Category: Sherdog News

Manny Pacquiao is expanding his portfolio.

(LAS VEGAS) — The capacity crowd inside the trendy Chelsea Ballroom in the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas expected a war between popular Mexican-American Brandon Rios and Argentinean knockout artist Diego Chaves.

A flyweight showdown between John Moraga and Justin Scoggins will kick off the main card when the UFC heads to Connecticut on Sept. 5.

Brandon Thatch’s return to the Octagon will have to wait, as the welterweight prospect has withdrawn from a proposed matchup with Jordan Mein at UFC Fight Night on Aug. 23.

Malaipet Sasiprapa won’t be hanging up his gloves any time soon.

Manny Gamburyan will make his 135-pound debut against Cody Gibson at UFC 178 in Las Vegas.

Through it all — the writhing in agony on the Octagon floor, the emergency surgery, the grueling rehab — Anderson Silva never once thought about quitting.

For the first time since defeating Carlos Molina and winning the vacant WBA International Super Lightweight title in May, Adrien Broner will return to the ring to meet Emmanuel Taylor.

Sherdog.com reports from Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Ledyard, Conn., with live Lion Fight 17 play-by-play.

For its first four years of existence, Legacy Fighting Championship was known only for mixed martial arts events.