Formiga Finishes Costa, Retains Title at Shooto Brazil 26 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Jussier “Formiga” da Silva successfully defended his Shooto South America 123-pound title for the second time on Saturday, recording a decisive win over Michael William Costa in the main...

Weekend Rundown: BJJ Wiz ‘Demente’ Abreu Rolls in MMA Debut One week after Tito Ortiz’s improbable guillotining of Ryan Bader at UFC 132, the Brazilian submission ace responsible for Ortiz’s ground...

Pictures: Nitrix Champion Fight 7 Fighters from the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina invited a host of fighters from northern Para for an interstate clash at Nitrix...

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...

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 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...

A Busy MMA Weekend in Rio RIO DE JANEIRO -- The final weeks of 2010 will be very busy for Brazilian MMA with major events in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte,...

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Regardless of promotion or location, September belonged to the featherweights.

Sherdog Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The picture of the lightweight division grew clearer on Aug. 28 in Boston, as there is no longer any debate. MMA’s lightweight king hails from...