Category: Sherdog News

Jared Cannonier is at a crucial juncture in his Ultimate Fighting Championship career.

Valentina Shevchenko (23-4) failed to reclaim the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title in the main event at UFC Noche as her rematch against Alexa Grasso (16-3) ended in a controversial split draw. However, the 10-8 fifth-round scorecard wasn’t the only controversial bit about the highly anticipated rematch that went down on Sept. 16.

After the success of lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi and former featherweight title holder Kleber Koike Erbst, another Brazilian-Japanese fighter, middleweight Igor Tanabe (3-0), is quickly gaining a lot of attention in Rizin Fighting Federation.

The 2023 PFL Championships card is now complete with a couple of key additions to the preliminary lineup.

Reigning One Championship women’s strawweight titleholder Jingnan Xiong returns to her roots ahead of a special rules match against Nat “Wondergirl” Jaroonsak at ONE on Prime Video 14 on Sept. 29.

Valentina Shevchenko will need to go under the knife for the hand injury she suffered in the opening round of her championship rematch with Alex Grasso on Saturday night.

Felipe Bunes’ Ultimate Fighting Championship debut will have to wait a little longer.

Angela Lee dealt with untold physical and mental struggles that nearly led to her taking her own life some six years ago.

UFC featherweight standout Bryce Mitchell is a flat earther who spends his time farming when he’s not training or fighting.

Bellator featherweight Cris Lencioni continues to make positive progress in his recovery from cardiac arrest earlier this year.