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Opinion: Just Say No to an Immediate Magomed Ankalaev-Alex Pereira Rematch The Ultimate Fighting Championship should consider other options in wake of the undisputed light heavyweight title changing hands, writes Dayne Fox.

UFC

Dayne Fox

Mar 13, 2025

Opinion: A Controversy or a Robbery? Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox examines the close nature of two fights from UFC Vegas 103 and how they might find their way into a particular category.

UFC

Dayne Fox

Mar 06, 2025

Opinion: Unify the Rules The conclusion to the Henry Cejudo-Yadong Song main event at UFC Seattle highlights the need for the Ultimate Fighting Championship to push for...

UFC

Dayne Fox

Feb 27, 2025

Opinion: Respect for Ilia Topuria, Even If He Made the Wrong Move Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox looks at the wide-ranging repercussions from the Spaniard’s decision to vacate the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

UFC

Dayne Fox

Feb 20, 2025

Opinion: Is Weili Zhang the Greatest Strawweight of All-Time? Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox examines the current 115-pound champion’s legacy following her latest title defense against Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312.

Women’s MMA

Dayne Fox

Feb 13, 2025

Opinion: Why Tatiana Suarez is Primed to Dethrone Weili Zhang at UFC 312 Weili Zhang is arguably the most dangerous female fighter on the planet, but the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight’s belt...

Women’s MMA

J.L. Kirven

Feb 07, 2025

Opinion: Who’s Up Next at Middleweight? With the UFC middleweight division set to sort itself out in a big way over the next five weeks, Dayne Fox asks whether Nassourdine Imavov or...

UFC

Dayne Fox

Feb 06, 2025

Opinion: Don’t Sleep on Sergei Pavlovich Fans and pundits alike have been far too quick to dismiss the Russian as a future contender for the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight...

UFC

Dayne Fox

Jan 30, 2025

Opinion: Israel Adesanya at a Crossroads The outcome of his UFC Saudi Arabia main event opposite Nassourdine Imavov will likely determine just how the story ends for “The Last...

UFC

J.L. Kirven

Jan 29, 2025

Opinion: Weighing Holly Holm’s Legacy The former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight titleholder has had an indelible impact on the sport of mixed martial arts, and...

Women’s MMA

Dayne Fox

Jan 23, 2025

Fistic Medicine: A Perfect Example of MMA’s Willful Ignorance Mixed martial arts needs a sport-wide culture change involving more and better education, additional weight classes and more honest discussions...

Opinion

Chris Kirk

Jan 21, 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

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

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

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

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

Opinion: 5 Cities That Need a Major MMA Event in 2025 Sherdog columnist J.L. Kirven examines the global locales that deserve their piece of the mixed martial arts pie.

Opinion

J.L. Kirven

Dec 27, 2024

Opinion: Patience is Tom Aspinall’s Best Friend The interim Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder would do well to adopt the absence-makes-the-heart-grow-fonder approach being...

Opinion

Dayne Fox

Dec 27, 2024

Opinion: Is the UFC Stacking the Deck against Merab Dvalishvili? Given some of the available evidence and the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s past history, Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox wonders if the...

UFC

Dayne Fox

Dec 19, 2024

Opinion: 5 Boxers Who Could Smoothly Transition to MMA Sherdog columnist J.L. Kirven weighs in on those fighters he believes to be best equipped to move from the Sweet Science to the cage.

Boxing

J.L. Kirven

Dec 18, 2024

Opinion: Why the UFC Should Fast-Track More Fighters into Title Shots Fast-Tracking fighters for title shots is a god thing and should be done more often, writes Sherdog columnist J.L. Kirven.

UFC

J.L. Kirven

Dec 06, 2024

Opinion: The UFC’s Tatiana Suarez Dilemma The oft-injured star’s withdrawal from UFC 310 further clouds what was once a promising future and leads Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox to ponder...

UFC

Dayne Fox

Dec 05, 2024

Opinion: PFL Struck Gold in Dakota Ditcheva, PFL MENA Sherdog columnist J.L. Kirven chimes in on the Professional Fighters League's discovery and development of Dakota Ditcheva, and what it could...

Professional Fighters League

J.L. Kirven

Dec 01, 2024

Opinion: No More Free Passes for Conor McGregor The former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder has made it impossible to ignore his behavior any longer, writes Dayne Fox.

Opinion

Dayne Fox

Nov 28, 2024

Opinion: How Dakota Ditcheva Could Become the Face of Women’s MMA Since its inception six years ago, the Professional Fighters League has set out to discover and develop homegrown stars that could rival the popularity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s top talent. Now,...

Women’s MMA

J.L. Kirven

Nov 25, 2024

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