Unbeaten Welterweight Prospects Top LFAs Inaugural Visit to Atlantic City on Sept. 14
August 13, 2018 (12:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Legacy Fighting Alliance will make its maiden voyage to Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 14. More...

Flyweights Ben Nguyen, Wilson Reis to Lock Horns at UFC Fight Night in Adelaide
August 13, 2018 (11:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ben Nguyen will face Wilson Reis in a flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 142 in Adelaide on Dec. 1. More...

Tony Ferguson Announces He is Medically Cleared To Fight
August 13, 2018 (08:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
With all the talk of the high profile Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title fight taking place on October 6 at UFC 229 between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Irish superstar Conor McGregor, former interim champion Tony Ferguson has become something of a forgotten man. More...

Coach Duane Ludwig: 'T.J. Dillashaw Is The Best Martial Artist Ever'
August 13, 2018 (08:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, who is coming off a resounding victory in his rematch against former teammate Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227, is the greatest mixed martial arts fighter in history -- according to his head coach, Duane Ludwig. More...

Luiz Gustavo Felix dos Santos KOs Yusuke Yachi in Rizin Fighting Federation 12 Main Event
August 12, 2018 (07:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Guess they call him Killer for a reason. More...

Roger Huerta Replaces Goiti Yamauchi Against Patricky Freire at Bellator 205
August 11, 2018 (22:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Roger Huerta will be filling in for an injured Goiti Yamauchi against Patricky Freire at Bellator 205 on Sept. 21 in Boise, Idaho. More...

Nordine Taleb, Sean Strickland Welterweight Duel Announced for UFC Fight Night 138
August 11, 2018 (20:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweights Nordine Taleb and Sean Strickland are set to square off at UFC Fight Night 138 at Moncton Events Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, on Oct. 27, the UFC announced on Saturday. More...

Damon Jackson Knocks Out Nate Jennerman to Capture Interim LFA Featherweight Crown
August 10, 2018 (23:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Damon Jackson had not scored a knockout in five years. That changed on Friday in Dallas. More...

Kamaru Usman Tapped As Replacement If Tyron Woodley Withdraws From UFC 228 Title Defense
August 10, 2018 (22:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Kamaru Usman has been tapped as Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Tyron Woodleys replacement in case the champ is forced to pull out of his UFC 228 title fight against Darren Till. More...

Kamaru Usman Tapped As Replacement If Tyron Woodley Is Forced To Withdraw From UFC 228 Title Defense
August 10, 2018 (20:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Kamaru Usman has been tapped as Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Tyron Woodleys replacement in case the champ is forced to pull out of his UFC 228 title fight against Darren Till. More...

Source: NCAA Wrestling Standout Romero Cotton Added to Bellator 204 Card
August 10, 2018 (17:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Bellator MMA just added an interesting fight on the Bellator 204 preliminary card, with a middleweight bout between Willie Whitehead and NCAA wrestling standout Romero Cotton. More...

Exclusive: NCAA Wrestling Standout Romero Cotton Added to Bellator 204 Card
August 10, 2018 (16:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Bellator MMA just added an interesting fight on the Bellator 204 preliminary card, with a middleweight bout between Willie Whitehead and NCAA wrestling standout Romero Cotton. More...

Report: Diego Sanchez vs. Craig White Added to UFC 228
August 10, 2018 (14:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
The sole remaining contestant on roster from the first season of the Ultimate Fighter has at least one fight left with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as the promotion announced the longtime UFC veteran Diego Sanchez will be fighting Craig White in a welterweight bout at UFC 228 in Dallas on Sept. 8. More...

Raquel Pennington-Germaine de Randamie Tilt Revealed for UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver
August 10, 2018 (12:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
The Ultimate Fighting Championships 25th Anniversary card in Denver just landed another Colorado native, as Colorado Springs Raquel Pennington vs. Germaine de Randamie has been officially announced for the Nov. 10 event. More...

Raquel Pennington, Germaine de Randamie Tilt Revealed for UFC Fight Night 139 in Denver
August 10, 2018 (10:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
The Ultimate Fighting Championships 25th Anniversary card in Denver just landed another Colorado native, as Colorado Springs Raquel Pennington vs. Germaine de Randamie has been officially announced for the Nov. 10 event. More...

Mark Henry Explains Relationship With Dustin Poirier After Confrontation at UFC Calgary
August 10, 2018 (08:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Mark Henry, one of the most respected coaches in MMA, has spoken about the friction between himself and Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight contender Dustin Poirier and what transpired after the fight at UFC Calgary last month between Poirier and his fighter Eddie Alvarez. More...

Aussie Duo Tai Tuivasa, Tyson Pedro Both Sign New Six-Fight Contracts With The UFC
August 10, 2018 (08:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
The current batch of Australians plying their trade in the Ultimate Fighting Championship is arguably the strongest ever, including current undisputed middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, womens featherweight Megan Anderson, light heavyweight Tyson Pedro and heavyweight Tai Tuivasa. More...

UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman Claims He Was Victim Of Sexual Abuse By Ohio State Team Doctor
August 09, 2018 (23:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Mark Coleman says he was a victim of a now-deceased Ohio State University team doctor who is accused of sexually abusing over 100 former students, he confirmed in a statement released on Thursday. The physician, Dr. Richard Strauss, has been accused of abusing his position to sexually assault students and university athletes, including multiple members of the wrestling team. More...

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman Claims He Was Victim Of Sexual Abuse By Ohio State Team Doctor
August 09, 2018 (21:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Mark Coleman says he was a victim of a now-deceased Ohio State University team doctor who is accused of sexually abusing over 100 former students, he confirmed in a statement released on Thursday. The physician, Dr. Richard Strauss, has been accused of abusing his position to sexually assault students and university athletes, including multiple members of the wrestling team. More...

'The Ultimate Fighter' Season 1 Cast Assembles for 14-Year Reunion
August 09, 2018 (19:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
The cast of The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 may have mostly retired or moved on from MMA, but the majority of cast members assembled for a 14-year reunion this week, and took a photograph to celebrate the occasion. More...

Dominick Reyes vs. Ovince St. Preux Confirmed for UFC 229
August 09, 2018 (16:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Surging Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight prospect Dominick Reyes gets a step up in competition as he takes on Ovince St. Preux at UFC 229 on Oct. 6. More...

Report: Matt Sayles Suffers Torn Retina Due to Eye Pokes Against Sheymon Moraes at UFC 227
August 09, 2018 (15:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Matt Sayles suffered a series of eye pokes in his UFC 227 fight against Sheymon Moraes last weekend, all of which went undisciplined by referee Blake Grice. More...

Elite Prospect Aaron Pico Matched Up with Leandro Higo at Bellator 206
August 09, 2018 (14:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Bellator MMAs blue-chip prospect Aaron Pico had a rough debut as a professional fighter, but since then has looked unstoppable. More...

Niko Price, Abdul Razak Alhassan Welterweight Fight Announced for UFC 228
August 09, 2018 (13:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Niko Price will make a quick turnaround and look to extend his winning streak to three in a row against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC 228 next month, the promotion announced on Thursday. More...

UFC Interim Welterweight Champ Colby Covington Breaks Silence After UFC 228 Snub
August 09, 2018 (07:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Current Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight interim champion Colby Covington has been uncharacteristically quiet since the UFC announced that he would not be fighting middleweight champion Tyron Woodley next month at UFC 228, and that Woodley would instead be fighting Liverpools Darren Till. More...

Dana White Says Conor McGregor Is Not a Co-owner of The UFC Despite His Demands
August 09, 2018 (07:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White has shot down suggestions that his biggest star, former two-divisional champion Conor McGregor, is a co-owner in the UFC, despite the fact hes making a return in October. More...

Derrick Lewis, Alexander Volkov Verbally Agree to Match At UFC 229
August 08, 2018 (17:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Alexander Volkov have verbally agreed to fight in to co-main event of UFC 229 in a pivotal matchup for the division, ESPN reported on Wednesday. More...

Report: Kajan Johnson Makes Quick Turnaround Against Rustam Khabilov at UFC Moscow
August 08, 2018 (15:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Kajan Johnson will be making a quick turnaround as he prepares to take on Rustam Khabilov at UFC Moscow in September after submitting to an armbar by Islam Makhachev on July 28, according to a report by MMASucka. More...

Gavin Tucker, Andre Soukhamthath Bantamweight Scrap Added to UFC Fight Night 138
August 08, 2018 (13:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight prospect Gavin Tucker will look to bounce back from his first career loss as he takes on Andre Soukhamthath at UFC Fight Night 138 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, on Oct. 27, the promotion announced on Wednesday. More...

Kevin Hart, Tony Robbins Among New Professional Fighters League Investors
August 08, 2018 (12:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
The Professional Fighters Leagues pockets just got a lot deeper after several high profile investors, including the likes of comedian Kevin Hart and life coach Tony Robbins, announced a $28 million investment in the playoffs-based mixed martial arts outfit. More...

Joe Rogan: Extreme Weight Cutting is 'Sanctioned Cheating'
August 08, 2018 (10:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship color commentator Joe Rogan believes extreme weight cutting is tantamount to cheating, and is actually worse than PED use. More...

Dillon Danis: 'Conor Could Beat Khabib in a Grappling Match'
August 08, 2018 (09:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Grappling ace and current Bellator MMA fighter Dillon Danis not only believes his teammate Conor McGregor will defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229, he thinks the Irishman could give Nurmagomedov a run for his money at his own game. More...

Greg Hardy Annihilates Tebaris Gordon on DWTNCS; UFC Awards Three Contracts
August 07, 2018 (21:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Greg Hardy can sling some leather. More...

Misha Cirkunov, Patrick Cummins Light Heavyweight Clash Added to UFC Moncton Card
August 07, 2018 (19:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweights Misha Cirkunov and Patrick Cummins have just been added to UFC Fight Night 138 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, on Oct. 27. More...

Dana Whites Contender Series Season 2, Week 8 Play-by-Play & Results
August 07, 2018 (13:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Sherdog's live DWTNCS coverage kicks off Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. More...

Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov Pays Homeless to do Pushups
August 07, 2018 (12:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov posted video of himself and a cousin paying what seems to be homeless people to do push-ups, just days after his blockbuster title fight against Conor McGregor was announced. More...

Dustin Poirier Dismisses Talk of 'GSP' facing winner of Nurmagomedov-McGregor: 'It's Not Happening'
August 07, 2018 (09:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Last week the Ultimate Fighting Championship held a press event to promote the remaining fights of the year and threw a curve ball when it announced an explosive lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz at UFC 230 in New York. More...

Report: Benavidez vs. Borg, Kunitskaya vs. Lansberg Set For UFC 229 in Las Vegas
August 07, 2018 (09:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Since the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced arguably the years biggest fight between current lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champion Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas, the rest of card has begun to take shape quickly. More...

Cruz: 'I Know I Deserve The Next Title Shot Against Dillashaw Because I Already Beat Him'
August 07, 2018 (08:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has sat back as quietly as possible as T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt sorted out their differences in the form of two knockout victories for Dillashaw at UFC 217 and this past weekends UFC 227. More...

Bellator MMA Reveals Welterweight Grand Prix Matchups
August 06, 2018 (14:30) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Bellator MMA officially announced the first round of its welterweight tournament, with a Douglas Lima vs. Andrey Koreshkov trilogy fight and a Paul Daley vs. Michael Page grudge match highlighting the the announcement. More...

Georges St. Pierre: My Moneys on Khabib Nurmagomedov to Beat Conor McGregor at UFC 229
August 06, 2018 (12:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship king Georges St. Pierre isnt necessarily a gambling man, but he knows who he has his money on for the newly-announced Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov lightweight title fight at UFC 229 in October. More...

UFC President Dana White Says Hell Only Make a Superfight When Its Right
August 06, 2018 (08:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
The term superfight, once understood to mean a matchup between the champions of two weight divisions -- the most recent example being Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier facing off against heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic -- has been thrown around a lot recently. UFC President Dana White says the term is being completely overused. More...

Thiago Santos Teases Move to 205, Fighting at UFC 230 in New York
August 06, 2018 (08:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Heavy-hitting Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Thiago Santos is coming off a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over debutant Kevin Holland on Saturday night at UFC 227 in Los Angeles. Santos looked to have the better of his opponent early on before Holland kicked into gear landing some nice shots of his own. The win was a confidence boost for Santos title aspirations after a devastating knockout loss at the hands of David Branch in his last fight. More...

Dana White Explains How Big Mouth Kevin Holland Won Him Over at UFC 227
August 05, 2018 (22:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Kevin Holland was a winner on Dana Whites Contender Series earlier this year, but he didnt initially win over the man for whom the event is named. More...

Neglected Henry Cejudo Had Chip on Shoulder After First Loss to Demetrious Johnson
August 05, 2018 (19:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
During his streak of 11 consecutive flyweight title defenses, Demetrious Johnson rarely lost rounds as he usually outclassed every opponent put in front of him. More...

T.J. Dillashaw Wants Dominick Cruz to Get to Work to Earn UFC Bantamweight Title Shot
August 05, 2018 (18:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
One of the most logical next opponents for UFC bantamweight king T.J. Dillashaw would seem to be the last man to defeat him. More...

Daniel Cormier Willing to Give Stipe Miocic Rematch If Lesnar Misses Their Fight For Any Reason
August 05, 2018 (17:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Its essentially settled that Daniel Cormier will make his first " and likely only " heavyweight title defense against Brock Lesnar at some point in early 2019. More...

Demetrious Johnson More Disappointed with Injuries Than Streak-Ending Defeat at UFC 227
August 05, 2018 (17:00) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Not only did Demetrious Johnson lose his flyweight belt at UFC 227, but he also emerged from his bout against Henry Cejudo with a couple of potential injuries. More...

Bantamweights Renan Barao, Andre Ewell to Clash at UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo on Sept. 22
August 05, 2018 (16:15) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
Former bantamweight king Renan Barao will welcome Andre Ewell to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo on Sept. 22. More...

Dana White: No International Press Tour for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor
August 05, 2018 (15:45) [ Indexed from Sherdog.com ]
The lightweight championship clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is shaping up as perhaps the biggest bout on the Ultimate Fighting Championships calendar for 2018. More...