Joseph Santoliquito

Joseph Santoliquito Joseph Santoliquito is the president of the Boxing Writer's Association of America and a frequent contributor to Sherdog.com's mixed martial arts and boxing coverage. He is also an award-winning writer who has written for ESPN The Magazine, Sports Illustrated, SI.com and ESPN.com. He's a two-time Emmy Award nominee in 2006 for feature stories for ESPN/ESPN.com on blind baseball and ESPN SportsCenter/HBO Real Sports feature on high school wrestler A.J. Detwiler. He was formerly a long-time sportwriter for the Philadelphia Daily News and Managing Editor of Ring Magazine for 14 years, where he began in October 1997. He has been a contributing feature writer for Sherdog since September 2011.

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Chael Sonnen Smothers Wanderlei Silva in Bellator 180 Grudge Match at Madison Square Garden NEW YORK -- There are just some things that may never go away: Tito Ortiz’s hatred of Chael Sonnen, for instance.

Joseph Santoliquito

Jun 24, 2017

Bellator 180 Prelims: Unbeaten Boxer Heather Hardy TKOs Alice Yauger in MMA Debut NEW YORK -- Blood dripping from her nose, Heather Hardy went back to her instincts: boxing. Her kicks seemed more for show in her mixed martial...

Joseph Santoliquito

Jun 24, 2017

Heather Hardy Following in Holly Holm’s Footsteps The lure of a bigger prize in fighting has brought the undefeated boxer to MMA, as she prepares to make her debut at Bellator 180 on Saturday in...

Joseph Santoliquito

Jun 23, 2017

Eddie Alvarez and Waking Up Naked in the Classroom The former lightweight champion aims to rebound from his post-Conor McGregor hangover when he takes on Dustin Poirier at UFC 211 this Saturday...

Joseph Santoliquito

May 12, 2017

Stories from the Road: Shonie Carter One of the most colorful characters in mixed martial arts history, “Mr. International” has a wealth of experiences upon which to reflect.

Joseph Santoliquito

Apr 29, 2017

Eduard Folayang: A Product of Perseverance The One Championship lightweight titleholder was one of nine children born to Peter and Mercedes Folayang. Five of his siblings died from...

Joseph Santoliquito

Apr 19, 2017

Surviving Self: The Shane Kruchten Story After a 2009 suicide attempt, the Purple Heart recipient set out on the road to recovery that led to a World Series of Fighting appearance at...

Joseph Santoliquito

Apr 02, 2017

Justin Gaethje Remains WSOF Lightweight Champion After New Year’s Eve Scare Something had to give. Either a chunk of Luiz Firmino’s face would fall off or Justin Gaethje’s right arm would, from hitting the Brazilian...

Joseph Santoliquito

Dec 31, 2016

Stories from the Road: Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran The best-known cutman in combat sports has been everywhere, seen everything and worked on everyone this side of Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee.

Joseph Santoliquito

Dec 23, 2016

Jake Shields: An Unexpected Journey An eye-gouging incident nearly robbed him of his passion for fighting, but the former Strikeforce champion returns on New Year’s Eve to battle...

Joseph Santoliquito

Dec 21, 2016