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By Jim Page on Thursday, January 10, 2008
After discovering MMA three years ago, Paul Kelly tore himself away from a life of crime and street fighting to pursue a career in the cage - [Read more]

By Jake Rossen on Thursday, January 10, 2008
Citing the European market as a territory that could potentially reap lucrative rewards, UFC President Dana White and main event headliners B.J. Penn (Pictures) and Joe Stevenson spoke to media Thursday to stir interest in UFC 80: Rapid Fire, a Jan. 19 program airing from Newcastle, England - [Read more]

Wednesday, January 09, 2008
The first Sherdog pound-for-pound rankings in 2008 deliver a significant shakeup outside the top three - [Read more]

By Gleidson Venga on Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Nova Uniao is one of the better mixed martial arts teams in the world. The camps fighters proved as much in 2007 with excellent performances in Brazil and abroad - [Read more]

By Mike Sloan on Tuesday, January 08, 2008
As the embryonic cells of the New Year move into their fetal stages, the landscape of mixed martial arts is littered with dozens of champions, both legitimate and imposturous - [Read more]

By Jake Rossen on Monday, January 07, 2008
Matchmaking, as any good talent relations chair will tell you, involves a great deal more than just coming up with an exciting fight. - [Read more]

By Boa Athu on Monday, January 07, 2008
One thing is for sure. When it comes to lawmaking through wizard-like research, there is nothing better than politicians using media hype - [Read more]

By Tim Leidecker on Sunday, January 06, 2008
The die is cast: Quinton Jackson (Pictures) has become the official heir to Chuck Liddell (Pictures) as Sherdog.coms Fighter of the Year, leaving fellow UFC champions Randy Couture (Pictures) and Anderson Silva behind in second and third place respectively - [Read more]

By Jim Page on Saturday, January 05, 2008
One of the U.K.s hottest prospects is an angry man. Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy was seen by many as an underdog when he traveled to the land of the rising sun for the Cage Force tournament - [Read more]

Friday, January 04, 2008
The first weight division rankings of the new year reflects the volatility that embodied mixed martial arts at the end of 2007. Georges St. Pierre (Pictures) jumps over Matt Serra (Pictures) to re-claim the No. 1 position at welterweight, while other divisions have been scrambled - [Read more]

By Sherdog.com Staff on Thursday, January 03, 2008
Stardom had hung over Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (Pictures)s considerable shoulders since he stepped into the cage seven years ago against Marvin Eastman (Pictures) - [Read more]

By Joe Hall on Wednesday, January 02, 2008
The last week of 2007 offered a final onslaught of fights. Selecting from the four significant shows that closed out the year -- the IFL, the UFC, K-1 and Yarennoka -- here are five moments worth highlighting - [Read more]

By Mike Sloan on Wednesday, January 02, 2008
It is a seldom occurrence. Rarely does a contest surpass the lofty expectations set forth by fans and media, let alone the promoters themselves. So infrequent is such an event that when it does actually happen - [Read more]

By Andy Cotterill on Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Elation still resounds in the voice of Mark Bocek (Pictures) two days after his first UFC victory, a unanimous decision over Douglas Evans (Pictures) in Las Vegas on Saturday night - [Read more]

By Jake Rossen on Tuesday, January 01, 2008
The UFC handled more money than the Federal Reserve in 2007, dominating live gate and attendance figures in arenas worldwide. It nabbed the most viewers for a mixed-style event in U.S. history - [Read more]

By Tony Loiseleur on Monday, December 31, 2007
TOKYO, Dec. 31 -- The year came to a close Monday, topped off by former PRIDE staffers working in cooperation with Fight Entertainment Group and M-1 Global for the Yarennoka! show at the Saitama Super Arena - [Read more]

By Daniel Herbertson (Photos Courtesy K-1) on Monday, December 31, 2007
OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 31 -- K-1 wrapped up the year with a card featuring a would-be classic battle between two of the biggest legends in MMA, a few comedians, Bob Sapp (Pictures) and some of the top names in Japanese MMA - [Read more]

By Mike Sloan on Sunday, December 30, 2007
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 29 -- Georges St. Pierre (Pictures) solidified his status as arguably the best welterweight mixed martial artist on the planet with a shellacking of all-time great Matt Hughes (Pictures), submitting him via armbar late in the second round - [Read more]

By Scott Holmes (Photos by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) on Sunday, December 30, 2007
UNCASVILLE, Conn., Dec. 29 -- The Mohegan Sun Arena sits smack dab in the middle of New England, but local fans didnt seem to care a bit that their Patriots were chasing perfection. Nor did it matter that there was another high-profile - [Read more]

By Tomas Rios on Sunday, December 30, 2007
Forget the martinis and party hats this year. Get your New Year started proper with Yarennoka, the "Kinda, sorta but not really" revival of PRIDE - [Read more]