SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News

Jul 14, 2025

UFC Confirms Next Australian Event The Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed back Down Under this fall.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Marcus 'Buchecha' Contemplated Retirement Prior to UFC Signing A stagnant ONE Championship tenure took its toll on Marcus Almeida, so much so that he considered hanging up his four-ounce gloves before his...

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Special U.S. Broadcast Plans Announced for PFL Champions Series 'Cape Town' Professional Fighters League’s debut in Africa will have a couple of different viewing options for fans in the United States.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 14, 2025

Belal Muhammad Promotes 'Dagestan 2-3 Years and Forget' Program If Belal Muhammad had to start MMA all over again, he would “go Dagestan two to three years and forget.”

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Max Holloway Downplays Ilia Topuria’s Memorable Title-Fight KO Streak Max Holloway believes Ilia Topuria’s last three wins are given more credit than they deserve.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Dana White Reveals He Helped Ben Askren Financially Dana White prefers to do his good work in silence.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Marvin Vettori Vows to Finish 'Unlikable' Brendan Allen at UFC 318 Marvin Vettori (19-8) plans to go all out against archenemy Brendan Allen (24-7) at UFC 318.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Sean Strickland Gives Chris Curtis Hit List After UFC Nashville Win Sean Strickland has a hit list for Chris Curtis after he returned to welterweight on Saturday.

UFC

Jul 14, 2025

Jorge Masvidal Praises Former Foe Ben Askren: 'You’re a F---ing Warrior' Jorge Masvidal once made Ben Askren a part of his personal highlight reel, but now “Gamebred” has nothing but praise and admiration for his...

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Tallison Teixeira Releases Statement After First Career Loss Tallison Teixeira has plenty of room for growth on the heels of his first setback in mixed martial arts.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Dana White Discusses Early Plans for UFC Pay-Per-View at White House Dana White knows this much about the proposed Ultimate Fighting Championship card at the White House: It will be a pay-per-view event and it...

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Carlos Prates Gets Fight Rescheduled at UFC 319 in Chicago Fighting Nerds talent Carlos Prates will attempt to return to the win column in the Windy City.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Derrick Lewis, Dana White Address Stoppage in UFC Nashville Headliner Derrick Lewis remains as dangerous as they come in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight division.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

'Wonderboy' Reveals 'Shin Split to the Bone' After UFC Nashville Defeat Stephen Thompson exited UFC Nashville with a grisly battle wound.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

UFC Nashville Bonuses: Heel Hook Specialist Pockets $50,000 This is becoming a habit for Valter Walker.

UFC

Jul 13, 2025

Derrick Lewis Quiets Undefeated Tallison Teixeira in UFC Nashville Headliner Derrick Lewis can still call down the thunder with the best of them.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

UFC Nashville ‘Lewis vs. Teixeira’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Nashville coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC on ESPN 70.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

UFC Nashville Prelims: Chris Curtis Bests Max Griffin on Split Scorecards Early returns on Chris Curtis’ move to the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division were mostly positive.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

UFC Bantamweight King Merab Dvalishvili Wins ESPY for Fighter of the Year It’s been a banner year for Merab Dvalishvili.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Chris Curtis Disputes Split Verdict in UFC Nashville Win: 'God, Judges Suck' There were good and bad aspects of Chris Curtis’ return to 170 pounds at UFC Nashville.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Ex-Title Challenger Lauren Murphy Announces Retirement at UFC Nashville Lauren Murphy officially called it a career after 23 professional mixed martial arts bouts on Saturday night.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Ben Askren Vows 'I Will Not Feel Sorry for Myself' As He Continues Recovery Ben Askren allowed himself one brief moment to ask “why me,” but it’s not something he plans on continuing to do.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Dana White Says Jon Jones, Conor McGregor Could Be on UFC’s White House Card Dana White hasn’t completely given up on a potential fight between Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Renato Moicano Shares Prediction for Potential Islam Makhachev-Ilia Topuria Fight Renato "Money Moicano" Carneiro recently shared his pick for a potential clash between Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.

UFC

Jul 12, 2025

Coach Carlos Costa Suggests ‘4th Daughter’ Flyweight Wins UFC Belt in 2026 If her coach-turned-adoptive father can see the future, 2026 will be a banner year for Natalia Silva.

Women’s MMA

Jul 11, 2025

BKFC Announces $25 Million Tourney, Multiple Ex-UFC Fighter Signings The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship organization is spinning a lot of plates right now.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Jul 11, 2025

UPDATED UFC Nashville Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set After a rare week off, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Nashville with 12 fights that are now official following the UFC Nashville...

UFC

Tyler Treese

Jul 11, 2025

14-Fight UFC Veteran Trevin Giles Signals Retirement Following Release Former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Trevin Giles is ready to pack up shop.

UFC

Jul 10, 2025

Max Holloway Seeks Title Shot With UFC 318 Win Over Dustin Poirier Even though he lost his last fight—for an undisputed belt—Max Holloway is not through searching for Ultimate Fighting Championship gold.

UFC

Jul 10, 2025

PFL Replaces Peter Murray With Ex-Time Warner Exec John Martin as CEO There has been a major behind-the-scenes shakeup for the Professional Fighters League.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 10, 2025

Caio Borralho Plans to Break Nassourdine Imavov Mentally Before UFC Paris After months of hard negotiation, finally Caio Borralho was able to see his fight with No. 1 middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov confirmed as the main event of...

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Ben Askren Speaks for First Time Since Double Lung Transplant For the first time since being hospitalized with pneumonia, Ben Askren was able to speak for himself.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Report: UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture Hospitalized After Racing Accident UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture has been hospitalized with serious injuries after a racing accident, according to TMZ Sports.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Multiple MMA Notables to Compete at Hulk Hogan’s Real American Freestyle Wrestling Bo Nickal has an opponent for Real American Freestyle Wrestling’s debut event....

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

UFC Veteran Tim Kennedy Apologizes for 'Misstated Aspects' of Military Service Former UFC and Strikeforce competitor Tim Kennedy has come clean about embellishing certain aspects of his military service.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Charles Oliveira Admits He Abandoned Strategy Against Ilia Topuria Charles Oliveira has broken his silence.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Official Bout Order Unveiled for UFC 318; Costa-Kopylov Set for Co-Main Event The fight card for the UFC’s upcoming pay-per-view in New Orleans has now been set.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

UFC to Hold Inaugural Event in Qatar on Nov. 22 The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make its maiden voyage to Qatar later this year

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Shavkat Rakhmonov Wants to Wait for UFC Title Shot Next Shavkat Rakhmonov wants to fight for the title next, even if that means being sidelined until next year

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Admits He Should Have Taken Break After Makhachev KO Alexander Volkanovski claims he took the most damage from his knockout loss against Islam Makhachev.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Leon Edwards Believes Jon Jones Beats Tom Aspinall in His Prime Leon Edwards thinks a prime Jon Jones beats a prime Tom Aspinall.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Anthony Smith Recalls 'Insane' Atmosphere of Fighting in Strip Club There’s not much Anthony Smith hasn’t seen in his MMA career....

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Islam Makhachev Gets Engraved '2-3 Years Dagestan' Knife Islam Makhachev’s iconic “two to three years Dagestan” phrase has cemented its legacy in MMA history.

UFC

Jul 09, 2025

Roybert Echeverria Rallies to Stop Tumelo Manyamala on Episode 7 of ‘TUF 33’ Patience paid for Roybert Echeverria.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Daniel Cormier Warns Jon Jones to Avoid Following Conor McGregor Path Daniel Cormier sees some potential parallels between Jon Jones and Conor McGregor — but they aren’t of the flattering variety.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Brother Expects 'Very Best' Version of Paulo Costa at UFC 318 After losing four of his last five Octagon appearances, Paulo Costa will enter his UFC 318 matchup with Roman Kopylov hungry to secure a finish.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Ex-Champ, 19-Year-Old 'Golden Girl' Among Those Expected for Noche UFC The matchups are beginning to trickle in for Noche UFC on Sept. 13.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Vitor Petrino: Why I’m Moving to Heavyweight for UFC Nashville The 27-year-old Brazilian will take his first assignment as a heavyweight when he locks horns with Austen Lane in a featured UFC on ESPN 70...

UFC

Christian Stein

Jul 08, 2025

Video: Arman Tsarukyan Kicks Coach Out of Cage During Training Session Whether in training or in a sanctioned fight, there’s a reason why it’s imperative to make sure the cage door is securely shut.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Full Lineup Announced for PFL World Tournament Finals in Atlantic City Professional Fighters League has filled out the card surrounding its two championship bouts in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 08, 2025

Curtis Blaydes Names Three Potential Opponents for Next Fight Curtis Blaydes is eyeing three potential targets for his next fight.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Ilia Topuria Confident He Can Finish Arman Tsarukyan The war of words continues between Ilia Topuria and Arman Tsarukyan.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Tom Aspinall Trolls UFC for Stagnation in Career Tom Aspinall just can’t wait to fight.

UFC

Jul 08, 2025

Marcus 'Buchecha' Booked for UFC Debut in Abu Dhabi It didn’t take long for Marcus Almeida to get his marching orders from the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce Veteran Lorenz Larkin Signs with Karate Combat Lorenz Larkin is expected to make his first combat sports appearance of 2025 later this month.

Jul 07, 2025

Jake Paul, Mike Tyson Make Massive Wager on Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano 3 Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are ready to go head-to-head once again.

Boxing

Jul 07, 2025

UFC Paris Update: Modestas Bukauskas Looks to Extend Streak vs. Scottish Veteran Modestas Bukauskas will attempt to continue his recent run of success at UFC Paris.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

Renato 'Moicano' Calls Out Michael Chandler for 'Loser Retires' Matchup Renato "Money Moicano" Carneiro is ready to risk it all against Michael Chandler.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

Former UFC Champ Shows off Sepak Takraw Skills in Retirement Jose Aldo is unleashing previously unseen skills from his arsenal after his retirement from MMA.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

Video: Islam Makhachev’s Teammate Uses Clever Method to Escape Choke A teammate of Islam Makhachev tried to outsmart him.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

UFC 318 Odds: Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov Paulo Costa is an underdog going into his UFC 318 clash against Roman Kopylov.

UFC

Jul 07, 2025

Fabian Edwards on PFL Championship Foe Dalton Rosta: 'He’s a Bitch' Fabian Edwards entered the 2025 PFL Middleweight Tournament as a favorite to win it all, and he lived up to that billing through the first two rounds.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 07, 2025

PFL Mourns Tragic Death of Longtime Staff Member Professional Fighters League is mourning the loss of longtime staff member Jeff Brady after his unexpected death.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

Dalton Rosta Unconcerned with Popularity Ahead of PFL Championship Fight Back in 2023, Dalton Rosta suffered the only loss of his career to Aaron Jeffery while the two were top contenders in Bellator MMA’s...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

PFL Founder Proposes Star-Studded Card to Be Held at White House Donn Davis doesn’t necessarily want to go head-to-head with the UFC, but he does want in on the festivities if mixed martial arts on the White...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

Odds Released on Favorites to Headline Potential UFC White House Card The early favorite to headline a proposed Ultimate Fighting Championship card at the nation’s capital is supposed to be retiring later this month.

UFC

Jul 06, 2025

Sullivan Cauley Confident He’s One of the Best Light Heavyweights 'In the World' Sullivan Cauley had to take some time away from MMA and in doing so, found a better version of himself as a man and a fighter.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

Antonio Carlos Jr. Grateful to Have Second Championship Opportunity with PFL Shortly after his departure from the UFC in 2021, Antonio Carlos Jr. wasted no time in making the most of his new opportunity with Professional...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

PFL Heavyweight Finalist Oleg Popov Not Interested in Move to UFC For the second time in as many years, Oleg Popov is back in a championship spotlight in the Professional Fighters League’s heavyweight division.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 06, 2025

Movsar Evloev Reveals Fitness Regimen Copied From Boxing Legend Movsar Evloev practices an insane push-up drill as part of his training.

UFC

Jul 06, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Noticed Potential Weakness in Ilia Topuria at UFC 317 Alexander Volkanovski believes Ilia Topuria’s cardio can be exploited.

UFC

Jul 06, 2025

Tony Ferguson Claims He Has Boxing Match Scheduled Tony Ferguson seemingly hasn’t retired from combat sports altogether.

Boxing

Jul 06, 2025

Ronnie Gibbs an 'Underdog with Teeth' in PFL Upset Win Over Biaggio Ali Walsh Ronnie Gibbs was massive underdog against the previously undefeated Biaggio Ali Walsh at PFL World Tournament 7.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 05, 2025

Patrick Habirora Destroys UFC Vet Danny Roberts in 2025 PFL Europe 2 Main Event The Professional Fighters League has found its newest star, and his name is Patrick Habirora.

Professional Fighters League

J.L. Kirven

Jul 05, 2025

2025 PFL Europe 2 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog’s live 2025 PFL Europe 2 coverage will begin Saturday morning at approximately 11 a.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 05, 2025

Tom Aspinall Addresses Lack of Starpower in UFC’s Heavyweight Division With the Jon Jones saga in the rearview mirror (at least for now), Tom Aspinall is free to focus getting the heavyweight division moving.'

UFC

Jul 05, 2025

Robert Whittaker Sees 'Light at the End of the Tunnel' for UFC Career The finish line is in sight for former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.

UFC

Jul 05, 2025

Sergio Pettis: Facing Ex-Teammate 'Hardest Thing I Ever Had to Do in My Career' After not competing for over a year inside an MMA cage, Sergio Pettis made his Professional Fighters League SmartCage debut last weekend in Chicago against friend and former teammate...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 05, 2025

Two Weeks After Retirement, Jon Jones Says He’s Re-Entered Drug-Testing Pool Every retirement announcement in mixed martial arts is best taken with a grain of salt.

UFC

Jul 05, 2025

Grappling Ace Marcus 'Buchecha' Parts Ways with ONE Championship Marcus Almeida is officially a free agent.

One Championship

Jul 05, 2025

Hamstring Injury Forces Gunnar Nelson Out of UFC 318 Gunnar Nelson will not be competing in New Orleans two weeks from now.

UFC

Jul 05, 2025

Omar El Dafrawy, Hattan Alsaif Author Standout Performances at 2025 PFL MENA 2 Fresh off winning the 2024 Professional Fighters League MENA welterweight championship, Omar El Dafrawy shined against former PFL Europe slugger Daniele Miceli in Friday’s...

Professional Fighters League

J.L. Kirven

Jul 04, 2025

2025 PFL MENA 2 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog’s live 2025 PFL MENA 2 coverage will begin Friday morning at approximately 12 p.m. ET. The event is available to watch for free in the...

Professional Fighters League

Jul 04, 2025

Coach Andre ‘Dida’ Refutes Charles Oliveira’s UFC 317 Undoing Based on Aggression According to a man who truly embodied the Chute Boxe “aggression at all costs” mentality, Charles Oliveira did not lose because of that strategy.

UFC

Jul 04, 2025

Mauricio Ruffy Believes He Would Crush Current UFC Star in 1 Round The confidence for Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Mauricio Ruffy is through the roof.

UFC

Jul 04, 2025

Dan Hardy Sees World of Opportunity in Brussels for PFL Europe For Dan Hardy, the sky is the limit for the PFL Europe organization.

Professional Fighters League

Jul 04, 2025

Conor McGregor, Other UFC Fighters Volunteer for Potential White House Card A number of Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters have already raised their hands for a chance to fight at the White House.

UFC

Jul 04, 2025

PFL Europe 2 Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight The Professional Fighters League continues its 2024 European season with the promotion's first-ever event in Belgium.

Professional Fighters League

Tyler Treese

Jul 04, 2025

President Trump Claims UFC Will Hold Upcoming Event at White House If the President has his say, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be coming to his backyard in 2026.

UFC

Jul 03, 2025

Former UFC Fighter Godofredo ‘Pepey’ Faces Kidnapping, Domestic Violence Charges Ex-Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Godofredo Castro will be answering to multiple felony charges in the near future.

Jul 03, 2025

Hattan Alsaif Ready to Pay Forward Investment Shown in Her From PFL MENA Saudi Arabia’s Hattan Alsaif is primed and ready for a breakout performance this weekend.

Women’s MMA

Jul 03, 2025

Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Arrested by ICE for Connections to Drug Cartel It has not been a good week for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Boxing

Jul 03, 2025

Omar El Dafrawy on Return to PFL MENA: ‘They Need a Star’ Omar El Dafrawy believes he has the tools and the talent. All that’s waiting is “Miller Time.”

Professional Fighters League

Jul 03, 2025

PFL MENA 2 Weigh-in Results: 1 Fight Scrapped The Professional Fighters League continues its second PFL MENA season this week with the start of its welterweight and bantamweight tournaments.

Professional Fighters League

Tyler Treese

Jul 03, 2025

British Fan-Favorite Ex-UFC Fighter Signs With Matchroom Boxing A former Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight star is taking her talents to the sweet science.

Boxing

Jul 03, 2025

Former Kayla Harrison Rival Offers Help to Amanda Nunes Ahead of UFC Return Amanda Nunes could enlist a former Kayla Harrison foe to help her train for her UFC return.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Reports: Conor McGregor Could Face Perjury Charges in Sexual Assault Appeal Conor McGregor’s appeal of being found civilly liable for sexual assault last year has taken an interesting turn.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Bo Nickal Returns to Wrestling, Signs with Hulk Hogan’s New Organization While mixed martial arts has been his primary area of focus in recent years, Bo Nickal isn’t done with wrestling just yet.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Former PFL Champ Set for Octagon Debut at UFC Paris on Sept. 6 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight division will officially introduce one of its newest signees in Paris.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Jamahal Hill Reacts to Loss at UFC Baku: 'I Haven’t Been on My Level' Jamahal Hill acknowledges that some things have to change if he wants to return to championship contention in the UFC’s light heavyweight division.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Rips Charles Oliveira for 'Half Embarrassing' Performance at UFC 317 Paddy Pimblett wasn’t impressed with Charles Oliveira’s performance against Ilia Topuria at UFC 317.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan, Dan Hooker Trade Barbs on Social Media Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker could be setting up a fight.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Caio Borralho Hopes Become Champ on the Same Day as Fighting Nerds Teammate Caio Borralho recently revealed an ambitious goal The Fighting Nerds team hopes to achieve.

UFC

Jul 02, 2025

Team Sonnen’s Matt Dixon Trounces Alejandro Sanchez on Episode 6 of ‘TUF 33’ Team Sonnen needed a proverbial knight in shining armor, and it took the form of Matt Dixon.

UFC

Jul 01, 2025

Manager Protests Ilia Topuria Replacing Islam Makhachev as UFC P4P King Islam Makhachev’s manager isn’t happy with the latest UFC UFC pound-for-pound rankings.

UFC

Jul 01, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan Blasts Ilia Topuria for 'Running from the Real Contender' Arman Tsarukyan still seems to be on the outside looking in when it comes to the lightweight title picture.

UFC

Jul 01, 2025

Paddy Pimblett: 'Midget' Ilia Topuria Would Feel Size Difference Against Me Ilia Topuria has demonstrated on multiple occasions that he possesses the type of power that can crack even the most durable of chins.

UFC