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Warren Dethrones Soto, Captures Bellator Crown
It was a gnarly climb, but
Joe Warren reached the mountaintop with
Joe Soto at his feet.
(read more)Bellator 27 Play-by-Play & Chat Recap
Sherdog.com will host a play-by-play and live chat for tonight’s
Bellator 27 card at 8 p.m. ET.
The Bellator featherweight championship title will be on the line as former BFC 145-pound tournament champions
Joe Soto and
Joe Warren do battle at the Majestic Theater
in San Antonio, Texas.
(read more)Toney’s $500K Heads UFC 118 Paydays
James Toney’s 15 minutes -- 3:19 to be exact -- of mixed martial arts fame earned him half a million dollars.
(read more)Edgar: Being a Marketable Champ Takes Time
It took two wins over the fighter considered by many to be the greatest lightweight in mixed martial arts history in
B.J. Penn, but UFC lightweight champion
Frankie Edgar finally might be getting some much-deserved respect.
(read more)Bellator Inks Unbeaten Welterweight Prospect Lozano
Bellator Fighting Championships on Tuesday announced the acquisition of undefeated welterweight prospect
Chris Lozano. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
(read more)Sherdog.com’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10
Frankie Edgar wasn't ready to give up his spot on this list. At UFC 118 in Boston, he fought every bit like a man who belonged on it.
For the second time in four months, "The Answer" won a unanimous decision nod over
B.J. Penn.
(read more)Soto-Warren Greenlit for Bellator 27
Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight champion
Joe Soto and No. 1 contender
Joe Warren made their requisite weights in anticipation of their championship showdown on Thursday at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio.
(read more)Report: UFC 123 Bound for Michigan
The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make its first visit to Michigan since the sport’s regulation in the state in March 2008.
(read more)Belfort Confirms Bout Against Okami
Vitor Belfort announced Wednesday on his
Twitter account that he will be fighting
Yushin Okami on Nov. 13.
(read more)Wanderlei: ‘I Still Have Much to Do’
LAS VEGAS -- A serious knee injury has not cooled
Wanderlei Silva’s indomitable passion for mixed martial arts, even though it required reconstructive surgery and will keep him out for the rest of 2010.
(read more)Sherdog to Air Shark Fights 13 Undercard on Sept. 11
Sherdog.com will stream five undercard bouts live from Shark Fights 13 on Sept. 11 at the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas. The stream will begin at 7:00 p.m. CT.
(read more)Lawal Says Defeat Deserved for Abandoning Game Plan, Preps for Surgery Wednesday
Sometimes after a loss, fighters might take a long time to figure out what went wrong.
(read more)St. Pierre-Koscheck Rematch Headed to Montreal
All signs point to Montreal as the destination for the rematch between UFC welterweight champion
Georges St. Pierre and
Josh Koscheck at
UFC 124 on Dec. 11 at the Bell Centre in Quebec, Canada.
(read more)Herman Scratched from Shark Fights 13 Due to Bellator Litigation
Shark Fights has dropped heavyweight
Dave Herman from its Sept. 11 event in Amarillo, Texas, due to his pending litigation with rival promotion Bellator Fighting Championships.
(read more)9-Bout Bellator 27 Lineup Complete
Tachi Palace Fights flyweight champion
Ulysses Gomez will meet
Travis Reddinger in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 3 bantamweight tournament quarter-finals at
Bellator 27 on Thursday
(read more)Weekend Rundown: Nelson, Marshall, Imanari Victorious
Undefeated European welterweight prospect
Gunnar Nelson submitted
Danny Mitchell with a first-round rear-naked choke in the
Cage Contender 6 (read more)Bellator Chooses Philadelphia for Alvarez-Huerta
Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight champion
Eddie Alvarez will meet UFC veteran
Roger Huerta in a non-title super fight at Bellator 33 on Oct. 21 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.
(read more)Technique of the Week: Double Underhook Pass II
Sean Flanery from Hollywood Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu showcases a double-under pass variation in this installment of Technique of the Week.
(read more)Edgar Beats Penn Again; Couture Chokes Toney
Solidifying himself as the kryptonite to
B.J. Penn’s lightweight Superman,
Frankie Edgar retained his 155-pound championship with a near flawless performance at
UFC 118 » Recap
5 Best Moments | Toney’s Fall | Edgar's Dominance | Dana White (read more)White, Couture Soften Toney’s Fall at UFC 118
James Toney’s UFC career appears over as quickly as it began.
(read more)White Praises Edgar’s Dominance of Penn, Says Maynard Rematch Is Marketable
Count UFC President Dana White among those impressed with
Frankie Edgar’s victory Saturday over
B.J. Penn in the main event of
UFC 118.
(read more)UFC 118 Bonuses: Lauzon, Diaz, Davis Pocket $60K
“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 5 semi-finalist
Joe Lauzon turned his homecoming into a nice little moneymaker.
(read more)UFC 118 Results & Live Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com will report from the TD Garden in Boston, Mass., at 7:30 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of
UFC 118, which is headlined by the anticipated
Frankie Edgar-
B.J. Penn rematch and
Randy Couture vs.
James Toney.
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MMA Forums (read more)Davis Identifies with Opponent Diaz
When UFC welterweight
Marcus Davis looks at
Nate Diaz, he sees a lot of himself in the 25-year-old
Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fighter.
(read more)Couture, Toney Official for UFC 118
Randy Couture and
James Toney, arms at their sides, stared coldly at one another in front of a few thousand fans. They did not shake hands
» Recap &
Video
Main Card | Prelims | Primer | Fight Week With Couture & Edgar | Breen Chat | Roundtable (read more)Mayhem-Sakuraba Agreed for Dream 16
A middleweight bout between
Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Japanese legend
Kazushi Sakuraba has been agreed to for Dream 16 on Sept. 25 Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, according to a source close to the negotiations.
(read more)Zuffa Granted Restraining Order Against Streaming Site Over UFC 118
Zuffa LLC., the owners of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, was granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday in the U.S. District Court of Nevada against Johnny Tike
(read more)11 Bouts Inked for UFC 119
Undefeated lightweight prospect
Pat Audinwood will make his promotional debut against
Thiago Tavares in a preliminary matchup at UFC 119 “Mir vs. Cro Cop” on Sept. 25 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
(read more)Akiyama Joins Jackson Camp for Bisping Bout at UFC 120
ALBUQUERQUE -- As a spirited sparring session involving the likes of
Donald Cerrone,
Melvin Guillard and
Leonard Garcia wound down at Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts on Thursday morning
(read more)Deep 49 Impact Play-by-Play and Chat Recap
Sherdog.com will host a play-by-play and live chat for Deep 49.
(read more)Dream 16 FEG’s Last MMA Show until New Year’s Eve’s ‘Dynamite’
Dream 16 on Sept. 25 will be the last mixed martial arts event scheduled by Japanese promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group in 2010, according to FEG USA President Mike Kogan and HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon.
(read more)Oleinik, Vega, Ward Advance at Bellator 26
What started out as a slow, plodding heavyweight duel between
Mike Hayes and
Alexey Oleinik turned into a bloodbath.
(read more)Werdum Undergoes Elbow Surgery, Predicts Early 2011 Return
Strikeforce upset king
Fabricio Werdum underwent successful arthroscopic surgery for his left elbow on Aug. 18 in Los Angeles, and is eyeing his return to the promotion in early 2011.
(read more)Saffidiene-Larson Added to Shark Fights 13
Strikeforce up-and-comer
Tarec Saffiedine will meet former WEC contender
Brock Larson at Shark Fights 13 on Sept. 11 at the Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum in Amarillo, Texas, the promotion announced on Wednesday.
(read more)10 Fights Greenlit for UFC 121
Unbeaten South Korean middleweight
Dongi Yang will make his promotional debut against “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 cast member
Chris Camozzi in a preliminary matchup at
UFC 121 “Lesnar vs. Velasquez” on Oct. 23
(read more)Maynard: I'm The Best at 155 Pounds
Gray Maynard is set to take on
Kenny Florian at
UFC 118 in Boston, Mass., Saturday night and the undefeated lightweight sat down with Sherdog.com’s Greg Savage at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas to discuss the bout.
(read more)Florian Gunning for Third Title Shot After Maynard
Kenny Florian has already had two cracks at the UFC lightweight title, but following a pair of submission wins over
Clay Guida and
Takanori Gomi, the 34-year-old Florian may be just one victory away from another shot at a championship bout.
(read more)Overeem Scoffs at Timing of Fedor Challenge, Rumored Blood Testing Demands
Recently defeated legend
Fedor Emelianenko has issued a challenge to Strikeforce heavyweight champion
Alistair Overeem to face him in either November or December.
(read more)Toney Jaws, Couture Quiet About ‘MMA vs. Boxing’ Bout Saturday
Professional boxer
James Toney, who makes his mixed martial arts debut Saturday night at UFC 118 at the TD Garden in Boston, has had a lot to say leading up to his fight against six-time promotional champion
Randy Couture.
(read more)White: Florian-Maynard Winner Gets Title Shot
Kenny Florian and
Gray Maynard will have a title shot on the line when they face off at UFC 118 on Saturday at the TD Garden in Boston.
(read more)Diaz-Noons Rematch Announced for Oct. 9
Welterweight champion
Nick Diaz will have the opportunity to avenge his only loss in three years when he face
K.J. Noons at Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Noons” on Oct. 9 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
(read more)Penn: 'The 10-9 System Doesn’t Work'
B.J. Penn has focused on more than just his physical training as he heads into his rematch against UFC lightweight champion
Frankie Edgar UFC 118 on Saturday at the TD Garden in Boston.
(read more)8-Bout Bellator 26 Lineup Finalized
Unbeaten Irish import
Aisling Daly will meet
Lisa Ward in the quarter-finals of the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 3 women’s 115-pound tournament at Bellator 26 on Thursday at the Kansas City Power and Light District in Kansas City, Mo.
(read more)Ryan Couture Tapped for Strikeforce Challengers 12 on Nov. 19
Fresh off his professional debut win on Aug. 13,
Ryan Couture has already been assigned to a lightweight bout at Strikeforce Challengers 12 on Nov. 19, the promotion confirmed to Sherdog.com this week.
(read more)Johnson Returns to Strikeforce Challengers 11 on Oct. 22
Unlikely comeback king
Lavar Johnson will return to action at Strikeforce Challengers 11 on Oct. 22 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., the promotion confirmed to Sherdog.com this week.
(read more)Sanchez Reunites with Jackson’s Academy
It was in April that
Diego Sanchez first held a news conference to announce his plans to return to Albuquerque, N.M., to live and train. The theme that day was simple: "A Return to the Roots."
(read more)UFC Fills Vacancies for ‘Bisping vs. Akiyama’
Long lauded as one of Europe’s prized prospects, Olympian MMA Championships lightweight titleholder
Paul Sass will make his promotional debut against
Mark Holst in a preliminary matchup at
UFC 120 “Bisping vs. Akiyama” on Oct. 16 at the O2 Arena in London.
(read more)9 Fights Official for WEC 51
The world-ranked
Diego Nunes will lock horns with
Tyler Toner in a showdown between once-beaten featherweights at
WEC 51 “Aldo vs. Gamburyan” on Sept. 30 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo.
(read more)Fight Week: Edgar & Couture
UFC lightweight champion
Frankie Edgar and
Randy Couture sat down for an exclusive interview with Greg Savage on this week’s Sherdog.com/iBN Sports “Fight Week.”
(read more)Belfort: Return Opponent Won’t Be Sonnen
Vitor Belfort will return in November, but he will not be fighting fellow middleweight contender
Chael Sonnen, the Brazilian told Sherdog.com on Monday.
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