Andre 'Dida' Amado Announces His Return to the Ring (PRESS RELEASE) -- CURITIBA, Brazil, -- After a four year absence from active competition, world famous trainer and fighter Andre Amado, in conjunction with Champions Fighter Management in Canada, announces...

Top 5 Stories of the Week Gray Maynard has failed in two attempts to capture lightweight gold. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com The winner of Gray Maynard’s

Shogun Rua Parts with Coach Andre Dida, Assembles New Team Ahead of UFC 161 Former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will work with a new team as he trains to rematch Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

Trainer Surprised with Shogun’s ‘Gas Shortage,’ Likes Gustafsson as Next Opponent Although it didn’t come in spectacular fashion, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua returned home to Curitiba, Brazil, with a technical knockout win after Saturday’s UFC on Fox 4 encounter with...

Sherdog Photo of the Day: Aug. 4 Mauricio "Shogun" Rua flies at trainer Andre Dida during workouts for Rua's first title bout against Lyoto Machida. Photo by Dave...

Wanderlei Silva Training for UFC 147 in Brazil with Shogun Rua, Andre Dida It’s been years since Wanderlei Silva prepared for a fight in his native Brazil, but that changed Saturday when the former Pride champion...

Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The Saitama Super Arena has hosted a healthy amount of great lightweight bouts. Few were ever as intense and competitive as Benson Henderson’s title capture against Frankie Edgar to cap a rousing ...

Fabricio Werdum Rooting for Roy Nelson to Drop to 205 Pounds After losing to Junior dos Santos in 2008, Fabricio Werdum embarked on a career outside the UFC, signing with Strikeforce and earning the biggest victory of his life against heavyweight legend...

‘Shogun’ Rua Talks Changes in Management, Training Camp Mauricio “Shogun” Rua surprised many Tuesday when he announced on Twitter that he will no longer work with Eduardo Alonso, the manager who...

Werdum Ready to Fight in December, Whether in Strikeforce or UFC Fabricio Werdum earned a new level of respect in the MMA world when he became the man to end Fedor Emelianenko’s 10-year dynasty. However, one year later, a poor performance against...