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.

European Throwdown: Notes from Iberia to Siberia European Throwdown brings you all the important news and notes from the Spanish Peninsula to the Ural Mountains. In this edition we report on Martijn de Jong's farewell tour, Alessio Sakara's (...

Tim Leidecker

Aug 21, 2007

European Throwdown: Notes from Iberia to Siberia The mixed martial arts phenomenon has officially hit the old world.

European MMA is far removed from being "just Cage Rage" anymore

Tim Leidecker

Aug 10, 2007

European Throwdown: From Iberia to Siberia Though the next UFC is not taking place before the end of August, there is plenty of MMA action in the Old World.

European Throwdown brings you...

Tim Leidecker

Jul 31, 2007

European Throwdown European Throwdown returns with a new edition about the latest results, rumors, updates and previews from Iberia to Siberia. This time we have a...

Tim Leidecker

Jun 21, 2007

European Throwdown: Notes From Iberia to Siberia It's been a while since we last spoke. The European football season has since come to an end, the pope was booed out of Brazil and Quinton Jackson (Pictures) knocked out Chuck Liddell (...

Tim Leidecker

May 31, 2007

European Notes from Iberia to Siberia The latest edition of Sherdog.com's column on the European fight scene takes a look back at recent action in France and Finland.

We also bring...

Tim Leidecker

Apr 27, 2007

“Little Mirko” Ready for PRIDE Debut Croat Zelg Galesic (Pictures) has burst onto the mixed martial arts scene like a comet. In the past two and a half years the 28-year-old...

Tim Leidecker

Apr 07, 2007

European Throwdown: News and Notes from Iberia to Siberia European Throwdown returns with a review of recent action in Lithuania, Poland and Russia. We also look ahead to the ADCC European Trials in Finland,...

Tim Leidecker

Mar 07, 2007

European Throwdown: News and Notes from Iberia to Siberia This edition of Sherdog.com's bi-weekly column on the European fight scene looks ahead to next month, which will be a hot one across Europe.

We...

Tim Leidecker

Feb 19, 2007

European Throwdown: News and Notes from Iberia to Siberia In a new column from Sherdog.com, Tim Leidecker brings you all the updates on the up-and-coming European mixed martial arts scene.

This first...

Tim Leidecker

Feb 08, 2007