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Pictures: UFC Vegas 107 UFC Vegas 107 was supposed to be topped by a women's flyweight bout pitting Erin Blanchfield against Maycee Barber, who missed weight and then...

UFC

Sherdog.com Staff

May 31, 2025

MMA Spelling Bee With the summer slate of the Ultimate Fighting Championship heating up, and the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the national consciousness, we...

May 30, 2025

By The Numbers: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Ludovit Klein The lightweights have been cast in supporting roles at UFC Vegas 107, where they are booked opposite one another in the co-main event on...

UFC

May 30, 2025

How to Watch the Rizin ‘World Series in Korea’ Rizin Fighting Federation lightweight champion Roberto de Souza will meet Won Bin Ki in the non-title headliner on Saturday in Seoul.

Rizin Fighting Federation

May 30, 2025

How to Watch UFC Vegas 107 ‘Blanchfield vs. Barber’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship will throw its promotional oomph behind ranked women’s bantamweights when Erin Blanchfield headlines...

UFC

May 30, 2025

Prime Picks: UFC Vegas 107 ‘Blanchfield vs. Barber’ Sherdog soothsayer Jay Pettry sifts through the duds to come up with four options of varied intrigue, culminating with a one-two punch to profit...

Fight Odds

May 30, 2025

Preview: UFC Vegas 107 ‘Blanchfield vs. Barber’ Women’s flyweight contenders Erin Blanchfield and Maycee Barber will do battle in the Ultimate Fighting Championship main event on Saturday at...

UFC

May 29, 2025

Opinion: Say It Ain’t So, UFC While the Ultimate Fighting Championship appears intent on giving Yair Rodriguez another shot at featherweight titleholder Alexander...

UFC

May 29, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch UFC Vegas 107 Reigning women’s flyweight titleholder Valentina Shevchenko will likely be watching the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship headliner with a...

UFC

May 29, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC Vegas 107 Pre-Fight Edition Erin Blanchfield will attempt to establish herself as a viable No. 1 contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight division when she squares off with...

UFC

May 29, 2025

Preview: UFC Vegas 107 Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest stop at the UFC Apex serves up a decent preliminary slate, with grappling as the main theme.

UFC

May 28, 2025

Jafel Filho No Longer in Limbo “Pastor” will return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship stage for the first time in more than a year when he squares off with Allan Nascimento in the featured...

UFC

Christian Stein

May 28, 2025

Rivalries: Mateusz Gamrot “Gamer” will attempt to hold off the hard-charging Ludovit Klein when they lock horns in the UFC Vegas 107 co-main event this Saturday at...

UFC

May 28, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Dusko Todorovic “Thunder” on Saturday will set out in search of his first win in well over two years when he confronts Zachary Reese in a UFC Vegas 107...

UFC

May 28, 2025

‘One Fight at a Time’ for Ketlen Vieira The 33-year-old Brazilian will look to resume her climb toward the top of the 135-pound weight class when she faces Macy Chiasson as part of the UFC...

UFC

Christian Stein

May 28, 2025

Stand and Deliver: UFC Vegas 107 Ben Duffy spotlights a couple of fighters who are under extra pressure to perform at UFC Vegas 107.

UFC

May 27, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Ludovit Klein The 30-year-old Slovakian will attempt to break into the Top 15 when he toes the line against Mateusz Gamrot in the UFC Vegas 107 co-main event.

UFC

May 27, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Khalil Rountree “The War Horse” will look to improve his standing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division when he locks horns with former champion Jamahal Hill in the...

UFC

May 26, 2025

By The Numbers: Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber The women’s flyweight contenders will square off in the UFC Vegas 107 headliner this Saturday at the UFC Apex.

UFC

May 26, 2025

MMA Roots: Vale Tudo O Lutador at Canecao Eugenio Tadeu protégé Alan Carvalho stole the show at the historic December 1996 event, where he stunned one of the Carlson Gracie academy’s...

MMA Roots

May 26, 2025

The Hit List: UFC, PFL Fights We Want to See in the Second Half of 2025 Perhaps the time has come for Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight titleholder Weili Zhang to take her talents to another division.

UFC

May 25, 2025

By The Numbers: Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison The fate of the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title will hang in the balance in the UFC 316 co-main event on June 7.

Women’s MMA

May 25, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Erin Blanchfield “Cold Blooded” will look to hold her spot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight hierarchy when she takes on Maycee Barber in the...

Women’s MMA

May 25, 2025

Jonathan Coachman: Building Brands Vital to PFL Success As one of the faces and voices leading the charge for the new-look Professional Fighters League, the former World Wrestling Entertainment...

Professional Fighters League

May 24, 2025

Rivalries: Logan Storley The Kill Cliff Fight Club rep will face Masayuki Kikuiri when their welterweight semifinal helps anchor PFL 2025 World Tournament 5 on June 12.

Professional Fighters League

May 24, 2025

This Day in MMA History: UFC 187 ‘Cormier vs. Johnson’ One of Jon Jones’ many run-ins with the law led to his being stripped of the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight crown and resulted in a makeshift UFC 187 main event pitting Daniel...

UFC

May 23, 2025

Pictures - Vale Tudo O Lutador On Dec. 19, 1996, Vale Tudo o Lutador (VTOL) took place at Canecao in Rio de Janeiro, and pitted Brazilian jiu-jitsu against luta livre in a...

MMA Roots

May 22, 2025

By The Numbers: Brandon Moreno-Deiveson Figueiredo Tetralogy The rivals made history and helped the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight division get back on its feet, as they locked horns four times...

UFC

May 22, 2025

Sherdog Prospect Watch: George Mangos The 21-year-old Australian will try to nail down a spot on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster when he meets Radley Da Silva during Week 1 of...

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

May 22, 2025

Opinion: Good Riddance Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox welcomes the demise of the simultaneous two-division champion era in the UFC.

UFC

May 22, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Sean O’Malley The polarizing 30-year-old will attempt to reclaim the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title when he rematches Merab Dvalishvili in the...

UFC

May 21, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Maycee Barber The Team Alpha Male standout will attempt to close in on a title shot when she meets Erin Blanchfield in the UFC on ESPN 68 main event on May 31.

UFC

May 21, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About UFC 2 Nearly four months to the day after WOW Promotions and Semaphore Entertainment Group gave birth to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the...

UFC

May 21, 2025

Rivalries: Erin Blanchfield The 26-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt will square off with Maycee Barber in the UFC on ESPN 68 main event on May 31 in Las Vegas.

UFC

May 20, 2025

The Hit List: Undefeated Fighters in the UFC Ilia Topuria will seek to become a two-division titleholder when he faces Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight crown in the UFC 317...

UFC

May 20, 2025

By The Numbers: Jack Della Maddalena The rugged Australian took a little more than three years to complete his climb to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight summit.

UFC

May 19, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Dricus Du Plessis The Team CIT rep finds himself on an 11-fight winning streak that includes a 9-0 record inside the Octagon, where he blends together punishing...

UFC

May 19, 2025

Fight Facts: UFC Vegas 106 ‘Burns vs. Morales’ UFC Vegas 106 featured yet another remarkable breakthrough talent at 170 pounds, the continued fall of New England MMA and a beautiful...

UFC

May 19, 2025

Matches to Make After UFC Vegas 106 UFC Vegas 106 was headlined by a five-round fight between former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns and exciting prospect Michael Morales. The main card also saw several veterans of the Octagon come up short, including...

UFC

May 17, 2025

By the Numbers: UFC Vegas 106 Michael Morales used Gilbert Burns as his personal steppingstone.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

May 17, 2025

Pictures: UFC Vegas 106 Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to its homebase in Sin City for UFC Vegas 106.

UFC

Sherdog.com Staff

May 17, 2025

Pictures: Invicta FC 62 Olga Rubin put away Katharina Lehner at Invicta FC 62.

Women’s MMA

May 17, 2025

Tainara Lisboa: ‘I’m Rising from the Ashes’ The Brazilian will return from a career-threatening knee injury when she takes on Luana Santos as part of the UFC Vegas 106 undercard on...

Women’s MMA

Christian Stein

May 16, 2025

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Matheus Camilo The 24-year-old Brazilian lightweight will make his organizational debut when he meets Gabriel Green in the featured UFC Fight Night 256 prelim...

UFC

Christian Stein

May 16, 2025

No Dimming the Competitive Fire Inside Gilbert Burns “Durinho” will attempt to stabilize himself near the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division when he faces Michael Morales in the...

UFC

Christian Stein

May 16, 2025

How to Watch UFC Vegas 106 ‘Burns vs. Morales’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship will hitch its wagon to ranked welterweights when Gilbert Burns throws down with Michael Morales in the...

UFC

May 16, 2025

Prime Picks: UFC Vegas 106 ‘Burns vs. Morales’ Sherdog prognosticator Jay Pettry peers into his crystal ball ahead of the latest Ultimate Fighting Championship event and gives it up for those...

Fight Odds

May 16, 2025

Change Afoot for Luana Santos The 25-year-old Brazilian prospect will test the waters of the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight division when she moves up from the 125-pound weight class to challenge Tainara Lisboa as part of the...

UFC

Christian Stein

May 15, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC Vegas 106 Pre-Fight Edition Top-flight welterweights will shoulder the Ultimate Fighting Championship marquee when Gilbert Burns puts Michael Morales to the test in the...

UFC

May 15, 2025

Opinion: Guessing Game Natalia Silva, Weili Zhang and the eventual Erin Blanchfield-Maycee Barber winner all represent worthy contenders for reigning women’s flyweight champion...

Women’s MMA

May 15, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch UFC Vegas 106 Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales are set to tangle in a high-stakes welterweight main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex.

UFC

May 15, 2025

Preview: UFC Vegas 106 ‘Burns vs. Morales’ Welterweight contenders Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales will do battle in the Ultimate Fighting Championship main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex.

UFC

May 15, 2025

Preview: UFC Vegas 106 Prelims Lightweights will anchor the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard on Saturday at the UFC Apex, where Matheus Camilo meets Gabriel Green in...

UFC

May 14, 2025

5 Things You Might Not Know About Nursulton Ruziboev The physically imposing 6-foot-5 Uzbek upstart on Saturday will do battle with Dustin Stoltzfus in a featured UFC Vegas 106 attraction.

UFC

May 14, 2025

Rivalries: Sodiq Yusuff The 31-year-old Team Lloyd Irvin rep on Saturday will toe the line against Mairon Santos in a UFC Vegas 106 lightweight showcase.

UFC

May 14, 2025

Growth Potential Rodolfo Bellato will attempt to resume his push toward relevance in the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division when he takes on Paul Craig in the...

UFC

Christian Stein

May 14, 2025

Thad Jean: ‘I’m Next Up’ “The Silverback” will return to the stage when he faces former Bellator MMA champion Jason Jackson in a PFL 2025 World Tournament...

Professional Fighters League

May 13, 2025

By The Numbers: Gilbert Burns vs. Michael Morales The welterweights on Saturday will lock horns in the UFC Vegas 106 main event, with a spot in the Top 10 potentially at stake.

UFC

May 13, 2025

5 Defining Moments: Julian Erosa The Xtreme Couture featherweight on Saturday will toe the line against Melquizael Costa in a featured UFC Vegas 106 attraction.

UFC

May 13, 2025

Fight Facts: UFC 315 ‘Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena’ UFC 315 featured the third Aussie to claim a UFC crown, a stunning takedown record for 125ers and a Brazilian pile driver who still only fights...

UFC

May 12, 2025

Matches to Make After UFC 315 Ben Duffy examines next matchups for the key winners at UFC 315.

UFC

May 11, 2025

By the Numbers: UFC 315 Jack Della Maddalena made the most of his golden opportunity.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

May 11, 2025

Pictures: UFC 315 The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Montreal for UFC 315.

UFC

Sherdog.com Staff

May 10, 2025

Pictures: PFL Europe 1 Paul Hughes stole the show at 2025 PFL Europe 1.

Professional Fighters League

Sherdog.com Staff

May 10, 2025

Friday Night Trivia: UFC 315 In anticipation of the first Ultimate Fighting Championship card in the City of Festivals in over a decade, fight fans can rack their brains to...

UFC

May 09, 2025

Pictures: 2025 PFL MENA 1 Professional Fighters League touched down in the Middle East for 2025 PFL MENA 1.

Professional Fighters League

Sherdog.com Staff

May 09, 2025

One More Chance for Bruno Silva The former M-1 Global champion will confront Marc-Andre Barriault in a three-round middleweight tilt as part of the UFC 315 undercard.

UFC

Christian Stein

May 09, 2025

How to Watch PFL Europe 1 The Professional Fighters League will plant its flag in the United Kingdom for the first time in more than seven months, as Paul Hughes squares...

Professional Fighters League

May 09, 2025

How to Watch UFC 315 The fate of two Ultimate Fighting Championship titles will hang in the balance, as Belal Muhammad puts his welterweight crown on the line against Jake Della Maddalena in the main event and Valentina Shevchenko...

UFC

May 09, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC 315 Pre-Fight Edition Belal Muhammad will defend the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown for the first time when he takes on Jack Della Maddalena in the...

UFC

May 09, 2025

Prime Picks: UFC 315 ‘Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena’ Sherdog’s resident Nostradamus peers into his crystal ball and finally comes around to an admittedly tough-to-watch champion while remaining...

Fight Odds

May 09, 2025

Reclaiming Glory: 2025 PFL World Tournament Several former champions still remain in their respective brackets, as the Professional Fighters League prepares to hit its stride.

Professional Fighters League

May 08, 2025

Last Words: PFL MENA 1 Media Day The Professional Fighters League’s Middle East and North Africa branch will kick off its second season on Friday in Saudi Arabia.

Professional Fighters League

May 08, 2025

Opinion: In Support of the ‘Sandman’ Cory Sandhagen deserves to be next in line for a shot at the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight crown, writes Dayne Fox.

UFC

May 08, 2025

How to Watch PFL MENA 1 Mohsen Mohammadseifi will set out on his quest for a second straight championship under the Professional Fighters League’s Middle East and North Africa branch when his lightweight quarterfinal opposite...

Professional Fighters League

May 08, 2025

Storylines: UFC 315 ‘Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena’ While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship touches down at the Bell Centre...

UFC

May 08, 2025

Preview: UFC 315 ‘Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena’ Two title bouts will trumpet the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s long-awaited return to Montreal, as Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko...

UFC

May 08, 2025

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Sammy Jo Luxton “The Ghetto Cinderella” has overcome a tidal wave of tragedy and adversity ahead of her Professional Fighters League debut at PFL Europe 1...

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

May 07, 2025

Lewis McGrillen-Evans Embraces Newfound Stardom The Manchester Top Team export will get back to business when he squares off with Alan Philpott in the PFL Europe 1 co-main event on Saturday in...

Professional Fighters League

May 07, 2025

One More Step: PFL 2025 World Tournament While there were several former title challengers at the Professional Fighters League starting line, very few remain across eight weight classes.

Professional Fighters League

May 07, 2025

Natalia Silva Reaches for the Sky The fast-rising Brazilian will attempt to creep closer to title contention at 125 pounds when she meets former champion Alexa Grasso in a featured...

UFC

Christian Stein

May 07, 2025

Preview: UFC 315 Prelims Welterweights will anchor the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard, as Mike Malott takes on Charlie Radtke this Saturday in Montreal.

UFC

May 07, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch PFL Europe 1 Movers and shakers within the Professional Fighters League can now proceed with discovering just how brightly Paul Hughes’ star can shine.

Professional Fighters League

May 06, 2025

Bruno Miranda Embraces the Road Warrior Within “Robusto” will venture into hostile territory for his latest Professional Fighters League assignment, as he locks horns with Paul Hughes in the...

Professional Fighters League

Christian Stein

May 06, 2025

Stand and Deliver: UFC 315 Ben Duffy highlights a couple of fighters who are under a little extra pressure to perform at UFC 315.

UFC

May 05, 2025

Top Reasons to Catch PFL MENA 1 Mohsen Mohammadseifi has designs on accomplishing what has always been a rare feat in sports, as he begins his quest for a repeat with the fledgling Middle East and North Africa branch of the...

Professional Fighters League

May 05, 2025

Matches to Make After UFC Des Moines The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to Iowa for UFC Des Moines.

UFC

May 04, 2025

Pictures: UFC Des Moines UFC Des Moines brought a 12-bout fight card with lots of talent to the American Midwest.

UFC

Sherdog.com Staff

May 03, 2025

How to Watch UFC Des Moines ‘Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo’ Top-tier bantamweights will shoulder the Ultimate Fighting Championship marquee when Cory Sandhagen squares off with Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC...

UFC

May 02, 2025

By The Numbers: UFC Des Moines Pre-Fight Edition The Ultimate Fighting Championship will set up shop in the Hawkeye State for the first time since 2000, as Cory Sandhagen puts his skills to the test against Deiveson Figueiredo in the five-round...

UFC

May 02, 2025

No Easy Outs for Marina Rodriguez The Thai Brasil rep on Saturday will attempt to reassert herself in the 115-pound weight class when she confronts Gillian Robertson in a UFC Des...

UFC

Christian Stein

May 02, 2025

Bracketology: PFL 2025 Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight World Tournaments The fourth and final opening round event of the 2025 PFL World Tournament took place on Thursday night with light heavyweights and heavyweights...

Professional Fighters League

May 02, 2025

Pictures: PFL 2025 4 Professional Fighters League brought the final leg of its first round to Orlando for PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 4.

Professional Fighters League

Sherdog.com Staff

May 01, 2025

Preview: UFC Des Moines ‘Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo’ Ranked bantamweights will collide in the UFC on ESPN 67 headliner, as Cory Sandhagen toes the line against Deiveson Figueiredo.

UFC

May 01, 2025

By The Numbers: Cory Sandhagen vs. Deiveson Figueiredo The ranked bantamweights will put their skills to the test against one another in the UFC Des Moines main event.

UFC

May 01, 2025

Opinion: Change in the Air Sherdog columnist Dayne Fox examines the options surrounding the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next broadcasting rights deal.

UFC

May 01, 2025

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