Category: Sherdog News

Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat Curran will not defend his title as expected next month.

A pivotal welterweight showdown is reportedly in the works for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next trip to Macau.

A pivotal welterweight showdown is reportedly in the works for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next trip to Macau.

The fight card for WSOF 11 has been altered again, as an injury to Jake Shields has forced the welterweight to withdraw from his planned clash with Jon Fitch.

Luke Rockhold may be on the mend, but the former Strikeforce champion has a clear idea of whom he would like to face when he steps back into the Octagon.

When the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to California this summer, veteran referee John McCarthy will referee both of the promotion’s main events.

Australian prospect Jake Matthews will make his Octagon debut on June 28, when “The Ultimate Fighter Nations” alumnus will square off with fellow unbeaten talent Dashon Johnson at UFC Fight Night “Te Huna vs. Marquardt.”

Three of MMA’s best-known women were recently named to Maxim’s 2014 “Hot 100” list.

In most cases, spending five years removed from any sport would prove detrimental to an athlete achieving success in that arena. But in the case of Mark Holst — who is returning to muay Thai after five years of solely competing in MMA — the hope is that his time spent inside the cage will correlate to success in the Lion Fight ring.

Rani Yahya’s rematch with Johnny Bedford will have to wait.