Category: Sherdog News

Daniel Cormier headed into his Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title defense against Derrick Lewis as the overwhelming favorite, with most observers expecting “DC” to nullify Lewis’ power with his Olympic-caliber wrestling. The fight played out as expected and set Cormier up with a much-hyped showdown against World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Brock Lesnar next March in what will apparently be the champ’s swan song fight.

Volkan Oezdemir has undergone knee surgery following his loss to Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night Moncton last month.

Two matchups have been added to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first pay-per-view of 2019.

A pivotal featherweight duel pitting Chad Mendes against Alexander Volkanovski has been added to the UFC 232 lineup.

A previously rumored clash between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich is now set for the UFC’s debut on ESPN+ next year.

Chris Weidman will be sidelined 90 days following his third-round knockout loss to Ronaldo Souza in the UFC 230 co-main event.

Conor McGregor seemed perplexed by the identity of Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent. Tenshin Nasukawa is planning on making his presence known.

Fans were left stunned and disappointed last April when former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title contender Anthony Johnson announced his retirement from the sport after a second loss to 205-pound champion Daniel Cormier.

Ben Askren’s Octagon debut is nearly finalized, as the promotion is targeting a matchup with Robbie Lawler at UFC 233.

It didn’t take too long for Conor McGregor to react the announcement of Floyd Mayweather’s next combat sports endeavor.