Martins Takes LW Title, Lineker Crushes Again at Jungle Fight 27 BRASILIA, Brazil -- The 51st anniversary of Brasilia couldn’t have been celebrated in a more Brazilian way: just fewer than 8,000 people filled Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in the nation’s capital, free of charge, to see the...

Underdogs Conquer Titles at IMC 9 in Belem BELEM, Brazil -- The biggest stars of the ninth edition of Belem's Iron Man Championship, welterweight Luis Sergio da Fonseca Melo and heavyweight...

Lineker Wins Bantam GP, Marcello Claims 155 Crown at Nitrix 6 BRUSQUE, Brazil -- Saturday night in the southern Brazilian city of Brusque, it was a little-known underdog that conquered Nitrix Fight's bantamweight tournament: his name is John Lineker.

Southern Brazil's top promotion returned with its sixth major installment at the Brusque...

Florian-Nunes Targeted for UFC 131 Former lightweight title contender Kenny Florian will make his debut at 145 pounds against world-ranked featherweight Diego Nunes at UFC 131 on...

19 Questions for Anderson Silva RIO DE JANEIRO -- Middleweight champion Anderson Silva will put his 185-pound crown and a 13-fight winning streak on the line when he meets Vitor Belfort in the...

Pettis-Guida Ticketed for TUF 13 Finale on June 4 A widely speculated lightweight attraction between World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Clay Guida will come to...

Team Nogueira Fighters Steal Show at Inaugural X-Fight MMA Andre Santos (right) tapped out Alberto Dos Santos. | Carlos Ozório/Sherdog.com RIO DE JANEIRO -- Last Saturday, the Nogueira...

10 Brazilians to Watch in 2011 Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, Mauricio Rua, Cristiane Santos, Ronaldo Souza, Rafael Cavalcante -- suffice to say, there’s no shortage of...

Cormier’s MMA Transition Going According to Plan The transition from Olympic freestyle wrestler to professional mixed martial artist has been as smooth as silk for Daniel Cormier.

10 December Tussles Worth Watching Fighters are always given advice by their corners in the dying seconds of every round: finish strong. MMA fans can expect a strong finish in the...