Injured Thiago Withdraws from UFC Live 3 An elbow injury has forced Brazilian Paulo Thiago to withdraw from his scheduled welterweight showdown with the once-beaten Johny Hendricks at...

Gracie’s Nostalgia Trip When the UFC held a press conference in Rio de Janeiro last week to announce only their second show there in 12 years, Royce Gracie...

‘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...

Brazil Fight Gains Coca-Cola Sponsorship Marcelo Alonso | Sherdog.com In Brazil, we used to say that all MMA promoters are totally crazy. Profit is a word that almost never...

Manager: Yahya to Tackle ‘The Korean Zombie’ at UFN 23 Former World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight title contender Rani Yahya will face Chan Sung Jung at UFC “Fight for the Troops 2” at Fort Hood on Jan. 22 in Killeen, Texas, his manager,...

'Marajo' Signs with Zuffa, Debuts at Final WEC Show Brazilian lightweight Yuri “Marajo” Alcantara has inked a five-fight deal with Zuffa and will debut against Ricardo Lamas on Dec. 16 at WEC...

The Top Prospects in MMA With major league promotions like the UFC, World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce and Dream all running a seemingly endless number of events

Moraes, 'Crocota' Victorious at Jungle Fight 18 One-time UFC competitor Edilberto “Crocotá” de Oliveira used his boxing skills to knock Pedro Iriê down before submitting him with a guillotine choke 3:23 into the first round at...

Rain Falls on Jungle Fight 17; ‘Mondragon’ Loses VILA VELHA, Brazil -- Jungle Fight 17 entered the history books Saturday as one of the wettest MMA events in history.

Pros Pick: Nogueira vs. Velasquez The land of koala bears, kangaroos and deadly funnel web spiders can add two more dangerous predators to its list: the submission prowess of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and the dominant wrestling of...