Sherdog.com: UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results, Fighting
Sherdog.com will report from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., at approximately 8:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Strikeforce “Barnett vs. Cormier”, headlined by the heavyweight grand prix final between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier, and featuring the Strikeforce lightweight title rubber match between champion Gilbert Melendez and challenger Josh Thomson.
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 12:26 am
Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts export Isaac Vallie-Flagg looked nothing like an underdog.
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 10:43 pm
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 3:13 pm
Friday’s Strikeforce “Barnett vs. Cormier” weigh-in event can be viewed following the jump.
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 9:05 am
Renan Barao’s rumored promotion at UFC 148 is now official, as UFC President Dana White announced Friday night that the Brazilian will take on Urijah Faber for the UFC interim bantamweight championship.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:17 pm
Maiquel Falcao chose intelligence over bravado.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 10:56 pm
Missouri-based promotion ShoFight will host its first professional card on June 16, showcasing a pair of title fights between ex-UFC talents.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 9:19 pm
Sherdog.com will report from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC 146, headlined by a UFC heavyweight title clash between champion Junior dos Santos and former champion Frank Mir.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:49 pm
Sherdog.com will report from the L’Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort in Lake Charles, La., at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 69, which features the finals of the Season 6 middleweight tournament between Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:25 pm
Former UFC champion Josh Barnett tipped the scales at 248 pounds for his showdown with the unbeaten Daniel Cormier (238) in the tournament final at Strikeforce “Barnett vs. Cormier”.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:20 pm
Cody McKenzie will move to the featherweight division to take on former title challenger Chad Mendes at UFC 148, promotion officials announced Friday.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:45 pm
Andreas Spang values his personal space.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:40 pm
David Rickels knows where the rubber meets the road.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:36 pm
Karl Amoussou can’t predict the future -- not exactly, anyway.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 2:21 pm
TOKYO -- Despite a less-than-stellar Friday night turnout at historic Korakuen Hall, Shooto 154-pound champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka crushed challenger Giovani Diniz to near-deafening applause in the main event of Shooto “5th Round.”
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:35 am
After signing a pro wrestling contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and an MMA deal with the Bellator Fighting Championships, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal will be a busy man over the next few years.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:56 am
Shoving Maiquel Falcao is not an act most men would attempt, but Andreas Spang had no reservations about putting his hands on “Big Rig” last month.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:49 pm
One power puncher will replace another at UFC 146, as promotion officials announced Thursday that Mark Hunt has suffered an injury and will be unable to compete against Stefan Struve.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:40 pm
It took Maiquel Falcao a little longer to make weight than his opponent, but the Brazilian got the job done on his second trip to the scale.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 2:42 pm
Junior Assuncao now has an opponent for his Legacy Fighting Championship debut.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 2:03 pm
Chris Lytle lost his first election last week, but he’s not giving up the fight.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:38 am
UFC on Fuel TV 3 captured an average of 173,000 viewers during the cable network’s six-fight broadcast on Tuesday night.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 8:30 pm
The UFC on Fuel TV 4 fight bill continues to develop, as middleweight Rafael Natal today announced that he will square off with Andrew Craig on July 11.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 4:44 pm
Tom DeBlass and Nick Penner are expected to square off at UFC on Fuel TV 4, Sherdog.com confirmed Wednesday with a source close to the bout.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 1:50 pm
TOKYO -- Long-beleaguered combat sports giant Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) has officially declared bankruptcy, according to a report by private credit research firm Teikoku Databank.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 12:18 pm
Legacy Fighting Championship 12 now has a main event.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:21 am
Donald Cerrone is an Octagon rookie no longer.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 2:37 am
Chan Sung Jung submitted Dustin Poirier on Tuesday in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3, and the “Korean Zombie” may find himself fighting for the UFC featherweight title as a result.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 1:44 am
Chan Sung Jung pocketed an extra $80,000 for his efforts in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3 on Tuesday night, while Dustin Poirier and Tom Lawlor each netted $40,000 for their performances at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:50 pm
The man they call “The Korean Zombie” left his mark on the Commonwealth, and it was indelible.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:18 pm
Sherdog.com will report from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC on Fuel TV 3, which is headlined by a featherweight contest between Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 8:55 pm
Rafael dos Anjos won for the fifth time in seven appearances, as he submitted Kamal Shalorus with a first-round rear-naked choke in their brief undercard encounter at 155 pounds at UFC on Fuel TV 3 “Korean Zombie vs. Poirier” on Tuesday at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 7:18 pm
Once-beaten flyweight talent Joshua Sampo will face UFC veteran Will Campuzano in the May 19 Rumble Time Promotions headliner.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 6:11 pm
Jay Hieron will make his Legacy Fighting Championship debut on July 13 against Mike Bronzoulis, LFC promoter Mick Maynard announced Tuesday.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 4:06 pm
Aaron Simpson’s rumored drop to welterweight has become reality.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 1:55 pm
When Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz went down with a torn knee ligament, attention immediately turned to opponent Urijah Faber and who he could face in an interim title bout at UFC 148 on July 7 in Las Vegas.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 10:41 am
Monday’s weigh-ins can be viewed foillowing the jump ...
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 2:12 am
A pair of blue-chip featherweights find themselves on a collision course with one another as the Ultimate Fighting Championship drops anchor in Virginia for the first time in more than two years
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 4:32 pm
Episode 10 of “The Ultimate Fighter 15” drew an average of 948,000 viewers to FX, according to an industry source.
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 4:20 pm
Phil Davis will welcome Chad Griggs to the light heavyweight division on Aug. 4
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 3:55 pm
“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 winner James Wilks recently announced that he has been forced to retire from mixed martial arts.
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 2:44 pm
After choking out John Lineker on May 5 at UFC on Fox 3, Louis Gaudinot would like to fight one of the participants in the UFC’s four-man flyweight tournament.
Posted on 14 May 2012 | 11:46 am
With another Bellator season winding down, CEO Bjorn Rebney joined the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show to discuss two of the biggest stars in the promotion’s history: Hector Lombard and Eddie Alvarez.
Posted on 13 May 2012 | 9:35 am
Five-time World’s Strongest Man titleholder Mariusz Pudzianowski put away Bob Sapp with first-round punches less than a minute into their KSW 19 headliner on Saturday at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland
Posted on 12 May 2012 | 10:59 pm
After nine rounds and 45 minutes of fighting, Daniel Straus took home the latest Bellator featherweight tournament crown in Atlantic City, N.J., with a win over Marlon Sandro.
Posted on 12 May 2012 | 6:40 pm
Counsel for Nick Diaz has responded to the Nevada Athletic Commission’s opposition of its motion for an injunction against the fighter’s temporary suspension.
Posted on 12 May 2012 | 6:12 pm
Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal talked with Sherdog.com’s Sam Genovese shortly after news of his signing with Bellator and TNA wrestling came to light.
Posted on 12 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
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Posted on 12 May 2012 | 4:42 am
Move over Chuck Liddell.
Posted on 12 May 2012 | 1:43 am
There are no more hurdles for Daniel Straus to clear in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 6 featherweight tournament.
Posted on 11 May 2012 | 10:34 pm