Category: Sherdog News

While the boxing world continues to sway in the shadow of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s second consecutive defeat of Marcos Maidana, it’s already time for speculation about who “Money” will be fighting next.

After opening his Ultimate Fighting Championship stint with six consecutive victories, Francis Carmont has been released from the promotion following three straight losses.

Chuck Liddell will do the honors as the official Toyota pace car driver for the semifinal race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Nov. 9.

One Fighting Championship has announced four more bouts for its “Roar of Tigers” event on Oct. 17, bringing the current slate of fights to seven.

Andrei Arlovski finished Antonio Silva during the first round of their heavyweight main event bout at UFC Fight Night “Bigfoot vs. Arlovski 2,” but “The Pit Bull” came out of the bout with the longer medical suspension.

Yves Edwards will enter the Octagon against Akbarh Arreola in a lightweight bout when the UFC heads to Austin, Texas, on Nov. 22.

Gian Villante will welcome Corey Anderson to the Octagon in his first action since appearing on “The Ultimate Fighter 19.” The light heavyweight bout will take at UFC 181.

Jesse Taylor and Joe Ray have joined BattleGrounds MMA’s one-night, eight-man welterweight tournament on Oct. 3.

Texas-based mixed martial arts promotion Legacy Fighting Championship will make its first official foray into the kickboxing world on Jan. 16.

A bantamweight matchup pitting Rafael Silva against Robert Emerson has joined the televised main card of Bellator 127.