By: Andre Fleites
Jonatas Gurgel, a 2x Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Cup Champion, is ready to make his return to the cage. Gurgel has had a
rather illustrious career and is highly decorated on the BJJ circuit. Having already a 4-0 record in MMA Gurgel has not competed in the cage since 2009. When asked why he stepped away from [...]
By Andre Fleites
How would you like to have MMA’s next big superstar on your event before he gets the call up to the “BIG SHOW?” Allow me to introduce you to Cristiano “Soldier” Souza. Cristiano is one of the elite up-n-comers out of the famed American Top Team in Coconut Creek, FL. Being a 17 [...]
Two new bouts have been added to the Internet-broadcast preliminary card for Bellator Fighting Championships 58, this Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Promotion sources Monday confirmed to Sherdog.com that Kyrgyzstani wrestling convert Farkhad Sharipov will take on Brazilian import Fabio Mello at bantamweight, while American Top Team submission artist [...]
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 21, 2011 at 3:30 pm ET
Veteran welterweight fighter Ailton Barbosa (8-2 MMA, 0-0 BFC) was the winner of this past weekend’s Bellator open tryouts in Hollywood, Fla.
Officials today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Barbosa topped the 60-man field and now has earned a spot on the Bellator 50 fight card.
The [...]
by Dann Stupp on Jun 21, 2011 at 12:05 pm ET
Ratings for this past weekend’s “Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum” event, which continued the organization’s heavyweight grand prix, scored the second biggest ratings in Strikeforce-Showtime history.
Overall, the June 18 event earned a 1.7 household rating, an average audience of 624,000 viewers, and a peak audience of [...]
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 20, 2011 at 4:00 pm ET
All of the fights from the UFC’s upcoming card will be available for free.
Sunday’s UFC on Versus 4 main card airs live on Versus with a Nate Marquardt vs. Rick Story headliner from CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
UFC officials since have revealed that all eight [...]
by Steven Marrocco on Jun 20, 2011 at 2:45 pm ET
Rich Attonito got hip to the arms race of weight-cutting pretty quickly.
It was one thing to fight on the local circuit against part-timers who, like him, probably liked a trip to the buffet every once and a while. But the more success he had in [...]
by Mike Whitman (mwhitman@sherdog.com)
Jorge Masvidal’s path to victory at Strikeforce “Overeem vs. Werdum” was paved by one of the most elementary techniques in all of combat sports.
The Floridian lightweight used his jab to establish range against K.J. Noons Saturday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, gauging his distance before inflicting serious damage to [...]
by John Morgan and Steven Marrocco on Jun 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm ET
Jorge Masvidal might have lost the foil-shirted, metal-loving, intoxicated market of MMA fans, but that’s a price he’s willing to pay.
He’s going to stick to what he knows best, no matter how much criticism he may or may not receive for shirking [...]
by John Morgan on Jun 17, 2011 at 12:15 pm ET
DALLAS – When 40-year-old Jeff Monson (42-11 MMA, 0-0 SF) makes his Strikeforce debut at Saturday night’s “Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum” event, it won’t exactly be a new experience.
The near-14-year veteran has more than 50 fights to his credit, including a failed bid for the [...]
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