MMA News and Articles by Jacob Debets

Sherdog's Prospect Watch: Cody Haddon Jacob Debets sits down with 22-year-old bantamweight prospect Cody Haddon, whose perfect amateur career and accolades in boxing and BJJ have...

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

Jacob Debets

Feb 09, 2021

How a UFC Impostor Became Australia's First NHB Event Within minutes of the great Mario Sperry beating Chris Haseman to win the “Australasian Ultimate Fighting Championship,” the eight-sided...

Jacob Debets

Jan 31, 2021

How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event Opening an eight-man openweight tournament billed as the inaugural “Australasian Ultimate Fighting Championship,” the first modern MMA fight on Australian soil pit Mario Sperry against...

Jacob Debets

Jan 31, 2021

How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event The day of the inaugural “Australasian Ultimate Fighting Championship” in Sydney, nobody in Australia—least of all the tabloid...

Jacob Debets

Jan 30, 2021

How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event An American expat living in Australia staged a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all tournament called the “Australasian Ultimate Fighting...

Jacob Debets

Jan 29, 2021

How a UFC Impostor Became Australia’s First NHB Event An American expat living in Australia staged a no-holds-barred, winner-take-all tournament called the “Australasian Ultimate Fighting...

Jacob Debets

Jan 27, 2021

Prospect Watch: Quillan Salkilld Sherdog’s Jacob Debets speaks with surging prospect Quillan Salkilld about his arrival on the MMA scene in Perth, Australia, his upcoming...

Sherdog’s Prospect Watch

Jacob Debets

Dec 04, 2020

Opinion: On Risk, Reward and MMA Intangibles Paul Felder’s decision to face Rafael dos Anjos on short notice makes little sense from a rankings perspective, but in light of the 155-pound...

UFC

Jacob Debets

Nov 13, 2020

Opinion: Anderson Silva Deserved Better UFC President Dana White’s decision to eviscerate Anderson Silva in the wake of his final Octagon performance was a flagrant abuse of market...

UFC

Jacob Debets

Nov 06, 2020

After the Quake: Game Planning the Future of 155 Pounds The sport is worse off without Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the sheer depth of talent in the lightweight division creates exciting possibilities for...

UFC

Jacob Debets

Oct 30, 2020