SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News

Apr 13, 2025

Yair Rodriguez: Grudge Match vs. Diego Lopes 'Has to Happen at Some Point' While Yair Rodriguez was focused on a featherweight title shot after beating Patricio Freire at UFC 314, he’s well aware that another...

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Reacts to Backstage Confrontation with Colby Covington at UFC 314 After earning the biggest win of his career to date, Paddy Pimblett found himself in a confrontation with an outspoken critic from another...

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Reveals Vision Was Compromised by Diego Lopes Punch Alexander Volkanovski was admittedly in danger in his title fight against Diego Lopes.

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Dana White 'Probably In' to Be Best Man at Jean Silva’s Wedding Dana White seems to be on board for the Jean Silva hype train.

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

UFC 314 Bonuses: Volkanovski, Lopes Get $50K for 'Fight of the Night' Alexander Volkanovski’s second coronation as UFC featherweight champion didn’t come without a couple of scares along the way.

UFC

Apr 13, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski Regains Featherweight Crown in UFC 314 Main Event Alexander Volkanovski once again sits at the head of the table.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

UFC 314 ‘Volkanovski vs. Lopes’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC 314 coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

UFC 314 Prelims: Dan Ige Solves Sean Woodson Riddle in Miami Dan Ige passed another difficult test in the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

Former Two-Division Queen Amanda Nunes Headed to UFC Hall of Fame Amanda Nunes, who is widely regarded as the greatest female fighter of all-time, will be enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame this summer.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

PFL Tournament 3 Update: Vinicius Cenci Replaces Alexandr Shabliy in Bracket One of the lightweight favorites is out of the Professional Fighters League 2025 world tournament.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 12, 2025

Aaron Pico Believes He Can Be UFC Champ 'Within a Year' Aaron Pico thinks he can be a UFC champion within a year.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

Ilia Topuria Vows to Submit Islam Makhachev in Front of Khabib Nurmagomedov Ilia Topuria continues to exude confidence as he prepares to debut in a new division.

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

Diego Lopes Gets Emotional After Receiving Good Luck Video from Family Diego Lopes was recently overwhelmed with emotions while speaking of his family....

UFC

Apr 12, 2025

Bantamweights, Women’s Flyweights Advance in Upset-Filled 2025 PFL 2 Card Just two events into the season, and most of the brackets have gone up in smoke.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 11, 2025

PFL 2025 World Tournament 2 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 2 coverage will begin Friday at 9 p.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 11, 2025

UFC 314 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Set; 1 Fighter Heavy The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its return to Miami for an exciting UFC 314 pay-per-view card featuring 13 fights.

UFC

Tyler Treese

Apr 11, 2025

UFC Baku Gains Jamahal Hill-Khalil Rountree Headliner, Adds Horiguchi vs. Ulanbekov The framework is quickly underway for the Ultimate Fighting Championship to make a splash in the half-Asian, half-European nation of Azerbaijan.

UFC

Apr 11, 2025

Brazilian Fighters, Specialists Weigh in on UFC 314 Volkanovski-Lopes Headliner One of these days, the Brazilian contingent of analysts might pick against their home country fighter. Now is not that day.

UFC

Apr 11, 2025

PFL Unveils MENA Tourney Lineup Starting May 9 in Saudi Arabia The Professional Fighters League is doubling down when it comes to developing lightweight talent.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 10, 2025

PFL World Tournament 2 Weigh-in Results: New Main Event Set; 1 Fighter Heavy The Professional Fighters League's 2025 World Tournament continues on Friday with a new main event as the first round of the men's bantamweight...

Tyler Treese

Apr 10, 2025

Global Fight League Cancels Debut Events Scheduled for May It appears that the Global Fight League might be going under before it could even get off the ground.

Global Fight League

Apr 10, 2025

Patricio Freire Believes Edgar, Volkanovski Exposed Weaknesses in Yair Rodriguez In just a few days, former Bellator MMA two-division champion Patricio Freire will realize his dream of stepping into the UFC’s Octagon.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Cris Cyborg Joins Fight Night 3: San Jose Lineup for Boxing Co-Main Event Cris Cyborg is doing her best to stay busy.

Boxing

Apr 09, 2025

Main Card Announced for PFL Semifinals in Nashville on June 12 A welterweight semifinal clash pitting former Bellator MMA champion Jason Jackson against undefeated prospect Thad Jean will serve as the headliner for the...

Professional Fighters League

Apr 09, 2025

Mateusz Gamrot Slams Arman Tsarukyan for Calling Out Paddy Pimblett Mateusz Gamrot took a dig at Arman Tsarukyan for seeking a matchup against Paddy Pimblett.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Jean Silva Feels Closest to Late Brother Going Into a Fight Jean Silva is always at his happiest going into a fight because that’s when he feels the closest to his late brother.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Gilbert Burns: Michael Chandler Should Stick to Striking Against Paddy Pimblett Gilbert Burns doubts Michael Chandler can hold his own on the ground against Paddy Pimblett.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili Urges Islam Makhachev to Fight Ilia Topuria Merab Dvalishvili wants Islam Makhachev to live up to his own standards.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Henry Cejudo’s First UFC Belt Allegedly Stolen Henry Cejudo’s first Ultimate Fighting Championship belt was reportedly stolen during a burglary.

UFC

Apr 09, 2025

Entire Rashad Evans-Rampage Jackson Boxing Card Officially Canceled As it turns out, Rashad Evans’ instincts were correct.

Boxing

Apr 09, 2025

Leandro Higo Details Strategy for PFL Debut, Predicts KO Win for Patricio 'Pitbull' The Pitbull Brothers team will have two veterans making debuts in new promotions this weekend.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 08, 2025

Longtime Bellator Veteran Aaron Pico Signs with UFC Aaron Pico is officially headed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC

Apr 08, 2025

Juliana Velasquez Predicts Fourth Bout with Liz Carmouche in PFL Tourney Final Juliana Velasquez is unfazed by a last-minute change in opponent in the PFL flyweight tournament.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 08, 2025

Paddy Pimblett Expects to Defeat Michael Chandler 'Convincingly' at UFC 314 Paddy Pimblett (22-3) is looking to make a statement against Michael Chandler (23-9).

UFC

Apr 08, 2025

Taila Santos Withdraws from PFL Flyweight Tournament; Card Gets New Headliner The upcoming Professional Fighters League tournament event has undergone a few changes.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 08, 2025

Joe Pyfer vs. Kelvin Gastelum Rescheduled for UFC 316 in New Jersey A middleweight showdown pitting Joe Pyfer against Kelvin Gastelum has been rebooked for UFC 316.

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

Trevor Peek Off UFC Des Moines Card After Jump Rope Injury Add this one to the list of unusual pre-fight injuries.

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

Aljamain Sterling: Lifestyle Changes Won’t Help Sean O’Malley Against Merab Dvalishvili Aljamain Sterling doesn’t think a newfound sense of discipline will help Sean O'Malley (18-2) against Merab Dvalishvili (19-4).

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

Michael Chandler Plans to Be Composed Against Paddy Pimblett Michael Chandler is taking a slightly different approach going into his fight against Paddy Pimblett.

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

Henry Cejudo Confronts Hit-and-Run Driver Who Crashed into Neighbor’s Yard Having an MMA legend as your neighbor can really be a blessing.

UFC

Apr 07, 2025

After Brief Exit, Fabian Edwards Returns to PFL Middleweight Tournament A week ago, it was announced that Fabian Edwards was out of the PFL middleweight tournament. Now the former Bellator MMA title challenger is...

Professional Fighters League

Apr 06, 2025

Lerone Murphy Identifies Path to Title Shot After UFC Vegas 105 Victory Lerone Murphy couldn’t put Josh Emmett away, but he was nonetheless pleased with the way he executed his strategy in the UFC Vegas 105 headliner.

UFC

Apr 06, 2025

UFC Vegas 105 Bonuses: Rhys McKee Gets First Octagon Win, Additional $50K Rhys McKee’s first UFC triumph came with some additional perks.

UFC

Apr 06, 2025

Crafty Lerone Murphy Eludes Josh Emmett to Stay Undefeated at UFC Vegas 105 Lerone Murphy danced with one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division’s heaviest hitters for 25 minutes and walked out of...

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

UFC Vegas 105 ‘Emmett vs. Murphy’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Vegas 105 coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC on ESPN 65.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

UFC Vegas 105 Prelims: Rhys McKee Batters Daniel Frunza to Doctor Stoppage Rhys McKee finally put an elusive check in the Ultimate Fighting Championship win column.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

UFC Announces Return to Atlanta on June 14 The Ultimate Fighting Championship is headed to the Peach State later this year.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili Wants Return of 'S--t Talking' Sean O'Malley Ahead of Rematch Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t like the new, polite version Sean O'Malley.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

Movsar Evloev Reveals Potential Timeline for UFC Return Movsar Evloev is determined to return next month, regardless of who his opponent is.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

Manel Kape vs. Brandon Royval Rebooked for UFC 317 on June 28 Elite flyweights are set to trade leather at UFC 317.

UFC

Apr 05, 2025

UFC Vegas 105 Weigh-in Results: 1 Fighter Heavy; 1 Fight Off The Ultimate Fighting Championship kicks off a relatively light April schedule with its return to Las Vegas after two international events. The...

UFC

Tyler Treese

Apr 04, 2025

Jackson, Pinedo Lead Pack of Semifinalists Atop 2025 PFL World Tournament 1 In the world of competitive sports, Jason Jackson proved Jamaica has more than just a bobsled team.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 04, 2025

Coach Eric Albarracin Discusses UFC Future for Patricio “Pitbull,” Eyes Volkanovski Bout According to his coach, Patricio Freire’s next two victories are money in the bank.

UFC

Apr 04, 2025

PFL Reveals Bantamweight Bracket for 2025 Europe Tournament The second of two Professional Fighters League Europe tournament brackets is now a matter of record.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 04, 2025

PFL 2025 World Tournament 1 Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 1 coverage will begin Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 03, 2025

Uran Satybaldiev Replaces Injured Nzechukwu vs. Martin Buday at UFC Vegas 105 The only heavyweight bout on the UFC’s fight card this weekend has changed days before it was set to go down.

UFC

Apr 03, 2025

PFL Announces Dates, Locations for 3 World Tournament Finals Events in August When all is said and done, the 2025 Professional Fighters League will conclude in four and a half months.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 03, 2025

PFL Tournament Weigh-in Results: Umalatov Exits Bracket After Miss on Scales The stage has been set for the debut of Professional Fighters League’s new tournament format.

Professional Fighters League

Apr 02, 2025

Sean O’Malley Expects to Be '70 Percent Better' in Merab Dvalishvili Rematch Sean O'Malley is well aware of the fact that some in the MMA community are less than pleased that he’s been granted an immediate rematch against...

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

UFC 315 Update: Joel Alvarez to Face Benoit St. Denis in Montreal A lightweight showdown pitting Joel Alvarez against Benoit St. Denis has been added to the UFC 315 lineup.

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

UFC Partnership with Meta to Include Update to Fighter Rankings System The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Wednesday announced a multi-year partnership with information technology giant Meta.

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

Carlos Prates: Jack Della Maddalena Won’t Be 'Hard Fight' for Belal Muhammad While Carlos Prates would like Jack Della Maddalena to beat Belal Muhammad, he thinks it’s highly unlikely.

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

Nathaniel Wood Explains How OCD 'Curse' Has Been Beneficial to MMA Career Nathaniel Wood would prefer not having an obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), although it has seemingly helped his MMA career.

UFC

Apr 02, 2025

Fabricio Werdum Withdraws from Global Fight League Format Fabricio Werdum won’t be taking part in the Global Fight League after all.

Global Fight League

Apr 01, 2025

Dvalishvili-O'Malley 2, Pena-Harrison Announced for UFC 316 in New Jersey UFC 316 will feature a pair of title bouts at the top of the bill.

UFC

Apr 01, 2025

Carlos Prates vs. Ian Garry Set as New UFC Kansas City Main Event While Carlos Prates won’t be fighting at UFC 314 as originally planned, he has received an even bigger matchup a couple weeks later.

UFC