Sherdog.com’s 2014 Upset of the Year When one thinks about what it takes to be a title contender, T.J. Dillashaw’s ascent to bantamweight champion becomes about as unlikely a...

Sherdog’s Top 10: Overachievers For a number of accomplished mixed martial artists, grit, determination, durability and technical skill often trump athletic talent.

Matches to Make After UFC on Fox 13 After 25 grueling minutes and the exchange of more than 200 significant strikes, Junior dos Santos left the cage battered and bloodied but with...

Alistair Overeem: ‘Beautiful Things Will Come’ During Remainder of UFC Tenure ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Alistair Overeem has been involved in combat sports since he was a teenager. Over what amounts to a lifetime of mixed...

UFC 181 Notebook: Idle No More Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis does not foresee inactivity being an issue ahead of his showdown with Gilbert Melendez.

M-1 Challenge 53 results from China - Tybura, Kharitonev & Grabowski win (PRESS RELEASE) -- BEIJING, CHINA - Last night at M-1 Challenge: Battle in the Celestial Empire, undefeated M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion Marcin Tybura (12-0-0, 4 KO/TKO, 6 SUB) had a very successful first title defense, Russian heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov (22-5-0, 12...

Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night ‘Edgar vs. Swanson’ Frankie Edgar took the rightful No. 1 contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight division and tore him to shreds.

M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champ Puetz vs. Myasnikov Dec. 17 in Russia (PRESS RELEASE) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz (11-1-0, 4 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) will make his second title defense December 17 against unbeaten challenger...

Ishii out with injury, M-1 Challenge 53 in China pushed back to Nov. 25 (PRESS RELEASE) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - An injury has forced 2008 Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii (12-3-1, 1 KO/TKO, 4 SUB) to withdraw from his much anticipated showdown next month with Russian...

Sherdog’s Top 10: Flashes in the Pan Throughout MMA history, plenty of fighters have seen their star burn brightly but for a short period of time.