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.

UFC 99 Storms Germany Good things come to those who wait, and German mixed martial arts fans have had to wait for quite a while for the sport’s world leader, the...

Tim Leidecker

Nov 25, 2008

Overeem: ‘Cro Cop’ Yet to Sign; Manhoef Returns Although persistent rumors have been flying around for the past month regarding Pride grand prix winner Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic looking to...

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Nov 24, 2008

Sakuraba-Tamura, Non-Title Cavalcante-Hansen Affair Headline K-1 Dynamite Fighting and Entertainment Group announced on Wednesday the lead line-up for its annual New Year’s Eve “K-1 Dynamite 2008” card

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Nov 12, 2008

WEC Analysis: Faber’s Loss Limits Options Fans at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., saw a memorable WEC 36 event Wednesday, capped off by one and a half...

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Nov 07, 2008

How the Mighty Have Fallen When former Pride lightweight champion Takanori Gomi succumbed to Marcus Aurelio’s arm-triangle choke in April 2006, it sent a shockwave of...

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Nov 04, 2008

European Throwdown: Daley Back to Japan for Sengoku With the Oct. 20 demise of EliteXC parent company, Pro Elite Inc., one of the league’s brightest European fighters in Paul Daley has hit the...

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Oct 31, 2008

10 November Tussles Worth Watching With October’s top fights -- like Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley and Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin -- in the books, the time has come to look...

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Oct 30, 2008

Five Questions for UFC 90 For the first time in its 15-year history, the UFC will host numbered events on back-to-back weekends. While UFC 89 “Bisping vs. Leben”...

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Oct 25, 2008

Where Should EliteXC’s Top Fighters Go? For the second time in just a few months, a substantial mixed martial arts promotion has closed up shop

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Oct 22, 2008

Mousasi Bumps to 205, New Year’s or Affliction Next Five weeks have passed since the biggest night of Gegard Mousasi’s young career, and the toasted middleweight awaits his next assignment in...

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Oct 16, 2008