Tim Leidecker

Born and raised just outside Berlin in the now defunct German Democratic Republic with two sisters and a budgerigar, Tim Leidecker graduated from Espengrund High School in 2000. Having attended the University of Potsdam, where he is studying German philology as well as English and American literature, he has balanced university life with his full-time job at Groundandpound.de, the premier mixed martial arts website for German-speaking Europe, which he founded in 2005.

In 2007, Tim started contributing to Sherdog.com as a European correspondent, analyst and feature writer. His work has also appeared on ESPN.com as well as in Budo International, Fighters Only, Ground & Pound and Karate magazines. When he isn’t working or studying, Tim is cheering on his favorite soccer team in Werder Bremen, playing video games or hanging out at rock concerts. Readers can follow him on Twitter @TimLeidecker.

10 January Tussles Worth Watching Mixed martial arts fans have no time to rest. The last chapter of 2008 was written by Kazushi Sakuraba and Kiyoshi Tamura at K-1 “Premium 2008...

Tim Leidecker

Jan 02, 2009

The Breakdown: K-1 ‘Premium 2008 Dynamite’ Japanese legends Kazushi Sakuraba and Kiyoshi Tamura will finally collide when they meet in the main event at K-1 “Premium 2008 Dynamite”

Tim Leidecker

Dec 30, 2008

Struve-Dos Santos Set for UFC 95, Overeem-Hari Paired at K-1 Year-Ender The UFC’s latest Dutch signing, Stefan Struve, will face the stiffest test in his young career as he takes on one of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s top students in...

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Dec 25, 2008

Minotauro’s Gutsiest Performances In Japan, they call it “samurai spirit.” “Kampfgeist” is the German equivalent. Italians refer to it as “grinta.” They all have the...

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Dec 24, 2008

Breakdown: Fedor vs. Arlovski With little more than a month to go before Affliction’s second event, “Day of Reckoning” scheduled for Jan. 24 in Anaheim, Calif.,...

Tim Leidecker

Dec 19, 2008

5 Things We Learned Last Week The UFC was in for some very heavy labor last week as the promotion ran two events in just a three-day time span

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Dec 15, 2008

UFC Still Hunting TV Deal in Germany In the eleven days since the official announcement was made by co-promoter MLK that the UFC will be coming to Germany next summer, the U.S....

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Dec 05, 2008

10 December Tussles Worth Watching After holding back the past few months, promoters in Europe, Japan and the United States plan to fire on all cylinders in an effort to put together

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Dec 01, 2008

Mousasi, Kawajiri Added to K-1 Dynamite K-1 and Dream parent company Fighting & Entertainment Group have added divisional heavyhitters Gegard Mousasi and Tatsuya Kawajiri to their New...

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Nov 28, 2008

10 Fights That Could Have Been Mixed martial arts remains a very young sport.

Despite a short history that dates back less than 20 years, it has produced some remarkable fights...

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Nov 25, 2008