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Jan 17, 2025

Diego Ferreira’s Renewed Sense of Commitment The Fortis MMA rep will set out in search of a third straight victory when he confronts Grant Dawson in a three-round UFC 311 prelim.

UFC

Jan 17, 2025

How to Watch UFC 311 The Ultimate Fighting Championship ramps up the stakes with its first pay-per-view of 2025 on Saturday in Inglewood, California.

UFC

Sherdog.com Staff

Jan 17, 2025

Prime Picks: UFC 311 ‘Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2’ Sherdog prognosticator Jay Pettry tackles the first Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view of 2025 and provides bettors with some ammunition.

Fight Odds

Jan 17, 2025

Ailin Perez: ‘I Deserve to Keep Winning’ The 30-year-old Argentinian upstart will attempt to move ever closer to contention in the women’s bantamweight division when she collides with Karol Rosa as part of the...

UFC

Jan 16, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC 311 Pre-Fight Edition Titles in the lightweight and bantamweight divisions will be on the line at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first pay-per-view event of...

UFC

Jan 16, 2025

Opinion: Why Paul Hughes is Primed to Become the New Face of Irish MMA The former two-division Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder has the necessary goods to usurp Conor McGregor as the country’s biggest star and could do so in his next...

Professional Fighters League

J.L. Kirven

Jan 16, 2025

Preview: UFC 311 ‘Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2’ Two title bouts shoulder the marquee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first pay-per-view event of 2025 on Saturday in Inglewood, California.

UFC

Jan 16, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Renato ‘Money’ Moicano The 35-year-old Brazilian will look to take yet another step forward at 155 pounds when he confronts Beneil Dariush in a three-round UFC 311...

UFC

Jan 15, 2025

Rivalries: Jamahal Hill The former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder will touch off his 2025 campaign when he meets Jiri Prochazka in a UFC...

UFC

Jan 15, 2025

Karol Rosa in No Rush The 30-year-old Brazilian will look to hold her place in line inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight division when she puts Ailin Perez to the test as part of the...

UFC

Jan 15, 2025

Preview: UFC 311 Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first pay-per-view of 2025 on Saturday in Los Angeles comes with a strong undercard attached despite some...

UFC

Jan 15, 2025

Opinion: Is Eagles MMA on the Cusp of Becoming the Best MMA Team Ever? With a handful of the most dominant fighters in the sport under the tutelage of one of the greatest of all time, Eagles MMA is doing nearly...

UFC

J.L. Kirven

Jan 14, 2025

By The Numbers: Islam Makhachev vs. Arman Tsarukyan The fate of the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title will hang in the balance in the UFC 311 main event on Saturday in...

UFC

Jan 14, 2025

Raoni Barcelos and a Sense of Completeness The former Resurrection Fighting Alliance and Shooto Brazil titleholder will square off against the unbeaten Payton Talbott as part of the UFC...

UFC

Jan 14, 2025

Opinion: The Unluckiest Man in the UFC Chris Curtis’ recent in-cage woes have been a parade of misfortune for one of the UFC’s most consistently exciting - and unlucky - fighters.

UFC

Dayne Fox

Jan 13, 2025

Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 249 ‘Dern vs. Ribas 2’ UFC Vegas 101 featured sweet revenge in the main attraction, a quick frontrunner for “Knockout of the Year” already and brawling Hawaiian...

UFC

Jan 13, 2025

Pictures: UFC Vegas 101 UFC Vegas 101 was topped by a pivotal women's mixed martial arts rematch.

UFC

Sherdog.com Staff

Jan 11, 2025

By the Numbers: UFC Vegas 101 Mackenzie Dern put on a jiu-jitsu clinic to exact her revenge against Amanda Ribas.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Jan 11, 2025

Matches to Make After UFC Vegas 101 The Ultimate Fighting Championship put on its first event of 2025. With a key women’s strawweight rematch in the UFC Vegas 101 main event,...

UFC

Tyler Treese

Jan 11, 2025

By The Numbers: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris The proven welterweight veterans on Saturday will lock horns in the UFC Vegas 101 co-main event.

UFC

Jan 10, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Roman Kopylov The former Fight Nights Global champion on Saturday will toe the line against Chris Curtis in a featured UFC Vegas 101 middleweight attraction.

UFC

Jan 10, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC Vegas 101 Pre-Fight Edition A women’s strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas will headline the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first show of 2025.

UFC

Jan 10, 2025

How to Watch UFC Vegas 101 The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday gets back to business with a women’s strawweight rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas.

UFC

Jan 10, 2025

Prime Picks: UFC Vegas 101 ‘Dern vs. Ribas 2’ Sherdog soothsayer Jay Pettry sets out to take home some dough with a rematch that should look like its predecessor and a handful of overlooked...

Fight Odds

Jan 10, 2025

Opinion: No Need to Dodge This ‘Bullet’ Valentina Shevchenko warrants serious consideration in the Greatest of All-Time discussion, writes Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox.

Women’s MMA

Dayne Fox

Jan 09, 2025

Felipe Bunes’ Hunger Pangs The former Legacy Fighting Alliance titleholder will return to the stage for the first time in nearly a year when he takes on Jose Johnson in the featured...

UFC

Jan 09, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Uros Medic “The Doctor” on Saturday will attempt to strengthen his foothold in the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division when he faces Punahele Soriano in a three-round...

UFC

Jan 09, 2025

Rivalries: Punahele Soriano The brick-fisted Hawaiian will attempt to build some meaningful momentum in the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division when he squares off with Uros Medic in a featured...

UFC

Jan 09, 2025

Preview: UFC Vegas 101 ‘Dern vs. Ribas 2’ A rematch between women’s strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas headlines the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first event...

UFC

Jan 09, 2025

The Backstage Brawl That Shook Pride Fighting Championships Cristiano Marcello reflects on his now-infamous New Year’s Eve encounter with Charles Bennett at Pride Shockwave 2005.

Interviews

Jan 08, 2025

Thiago Moises as Driven as Ever The American Top Team mainstay will look to steady himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight pecking order when he does battle with Trey Ogden as part of the...

UFC

Jan 08, 2025

By The Numbers: Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov The middleweights will toe the line against one another as part of the UFC Vegas 101 main draw this Saturday at the UFC Apex.

UFC

Jan 08, 2025

Preview: UFC Vegas 101 Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday kicks off its 2025 campaign with flyweights in the featured undercard slot.

UFC

Jan 08, 2025

The FF-Files: Trash These are a few more videos actually sent to Sherdog Fight Finder.

FF-Files

Jan 07, 2025

Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua: Where Is He Now? The Brazilian established a reputation as a big-game hunter during a career that spanned more than a decade and took him from one side of the...

Interviews

Jan 07, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Abdul Razak Alhassan The Elevation Fight Team export will set out in search of his first win in almost a year when he confronts Cesar Almeida in a Elevation Fight Team export will set out in search of his first win in almost a year when he confronts...

UFC

Jan 07, 2025

Sherdog’s Top 10: Films Based on Real-Life Boxers Boxing and Hollywood have been a match made in cinematic heaven since the turn of the 20th century.

Sherdog’s Top 10

J.L. Kirven

Jan 06, 2025

MMA Roots: Wanderlei Silva vs. Randy Couture While a meeting between them once seemed like a real possibility, a dream superfight between the two mixed martial arts legends will be forever...

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Jan 05, 2025

By The Numbers: Cris Cyborg The Professional Fighters League champion enters her latest campaign on an eight-fight winning streak. Superlatives long ago ran out.

Women’s MMA

Jan 05, 2025

5 Prospects to Watch in 2025 Serra-Longo Fight Team’s Phumi Nkuta boasts a perfect 8-0 record, having earned widespread acclaim as the top flyweight in the sport not...

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

Jan 04, 2025

By The Numbers: Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas The Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight contenders will meet for a second time in the UFC Vegas 101 main event on Jan. 11.

Women’s MMA

Jan 04, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Carlston Harris The well-rounded Brazilian will take aim at Santiago Ponzinibbio in the UFC Vegas 101 co-main event on Jan. 11.

UFC

Jan 03, 2025

Fight Facts: PFL 2024, a Year in Review In 2024, the Professional Fighters League featured more pay-per-view events than ever, a veritable invasion from Russia and the CIS and a bona...

Professional Fighters League

Jan 03, 2025

Rivalries: Alex Pereira The 37-year-old Brazilian juggernaut enters 2025 firmly entrenched as UFC light heavyweight champion, with only a few viable contenders...

UFC

Jan 03, 2025

Opinion: Do or Die for Mackenzie Dern The time has come for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist to make a meaningful move in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight...

Women’s MMA

Dayne Fox

Jan 03, 2025

By The Numbers: Francis Ngannou “The Predator” heads into 2025 as a cornerstone of the Professional Fighters League and one of the most accomplished heavyweights in mixed...

Professional Fighters League

Jan 02, 2025

The Hit List: Can’t-Miss Fights of January Arman Tsarukyan will challenge Islam Makhachev for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title when their rematch headlines UFC

UFC

Jan 02, 2025

10 Fights We Want to See in 2025 Jon Jones some time ago reached the stage of his career where he calls his own shots. Once-in-a-generation greatness has its perks.

Sherdog’s Top 10

Jan 01, 2025

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Tito Ortiz Turns 50 The Huntington Beach, California, native’s impact on the sport of mixed martial arts still reverberates today, long after he was considered a...