Family Feud: Wallid Ismail leaves Royce Gracie Unconscious in a Packed Arena in Copacabana On Dec. 17, 1998, Wallid Ismail rocked the BJJ world, putting Royce Gracie to sleep with a clock choke in front of 7000 stunned fans.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Bas Rutten Turns 60 The Tilburg, Netherlands, native transformed himself into one of the most recognizable figures in mixed martial arts through his competitive...

Renzo Gracie, Hugo Duarte Announce Joint Competition to Be Held in Houston As initially reported in August 2023, former Brazilian rivals Renzo Gracie and Hugo Duarte have joined forces as partners at an academy in Texas

Sherdog’s 2024 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Saddled with all the pressure and expectations of having been anointed Professional Fighters League’s new poster girl, Dakota Ditcheva...

Rickson Gracie’s Best Friend Will Be in Kron Gracie’s Corner at UFC 310 As revealed this week on the Brazilian podcast Mundo da Luta, Rickson Gracie, currently fighting Parkinson's disease, will not be present in son Kron Gracie’s corner for his return to the Octagon at...

Rickson Gracie Details Fight Against Parkinson’s, Receives Support from Biggest Rival Considered the greatest representative for jiu-jitsu practitioners in the 1980s and 1990s, Rickson Gracie revealed in 2023 that he was diagnosed...

Pride 4: Three Generations of Legends on One Historic Card Marcelo Alonso shares photos and stories from Pride 4 on Oct. 11, 1998, where the top fighters in the world at the time collided with some of...

Undefeated Prospect Nyamjargal Tumendemberel Set for Short-Notice Debut at UFC 302 Undefeated flyweight Nyamjargal Tumendemberel will make his promotional debut at UFC 302 on June 1 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The Rookies: UFC on ESPN 53 Fortis MMA’s Steven Nguyen leads a cast of five promotional newcomers into the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday in Las Vegas.

U-Japan: The Night That Severn, Frye, Kimo and Wallid Ran Roughshod over Tokyo In November 1996, nearly a year before Pride Fighting Championships, an upstart Japanese promotion put on an ambitious card stacked with some of the world's best fighters. Marcelo Alonso shares...