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: April 17 - April 23 Unless you were Jake Shields, Gilbert Melendez or Muhammed Lawal, Strikeforce's second effort on network television was pretty much bad news all...

Jack Encarnacao

Apr 24, 2010

Hornbuckle, Thomas Advance in Bellator Tourney; More Matchups Announced UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Seven days after he was prematurely knocked out of the Bellator Fighting Championships’ welterweight tournament due to a dubious referee stoppage,...

Jack Encarnacao

Apr 22, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: April 10 - April 16 From its inception, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's voyage to Abu Dhabi was a quixotic idea.

Jack Encarnacao

Apr 17, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: April 3 - April 9 While it featured all the standard promotional trappings, event week for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's debut in the Middle East played...

Jack Encarnacao

Apr 09, 2010

Sylvia: Pudzianowski ‘Scared’ for May 21 Moosin Bout BOSTON – Tim Sylvia is trying to see to it that 2010 turns out better than 2009 did. It hasn’t been easy.

Jack Encarnacao

Apr 05, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: March 27 - April 2 It was the kind of dominance that left commentators thinking about the career legacy of the victor instead of the night’s performance.

Jack Encarnacao

Apr 04, 2010

NJSACB: Review of Palhares’ Past Bouts Contributed to Disciplinary Decision Regardless of the role adrenaline and strategy may have played, what Rousimar Palhares did to Tomasz Drwal at UFC 111 crossed the line into...

Jack Encarnacao

Mar 29, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: March 20 - March 26 With one crushing elbow, Jon Jones left an indelible impression on Brandon Vera’s cheekbone and the audience looking in for the Ultimate Fighting...

Jack Encarnacao

Mar 28, 2010

The Weekly Wrap: March 13 - March 19 The show may already be in the can, but a series of reports this week indicated that the eleventh season of "The Ultimate Fighter," which...

Jack Encarnacao

Mar 22, 2010

Massachusetts Commission: Double Weigh-Ins at Fighters’ Discretion For the time being, double weigh-ins will remain on the books in Massachusetts, but it will be up to fighters whether or not to adhere to them.

Jack Encarnacao

Mar 16, 2010