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SHERDOG ARTICLES APRIL 2024
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Halil Amir The undefeated Turk will risk his 10-0 record when he puts his skills to the test against fellow unbeaten prospect Akbar Abdullaev at ONE on Prime...
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Rivalries: Jose Aldo The returning legend will face Jonathan Martinez in the UFC 301 co-main event on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro.
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Bigger Fish to Fry for Vitor Petrino The undefeated Brazilian will draw his most difficult assignment to date in the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division when he faces Anthony Smith in a featured...
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Alexandre Pantoja: A Gracious Champion The Brazilian will put his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title on the line when he confronts Steve Erceg in the UFC 301...
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By The Numbers: Smilla Sundell vs. Natalia Diachkova Sundell's ONE strawweight muay thai belt will be on the line when she faces off against Diachkova in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 22 on...
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5 Defining Moments: Alexandre Pantoja “The Cannibal” will look to feast on challenger Steve Erceg and his 11-fight win streak when he defends his UFC flyweight title for the...
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Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 55 ‘Nicolau vs. Perez’ UFC on ESPN 55 made unexpected history by featuring the first female cage announcer since the company's inception.
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The Pink Slip: Who Might Be Cut After UFC on ESPN 55 Sherdog’s Abhishek Nambiar expects that in the aftermath of UFC on ESPN 55, the roster may be one fighter lighter.
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The Vanquished: What’s Next for the UFC on ESPN 55 Losers? Skidding flyweight contender Matheus Nicolau has found himself with the unenviable task of clawing back into the flyweight title picture.
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Matches to Make After UFC on ESPN 55 UFC 301 is a week away but the next Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title contender may have already presented himself.
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By the Numbers: UFC on ESPN 55 Alex Perez just reminded the rest of the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division that he’s still a dangerous opponent.
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Pictures: UFC on ESPN 55 Check out UFC on ESPN 55 as seen paused in time through the lens of a camera.
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 60 With ONE Friday Fights 60 now in the books, all attention turns towards the opportunities looming on the horizon for the triumphant fighters and...
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Rankings Tracker: UFC on ESPN 55 Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez will attempt to improve their position on the flyweight ladder when they throw hands in the Ultimate Fighting...
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A Viewer’s Guide to UFC on ESPN 55 The latest offering from the Ultimate Fighting Championship feels like the breather fight fans needed after the storm that was UFC 300.
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A Means to an End Nearing the conclusion of what has been a remarkable career, former King of the Cage champion Tim Means will take on Uros Medic in a featured UFC on...
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Prime Picks: UFC on ESPN 55 ‘Nicolau vs. Perez’ Sherdog prognosticator Jay Pettry takes far less risk than he did at UFC 300 and instead goes with chalk in the not-so-dazzling Ultimate Fighting...
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How to Watch LFA 182 Prized bantamweight prospect Mitchell McKee will match wits and fists with Jose Hernandez in the Legacy Fighting Alliance headliner on Friday in...
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How to Watch ONE Friday Fights 60 ONE Championship looks poised to deliver another mixed-discipline lineup filled with blistering action on Friday in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Rivalries: Matheus Nicolau The Brazilian flyweight contender will confront former title challenger Alex Perez in the UFC on ESPN 55 main event....
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Don’Tale Mayes The Louisville, Kentucky, native will butt heads with Caio Machado in a compelling UFC on ESPN 55 heavyweight prelim.
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 55 ‘Nicolau vs. Perez’ Two weeks removed from one of the best cards in company history, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with flyweights atop the bill on...
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Ketlen Souza’s Untamed Spirit The Brazilian firebrand will toe the line against Marnic Mann as part of the UFC on ESPN 55 undercard this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Storylines: UFC on ESPN 55 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship sets up shop for the first time since...
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5 Defining Moments: Tim Means The former King of the Cage champion will put his time-tested skills to the test against Uros Medic at UFC on ESPN 55 this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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The Rookies: UFC on ESPN 55 Brazilian kickboxer Jhonata Diniz headlines a cast of three Ultimate Fighting Championship newcomers on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Caio Machado: Brazilian Born, Canadian Made The heavyweight hopeful will attempt to bounce back from his first defeat in more than five years when he takes on Don’Tale Mayes at UFC on ESPN 55.
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By The Numbers: Ariane Lipski vs. Karine Silva The ranked women’s flyweights will collide as part of the UFC on ESPN 55 main draw this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 55 Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s post-UFC 300 return to the UFC Apex offers typical undercard fare this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Rani Yahya: A Man on a Mission The American Top Team veteran will draw his latest assignment inside the Octagon when he toes the line against Victor Henry in the featured UFC on...
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Rivalries: Rani Yahya The venerable submission specialist will lock horns with Victor Henry as part of the UFC on ESPN 55 undercard this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Bogdan Guskov The Uzbekistan native will square off with Ryan Spann in the UFC on ESPN 55 light heavyweight co-headliner this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: An Tuan Ho The undefeated MMA Lab flyweight has spent his entire professional career in the Legacy Fighting Alliance organization.
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5 Defining Moments: Ariane Lipski The former KSW champ will stake her three-fight win streak against Karine Silva this Saturday on the main card of UFC on ESPN 55.
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By The Numbers: Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez Ranked flyweights anchor the main card of "UFC Vegas 91" this Saturday at the UFC Apex.
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By The Numbers: PFL 2024 Regular Season Weeks 1-3 The Professional Fighters League is operating at full throttle, its trademark seasonal format enhanced this year by the influx of talent from last fall’s high-profile acquisition of...
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Vale Tudo Relics: The UFC Debuts in Brazil The South American country has played host to more Ultimate Fighting Championship events than any other nation on the planet outside the United...
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Pictures: UFC 17.5 The Ultimate Fighting Championship's first trip to the birthplace of vale tudo, UFC 17.5 or "Ultimate Brazil," took place on Oct. 16, 1998 in...
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Fight Facts: PFL 2024 Regular Season 3 PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season featured a run of Russian dominance, a stunning buzzer-beater knockout and one more combatant ending the night with...
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The FF-Files: Pieces of Eight In this article, the first of a two-part series, Jay Pettry spotlights four of the worst repeat offenders in the long and ignominious history of...
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Luke Riley The undefeated 24-year-old Next Generation MMA product has delivered six of his nine victories by knockout or technical knockout, three of them...
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By The Numbers: Alexander Volkanovski-Max Holloway Trilogy The two greatest featherweights of a generation almost certainly understand that their legacies will always be measured against one another.
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This Month's MMA Birthdays: Carlos Condit Turns 40 The former World Extreme Cagefighting champion was for years one of the most violent men in mixed martial arts and more than lived up to “The...
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Four Competitors Earn Maximum Six Points at PFL Chicago Professional Fighters League’s third offering of the 2024 Regular Season, which went down at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, featured welterweight...
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Pictures: 2024 PFL 3 Regular Season Featherweights and welterweights meant business as the Professional Fighters League’s PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season unfolded in all its glory....
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 59 ONE Championship's weekly Asia primetime Friday Fights series delivered an abundance of fireworks yet again.
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How to Watch Cage Warriors 171 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship will land on Scottish soil for the first time since 2013 on Saturday in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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How to Watch Oktagon MMA 56 A flyweight rematch pitting Aaron Aby against Sam Creasey will serve as the Oktagon MMA headliner on Saturday in Birmingham, England.
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5 Defining Moments: Goiti Yamauchi The Bellator MMA submission ace will take his first assignment under the Professional Fighters League flag with a rematch against Neiman Gracie at ...
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By The Numbers: Brendan Loughnane vs. Pedro Carvalho The featherweight veterans will begin their Professional Fighters League quest for $1 million against one another in the PFL 3 co-headliner.
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Logan Storley Looks to ‘Storm’ Into PFL Debut Fresh off the best knockout of his career, Logan Storley believed he was on the cusp of a career-defining opportunity.
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How to Watch ONE Friday Fights 59 ONE Championship returns with its weekly showcase this Friday at the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
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How to Watch PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season The Professional Fighters League will feature top competitors in the welterweight and featherweight divisions on Friday in Chicago.
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Rivalries: Justin Gonzales The 32-year-old Dana White’s Contender Series alum will toe the line against Gabriel Braga in his Professional Fighters League debut at PFL 3.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Shamil Musaev The undefeated welterweight will plant his flag in the Professional Fighters League when he does battle with Logan Storley at PFL 3 this Friday...
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No Pain, No Gain for Goiti Yamauchi The 31-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt will compete for the first time since he suffered a gruesome knee injury in March 2023 when he makes his Professional Fighters League debut against Neiman Gracie at...
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Preview: PFL 3 2024 The Professional Fighters League blows into Chicago with its best welterweights and featherweights on board.
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By The Numbers: Andrey Koreshkov vs. Magomed Umalatov The welterweight hopefuls will shoulder the Professional Fighters League marquee at PFL 3 on Friday in Chicago.
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5 Defining Moments: Logan Storley The four-time NCAA All-American wrestler will make his Professional Fighters League debut against Shamil Musaev at PFL 3.
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Top Reasons to Catch PFL 3 Welterweights and featherweights will carry the freight for the Professional Fighters League on Friday in Chicago.
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Fight Facts: PFL 2024 Regular Season 2 PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season featured the highest finish rate of any standard card in company history, a few former champs that picked up right...
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Rivalries: Brendan Loughnane The PFL featherweight star kicks off his 2024 season when he takes on former Bellator title challenger Pedro Carvalho at PFL 3: 2024 Regular...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Magomed Umalatov The Russian phenom will stake his perfect 14-0 record against former Bellator MMA welterweight standout Andrey Koreshkov this week at PFL 3:...
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Fight Facts: UFC 300 ‘Pereira vs. Hill’ UFC 300 featured the highest bonus total of any single card, a late stoppage record that can only be tied and a new major player in the...
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The Vanquished: What’s Next for the UFC 300 Losers? What's next for the fighters who came up short on the epic UFC 300 main card? Abhishek Nambiar examines some likely options.
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By the Numbers: UFC 300 On a historic night for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Alex Pereira ended the festivities in style.
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Matches to Make After UFC 300 The Ultimate Fighting Championship celebrated a historic milestone tonight with a card as stacked as the occasion.
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Pictures: UFC 300 UFC 300 was one of the best cards on paper of all time. Did it live up to the hype? This is how it looked through the lens of a camera.
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Pictures: 2024 PFL 2 Regular Season The Professional Fighters League's 2024 Season continued on Friday in Las Vegas.
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How to Watch UFC 300 The Ultimate Fighting Championship will show off its depth when the company stages its long-awaited tricentennial event on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Rankings Tracker: UFC 300 A host of former champions, top-shelf competitors and proven veterans are scheduled to compete under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner...
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Storylines: UFC 300 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship stages its most anticipated event...
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Prime Picks: UFC 300 ‘Pereira vs. Hill’ Sherdog’s Jay Pettry hunts for big money a card where the Ultimate Fighting Championship has stacked the deck in a way that might set the...
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Joshua Silveira: No Room for Mr. Nice Guy The American Top Team standout will do battle with Sadibou Sy under the Professional Fighters League flag on Friday in Las Vegas.
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Antonio Carlos Jr. Far From Finished The 2021 Professional Fighters League light heavyweight champion will return to the cage for the first time in almost two years when he matches skills with Simon Biyong in a featured...
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How to Watch PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season PFL 2 marks the Professional Fighters League’s 16th visit to Las Vegas and first since April 2023.
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By the Numbers: Gaethje vs. Holloway The beloved Ultimate Fighting Championship action heroes will square off in a hotly anticipated UFC 300 lightweight showcase.
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Rivalries: Tom Breese The talented Englishman will toe the line against Rob Wilkinson in the PFL 2 co-main event, as the Professional Fighters League rolls on with...
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Top Reasons to Catch PFL 2 The Professional Fighters League will shift its 2024 season into high gear when lightweights and light heavyweights step into the spotlight this...
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Preview: UFC 300 ‘Pereira vs. Hill’ Title bouts in the light heavyweight and women’s strawweight divisions anchor the long-awaited Ultimate Fighting Championship tricentennial on...
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By the Numbers: Impa Kasanganay vs. Alex Polizzi The light heavyweights will look to kickstart their respective 2023 campaigns in the Professional Fighters League when they lock horns in the PFL...
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5 Defining Moments: Alex Pereira The Brazilian kickboxer will defend his undisputed light heavyweight championship against Jamahal Hill in the UFC 300 headliner.
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New Horizons for Patricky Freire The former Bellator MMA lightweight champion will make his Professional Fighters League debut opposite Clay Collard in a featured PFL 2 attraction.
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Nothing Easy for ‘The Swedish Denzel’ Former Professional Fighters League welterweight champion Sadibou Sy will move to the light heavyweight division when he confronts Joshua Silveira at...
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Preview: UFC 300 Prelims The historic Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard features six former titleholders on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Rivalries: Clay Collard The Utah native will lock horns with Patricky Freire in a hotly anticipated Professional Fighters League lightweight showdown at PFL 2.
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By the Numbers: Weili Zhang vs Xiaonan Yan The Chinese stars will determine the fate of the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight crown in the UFC 300 co-main event on...
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Clay Collard’s Undaunted Determination The well-traveled lightweight will collide with former Bellator MMA champion Patricky Freire under the Professional Fighters League banner on...
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Impa Kasanganay Living Out the American Dream The defending Professional Fighters League light heavyweight champion will face Alex Polizzi in the PFL 2 headliner on Friday in Las Vegas.
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By the Numbers: Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill Freshly crowned 205-pound king Alex Pereira is set to embark on his first title defense against former champ Jamahal Hill.
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Preview: PFL 2 2024 Light heavyweights and lightweights step into the Professional Fighters League spotlight at PFL 2 on Friday in Las Vegas.
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5 Defining Moments: Patricky Freire Patricky Freire, alongside his younger brother, Patricio Freire, has played a crucial role in elevating Bellator MMA’s status to the upper...
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Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 240 ‘Allen vs. Curtis 2’ UFC Fight Night 240 promised violence during the main event, and it delivered exactly that.
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Fight Facts: PFL 2024 Regular Season 1 The Professional Fighters League is back with another Regular Season, this time with a healthy crop of Bellator MMA crossovers in the mix.
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The Vanquished: What’s Next for the UFC Fight Night 240 Losers? Let’s figure out what’s next for those who tasted defeat at UFC Fight Night 240.
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The Pink Slip: Who Might Be Cut after UFC Fight Night 240? The aftermath of UFC Fight Night 240 put several fighters in the crosshairs of roster evaluation Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 240 The Ultimate Fighting Championship kicked off what will be a historic April with UFC Fight Night 240. While it was an appetizer to the feast...
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Pictures: UFC Fight Night 240 Sometimes, the essence of combat sports is best captured through the lens of a camera, and UFC Fight Night 240 lived up the sentiment.
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Pictures: ONE Fight Night 21 Dive into the action-packed world of ONE Fight Night 21 with our curated picture gallery.
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 58 Superbon defeated Marat Grigorian to take hold of the ONE interim featherweight kickboxing championship at ONE Friday Fights 58.
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Pictures: 2024 PFL 1 Relive the thrilling highs and agonizing lows of competition through the PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season picture gallery.
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How to Watch UFC Fight Night 240 The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to its home base before the monumental UFC 300 event with UFC Fight Night 240. The bill will go down...
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How to Watch KSW 93 Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki makes a trip to the Adidas Arena in Paris with a href="https://www.sherdog.com/events/KSW-93-Paris-100841">KSW 93...
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How to Watch Cage Warriors 170 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship fans are gearing up for an exhilarating showdown in Dublin as the European-based mixed martial arts promotion company descends upon the Emerald Isle with...
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Prime Picks: UFC Fight Night 240 ‘Allen vs. Curtis 2’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship has one more stop in the Apex before catapulting across town to the T-Mobile Arena for the blockbuster UFC...
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How to Watch LFA 181 Legacy Fighting Alliance will feature a new championship headliner when it returns to Prior Lake Minnesota. The 21st event in Minnesota, LFA 181...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Trevor Peek Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Trevor Peek is set to make his fourth appearance inside the Octagon against Charlie Campbell this weekend.
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Rivalries: Germaine de Randamie It’s always interesting to witness how an athlete returns after a prolonged hiatus, especially in a combat sport setting where rough-hewn...
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How to Watch ONE on Prime Video 21 ONE on Prime Video 21 is on the horizon, poised to deliver an electrifying night of action on April 5 at iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.
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How to Watch ONE Friday Fights 58 It’s another week and the fervor intensifies as another leg of ONE Championship’s weekly Asia primetime series gets set to unfold. ONE Friday...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 240 ‘Allen vs. Curtis 2’ A rematch between middleweight contenders headlines the Ultimate Fighting Championship's final card at the Apex before the massive UFC 300.
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Which Ranked Fighters Are Competing this Weekend? PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season & UFC Fight Night 240 Fight fans are poised for an exciting week, marked by the Professional Fighters League kicking off its Regular Season festivities with PFL 1: 2024...
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How to Watch PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season The 2024 Professional Fighters League season kicks off Thursday in San Antonio with a card featuring heavyweights, women's flyweights and plenty of PFL vs....
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By The Numbers: Brendan Allen vs. Chris Curtis Following a trip to Atlantic City for UFC on ESPN 54, the incessant cascade of events continues this weekend with a pit stop at the home base in Las Vegas for...
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5 Defining Moments: Valentin Moldavsky The Fedor Emelianenko protégé and former Bellator MMA interim heavyweight champ makes his PFL debut on Thursday at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season.
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Grappling with Change Former IBJJF and ADCC champion Jena Bishop will look to add to her list of conquests when she makes her Professional Fighters League debut opposite...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 240 Prelims Welterweight veterans Court McGee and Alex Morono anchor the seven-fight undercard of "UFC Vegas 90" on Saturday at the Apex.
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5 Defining Moments: Damon Jackson It’s fight week mode for Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight contender Damon Jackson, who is currently on his first two-fight losing...
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Rivalries: Juliana Velasquez Juliana Velasquez has come a long way since her father introduced her to the judo mats at the tender age of four. A lost dream of representing...
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Preview: PFL 1 2024 The Professional Fighters League kicks off its 2024 regular season Thursday with a heavyweight showcase and the first look at the newly formed...
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Jonathan Di Bella: Just Getting Started Son of kickboxing royalty, the undefeated Canadian will stake his ONE strawweight kickboxing title against his muay thai counterpart, Prajanchai PK...
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All Systems Go for Linton Vassell The longtime Bellator MMA standout will make his Professional Fighters League debut opposite Denis Goltsov on April 4 in San Antonio.
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Fatima Kline The undefeated two-division Cage Fury Fighting Championships titleholder appears to be on the fast track to mixed martial arts stardom.
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Fortune Favors the Bold Heavyweight Tyrell Fortune will rematch Daniel James in his first Professional Fighters League assignment on April 4 in San Antonio.
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2024 PFL Season Primer Who wants to be a millionaire? The journey to answering that question in the Professional Fighters League begins on April 4 in San Antonio.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Lucas Brennan The 23-year-old grappling wiz will stake his undefeated record against Dimitre Ivy in a featherweight attraction at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season...
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By The Numbers: Denis Goltsov vs. Linton Vassell Professional Fighters League heavyweight contender Goltsov will welcome his Bellator MMA counterpart Vassell to his new organization when they...
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A Fresh Start for Taila Santos The former Ultimate Fighting Championship title contender will face Ilara Joanne in her Professional Fighters League debut on April 4 in San Antonio.
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Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 54 ‘Blanchfield vs. Fiorot’ UFC on ESPN 54 featured a (temporary) record for knockouts in one night, multiple bouts with results that may change upon review and the taste...


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