Congratulations to Sherdog.com. ESPN officially announced their partnership with Sherdog this morning. You can read the full press release below. This is a pretty big deal for MMA fans as MMA content will now be featured along side other sports on ESPN.com and ESPNRadio.com. Congrats to Jeff Sherwood and all the guys over at Sherdog.com.

ESPN.com Announces Agreement with Mixed Martial Arts Sherdog.com Site

BRISTOL, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ESPN.com (http://espn.go.com/) has entered a cross-promotional and content integration agreement with Sherdog.com (http://sherdog.com/), the largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) site on the Internet. Sherdog, a part of CraveOnline.com (http://craveonline.com/), a leading male lifestyle destination for young men, draws millions of visitors a month and features a global assembly of contributors covering the sport from MMA hot spots around the world. The site, launched in 1997, provides up-to-the-minute news, information and analysis about every fight and athlete involved in Mixed Martial Arts. The collaboration between Sherdog.com and ESPN.com will debut in advance of the highly anticipated Chuck Liddell-Quinton Jackson Ultimate Fighting rematch on May 26.

As part of the agreement, ESPN will highlight exclusive, in-depth Sherdog content contextually within ESPN.com, including news, interviews, videos, event listings, and more. ESPN.com’s new Mixed Martial Arts section index will also feature Sherdog’s Fight Finder module, which allows users to search the largest fighter database online for stats and personal information. Sherdog’s weekly online Radio show will be offered at ESPNRadio.com and for download via the ESPN PodCenter.

“Interest in Mixed Martial Arts continues to grow,” said John Kosner, senior vice president and general manager, ESPN New Media. “Our mission is to serve sports fans and collaborating with Sherdog.com made sense for both of us. We can tap into the resources of some of the best Mixed Martial Arts experts in the business – delivering a level of dedicated, expert coverage that fans expect from ESPN.com.”

Garrett Poe, Sherdog’s co-owner, added, “Partnering with ESPN.com will enable us to expand our audience, develop the Sherdog brand among new users, and, ultimately, grow the MMA fan base.”