SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News - January 2024

Jan 10, 2024

ONE Championship Set for U.S. Return with Events in Denver, Atlanta ONE Championship’a return to the United States is now official.

One Championship

Jan 10, 2024

Report: Israel Adesanya Avoids Conviction for Drunk Driving in New Zealand Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has avoided a conviction for a drunk driving incident last August, according to a report from the ...

UFC

Jan 10, 2024

Pereira vs. Oleksiejczuk, Despaigne vs. Parisian Added to UFC 299 Lineup in Miami The UFC 299 lineup appears to be complete, as the Las Vegas-based promotion recently confirmed the 13-bout card.

UFC

Jan 10, 2024

Manager Hints Islam Makhachev Will Fight Justin Gaethje Next Islam Makhachev will defend his strap against Justin Gaethje next, according to manager Ali Abdelaziz.

UFC

Jan 10, 2024

Michael Page Doesn’t Expect UFC 299 Foe Kevin Holland to Engage in Striking Battle Michael Page believes Kevin Holland’s “striking only” experience with Stephen Thompson will prevent him from repeating the same in their...

UFC

Jan 10, 2024

Junior dos Santos to Face Alan Belcher for Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA HW Title Former Ultimate Fighting Championship talents Junior dos Santos and Alan Belcher will fight for the inaugural Gamebred Fighting Championship...

Jan 10, 2024

Rizin Fighting Federation Announces First Three Events of 2024 Rizin Fighting Federation is beginning to fill up its itinerary for the first portion of 2024.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Jan 09, 2024

Jon Jones Takes Shot at Tom Aspinall: ‘I Have No Clue Who 90% of His Resume Is’ Tom Aspinall’s consistent campaigning for a shot at Jon Jones is finally starting to get under the reigning UFC heavyweight champion’s skin.

UFC

Jan 09, 2024

Francis Ngannou Currently Uncertain if He Competes in MMA This Year Francis Ngannou isn’t ready to fully commit to fighting mixed martial arts in 2024.

Professional Fighters League

Jan 09, 2024

Khamzat Chimaev Expects to Receive Title Shot Against Strickland-Du Plessis Winner Khamzat Chimaev claims to have been promised a title shot on his return to the Octagon.

UFC

Jan 09, 2024

Israel Adesanya Wanted to Go All Out Against Sean Strickland; Coach Advised Otherwise Israel Adesanya wanted to throw the kitchen sink at Sean Strickland going into the final frame of their UFC 293 title fight, but coach Eugene...

UFC

Jan 09, 2024

Michael Chandler Not Concerned with McGregor’s Absence from Drug Testing Pool Michael Chandler is seemingly unbothered by Conor McGregor's lengthy absence from the drug testing pool and the rumors that have accompanied...

UFC

Jan 09, 2024

Ian Garry Weighs in on Sean Strickland Drama, Details UFC PI Run-in While Ian Garry on one hand sympathizes with Sean Strickland’s childhood trauma, he believes that doesn't give the UFC middleweight champ free reign to ridicule other fighters and their families.

UFC

Jan 09, 2024

Bo Nickal Believes He Matches Up 'Very Well' With Khamzat Chimaev While Bo Nickal was admittedly impressed with Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC 294 win against Kamaru Usman, the wrestling phenom has also spotted a few...

UFC

Jan 09, 2024

UFC Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones Undergoes Elbow Surgery Since he was already in the rehabilitation process, Jon Jones has decided to take care of some additional ailments while he waits.

UFC

Jan 08, 2024

Coach Diego Lima Explains Why Charles Oliveira Accepted Fight vs. Arman Tsarukyan The mystery regarding Charles Oliveira’s next opponent is over, as the Brazilian will face Arman Tsarukyan in a contender’s bout at UFC 300.

UFC

Marcelo Alonso

Jan 08, 2024

Davey Grant vs. Cody Gibson, Two Other Bouts Added to UFC Fight Night on March 23 A bantamweight clash pitting Davey Grant against Cody Gibson is among the latest additions to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s March 23 offering.

UFC

Jan 08, 2024

Alexander Gustafsson Resumes Training, Won’t Rule Out UFC Return Alexander Gustafsson has resumed training and hasn’t closed the door on a return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

UFC

Jan 08, 2024

Sean O'Malley: McGregor Still Capable of Putting on a 'Performance' with Proper Focus Sean O'Malley believes Conor McGregor isn’t the same fighter after his recent years of yacht life during his prime.

UFC

Jan 08, 2024

Trevor Peek Confident He’d Beat Paddy Pimblett: 'I’d Take That Hype Train' Trevor Peek wants to show the world that “scousers” get knocked out by squaring off with surging UFC star Paddy Pimblett.

UFC

Jan 08, 2024

Charles Oliveira to Face Arman Tsarukyan in No. 1 Contender Bout at UFC 300 Ex-lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will square off against Arman Tsarukyan in a title eliminator bout at UFC 300.

UFC

Jan 08, 2024

Dustin Poirier, Benoit St. Denis Set for Five-Round Co-Main Event Clash at UFC 299 Dustin Poirier will lock horns with Benoit St. Denis in a five-round co-headliner at UFC 299.

UFC

Jan 08, 2024

UFC Commentator Laura Sanko Weighs in on Sean Strickland-Dricus Du Plessis Brawl UFC commentator Laura Sanko would rather see fighters scuffle than get personal with their trash talk.

UFC

Jan 07, 2024

Belal Muhammad Plans to Train in Dagestan for Upcoming UFC Title Bout Belal Muhammad is planning to train with Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team for a potential upcoming title fight against Leon Edwards.

UFC

Jan 07, 2024

Yadong Song Responds to Sean Strickland’s Controversial Comments About China Yadong Song found Sean Strickland’s recent comments about China to be “baseless.”

UFC

Jan 07, 2024

Themba Gorimbo Takes Dig at Kiefer Crosbie’s Pullout From Scheduled Fight Themba Gorimbo gave Kiefer Crosbie a piece of his mind after the latter was forced out of their upcoming bout due to an injury.

UFC

Jan 07, 2024

Michael Chandler: McGregor Announced Fight at 185 Pounds to 'Establish Dominance' When Conor McGregor revealed that his long-awaited bout against Michael Chandler would be contested at middleweight, it raised eyebrows throught...

UFC

Jan 06, 2024

Stipe Miocic Suggests Title Unification Bout Against Tom Aspinall After Jon Jones Fight Perhaps Stipe Miocic won’t be riding off into the sunset following his heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones after all.

UFC

Jan 06, 2024

Raul Rosas Jr. Slated To Face 'TUF 29' Winner Ricky Turcios at UFC Mexico City Raul Rosas Jr., the Ultimate Fighting Championship's youngest competitor, is set to return to the Octagon against Ricky Turcios at UFC Mexico City.

UFC

Jan 06, 2024

Lukasz Brzeski Booked to Face Valter Walker at UFC Fight Night Event on April 6 A heavyweight matchup has been added to the UFC Fight Night card set to take place on April 6.

UFC

Jan 06, 2024

Anthony Joshua Opens as Favorite in Boxing Match Against Francis Ngannou Francis Ngannou is gearing up for his second boxing showdown four months after his professional debut against Tyson Fury. This time, “The Predator” will go up against former unified heavyweight champion...

Boxing

Jan 06, 2024

Chris Weidman vs. Bruno Silva in the Works for UFC Atlantic City on March 30 Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champ Chris Weidman is not ready to call it quits just yet.

UFC

Jay Pettry

Jan 05, 2024

Francis Ngannou, Anthony Joshua Agree to 10-Round Boxing Match in Saudi Arabia Those that say former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou “fumbled the bag” could not be more wrong.

Boxing

Jay Pettry

Jan 05, 2024

Rodtang Out, Superlek In vs. Takeru at One 165 for 135-Pound Kickboxing Title Switching top-tier opponents is no problem for a star like Takeru Segawa.

Kickboxing & Muay Thai

Jan 05, 2024

Anthony Smith on Recent Loss: ‘There’s Some Things That Need to Change’ Anthony Smith believes he needs to alter his approach following a recent loss to Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night 233 in December.

UFC

Jan 05, 2024

One Championship Adds Kai Tang-Thanh Le 155-Pound Unification Match to ONE 166 At least three of One Championship’s title fights in Qatar will be under MMA rules.

One Championship

Jay Pettry

Jan 04, 2024

Jailton Almeida Booked for Charity Match Against Fighter With Down Syndrome Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Jailton Almeida is prepared to deliver a feel-good moment in the sport at the end of January.

UFC

Jan 04, 2024

Josh Emmett Calls Out Max Holloway for Title Eliminator Clash Josh Emmett is hoping to make his way to a title shot by taking on former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight king Max Holloway next.

UFC

Jan 04, 2024

KSW Vet Krzysztof Glowacki Slapped With 4-Year Ban Former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champ Krzysztof Glowacki, who recently made a sensational mixed martial arts debut for Konfrontacja...

Boxing

Jan 04, 2024

ATT Coach Aims for ‘Triple Crown’ With Champs From UFC, Bellator, PFL in 2024 One prominent mixed martial arts coach has lofty ambitions for his team this coming year.

Women’s MMA

Marcelo Alonso

Jan 04, 2024

Bryce Mitchell Announces Hiatus After Scary Knockout Loss at UFC 296 Bryce Mitchell has decided to take a short hiatus following his brutal knockout loss to Josh Emmett last month.

UFC

Jan 04, 2024

Middleweights Brendan Allen, Marvin Vettori to Headline UFC Card on April 6 A middleweight showdown pitting Brendan Allen against Marvin Vettori will serve as the headliner for an Ultimate Fighting Championship card on...

UFC

Jan 03, 2024

Khamzat Chimaev Reveals He Was ‘Very Sick’ in Since Deleted Social Media Post There appears to be good reason why Khamzat Chimaev was left out of the middleweight title picture at the beginning of the year.

UFC

Jan 03, 2024

Ian Garry Responds to Sean Strickland’s Claim That Trash Talks Has Limits Ian Garry has taken a jab at Sean Strickland after the outspoken middleweight champion declared that there are lines one must not cross during...

UFC

Jan 03, 2024

UFC Champ Sean Strickland Shares Details Regarding Abusive Childhood While Sean Strickland is known for his unabashed trash talk, the middleweight champion believes some topics are off limits.

UFC

Jan 03, 2024

Charles Johnson Replaces Nate Maness, Meets Azat Maksum at UFC Fight Night 235 Charles Johnson will replace the injured Nathan Maness and take on Azat Maksum on a month’s notice at UFC Fight Night 235.

UFC

Jan 03, 2024

Ian Garry’s Targeted Foes for 2024 Include Geoff Neal, Colby Covington Ian Garry is aiming for the top in 2024.

UFC

Jan 03, 2024

Conor McGregor Listed as Slight Favorite in Potential Clash Against Michael Chandler Although he hasn’t competed in more than two years, Conor McGregor is still slightly favored against “The Ultimate Fighter 31” coaching rival...

UFC

Jan 02, 2024

Dricus Du Plessis’ Coach Weighs in on Sean Strickland Trashing His Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Dricus Du Plessis’ coach, Niel Geyser, claims Sean Strickland was partly right in throwing his jiu-jitsu black belt into the garbage bin.

UFC

Jan 02, 2024

Tom Aspinall Open to Defending Interim Title Against Blaydes-Almeida Winner If he can’t fight for undisputed gold, Tom Aspinall would prefer to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship interim heavyweight title...

UFC

Jan 02, 2024

Gilbert Burns: 'S--t Might Get Crazy' vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299 Gilbert Burns is excited by the fact that upcoming opponent Jack Della Maddalena poses a serious threat on the feet.

UFC

Jan 02, 2024

Manny Pacquiao Hints at Floyd Mayweather Rematch Under Rizin Banner The highest selling bout in combat sports history could be in line for a rematch in 2024 under the Rizin Fighting Federation banner.

Boxing

Jan 02, 2024

Former UFC Title Challenger Jorge Masvidal Announces He’s ‘Unretired’ Jorge Masvidal’s retirement from combat sports didn’t last long.

UFC

Jan 01, 2024

Leon Edwards’ Next Title Defense Targeted for UFC 300 on April 13 It appears that Leon Edwards will make his next title defense against Belal Muhammad at UFC 300 on April 13.

UFC

Jan 01, 2024

Coach 'Brought to Tears' By Payday From Coaching Ngannou for Boxing Debut Francis Ngannou’s coach, Eric Nicksick, recently revealed that “The Predator” made sure the effects of his life-changing payday for the boxing match with...

Boxing