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SHERDOG ARTICLES JANUARY 2024
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Aliaskhab Khizriev The unbeaten middleweight will put his perfect 12-0 record on the line against Makhmud Muradov as part of the UFC Fight Night 235 main draw.
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 235 Prelims Molly McCann anchors the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard on Saturday in Las Vegas, as she downshifts to 115 pounds for a rematch with...
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By The Numbers: Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov The welterweights will square off in a featured UFC Fight Night 235 attraction on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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5 Defining Moments: Roman Dolidze The 35-year-old Georgian will headline UFC Fight Night 235 opposite Nassourdine Imavov this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Austin Bashi The undefeated 22-year-old bantamweight has compiled a perfect 11-0 record with six finishes, four via submission, since he turned pro in 2022.
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Rivalries: Nassourdine Imavov The MMA Factory product will lock horns with Roman Dolidze in the UFC Fight Night 235 headliner on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Azat Maksum The undefeated flyweight will collide with Charles Johnson on the UFC Fight Night 235 undercard this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Pictures - ONE 165 ONE 165 brought an eclectic mix of MMA, mixed-rules, striking and grappling contests to Ariake Arena on Jan. 28.
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Stand and Deliver: UFC Fight Night 235 Every fight at “UFC Vegas 85” matters, but some matter just a little more.
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UFC 15: The Consecration of Mark Kerr and Randy Couture in a Circus Tent A little over twenty-six years ago, Ultimate Fighting Championship put on one of its most important events—under a circus tent that seated 500...
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Pictures - UFC 15 On Oct. 17, 1997, onetime wrestling rivals Mark Kerr and Randy Couture made a big impression on the new sport of mixed martial arts—in a...
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The Rookies: UFC Fight Night 235 Heavyweight Thomas Petersen and lightweight Ultimate Fighting Championship will make their Ultimate Fighting Championship debuts on Feb. 3 in...
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Storylines to Watch at UFC Fight Night 235 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship turns its calendar to February.
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How to Watch ONE 165 Superlek Kiatmoo9 will defend his flyweight kickboxing title opposite Takeru Segawa in the ONE Championship headliner on Sunday in Tokyo.
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 49 ONE Friday Fights 49 brought eight finishes to the table for your enjoyment.
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How to Watch Oktagon MMA 52 Former training partners will collide when Jonas Magard meets Jack Cartweight in the Oktagon MMA main event on Saturday in England.
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How to Watch LFA 175 Bruno Lopes will shoulder the Legacy Fighting Alliance marquee when he defends his light heavyweight crown against Marcos Brigagao on Saturday...
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Tommy Langaker’s Quest for Redemption The Norwegian veteran will challenge Kade Ruotolo for his lightweight submission grappling championship in a ONE 165 rematch on Sunday in Tokyo.
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Pictures: ONE 165 Pre-Fight Press Conference ONE Championship returns to Japan for the first time in nearly five years for Sunday's ONE 165, which airs live on pay-per-view.
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By The Numbers: Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov The ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweights will collide in the UFC Fight Night 235 main event on Feb. 3 in Las Vegas.
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5 Defining Moments: Shinya Aoki The Japanese legend will square off with Sage Northcutt under the ONE Championship flag on Sunday in Tokyo.
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How to Watch ONE Friday Fights 49 Flyweight muay thai stylists Nakrob Fairtex and Pettonglor Sitluangpeenumfon will shoulder the ONE Championship marquee on Friday in Thailand.
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Opinion: How Long Can Dricus Du Plessis Stay on Top? It will be exceedingly difficult for the South African to retain his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title for the...
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Pictures: PFL Champs vs. Bellator Champs Press Conference Professional Fighters League and Bellator MMA kings and queens present, past and future stood face-to-face Wednesday in Miami to promote Feb. 24's...
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3 Reasons to Catch ONE 165 The Chatri Sityodtong-led promotion on Sunday will offer up another smorgasbord of violence when it returns to Japan for the first time in more...
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By The Numbers: Randy Couture-Vitor Belfort Trilogy The lunchpail American wrestler and the flashy Brazilian striker fought one another three times between Oct. 17, 1997 and Aug. 21, 2004,...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Muslim Salikhov The 39-year-old American Top Team rep will confront Randy Brown in a UFC Fight Night 235 welterweight showcase on Feb. 3 in Las Vegas.
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Rivalries: Yoshihiro Akiyama “Sexyama” will challenge Nieky Holzken in a ONE Championship special rules superfight at ONE 165 this Sunday in Tokyo.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Takeru Segawa The Japanese superstar will take on Superlek Kiatmoo9 for the ONE Championship flyweight kickboxing title in the ONE 165 headliner.
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Rivalries: Molly McCann The former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder will look to rebound from back-to-back losses when she meets Diana Belbita at UFC Fight...
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5 Defining Moments: Drew Dober The Nebraskan will face Renato Carneiro in the UFC Fight Night 235 lightweight co-main event on Feb. 3 in Las Vegas.
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By The Numbers: Bruno Lopes vs. Marcos Brigagao The fate of the Legacy Fighting Alliance light heavyweight title will hang in the balance in the LFA 175 headliner on Friday in Brazil.
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Nick Piccininni The undefeated Fortis MMA flyweight was a three-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Oklahoma State University.
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Post-Mortem: UFC 297 Dave Noseworthy examines the drama, the real or imagined animosity leading up to the Strickland vs. Du Plessis main event at UFC 297, the fight...
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Fight Facts: UFC 297 ‘Strickland vs. Du Plessis’ UFC 297 featured unexpectedly foul taunts by the disgruntled regional crowd, a stunning comeback by a veteran known for them and the coronation...
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The Pink Slip: Who is at Risk of Being Cut Following UFC 297? In the wake of UFC 297, several fighters may be in danger of losing their spots on the UFC roster.
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The Vanquished: What’s Next for the UFC 297 Losers Abhishek Nambiar looks as possible next steps for the five fighters who came up short on the main card of UFC 297 on Saturday in Toronto.
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The Good, Bad and the Ugly from UFC 297 Who shined at UFC 297 and who looked more like a Title Boxing Club fighter? J.L. Kirven chimes in.
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Matches to Make After UFC 297 The Ultimate Fighting Championship's first pay-per-view ended up crowning two new champions. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis dethroned former middleweight champ...
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Pictures: UFC 297 UFC 297 was topped by dual title fights.
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 48 ONE Friday Fights 48 brought the goods on Jan. 19 in Bangkok.
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Rankings Tracker: Which Ranked Fighters are Competing at UFC 297? A buzz of excitement surrounds UFC 297—the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first pay-per-view of the year this Saturday at Scotiabank Arena...
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How to Watch UFC 297 The Ultimate Fighting Championship kicks off its 2024 pay-per-view schedule with a pair of title bouts on Saturday in Toronto.
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How to Watch KSW 90 Heavyweights Arkadiusz Wrzosek and Ivan Vitasovic will headline KSW’s first event of 2024 this Saturday in Poland.
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Prime Picks: UFC 297 ‘Strickland vs. Du Plessis’ Sherdog’s Jay Pettry avoids all the Canucks, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returns to Toronto for the first time in over...
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A ‘Proper’ Introduction Mike Malott will ride a six-fight winning streak into his pivotal UFC 297 confrontation with Neil Magny on Saturday in Toronto, not far from...
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5 Defining Moments: Marc-Andre Barriault When picturing a mixed martial arts fighter, the mind conjures the image of a formidable figure with a potent combination of strength, skill and...
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How to Watch ONE Friday Fights 48 For ONE Championship, satisfying the insatiable hunger of fight fans for thrilling action drives them forward. The year has commenced with a...
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Rivalries: Ivan Vitasovic The menacing Croatian will battle Arkadiusz Wrzosek in the KSW 90 heavyweight main event on Saturday in Poland.
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Polyana Viana’s Even Keel The 31-year-old Brazilian will attempt to even her Ultimate Fighting Championship record at 5-5 when she squares off with Gillian Robertson as part of the...
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3 Reasons to Catch KSW 90 Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki rules the Polish mixed martial arts scene and will kick off its 2024 campaign this Saturday in Warsaw, Poland.
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Preview: UFC 297 ‘Strickland vs. Du Plessis’ Title bouts in the middleweight and women’s bantamweight divisions will headline the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Toronto.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Arnold Allen The 29-year-old Englishman will confront the unbeaten Movsar Evloev in a UFC 297 featherweight showcase on Saturday in Toronto.
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By The Numbers: Damian Stasiak vs. Adam Soldaev The Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki featherweight contenders will collide at KSW 90 on Saturday in Poland.
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Storylines to Watch at UFC 297 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first pay-per-view of 2024.
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Preview: UFC 297 Prelims Brad Katona, two-time winner of “The Ultimate Fighter,” will anchor the Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard opposite Garrett Armfield...
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Rivalries: Mayra Bueno Silva The Brazilian will face Raquel Pennington for the vacant women’s bantamweight crown in the UFC 297 co-main event on Saturday in Toronto.
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5 Defining Moments: Bartosz Fabinski “The Butcher” will toe the line against Laid Zerhouni in the KSW 90 middleweight co-main event on Saturday in Poland.
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The Rookies: UFC 297 ‘Strickland vs. Du Plessis’ Bantamweights Serhiy Sidey and Ramon Taveras will make their Ultimate Fighting Championship debuts against one another on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 234 ‘Ankalaev vs. Walker 2’ UFC Fight Night 234 featured a punctuation mark of a knockout for a soon-to-be title challenger, a gritty submission by an equally gritty vet...
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5 Things You Might Not Know about Arkadiusz Wrzosek The towering Polish knockout artist will meet Ivan Vitasovic in the main event of KSW 90 this week.
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By The Numbers: Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis A look at the numbers behind the middleweight clash that headlines UFC 297 on Saturday in Toronto.
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The Vanquished: What’s Next for the UFC Fight Night 234 Losers Abhishek Nambiar looks at some possible next steps for the main-card losers from “UFC Vegas 84.”
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The Good, the Bad and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 234 As expected, the UFC’s first card of the year came with the good, the bad and the ugly. Here’s how it all went down at UFC Fight Night 234.
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Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night 234 The first Ultimate Fighting Championship event of 2024 is now in the books. The UFC Fight Night 234 main event helped figure out the light heavyweight hierarchy as Magomed Ankalaev picked up a brutal knockout...
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Pictures: UFC Fight Night 234 UFC Fight Night 234 "Ankalaev vs. Walker 2" was headlined by a rematch pitting heavyweight knockout artists against one another.
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Pictures: ONE Fight Night 18 Topped by Shamil Gasanov and Ho Taek Oh, ONE Fight Night 18 hosted a hybrid card consisting of mixed martial arts, muay thai and kickboxing bouts.
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The Pulse: UFC Fight Night 234 A jam-packed combat sports slate bursting at the seams with possibilities highlights the second full weekend of 2024.
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How to Watch UFC Fight Night 234 The Ultimate Fighting Championship will aim to set the tone for the year on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Prime Picks: UFC Fight Night 234 ‘Ankalaev vs. Walker 2’ Sherdog’s Jay Pettry dips his toes in the water for one of two marquee matches, brings in mandatory censors for one beloved veteran and tosses...
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Pictures: ONE Friday Fights 47 ONE Friday Fights 47 brought the goods as usual to start a glorious combat sports weekend.
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5 Defining Moments: Shamil Gasanov The 28-year-old Russian grappler will toe the line against Ho Taek Oh in the ONE on Prime Video 18 headliner this Friday in Thailand.
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Rivalries: Ricky Simon The Top 15-ranked bantamweight will do battle with Mario Bautista in a featured UFC Fight Night 234 attraction.
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How to Watch ONE on Prime Video 18 Two high-upside mixed martial artists poised to make runs in the featherweight division headline ONE Championship’s latest offering on Friday...
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How to Watch LFA 174 Lightweight champion Jacobi Jones headlines the Legacy Fighting Alliance’s return on Friday, as he defends his title against Kegan Gennrich in...
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The Unwavering Confidence of ‘The Hulk’ Brunno Ferreira will attempt to rebound from his first professional defeat when he squares off with Phil Hawes at UFC Fight Night 234 on...
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 234 ‘Ankalaev vs. Walker 2’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship throws open the curtain to 2024 with a pair of rematches on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Gabriel Benitez The American Kickboxing Academy rep will return to competition for the first time in 17 months when he faces Jim Miller at UFC Fight Night 234.
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By The Numbers: Artem Belakh vs. Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu The 145-pounders will collide in a pivotal ONE on Prime Video 18 clash on Friday in Thailand.
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Storylines to Watch at UFC Fight Night 234 While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship opens its 2024 campaign.
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Reasons to Watch ONE on Prime Video 18 The Chatri Sityodtong-led ONE Championship organization raises the green flag on its 2024 campaign on Friday in Thailand.
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Preview: UFC Fight Night 234 Prelims The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday kicks off its 2024 schedule with a surprisingly solid undercard in Las Vegas.
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‘Lethal’ Weapon Liam Nolan vows to deliver memorable performance in ONE Championship’s Sky Sports debut on Friday in Thailand.
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Rivalries: Kwon Won Il The 28-year-old South Korean will face Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg in a ONE on Prime Video 18 bantamweight showcase this Friday in Thailand.
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5 Defining Moments: Manel Kape “Starboy” will face Matheus Nicolau in a highly anticipated UFC Fight Night 234 rematch on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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The Rookies: UFC Fight Night 234 Australian prospect Tom Nolan will put his undefeated record on the line when he makes his organizational debut opposite Nikolas Motta as part of the...
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By The Numbers: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker The Top 10-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight contenders will lock horns in the UFC Fight Night 234 headliner.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Superlek Kiatmoo9 “The Kicking Machine” will seek to build on his momentum in One Championship when he faces Takeru Segawa at ONE 165 on Jan. 28.
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Sherdog Prospect Watch: Mitchell McKee The undefeated Kill Cliff Fight Club rep will carry a perfect 5-0 record into his showdown with Devante Sewell in the LFA 174 co-main event on...
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The Hit List: 5 PFL-Bellator Fights We Want to See in 2024 The Professional Fighters League-Bellator MMA merger was one of the more impactful stories of the past year, and it creates wide-ranging...
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The FF-Files: Do It Again The conclusion of a Fight Finder database retooling has unearthed some unexpected and fantastic results, which deserve a bright spotlight from...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Polyana Viana “Dama de Ferro” still has the time, opportunity and wherewithal to make waves in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight...
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Rivalries: Patrick Mix The Bellator MMA bantamweight champion enters 2024 with a legitimate claim as the sport’s premier competitor at 135 pounds.
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By The Numbers: Amanda Nunes The former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight and women’s featherweight titleholder cemented herself as a historic figure...
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The Hit List: Undefeated Fighters in the UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship appears more than willing to throw its promotional muscle behind fast-rising welterweight contender Ian Garry.
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5 Defining Moments: Jesus Pinedo The Peruvian emerged as the Professional Fighters League’s breakout star in 2023, as he scored three victories—all as an underdog—in less...
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Rivalries: Paddy Pimblett Still on the outskirts of contention in the lightweight division, the polarizing Englishman figures to play a prominent role in the Ultimate...
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By The Numbers: Frankie Edgar-Gray Maynard Trilogy They ushered the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight division out of the B.J. Penn era and helped clear a path for the next generation.
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Tatsuro Taira The 23-year-old Naha, Japan, native enters his 2024 campaign poised for a breakthrough as one of the more intriguing talents in the Ultimate...
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By The Numbers: Dustin Poirier-Conor McGregor Trilogy The rivals did big business together at the Ultimate Fighting Championship box office, as they pushed each other to new heights in the...
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Sherdog’s Top 10: Can’t-Miss Fights of January Sean Strickland will defend his undisputed middleweight crown for the first time when he meets Dricus Du Plessis in the UFC 297 headliner on...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Jason Jackson His star on the rise at a most opportune time, the 33-year-old will enter his 2024 campaign as reigning Bellator MMA welterweight champion with...
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This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Junior dos Santos Celebrates No. 40 The former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder combines genuine charisma with world-class skill as well as anyone in mixed...
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Sherdog.com’s 2023 Year-End Awards: The Complete List Another year is in the books, and the sport we love once again showed out in all its inspiring, frustrating, heartbreaking and hilarious glory.


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