Bellator Signs Brazilian Bantamweight 'Betao' Nogueira Bellator has snatched another one of Brazil's best young bantamweights.

Fresh off signing South American Shooto champion Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas, Sherdog.com has confirmed that the upstart promotion has signed 135-pound prospect Luiz Alberto "Betao" Nogueira. Nogueira -- a member of Brazil's...

Local Idols Make Crowd Go Wild at ‘Centurion MMA’ BALNEARIO CAMBORIU, Brazil -- The beautiful resort city of Balneario Camboriu is known for its beaches and cable cars, but Saturday night at the Sergio...

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...

Prospect ‘Carioca’ Tops Acacio; Machida Falls in Comeback at WFE Wednesday afternoon, it was the UFC press conference in Rio de Janeiro that grabbed the attention of the MMA world. But the night belonged to the state of Bahia, as foremost local promotion Win Fight & Entertainment returned to the Fiesta Bahia Hotel in Salvador for WFE 8...

‘Pezao’ Outpoints Filho, Aims for UFC Bid SAO PAULO, Brazil -- After 76 fights (only six defeats) as a kickboxer, Marcos Rogerio “Pezao” de Lima has reached a respectable level in...

Pros Pick: Lesnar vs. Velasquez Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will defend his title against unbeaten American Kickboxing Academy thoroughbred Cain Velasquez in the UFC 121...

Pros Pick: Mir vs. Cro Cop Former champion Frank Mir will try once again to ascend the heavyweight ladder when he Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic at UFC 119

Pros Pick: Hughes vs. Gracie Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes already has a victory over a Gracie on his resume.

Rising from the Slums In Brazil, where an estimated 50 million people live in favelas, or slums, it’s common for a child to dream of changing his or her life...

Sherdog’s Miscellaneous Awards for 2008 B.J. Penn christened 2008 by painting the Octagon red and submitting Joe Stevenson at UFC 80 to capture the lightweight championship

Prater Discusses Roots, WEC Title Shot When Carlos Condit (Pictures) remembers his first sting of defeat as a professional mixed martial artist, he thinks of Carlo Prater (Pictures)....