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Let It Reign: Handicapping UFC Champions
Let It Reign: Handicapping UFC Champions With its present lineup of five champions, the UFC has a group that ranks far superior than any of its predecessors in the history of the organization and the sport.
In addition, they rank ...
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Cung Le Not Looking Past Scott Smith
Cung Le Not Looking Past Scott Smith Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le is set to face Scott Smith Dec. 19 in San Jose, Calif., and while most fans expect him to eventually square off
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Huerta Enters Free Agency
Huerta Enters Free Agency Roger Huerta is back on the market. The UFC lightweight has entered into the matching period of his recently completed contract with the promotion, allowing the fighter’s management to field offers outside the ...
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Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings In a year during which the featherweight division has played a pivotal role, perhaps it is fitting that the division's hottest prospect will close out 2009 as its top-ranked competitor.
At ...
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UFC 106 Analysis: The Main Card
UFC 106 Analysis: The Main Card No one can argue that UFC 106 was not badly hurt by the cancellation of the heavyweight showdown between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin.
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'Minotoro' a Monster in UFC Debut
'Minotoro' a Monster in UFC Debut Antonio Rogerio Nogueira discussed his knockout of Luis Arthur Cane Saturday night at UFC 106 with Sherdog.com.
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The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 14 - Nov. 20
The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 14 - Nov. 20 It was a banner night for Great Britain on Nov. 14 as the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged UFC 105 in front of its biggest U.K. crowd to date.
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UFC 106 Preview: The Prelims
UFC 106 Preview: The Prelims The time has come to turn our attention to the undercard at UFC 106 “Ortiz vs. Griffin 2” this Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, as Spike TV will broadcast a preliminary doubleheader
Pros Pick: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2
Pros Pick: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 For a fight that was not supposed to rest atop the marquee, the rematch between former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin at UFC 106 this Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center ...
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Name Value
Name Value Tito Ortiz has not won a fight in three years, has not held the light heavyweight title in more than six and has not competed since May 2008.
But when he steps in to face Forrest Griffin for a second time on Saturday, his ...
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Forrest Griffin
Sherdog's Guide to 'The Ultimate Fighter 10'
Sherdog's Guide to 'The Ultimate Fighter 10' We begin this week with Coach Rashad Evans and Matt Mitrione having a little powwow over the physical fallout from Mitrione’s fight last week.
UFC 106 Preview: The Main Card
UFC 106 Preview: The Main Card A recent frenzy of Zuffa-sponsored shows reaches its climax this Saturday, as UFC 106 “Ortiz vs. Griffin 2” features some of the best pure matchmaking mixed martial arts has seen in some time.
WEC 44 'Brown vs. Aldo' Preview
WEC 44 'Brown vs. Aldo' Preview In what marks another potential turning point for World Extreme Cagefighting, incumbent featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown looks to cement his divisional dominance by ending the brilliant run of Jose ...
UFC 105 Analysis: The Main Card
UFC 105 Analysis: The Main Card UFC 105 “Couture vs. Vera” was a solid event. First and foremost, it provided a stage for the company’s U.K. talent, as Englishmen were victorious in seven of their nine bouts on Saturday at the Manchester ...
Exclusive: UFC Bosses Split on Couture-Vera, More on Lesnar
Exclusive: UFC Bosses Split on Couture-Vera, More on Lesnar UFC President Dana White checked in with Sherdog.com after UFC 105, the company’s biggest European event to date, to discuss the controversial main event between Randy Couture ...
Exclusive: Vera Breaks Down Couture Bout, Wants Top-5 Competition Next
Exclusive: Vera Breaks Down Couture Bout, Wants Top-5 Competition Next In this exclusive video, Brandon Vera discusses his narrow loss and his feelings right after the controversial decision was read.
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Hardy Eying Date with GSP
Hardy Eying Date with GSP British welterweight Dan Hardy dispatched Mike Swick at UFC 105 in Manchester, England and, in doing so, earned a shot at 170-pound champion Georges St. Pierre.
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UFC 105 Results and Live Play-by-Play
UFC 105 Results and Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com reports from the Manchester Evening News Arena in North West England with live UFC 105 results and play-by-play. Former UFC heavyweight and 205-pound champion Randy Couture will take on ...
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Brandon Vera
Pros Pick: Couture vs. Vera
Pros Pick: Couture vs. Vera When hall of famer Randy Couture meets Brandon Vera in the UFC 105 main event this Saturday at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England, he will, as has become his custom, lock horns with a ...
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Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings A month full of MMA is already stirring movement in Sherdog’s rankings. Check out the latest update as we move into the second half of a very busy November.
The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 7 - Nov. 13
The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 7 - Nov. 13 In MMA’s return to network television, Fedor Emelianenko showed millions of American households what all the fuss was about.
Sherdog's Guide to 'The Ultimate Fighter 10'
Sherdog's Guide to 'The Ultimate Fighter 10' The quarterfinals have been set going into this week’s episode of “The Ultimate Fighter 10” and that has Coach Rashad Evans thinking about the situation.
Coker: Division Move is Shields' Choice
Coker: Division Move is Shields' Choice After newly crowned middleweight champion Jake Shields admitted Saturday that he thinks he’s a stronger fighter at 170 pounds and might go back down there, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker didn’t bat an ...
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UFC 105 Preview: The Main Card
UFC 105 Preview: The Main Card Mixed martial arts on free television serves as the universal dinner bell for anyone who enjoys well-regulated violence, and this Saturday on Spike TV, UFC 105 “Couture vs. Vera” hits the Manchester Evening ...
Respect Has No Place in Vera's Plan
Respect Has No Place in Vera's Plan How do you fight an opponent you have great respect for?
Brandon Vera will tackle that added challenge when he faces Randy Couture at UFC 105
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UFC 105 Preview: The Prelims
UFC 105 Preview: The Prelims The time has come to build up a strong arsenal of excuses to cancel your weekend plans.
All that matters come Saturday is UFC 105 “Couture vs. Vera,” which airs live on Spike TV from the Manchester Evening ...
Strikeforce/M-1 'Fedor vs. Rogers' Analysis
Strikeforce/M-1 'Fedor vs. Rogers' Analysis The favorites prevailed, but light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi, newly minted middleweight titleholder Jake Shields and pound-for-pound luminary Fedor Emelianenko had to work much harder ...
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'Fedor vs. Rogers' Results and Live Play-by-Play
'Fedor vs. Rogers' Results and Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com reported from Sears Centre Arena near Chicago with live play-by-play and results of Strikeforce and M-1 Global’s “Fedor vs. Rogers.”
Werdum Wants Fedor Next
Werdum Wants Fedor Next Four contenders were whittled down to two Saturday at Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Rogers,” though questions still remain surrounding the promotion’s heavyweight title picture.
Shields Eyes Welterweight Title, Too
Shields Eyes Welterweight Title, Too Jake Shields has his eyes on two prizes.
Strikeforce's newly minted middleweight champion would like to add the welterweight title to his trophy case as well
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Santiago, Hioki Upset in Sengoku
Santiago, Hioki Upset in Sengoku TOKYO -- EliteXC veteran Mamed Khalidov stopped middleweight champion Jorge Santiago on first-round strikes in a non-title bout at Sengoku “Eleventh Battle” on Saturday at Ryogoku Kokugikan
Evangelista Outpoints Gurgel in Strikeforce ‘Challengers’
Evangelista Outpoints Gurgel in Strikeforce ‘Challengers’ FRESNO, Calif. -- Billy Evangelista defeated UFC veteran Jorge Gurgel by unanimous decision Friday in the Strikeforce “Challengers Series 4” main event.
The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 24 - Oct. 30
The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 24 - Oct. 30 It has been more than a year since mixed martial arts was showcased on network television in primetime.
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Pros Pick: Fedor vs. Rogers
Pros Pick: Fedor vs. Rogers Fedor Emelianenko, the man most agree is the world’s best heavyweight, returns to action Saturday in Hoffman Estates, Ill., against the less experienced but still dangerous Brett Rogers.
The duel is the main ...
Sherdog's Guide to 'The Ultimate Fighter 10'
Sherdog's Guide to 'The Ultimate Fighter 10' If you’ve been following “The Ultimate Fighter” this season you’ve most certainly been asking yourself two things.
Strikeforce/M-1 Global 'Fedor vs. Rogers' Preview
Strikeforce/M-1 Global 'Fedor vs. Rogers' Preview Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Rogers” will stare down the UFC and draw its line in the sand this Saturday, as heavyweight kingpin Fedor Emelianenko anchors the promotion’s CBS debut ...
‘Mayhem’ Miller’s Nonstop Hustle
‘Mayhem’ Miller’s Nonstop Hustle MMA's master of mayhem, Jason Miller is probably better known in the United States for his work on MTV’s “Bully Beatdown” than for his work in the cage.
On Saturday, though, he’ll look to show off his ...
Sengoku ‘Eleventh Battle’ Preview
Sengoku ‘Eleventh Battle’ Preview The Sengoku period in Japanese history was marked by social evolution, political drama straight out of “The West Wing” and more military conflict than a game of “Risk.”
Return of the King
Return of the King Even at its weakest, network television is still the circulatory system for most entertainment: It’s familiar, it’s accessible and it doesn’t need to buffer.
Fedor Emelianenko’s appointment with the Sears Centre in ...
The Doggy Bag: Was 'Shogun' Robbed?
The Doggy Bag: Was 'Shogun' Robbed? “The Doggy Bag” gives you the opportunity to speak about what’s on your mind from time to time.
This week, readers weigh-in on the Lyoto Machida-Mauricio Rua decision at UFC 104 and how MMA stacks up ...
The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 24 - Oct. 30
The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 24 - Oct. 30 Yet again in 2009, the judges’ call in a five-round main event led to some hot-tempered backlash. Outrage aside, Mauricio Rua’s performance against light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 104 on ...
10 November Tussles Worth Watching
10 November Tussles Worth Watching As 2009 hits the home stretch, the stars come out. The world’s best fighters, even those who have remained relatively quiet, remember awards, titles, fame and fortune are up for grabs at the end of the ...
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Brazilian Pros Discuss Machida-Shogun
Brazilian Pros Discuss Machida-Shogun The controversial UFC light heavyweight title bout between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio Shogun Rua is causing some heated debate in the Brazilian MMA world.
According to a poll on the Tatame magazine ...
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The Resurrection of Vale Tudo Japan
The Resurrection of Vale Tudo Japan Oct. 11 marked the 12-year anniversary of the first Pride card, in which Rickson Gracie soundly submitted an overmatched Nobuhiko Takada at the Tokyo Dome.
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Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings While UFC 104 was marked by main event controversy, up-and-comer Cain Velasquez left little doubt about his status as an elite heavyweight prospect.
The MMA world will not soon forget the ...
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Sherdog’s Guide to ‘The Ultimate Fighter 10’
Sherdog’s Guide to ‘The Ultimate Fighter 10’ Most MMA fans have heard by now that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will play the new “B.A. Baracus” in the upcoming “A-Team” film. What better time then now to get acquainted with Mr. Jackson’s ...
Machida: ‘I Was Superior’
Machida: ‘I Was Superior’ Following his controversial unanimous decision over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC 104, UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida discussed the fight via phone with Sherdog.com’s Marcelo Alonso.
“I thought it ...
UFC 104 Analysis: The Main Card
UFC 104 Analysis: The Main Card On a night filled with lopsided matchups, three cageside judges added some spice to an otherwise average event.
A controversial unanimous decision awarded to light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida cost ...
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Mauricio Rua
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Lyoto Machida
Alvarez Submits Kikuno at Dream 12
Alvarez Submits Kikuno at Dream 12 Eddie Alvarez needed every ounce of his Philadelphia fortitude on Saturday in Osaka, Japan.
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Velasquez Happy With Win at UFC 104
Velasquez Happy With Win at UFC 104 American Kickboxing Academy heavyweight Cain Velasquez made a statement in his defeat of veteran Ben Rothwell at UFC 104.
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