Rickson Gracie vs. Byron Amona: A Tale of Jiu-Jitsu, Surfing and Acai One seemingly nondescript street fight over a surfboard ended up popularizing a fruit and changing the landscape of jiu-jitsu forever.

10 Questions for Melquizael Costa The 26-year-old Brazilian prospect will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut when he squares off with American Top Team’s Thiago Moises in a three-round...

Deiveson Figueiredo to Brandon Moreno: ‘I’m Going to Knock You Out’ In the famed LL Cool J song, he explains that his mama said to knock his opponent out, and Deiveson Figueiredo has taken that to heart.

Figueiredo Suggests Bantamweight Fight with Cejudo ‘So He Doesn't Make Any Excuses’ After finishing 2020 with a five-round war against Brandon Moreno that turned out to be one of the year’s best bouts, flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo is completely focused on his brother Francisco Figueiredo’s debut at...

Vale Tudo: A Rich, Storied & Complex Past The history of vale tudo can be traced back to 1914, when “Conde Koma” Mitsuyo Maeda landed on the shores of Porto Alegre, Brazil, for a...

Chinzo Machida on Brother Lyoto’s Move to US: ‘He’ll Be Stronger’ for UFC Title Fight Needless to say, Chinzo Machida was pleased with his top charge’s latest performance.

Sherdog.com’s 2011 Knockout of the Year Insomuch as the sight of one man concussing another can be considered beautiful, what Lyoto Machida did in Toronto on April 30 was exactly that.

‘Massaranduba’ Nabs 155 Title; Lineker Shines Again at Jungle Fight Saturday night at Jungle Fight 30, inside the Para State University Gymnasium in Belem, the Brasilia native got a second chance to vie for the biggest 155-pound title in Brazil and made good, earning a very...

‘Crocota’ and ‘Sergio Junior’ Draw, Prospects Shine at Jungle Fight RIO DE JANEIRO -- Two weeks ago, Bitetti Combat promoted an event with Sao Paulo soccer giants Corinthians. Saturday night in Rio, Jungle Fight teamed up with Brazil’s most popular club, Flamengo, for...

Prospect ‘Carioca’ Tops Acacio; Machida Falls in Comeback at WFE Wednesday afternoon, it was the UFC press conference in Rio de Janeiro that grabbed the attention of the MMA world. But the night belonged to the state of Bahia, as foremost local promotion Win Fight & Entertainment returned to the Fiesta Bahia Hotel in Salvador for WFE 8...