Category: Sherdog News

After a lopsided decision loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 169, Frank Mir thought he was at the end of the line.

Michael Johnson returned to the Octagon in impressive fashion at UFC Fight Night “Mir vs. Bigfoot,” defeating Edson Barboza via unanimous decision.

Frank Mir, Sam Alvey, Marion Reneau and Matt Dwyer each earned an additional $50,000 for their efforts at UFC Fight Night “Bigfoot vs. Mir” on Sunday night.

Frank Mir made up for lost time — 1,170 days of it.

A new threat has risen within the Ultimate Fighting Championship
women’s bantamweight division: Marion Reneau.

John Dodson will return to the Octagon after nearly a year out of action against Zach Makovsky at UFC 187 “Jones vs. Johnson” on May 23.

A featherweight clash between Hatsu Hioki and Daniel Hooker has been added to the UFC’s Fight Night bill in Adelaide, Australia, on May 10.

When it was announced last fall that Linton Vassell would be next to challenge reigning Bellator 205-pound king Emanuel Newton, the collective reaction from the MMA community was that of a shrug and a blank stare.

One of boxing’s brightest, most popular stars was able to remain unbeaten as Gennady Golovkin put a beating on Martin Murray in the main event of HBO Boxing’s Saturday telecast.

Michal Materla will defend his middleweight belt against Tomasz Drwal at KSW 31 on May 23.