Jack Encarnacao

Jack Encarnacao is a Boston-based writer and radio host for Sherdog.com. He has a journalism degree from Emerson College, where he was his class valedictorian. Jack has been working as a newspaper reporter for seven years, and has won regional and national awards for his work. He hosts the Sherdog Radio Network "Rewind" every Sunday night, which includes the popular in-depth "Sunday Sitdown" interview. In addition to Sherdog, his MMA writing and analysis has appeared in The Boston Globe and Ultimate MMA Magazine and on ESPN.com, FoxSports.com, The Fight Network, WWZN 1510 AM The Zone, and theScore.

The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 14 - Nov. 20 It was a banner night for Great Britain on Nov. 14 as the Ultimate Fighting Championship staged UFC 105 in front of its biggest U.K. crowd to date.

Jack Encarnacao

Nov 21, 2009

The Weekly Wrap: Nov. 7 - Nov. 13 In MMA’s return to network television, Fedor Emelianenko showed millions of American households what all the fuss was about.

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Nov 14, 2009

The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 24 - Oct. 30 It has been more than a year since mixed martial arts was showcased on network television in primetime.

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Nov 06, 2009

The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 24 - Oct. 30 Yet again in 2009, the judges’ call in a five-round main event led to some hot-tempered backlash. Outrage aside, Mauricio Rua’s performance against light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at...

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Oct 31, 2009

Sanctioned MMA Not Expected in Massachusetts Until 2010 While both chambers of the Massachusetts legislature have approved sanctioning mixed martial arts in the state, there are still differences that...

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Oct 29, 2009

The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 17 - Oct. 23 The Ultimate Fighting Championship launched a needed go-home push for UFC 104 “Machida vs. Shogun” this Saturday at the Staples Center in...

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Oct 24, 2009

The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 10 - Oct. 16 The Weekly Wrap walks readers through the last seven days in MMA, recapping and putting into context the week's top story, important news and...

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Oct 17, 2009

UFC Eyeing Virginia in January The Ultimate Fighting Championship is looking to come to Virginia for the first time in January.

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Oct 15, 2009

The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 3 - Oct. 9 The Dream promotion crowned new lightweight and featherweight champions this week, capping an Oct. 6 fight card from Yokohama that drew...

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Oct 11, 2009

Update: No State Decision Yet in Beebe-Easton Fight The main event had just gone the distance, and promoter Marcello Foran entered the cage holding his promotion’s bantamweight title belt.

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Oct 09, 2009