Heavyweight Championship on Oct. 4 Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner Rolles Gracie will challenge Karol Bedorf for the heavyweight title of Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki at...

Aug 26, 2014

Kickboxing News: Wayne Barrett Eyes Glory Ace Levin, Tells Verlinden to Look Elsewhere New York middleweight Wayne Barrett is advising Belgian counterpart Filip Verlinden to think again about calling him out.

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

John Joe O'Regan

Aug 26, 2014

UFC 180 Main Card Gets Ellenberger-Gastelum, Lamas-Bermudez, Sanchez-Parke The main card of UFC 180 received four new pairings on Tuesday: Kelvin Gastelum versus Jake Ellenberger, Dennis Bermudez versus Ricardo Lamas, Norman Parke versus Diego Sanchez, and Marcus Brimage versus...

Aug 26, 2014

Chan Sung Jung Suffers Shoulder Injury, Withdraws from Oct. 4 UFC Co-Main Event The injury bug continues to impair the mixed martial arts career of Chan Sung Jung.

Aug 26, 2014

Boxing News: Wladimir Klitschko Suffers Torn Biceps, Sept. 6 Title Defense Postponed Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has suffered a torn left biceps, forcing him to pull out of a Sept. 6 title defense against Kubrat Pulev...

Boxing

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 25, 2014

Ex-UFC Flyweight Jose Maria Tome Joins Team Nogueira, Aims for Brazilian Title After nine months away from the cage, Jose Maria Tome is ready to return.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 25, 2014

Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Bellator & Other Fights Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 25, 2014

UFC Fight Night Tulsa Bonuses: Dos Anjos, Mein, Leites, Saunders Earn $50K Awards Rafael dos Anjos, Jordan Mein, Thales Leites and Ben Saunders all took home $50,000 bonuses at UFC Fight Night “Henderson vs. Dos Anjos” on...

Aug 23, 2014

Rafael dos Anjos KOs Benson Henderson, Earns 11th Octagon Win at UFC Fight Night Tulsa Rafael dos Anjos has his signature win.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 23, 2014

UFC Fight Night Results: ‘Henderson vs. Dos Anjos’ Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com reports from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET with live UFC Fight Night “Henderson vs. Dos Anjos”...

SHERDOG

Aug 23, 2014

Ben Saunders Claims First Omoplata Finish in UFC History Ben Saunders hadn’t set foot inside the Octagon since 2010, but on Saturday at UFC Fight Night “Henderson vs. Dos Anjos” the Bellator MMA veteran returned in historic fashion, finishing...

Aug 23, 2014

Brian Ortega Apologizes for Failed Drug Test at UFC on Fox 12 Brian Ortega took to Instagram on Saturday to apologize for his failed drug test following UFC on Fox 12 in San Jose, Calif., on July 26....

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 23, 2014

Boxing News: Bernard Hopkins to Fight Undefeated Sergey Kovalev on Nov. 8 49-year-old Bernard Hopkins will fight undefeated Sergey Kovalev at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, N.J. on Nov. 8. The 12-round bout will...

Boxing

Aug 23, 2014

Lee Mein Banned from UFC Fight Night Tulsa Following Arrest for Alleged Sexual Assault Prior to Jordan Mein tipping the scales in Tulsa, Okla., on Friday, his father, Lee Mein, was arrested on a charge of sexual battery. As a result of the arrest, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has barred Mein from attending his...

Aug 23, 2014

Acting as Own Commission in Macau, UFC Removes Judge at Fight Night ‘Bisping vs. Le’ An unnamed judge was relieved of cageside duties following what the Ultimate Fighting Championship deemed as questionable scoring during the two opening bouts of...

Aug 23, 2014

UFC Fight Night Macao Bonuses: Bisping, Woodley, Mina, Sasaki Win $50K Michael Bisping, Tyron Woodley, Alberto Mina and Yuta Sasaki all took home $50,000 bonuses at UFC Fight Night “Bisping vs. Le” on Saturday.

Aug 23, 2014

Michael Bisping Scores Fourth-Round Finish on Cung Le Atop UFC Fight Night Macau Michael Bisping stops Cung Le on a fourth-round technical knockout on Saturday in China.

Aug 23, 2014

Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Slices Satoshi Ishii, ‘Minowaman’ Falls at Inoki Genome Fight 2 Mirko Filipovic used one sharp elbow strike to avoid becoming the latest addition to Satoshi Ishii’s collection of veteran scalps.

Aug 23, 2014

UFC Fight Night Results: ‘Bisping vs. Le’ Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com has live updates of Saturday's UFC Fight Night “Bisping vs. Le” card starting at 6:30 a.m. ET.

Aug 23, 2014

Inoki Genome Fight 2 Play-by-Play: ‘Cro Cop vs. Ishii’ Results & Updates Sherdog.com is pleased to offer live play-by-play of Saturday morning’s Inoki Genome Fight 2 “Cro Cop vs. Ishii” card at 5 a.m. ET.

Aug 23, 2014

Mike Ricci Hands George Sotiropoulos Fifth Straight Loss in Titan FC 29 Headliner Another Titan FC main event, another UFC veteran and BJJ black belt opponent and another easy victory for Mike Ricci.

Aug 23, 2014

Titan FC 29 Play-by-Play: ‘Sotiropoulos vs. Ricci’ Results & Updates Sherdog.com reports from Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., with live Titan FC 29 results and play-by-play.

Jordan Breen Tristen Critchfield

Aug 23, 2014

RFA 17 Play-by-Play: ‘Cochrane vs. Giagos’ Results & Updates Sherdog.com is pleased to offer live RFA 17 results and play-by-play at 10 p.m. ET.

Aug 23, 2014

UFC Fight Night Tulsa Weigh-in Results: Henderson-dos Anjos Main Event Green-lit If Benson Henderson lands another shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight crown he once held, he will have run quite the gauntlet.

Aug 22, 2014

Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Cleared, Satoshi Ishii Doesn’t Weigh in for Inoki Genome Fight 2 Headliner Inoki Genome Federation, the combat sports promotion owned by Japanese professional wrestling legend Antonio Inoki, held weigh-ins on Friday for its...

Aug 22, 2014

Ex-RFA Champ Brian Ortega Tests Positive for Anabolic Steroids Following UFC on Fox 12 UFC featherweight Brian Ortega tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone following his win against Mike de la Torre at UFC on Fox 12...

Aug 22, 2014

Daniel Straus-Justin Wilcox Featherweight Clash Headlines Bellator 127 on Oct. 3 A featherweight clash between Daniel Straus and Justin Wilcox will headline Bellator 127.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 22, 2014

After Injuries to Previous Foes, Kimura, Beal Agree to Meet at UFC Fight Night on Sept. 5 Injuries to Ian Entwistle and Rob Font have reshuffled the UFC Fight Night “Mousasi vs. Jacare 2” lineup.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 22, 2014

Legacy FC Champion Damon Jackson Takes UFC 177 Fight on Nine Days’ Notice With just a little more than a week remaining before the Ultimate Fighting Championship arrives in Sacramento, Calif., for UFC 177, the pay-per-view card is complete with the late addition of Damon Jackson...

Aug 22, 2014

UFC Fight Night Macau Weigh-in Results: Michael Bisping, Cung Le Hit Marks The Ultimate Fighting Championship has paired one of its most likable fighters with perhaps its most hated figure.

Aug 22, 2014

Source: Karo Parisyan Will Fight Marius Zaromskis at Bellator 127 on Oct. 3 Karo Parisyan will return to Bellator MMA Oct. 3 to take on Marius Zaromskis at Bellator 127.

Aug 21, 2014

Glory Heavyweight Jamal Ben Saddik Hit with Disciplinary Suspension Jamal Ben Saddik was issued with a six-month disciplinary suspension on Thursday.

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

John Joe O'Regan

Aug 21, 2014

Boxing News: Hall of Famer Kenny Bayless Appointed Referee of Mayweather-Maidana II The highly anticipated rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana on Sept. 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas now has a referee and...

Boxing

Aug 21, 2014

Talita Nogueira Added to Bellator MMA’s Burgeoning Women’s Featherweight Division Scott Coker revealed last week that Bellator MMA was getting back into the business of women’s mixed martial arts.

Aug 21, 2014

Referee, Judges Assigned for Johnson-Cariaso Flyweight Title Bout at UFC 178 Referee Herb Dean will oversee the flyweight title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso at UFC 178.

Aug 21, 2014

Kevin Casey, Robert Drysdale Temporarily Suspended in Nevada for Failed Drug Tests Both Kevin Casey and Robert Drysdale were victorious in their respective bouts at UFC 175 and "The Ultimate Fighter 19" finale finale in July....

Aug 21, 2014

Nevada Commission Postpones Hearing of Disciplinary Complaint Against Wanderlei Silva Resolution to the Wanderlei Silva saga will have to wait.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 21, 2014

One Fighting Championship Signs Roger Gracie to Multi-Fight Contract One Fighting Championship continues to bolster its roster, as the Singapore-based promotion announced that it has signed Roger Gracie to a...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 20, 2014

Joby Sanchez Would Have Retired From MMA Had He Not Reached UFC by Age 25 Don’t tell Joby Sanchez that he should have postponed his golden opportunity.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 20, 2014

UFC Heading to Austin, Texas for Fight Night Event on Nov. 22 The Ultimate Fighting Championship will hold a UFC Fight Night card at Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Nov. 22.

Aug 20, 2014

UFC Targeting Lyoto Machida-Luke Rockhold Middleweight Bout for 2014 Event A middleweight showdown between Lyoto Machida and Luke Rockhold is in the works for a UFC event sometime later this year.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 20, 2014

War Machine’s Lawyer Issues Statement: ‘My Client is Not a Monster’ War Machined has been ordered to return to Nevada to face charges for allegedly beating ex-girlfriend Christy Mack.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 20, 2014

Bellator MMA Releases UFC, Strikeforce Veteran Phil Baroni After One Bout Bellator has released Phil Baroni after one bout with the promotion.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 20, 2014

Jerrod Sanders to Debut at Bantamweight Against Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night Halifax Pedro Munhoz will welcome Jerrod Sanders to 135 pounds at UFC Fight Night "MacDonald vs. Saffiedine."

Aug 20, 2014

Donald Cerrone-Eddie Alvarez Betting Odds Nearly Even for UFC 178 Co-Headliner The mixed martial arts world continues to buzz about Bellator MMA releasing Eddie Alvarez from his contract and the UFC subsequently signing the Philadelphia native and inserting him into a bout at UFC 178...

Aug 20, 2014

Dominick Cruz-Takeya Mizugaki Bantamweight Clash to Serve as Featured UFC 178 Prelim UFC 178 could arguably be headlined by several different fights on the pay-per-view card.

Aug 20, 2014

Kickboxing News: Glory Lightweight Champ Davit Kiria Wants Giorgio Petrosyan Rematch Glory lightweight champion Davit Kiria is calling for a rematch with former world No. 1 Giorgio Petrosyan.

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

John Joe O'Regan

Aug 20, 2014

Matt Manzanares to Defend Flyweight Title Against Alexandre Pantoja at RFA 18 RFA 18 now has a new headliner, as Matt Manzanares will defend his flyweight strap against Alexandre Pantoja Passidomo on Sept. 12.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 19, 2014

Eddie Alvarez to Make UFC Debut Against Donald Cerrone in UFC 178 Co-Headliner Just a few hours after his previous employer announced his unconditional release, Eddie Alvarez already has a new gig lined up. And it might...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 19, 2014

Paul Daley Says Potential Bellator Fight with Melvin Manhoef ‘Will Not Be Happening’ Melvin Manhoef and Paul Daley are two of Bellator MMA’s newest signings.

Aug 19, 2014

Kickboxing News: Glory Appoints New CEO, Extends Spike TV Broadcast Deal Jon Franklin has been appointed as the new CEO of Glory Sports International, parent company of the Glory kickboxing organization.

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

John Joe O'Regan

Aug 19, 2014

Eddie Alvarez Granted Unconditional Release from Bellator MMA Bellator MMA lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was granted his unconditional release from the organization on Tuesday.

Aug 19, 2014

Boxing News: Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports to Begin Promoting Boxing Events Jay Z’s sports agency, Roc Nation Sports, has obtained licenses to promote boxing events in New York and Washington, D.C., according to a report from...

Boxing

Aug 19, 2014

Michael Bisping: Cung Le Is a ‘Phony’ Trying to Build His Movie-Star Brand Michael Bisping is not impressed by Cung Le’s Hollywood connections.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 19, 2014

Report: Newcomer Larissa Pacheco to Face Jessica Andrade at Sept. 13 UFC Fight Night Following an injury to Valerie Letourneau, replacement Larissa Pacheco will make her Ultimate Fighting Championship debut against Jessica Andrade at...

Aug 19, 2014

UFC 177 Opening Bout to Feature Lightweights Cain Carrizosa, Chris Wade Two Ultimate Fighting Championship newcomers, Cain Carrizosa and Chris Wade, will compete in a lightweight contest at UFC 177 on Aug. 30.

Aug 19, 2014

Former Lightweight No. 1 Contender T.J. Grant Targets Fall UFC Return After more than a year away, T.J. Grant is nearing a return to the Octagon.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 19, 2014

UFC 177 Update: Odoms-Magomedov Scratched, Medeiros-Edwards Moved to Main Card A heavyweight bout between Richard Odoms and Ruslan Magomedov set for the main card of UFC 177 is no longer.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 18, 2014

Mirsad Bektic Out of UFC Fight Night Tulsa; Max Holloway Meets Newcomer Clay Collard An injury has forced unbeaten featherweight Mirsad Bektic to withdraw from this weekend’s Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Tulsa, Okla.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 18, 2014

Beijing Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii Joins Card for Inaugural M-1 Challenge in China Japanese heavyweight Satoshi Ishii is set to return to the site of his 2008 Olympics judo gold medal conquest, this time as a mixed martial artist.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 18, 2014

Vuyisile Colossa-Caros Fodor Rematch, 3 More Bouts Added to One FC 20 in Cambodia Nine months after their first encounter, lightweights Vuyisile Colossa and Caros Fodor will meet again in the cage of One Fighting Championship.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 17, 2014

Sara McMann Eyes Miesha Tate Bout, Believes Zingano Deserves Next Shot at Rousey Sara McMann believes everyone in the women’s bantamweight division has place in line -- and that goes for potential UFC employees as well as...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 17, 2014

Ryan Bader Wants Spot on UFC Card in Phoenix Following Win Over Ovince St. Preux Ryan Bader relied on to his roots to derail Ovince St. Preux’s momentum.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 17, 2014

Dana White: I’m Not Looking to Chase Gray Maynard Out of the Sport A few years ago, Gray Maynard was near the pinnacle of the UFC’s lightweight division, but following a third consecutive knockout loss, “The...

Aug 16, 2014

UFC Fight Night Bangor Bonuses: Boetsch, Jouban, Baczynski, Tavares Win $50K Tim Boetsch, Alan Jouban, Seth Baczynski and Thiago Tavares all took home $50,000 bonuses at UFC Fight Night “Bader vs. St. Preux” on Saturday.

Aug 16, 2014

Ryan Bader Takedowns Overwhelm Ovince St. Preux in UFC Fight Night Bangor Decision Ryan Bader outduels Ovince St. Preux to a unanimous decision in their UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday in Maine.

Aug 16, 2014

Boxing News: Kell Brook Scores Upset, Topples Shawn Porter Via Majority Decision Kell Brook, a somewhat sizeable underdog coming in, negated the aggressive style of Shaun Porter and won a majority decision on Saturday night.

Boxing

Aug 16, 2014

UFC Fight Night Bangor Prelims: Jussier ‘Formiga’ Grapples Past Zach Makovsky Jussier da Silva made Zach Makovsky play his game.

Aug 16, 2014

UFC Fight Night Results: ‘Bader vs. St. Preux’ Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com reports from Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, at approximately 8 p.m. ET with live UFC Fight Night “Bader vs. St. Preux”...

SHERDOG

Aug 16, 2014

Shawn Porter vs. Kell Brook: Showtime Boxing Play-by-Play & Live Updates Sherdog.com reports from the Stubhub Center in Carson, Calif., with live Showtime Boxing play-by-play.

Boxing

Aug 16, 2014

‘Irish Joe’ Duffy Returns From Hiatus, Chokes Out Damien Lapilus in CWFC 70 Headliner After a nearly three-year hiatus to pursue a professional boxing career, Joseph Duffy returned to MMA armed with a skilled set of hands as well...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 16, 2014

UFC Veteran Krzysztof Soszynski Announces Retirement Due to Memory Loss Krzysztof Soszynski is more than two years removed from his last mixed martial arts bout, a 35-second knockout loss to Igor Pokrajac at UFC 140.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 16, 2014

War Machine Arrested by U.S. Marshal, Local Police at Hotel in Simi Valley, Calif. War Machine’s time on the run from law enforcement authorities has reached its end.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 15, 2014

Cage Warriors Implements $2,000 ‘Bounty’ Bonus System for Spectacular Finishes The Europe-based Cage Warriors Fighting Championship is offering an interesting take on the traditional post-fight bonus system.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 15, 2014

UFC Fight Night Bangor Weigh-in Results: Ryan Bader-Ovince St. Preux Headliner Official Ryan Bader wants to be viewed as more than just the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division’s gatekeeper to the stars.

Aug 15, 2014

One Fighting Championship Announces ‘Roar of Tigers’ for Oct. 17 One Fighting Championship has announced that its 21st event will take place on Oct. 17 from Stadium Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Aug 15, 2014

Tybura Claims Heavyweight Title, Puetz Defends 205-Pound Belt at M-1 Challenge 50 In addition to the bizarre, M-1 Challenge 50 “Battle of Neva” offered heavyweight and light heavyweight championship fights in St....

Aug 15, 2014

Dana White: Anthony Johnson Makes Sense as Alexander Gustafsson’s Next Opponent Alexander Gustafsson believes that he, not Daniel Cormier, should be facing Jon Jones for the light heavyweight championship on Jan. 3. In the...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 15, 2014

Ryan Couture-John Schulz, L.C. Davis-Zeilton Rodrigues Added to Bellator 124 Main Card UFC and Strikeforce veteran Ryan Couture will make his Bellator MMA debut on Sept. 12 when he takes on John Schulz in a featured lightweight clash.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 15, 2014

Report: UFC Restructures International Division, Names Garry Cook Chief Global Officer There has been a shift in power at the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s international division.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 15, 2014

Gustafsson’s Trainer: ‘We Are Not Happy’ with UFC Rescheduling Jones-Cormier The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Aug. 12 announced that light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had suffered an injury in training and would not defend his title against Daniel Cormier at...

John Joe O'Regan

Aug 15, 2014

Donald Cerrone-Bobby Green Lightweight Clash Booked for UFC 178 Co-Main Event UFC 178 has a co-headliner, but it isn’t Donald Cerrone vs. Eddie Alvarez.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 14, 2014

$340,000 Settlement Assigns Value to What Might Have Been for UFC Vet Jason Day Jason Day lost his last professional fight to Francis Carmont at something called “Slammer in the Hammer” in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 14, 2014

Rico Verhoeven: It Would Be an Honor to Fight Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ in Glory Following his victory over Daniel Ghita at Glory “Last Man Standing” in June, 25-year-old Rico Verhoeven is now the undisputed king of...

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

John Joe O'Regan

Aug 14, 2014

Joby Sanchez Replaces Tim Elliott, Faces Wilson Reis at UFC Fight Night Tulsa Joby Sanchez will make his Octagon debut on short notice, as the Jackson-Wink MMA prospect will face Wilson Reis when the UFC heads to Oklahoma...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 14, 2014

Bellator Restores Women’s Division, Adds Featherweights Marloes Coenen, Julia Budd After nearly a year without any female mixed martial arts weight classes, Bellator MMA has jumped back into the fold with a women’s...

Aug 14, 2014

UFC Fight Night in Halifax Gets Aljamain Sterling-Mitch Gagnon, Five Other Bouts A pair of bantamweights have been added to UFC Fight Night “MacDonald vs. Saffiedine,” as Aljamain Sterling will face Mitch Gagnon on Oct. 4.

Aug 14, 2014

CFFC Champ Paul Felder Signs with UFC, Faces Jason Saggo on Oct. 4 in Canada Paul Felder’s last act as Cage Fury Fighting Championships lightweight titleholder was a spinning-heel kick knockout on Saturday in the main event of...

Lutfi Sariahmed

Aug 14, 2014

Alexander Gustafsson Won’t Accept Any Fights Before Getting Another Title Shot The UFC light heavyweight championship bout between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier may have been postponed, but don’t expect contender Alexander...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 13, 2014

‘TUF 19’ Alum Mike King Suspended 9 Months, Released by UFC After Failed Drug Test UFC middleweight Mike King tested positive for the steroid nandrolone following his loss to Cathal Pendred at UFC Fight Night in Dublin on July 19.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 13, 2014

Jon Jones to Undergo Surgery on Thursday, Apologizes to Fans in Facebook Statement UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will undergo surgery on Thursday, according to a statement on the fighter’s Facebook page.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 13, 2014

Alexander Shlemenko to Defend 185-Pound Title Against Brandon Halsey at Bellator 126 After an unsuccessful light heavyweight foray against Tito Ortiz, Alexander Shlemenko will return to his natural weight class at Bellator 126.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 13, 2014

Jon Jones’ Team Expects More Prepared Daniel Cormier to Have ‘No Excuses’ at UFC 182 While it is difficult to find much in the way of silver linings when it comes to the knee injury that forced the postponement of Jon Jones’ scheduled light heavyweight title defense against Daniel Cormier at...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 12, 2014

Ronda Rousey: ‘Hollywood Wouldn’t Be Interested in Me at all if it Wasn’t for Fighting’ Ronda Rousey is still riding high following her 16-second victory over Alexis Davis at UFC 175.

Aug 12, 2014

Jon Jones Injured, Out of UFC 178; Title Fight with Daniel Cormier Moved to Jan. 3 Jon Jones has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 178 main event bout against Daniel Cormier due to a leg injury sustained during training...

Aug 12, 2014

UFC Vets Leonard Garcia, Daniel Pineda to Headline Legacy FC 37 in Houston on Nov. 14 Leonard Garcia will square off with Daniel Pineda in the Legacy Fighting Championship 37 headliner on Nov. 14.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 12, 2014

War Machine Facing 7 Arrest Warrants for Alleged Assault of Ex-Girlfriend Christy Mack The Las Vegas Police Department has issued seven arrest warrants for the capture of War Machine for his role in an alleged assault of...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 12, 2014

Tachi Palace Fights Champ Joe Soto Receives UFC Call, Fights Anthony Birchak at UFC 177 Joe Soto was able to finish Terrion Ware by submission at Tachi Palace Fights 20 last Thursday, and now Soto is booked for his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.

Aug 12, 2014

Melvin Manhoef-Doug Marshall Main Event Set for Bellator 125 on Sept. 19 Melvin Manhoef will be welcomed to Bellator MMA by Doug Marshall in a middleweight contest on Sept. 19 in Fresno, Calif.

Aug 12, 2014

Nordine Taleb-Jingliang Li Welterweight Bout Added to Oct. 4 UFC Fight Night in Halifax Canada’s Nordine Taleb is headed back down to his natural weight class for his next Ultimate Fighting Championship bout.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 11, 2014

WSOF 12 Salaries: Elvis Mutapcic ($20K), Luis Palomino ($18K) Top Payroll Elvis Mutapcic may not have been the main attraction at World Series of Fighting’s event last Saturday, but “The King” nonetheless took...

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 11, 2014

With Tom DeBlass Injured, ‘King’ Mo Lawal Now Faces Marcus Sursa at Bellator 123 Muhammed Lawal has a new opponent for the light heavyweight co-main event of Bellator 123.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 11, 2014

Ben Saunders Returns to UFC Against Chris Heatherly on Aug. 23 in Tulsa Last week, it was revealed that welterweight Ben Saunders had rejoined the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Now, “Killa B” has an opponent...

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 11, 2014

Mark Bocek on PEDs in MMA: ‘It Appears to Me UFC Is Kind of Against Drug Testing’ Mark Bocek has been retired from mixed martial arts for a little over a week, but already the former UFC lightweight is making clear what...

Aug 11, 2014

Week-in-Review: List of UFC, Bellator & Other Fights Announced A complete list of significant new fights reported in the past week.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 11, 2014

Wendell Oliveira Replaces Moraes, Faces Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night Brasilia Brazilian welterweight Sergio Moraes has been forced to withdraw from his Ultimate Fighting Championship return.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 10, 2014

Andre Galvao Taps Out Chael Sonnen; Josh Barnett Submits Dean Lister at Metamoris 4 After a few anxious days of waiting to see if the Nevada Athletic Commission would actually step in and prevent their match from happening, elite jiu-jitsu player Andre Galvao climbed onto the mat to square off against Chael Sonnen in the...

Grappling

Aug 09, 2014

Luis Palomino Knee Strike Waylays Prospect Lewis Gonzalez in WSOF 12 Headliner Luis Palomino is a dangerous man.

Aug 09, 2014

Chael Sonnen vs. Andre Galvao Results: Metamoris 4 Play-by-Play Chael Sonnen will face Andre Galvao Saturday at Metamoris 4. Sherdog.com has live play-by-play of the action below starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m....

Grappling

Aug 09, 2014

World Series of Fighting 12 Results: Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com reports from Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Saturday at approximately 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with live World Series of Fighting...

Aug 09, 2014

Garcia vs. Salka: Showtime Boxing Play-by-Play & Live Updates Sherdog.com reports from Brooklyn, N.Y., Saturday with live Showtime Boxing play-by-play and updates.

Boxing

Aug 09, 2014

Paul Felder Caps CFFC 38 Title Tripleheader With Spinning-Heel Kick KO Just over three years ago, Cage Fury Fighting Championships put on a seven-fight card with Jameel Massouh taking on John Cholish in the main event. Almost 30 events later, with a TV deal with local power SNY in tow, CFFC 38's title tripleheader was topped by...

Lutfi Sariahmed

Aug 09, 2014

Eddie Bravo Invitational 2 Set for Oct. 10, Will Feature 135- and 155-Pound Divisions Following the success of the inaugural Eddie Bravo Invitational, the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu creator has announced that the Eddie Bravo...

Grappling

Aug 09, 2014

Yodsanklai Fairtex Faces Salah Khalifa for Middleweight Title in Lion Fight 18 Main Event Lion Fight 18 will feature a middleweight title fight pitting Yodsanklai Fairtex against Salah Khalifa, as well as a women’s welterweight championship bout between Anke Van Gestel and...

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

Aug 09, 2014

19-Year-Old Mizuki Inoue Taps Tomimatsu, Takes Title at Deep ‘Jewels 5’ in Tokyo It took two tries and a pair of armbars, but Mizuki Inoue is now a Jewels champion.

Aug 09, 2014

Chan Sung Jung to Make Octagon Return in UFC Fight Night Co-Feature on Oct. 4 After more than a year on the sidelines, Chan Sung Jung will make his UFC return on Oct. 4.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 09, 2014

‘TUF 16’ Menace Julian Lane Submits Luis Felix, Wins Lightweight Title at CES MMA 25 While it wasn’t exactly a vintage “Let me bang, bro” performance, Julian Lane had enough thunder in his right hand to help him capture...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 08, 2014

War Machine Released from Bellator MMA Contract After Allegedly Assaulting Girlfriend Bellator MMA has released War Machine after learning that the welterweight is wanted by Las Vegas for his part in an altercation that sent two...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 08, 2014

Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier Exchange Threats, Expletives After ESPN Segment The feud between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones has already turned physical, but in a video leaked today, the beef between the two light...

Aug 08, 2014

WSOF 12 Weigh-in Results: Luis Palomino, Lewis Gonzalez Hit Main-Event Marks Onetime Championship Fighting Alliance titleholder Luis Palomino tipped the scales at 155 pounds for his showdown with Lewis Gonzalez (155.4) in the...

Aug 08, 2014

Welterweights Cathal Pendred, Gasan Umalatov Booked for UFC Fight Night in Sweden Cathal Pendred will return to the Octagon for the first time since his gutsy performance UFC Fight Night “McGregor vs. Brandao”, as he takes on...

Aug 08, 2014

Alexander Yakovlev in for Amir Sadollah, Faces ‘Nico’ Musoke at UFC Fight Night Sweden With Amir Sadollah taking Kyle Noke’s place against Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC Fight Night “Hunt vs. Nelson”, Nicholas Musoke was left...

Aug 08, 2014

Alex Caceres Replaces Injured Urijah Faber, Meets Kanehara at UFC Fight Night Japan Urijah Faber has suffered an undisclosed injury and will no longer face Masanori Kanehara when the UFC heads to Japan on Sept. 20.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 08, 2014

Joe Soto Chokes Terrion Ware; Ricky Legere Jr., Hector Sandoval Capture Titles at TPF 20 Terrion Ware and Joe Soto were supposed to battle for bantamweight gold at Tachi Palace Fights 20 on Thursday night.

Aug 07, 2014

UFC Announcer Mike Goldberg to Call Two NFL Games This Upcoming Season With the NFL season quickly approaching, Fox has revealed its announcing teams for the 2014 season, and Ultimate Fighting Championship...

Aug 07, 2014

Frank Shamrock Describes ‘Intense’ Atmosphere During Filming of ‘Gym Rescue’ Frank Shamrock admittedly never saw it coming.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 07, 2014

Gunnar Nelson-Rick Story Pegged as Main Event of UFC Fight Night Sweden Rick Story and Gunnar Nelson will square off in a five-round main event at UFC Fight Night in Stockholm

Aug 07, 2014

Metamoris 4 Odds: Chael Sonnen Huge Underdog Against Andre Galvao Now that it appears that Chael Sonnen will compete at Metamoris 4 on Saturday, it’s worth pointing out what an enormous underdog he will be heading into his main event against...

Grappling

Aug 07, 2014

Tor Troeng, Krzysztof Jotko Booked For UFC Fight Night in Sweden Krzysztof Jotko will attempt to rebound from the first loss of his pro career when he meets Tor Troeng at UFC Fight Night Sweden on Oct. 4.

Aug 07, 2014

Ben Saunders Granted Release From Titan Fighting Championship, Signs With UFC Ben Saunders is heading back to Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Aug 07, 2014

Report: Chael Sonnen Planning to Compete at Metamoris 4 Despite NAC Threat The threat of a hefty fine from the Nevada Athletic Commission will apparently not be enough to prevent Chael Sonnen from competing in the...

Grappling

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 07, 2014

Kyle Noke Injures Knee, Pulls Out of Sept. 20 UFC Fight Night Bout vs. Akiyama A knee injury has forced Kyle Noke to withdraw from a proposed Sept. 21 clash against Yoshihiro Akiyama in Japan.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 07, 2014

Still-Evolving Daniel Cormier Thinks Jon Jones is Catching Him at Right Time Back in May, when Daniel Cormier was preparing for his light heavyweight showdown with Dan Henderson, the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix tournament winner made it perfectly clear that he had no qualms with waiting on the winner of the...

Aug 06, 2014

TPF 20 Weigh-ins: Ware Misses Weight, Headliner vs. Soto Now Non-Title Affair Terrion Ware missed weight for his headlining bout against Joe Soto at Wednesday’s Tachi Palace Fights 20 weigh-ins, and as a result, their...

Aug 06, 2014

Conor McGregor Willing to Fight Aldo at UFC 179 if Mendes Suffers Injury UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has very little patience these days.

Aug 06, 2014

Jon Jones on Wrestling Matchup at UFC 178: I’m Looking to Take Down an Olympian Jon Jones has accomplished the feat numerous times already: Take down a more celebrated wrestler in the Octagon and dominate.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 06, 2014

Maia Injured, Mike Pyle Now Faces Jordan Mein in UFC Fight Night Tulsa Co-Headliner Injuries have resulted in a new co-main event for the UFC’s Aug. 23 trip to Oklahoma.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 06, 2014

Report: Former UFC Fighter Josh Grispi Charged for Suspicion of Assault on Wife Former UFC and WEC competitor Josh Grispi was recently charged with domestic abuse and assault in Middleboro, Mass., according to a report in the...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 06, 2014

Bantamweights Raphael Assuncao, Bryan Caraway to Meet at UFC Fight Night in Halifax Bantamweight No. 1 contender-in-waiting Raphael Assuncao will have to win at least one more time to earn a shot at UFC gold.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 06, 2014

UFC Lightweight Mark Bocek Retires at 32 Following 17 professional bouts -- 13 under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner -- Mark Bocek has retired from the sport of mixed martial arts.

Aug 05, 2014

Hawaii Native Kailin Curran Added to UFC Women’s Strawweight Division The UFC women's strawweight division officially grew to five on Tuesday with the news that Kailin Curran had signed with the Las Vegas-based...

Aug 05, 2014

One FC 19 ‘Reign of Champions’ Card Complete with 9 Bouts One Fighting Championship has finalized its Aug. 29 card in Dubai with nine fights, including three title bouts.

Aug 05, 2014

With Metamoris Status Uncertain, Sonnen Contacted Randy Couture as Possible Fill-in Chael Sonnen is set to compete against Andre Galvao at Metamoris 4 in Los Angeles this weekend, but following warnings from the Nevada Athletic...

Grappling

Aug 05, 2014

Emanuel Newton-Joey Beltran Title Fight to Headline Bellator 124 in Michigan Bellator MMA light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton will defend his title against Joey Beltran when Bellator 124 takes place Sept. 12 at...

Aug 05, 2014

Jake Shields-Ryan Ford Main Event Set for WSOF 14 in Edmonton Former UFC title contender Jake Shields will venture into hostile territory to make his World Series of Fighting debut against Canadian Ryan Ford.

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 04, 2014

Gray Maynard Replaces Abel Trujillo, Faces Ross Pearson at Aug. 16 UFC Fight Night Abel Trujillo has withdrawn from his upcoming bout against Ross Pearson after suffering an undisclosed injury, the Ultimate Fighting...

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 04, 2014

Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier Brawl at UFC Media Day in Las Vegas UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and challenger Daniel Cormier engaged in a brief scuffle during Monday’s UFC media event at MGM Grand...

Sherdog.com Staff

Aug 04, 2014

Boxing News: Bernard Hopkins-Sergey Kovalev Official for November Matchup Even without an official date or venue, HBO Boxing wasted little time in making known its plans for a light heavyweight title unification bout.

Boxing

Aug 04, 2014

Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao Purchases Small Piece of One Fighting Championship Manny Pacquiao is expanding his portfolio.

Boxing

Aug 04, 2014

Boxing News: Brandon Rios Wins Dirty War with Diego Chaves (LAS VEGAS) -- The capacity crowd inside the trendy Chelsea Ballroom in the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas expected a war between popular...

Boxing

Aug 02, 2014

John Moraga, Justin Scoggins Agree to Matchup at UFC Fight Night in Connecticut A flyweight showdown between John Moraga and Justin Scoggins will kick off the main card when the UFC heads to Connecticut on Sept. 5.

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 02, 2014

Brandon Thatch Fractures Toe, Withdraws from Aug. 23 UFC Fight Night Bout vs. Mein Brandon Thatch’s return to the Octagon will have to wait, as the welterweight prospect has withdrawn from a proposed matchup with Jordan Mein...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 02, 2014

Kickboxing News: Strikeforce Veteran Malaipet Outlasts Greskiewicz at Lion Fight 17 Malaipet Sasiprapa won’t be hanging up his gloves any time soon.

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

Aug 01, 2014

Lion Fight 17 Results: Kickboxing Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com reports from Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Ledyard, Conn., with live Lion Fight 17 play-by-play....

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

SHERDOG

Aug 01, 2014

Manny Gamburyan Set For Bantamweight Debut Against Cody Gibson at UFC 178 Manny Gamburyan will make his 135-pound debut against Cody Gibson at UFC 178 in Las Vegas.

Aug 01, 2014

Anderson Silva Never Considered Retirement, Says Injured Leg is ’95 Percent’ Healed Through it all -- the writhing in agony on the Octagon floor, the emergency surgery, the grueling rehab -- Anderson Silva never once thought...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 01, 2014

Boxing News: Adrien Broner to Face Emmanuel Taylor on Sept. 6 in Cincinnati For the first time since defeating Carlos Molina and winning the vacant WBA International Super Lightweight title in May, Adrien Broner will...

Boxing

Aug 01, 2014

After Brief Hiatus, Three-Time UFC Veteran Henry Martinez Rekindles Love for MMA ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Henry Martinez walks into the Jackson-Wink MMA gym on a warm summer morning in late July, wearing the extra weight that...

Tristen Critchfield

Aug 01, 2014

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