Sherdog
 Logo for Sherdog |
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| URL | http://www.sherdog.com/ |
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| Slogan | Serving up Heaping Fistfuls of Mixed Martial Arts |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Mixed martial arts, Sports |
| Registration | Optional (required for forum posting) |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Crave Online Media |
| Created by | Jeff Sherwood |
| Launched | 1997 |
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).[1][2][3] The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.[4]
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[edit] History
Sherdog was created by photographer Jeff Sherwood (Nicknamed "Sherdog") in 1997 and was later refined with the help of Garrett Poe.[5] Sherdog features MMA news,[6] individual records of fighters,[7] reviews and previews of MMA events,[8] interviews with fighters and referees,[9] user forums,[10] divisional & pound-for-pound fighter rankings,[11] and original radio programs.[12]
Sherdog is also home to the Sherdog Radio Network, an internet-only sports talk network featuring Sherdog writers and staffers. Weekly programs include The Savage Dog Show hosted by Greg Savage and Jeff Sherwood, Beatdown hosted by TJ DeSantis and Jon Luther, It's Time hosted by Bruce Buffer and The Jordan Breen Show hosted by Jordan Breen.
The current schedule includes Beatdown and SDS on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, It's Time on Tuesdays, the Jordan Breen Show on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and The SRN Rewind every Sunday evening. Also included for big events are SRN Roundtables providing previews and "Beatdown After the Bell" for post-fight recaps.
Sherdog has also affiliated with ESPN to provide extensive MMA content for their site. The deal includes ESPN sharing Sherdog's extensive Fight Finder database. The deal would also include the Sherdog Radio Network being part of ESPN's podcast center.[13]
The website also boasts a highly active and lively forum section composed of thousands of members from all over the world. It is the 74th largest forum (by post count), 403rd (by member count).[14] The forum boasts 235,000 members, who have collectively submitted over 36 million posts. [15]
The site has recently begun hosting free live streams of mixed martial arts events from organizations such as Palace Fighting Championships, Wargods and M-1 Global.[1] [2] [3]
[edit] Year-end awards
Beginning in 2004 under then-executive editor Josh Gross, Sherdog.com has awarded "Fighter of the Year" honors to the fighter who has been the most outstanding for that calendar year. In 2008, Sherdog expanded its year-end awards to include categories such as "Knockout of the Year", "Submission of the Year", "Fight of the Year", among others. Sherdog now recognizes 12 awards annually.
Fighter of the Year
- 2004 - Wanderlei Silva
- 2005 - Takanori Gomi and Maurício Rua (co-winners)
- 2006 - Chuck Liddell
- 2007 - Quinton Jackson
- 2008 - Rashad Evans
- 2009 - José Aldo
- 2010 - Cain Velasquez
- 2011 - Jon Jones
Fight of the Year
- 2005 - Maurício Rua W3 Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- 2006 - Diego Sanchez W3 Karo Parisyan
- 2008 - Eddie Alvarez KO1 Tatsuya Kawajiri
- 2009 - Benson Henderson W5 Donald Cerrone
- 2010 - Jorge Santiago TKO5 Kazuo Misaki
- 2011 - Frankie Edgar Split Draw Gray Maynard
Knockout of the Year
- 2005 - James Irvin KO2 Terry Martin
- 2006 - Mirko Filipović KO1 Wanderlei Silva
- 2008 - Rashad Evans KO2 Chuck Liddell
- 2009 - Fedor Emelianenko KO1 Andrei Arlovski
- 2010 - Robbie Lawler KO1 Melvin Manhoef
- 2011 - Lyoto Machida KO2 Randy Couture
Submission of the Year
- 2005 - Ryo Chonan SUB3 Anderson Silva
- 2006 - Shinya Aoki SUB1 Joachim Hansen
- 2008 - Dustin Hazelett SUB2 Josh Burkman
- 2009 - Toby Imada SUB3 Jorge Masvidal
- 2010 - Fabricio Werdum SUB1 Fedor Emelianenko
- 2011 - Frank Mir SUB1 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Story of the Year
- 2008 - The Rise and Fall of EliteXC
- 2009 - The Development of Strikeforce
- 2010 - Judging in MMA
- 2011 - UFC, Fox's 7 Year Hitch
Beatdown of the Year
- 2008 - B.J. Penn SUB2 Joe Stevenson
- 2009 - Brock Lesnar KO2 Frank Mir and Anderson Silva KO1 Forrest Griffin (co-winners)
- 2010 - Cristiane Santos KO2 Jan Finney
- 2011 - Jon Jones TKO 3 Maurício Rua
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
- 2005 - Georges St-Pierre
- 2008 - Miguel Torres
- 2009 - Jon Jones
- 2010 - Anthony Pettis
- 2011 - Michael Chandler
Comeback Fighter of the Year
- 2005 - Hayato Sakurai
- 2008 - Frank Mir
- 2009 - Maurício Rua
- 2010 - Chris Leben
- 2011 - Ian McCall
Event of the Year
- 2005 - PRIDE Bushido 9
- 2008 - UFC 84
- 2009 - UFC 100
- 2010 - WEC 53
- 2011 - UFC 134
Robbery of the Year
- 2008 - Thales Leites W3 Nathan Marquardt
- 2009 - Mike Easton W5 Chase Beebe
- 2010 - Leonard Garcia W3 Nam Phan
- 2011 - Joe Warren W3 Marcos Galvão
Round of the Year
- 2008 - Donald Cerrone W3 Rob McCullough, Round 1
- 2009 - Thierry Quenneville SUB2 Douglas Evans Round 1
- 2010 - Mark Hominick TKO2 Yves Jabouin Round 2
- 2011 - Nick Diaz TKO1 Paul Daley Round 1
Upset of the Year
- 2005 - Ricardo Arona W3 Wanderlei Silva
- 2008 - Sergey Golyaev W3 Takanori Gomi
- 2009 - Mackens Semerzier SUB1 Wagnney Fabiano
- 2010 - Fabricio Werdum SUB1 Fedor Emelianenko
- 2011 - Tito Ortiz SUB1 Ryan Bader
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Schneiderman, R.M (2006-10-05). "Ultimate Fighting's Next Battle". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/business/2006/10/05/sports-martial-arts_tech_media_cx_rs_1005fight.html. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
- ^ Doyle, Dave (2006-08-24). "The Weekly Tapout: UFC 62 predictions". FoxSports.com. http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/5894876. Retrieved 2006-10-07.
- ^ Levine, Andrew (2006-12-30). "UFC Celebrates a Landmark Year". WashingtonPost.com. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/29/AR2006122901556.html?nav=rss_business/industries. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
- ^ Gross, Josh (March 22, 2010). "Five things we learned from a busy Sunday in mixed martial arts". SI.com. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/josh_gross/03/22/five.things/index.html?eref=si_writers. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ Hall, Joe (2009-05-01). "THe History of Sherdog". FIGHT! Magazine. http://www.fightmagazine.com/mma-magazine/mma-article.asp?aid=285&issid=21. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Sherdog news". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/list. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Sherdog fight finder". http://www.sherdog.com/stats/fightfinder. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Sherdog articles". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/list. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Sherdog interviews". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews/list. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Sherdog forums". http://www.sherdog.net. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Sherdog rankings". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/list. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Sherdog radio". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/radio. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "ESPN, Sherdog Announce Agreement". Sherdog.com. 2007-05-14. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=7538. Retrieved 2006-05-14.
- ^ http://www.big-boards.com/highlight/160/1/
- ^ http://www.sherdog.net/forums/
