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| Type of business | Sports media |
|---|---|
Type of site | Mixed martial arts,sports |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Evolve Media LLC |
| Created by | Jeff Sherwood |
| URL | sherdog |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional (required for forum posting) |
| Launched | 1997; 28 years ago (1997) |
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport ofmixed martial arts (MMA). It also has many forums and discussion pages on the many topics of MMA like records, promotions, etc.[1][2] The site is a member of theCraveOnline network and provides MMA related content forESPN.com.[3]
Sherdog was created byphotographer Jeff Sherwood (nicknamed "Sherdog") in 1997, and was later refined with the help of Garrett Poe.[4] Sherdog features MMA news,[5] individual records of fighters,[6] reviews and previews of MMA events,[7] interviews with fighters and referees,[8] user forums,[9] divisional andpound-for-pound fighter rankings,[10] and original radio programs.[11]
Sherdog is also home to the Sherdog Radio Network, an internet-onlysports talk network featuring Sherdog writers and staffers. Weekly programs have includedThe Savage Dog Show hosted by Greg Savage and Jeff Sherwood,Beatdown hosted by TJ De Santis and a number of co-hosts,It's Time hosted byBruce Buffer andThe Jordan Breen Show.
The standard schedule originally includedBeatdown on Monday, Wednesday and Friday,It's Time on Tuesdays,Cheap Seats on Tuesdays and Thursdays, andThe SRN Rewind every Sunday evening. Also included for big events were Sherdog Radio Network Roundtables providing previews and "Beatdown After the Bell" for post-fight recaps.
As of April 8, 2016, the Sherdog Radio Network was rebuilt after Jeff Sherwood and his namesake website parted ways. The current lineup of programming includesCheap Seats with Jordan Breen and Greg Savage on Mondays and Wednesdays which was cancelled after the organization and Greg Savage parted ways as well.TJ & The Tooth with TJ De Santis and Nick "The Tooth" Gullo on Tuesdays, andThe Neutral Corner hosted by MMA veteranYves Edwards. Still standard for high-profile events are Jack Encarnacao's SRN Roundtables providing previews and TJ De Santis' "Beatdown After the Bell" for post-fight recaps. While not officially a part of the Sherdog Radio Network, the SRN feed also includesPress Row audio blogs starring Jordan Breen and various guests in the world of MMA media. Jack Encarnacao'sThe SRN Rewind has been on an extended hiatus, and the flagship showBeatdown has been discontinued as a live radio show since the exiting of Jeff 'Sherdog' Sherwood.
Sherdog has affiliated withESPN to provide extensive MMA content for their site. The deal includes ESPN sharing Sherdog's extensive Fight Finder database. The deal included the Sherdog Radio Network as part of ESPN's podcast center.[12]
The website has aXenForo forum section composed of more than 60,000 members worldwide.[13]
The site hosts freelive streams of mixed martial arts events from organizations such as Palace Fighting Championships, Wargods andM-1 Global.
