Tim Leidecker

Born and raised just outside Berlin in the now defunct German Democratic Republic with two sisters and a budgerigar, Tim Leidecker graduated from Espengrund High School in 2000. Having attended the University of Potsdam, where he is studying German philology as well as English and American literature, he has balanced university life with his full-time job at Groundandpound.de, the premier mixed martial arts website for German-speaking Europe, which he founded in 2005.

In 2007, Tim started contributing to Sherdog.com as a European correspondent, analyst and feature writer. His work has also appeared on ESPN.com as well as in Budo International, Fighters Only, Ground & Pound and Karate magazines. When he isn’t working or studying, Tim is cheering on his favorite soccer team in Werder Bremen, playing video games or hanging out at rock concerts. Readers can follow him on Twitter @TimLeidecker.

UFC 109 Analysis: The Main Card Want to know how it feels for a marathon runner to collapse inches before the finish line or a mountain climber to fall just shy of the summit? Ask...

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Feb 09, 2010

10 February Tussles Worth Watching February will be a month of extremes as far as this list goes. The lightest and heaviest weight classes are featured almost exclusively, with no...

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Feb 04, 2010

Strikeforce 'Miami' Analysis: The Main Card Stirkeforce CEO Scott Coker’s first foray into Florida was mostly a success on Saturday, as the show proved highly entertaining on several fronts.

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Feb 02, 2010

Manhoef Wants to Make Most of Stateside Return Looking back on Melvin Manhoef’s career, it appears as if it were designed on a drawing board.

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Jan 29, 2010

10 January Tussles Worth Watching We say goodbye to 2009 and welcome 2010. Our resolution for the New Year: keep the good and get rid of the rest as it relates to the “10...

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Jan 08, 2010

UFC 108 Analysis: The Main Card There was visible relief on the faces of UFC brass after their first event of 2010 went well. Picking up on the thread of injuries and...

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Jan 05, 2010

K-1 'Dynamite 2009' Preview Japanese New Year’s Eve events have always followed a motto. Puroresu father figure Antonio Inoki started it all nine years ago with his...

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Dec 30, 2009

UFC 107 Analysis: The Main Card In retrospect, UFC 107 could have been named “The B.J. Penn Show.” Never before during his lightweight title reign had he dismantled a...

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Dec 15, 2009

10 December Tussles Worth Watching Mixed martial arts promoters have saved the best for last and will delight fans around the globe with a number of excellent December bouts under...

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Dec 01, 2009

Fighter Dies After Golden Glory Sparring Session Vitali Mitu, of Soldanesti, Moldova, collapsed and could not be revived following a sparring session last Thursday with three-time K-1 World...

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Nov 23, 2009