This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Kazushi Sakuraba Turns 50 If they built a Mount Rushmore for the sport of mixed martial arts, the Japanese icon seems a worthy candidate for inclusion.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Nate Marquardt Turns 40 His career largely overshadowed by contemporaries like Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin, “Nate the Great” figures to be remembered as one of...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Justin Gaethje Celebrates No. 30 The man personifies violence, a walking, talking cocktail of power punches, crushing leg kicks and abusive ground-and-pound. Justin Gaethje will...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Khabib Nurmagomedov Turns 30 All 26 men who have tried to crack the Khabib Nurmagomedov code have failed to do so, and he now finds himself atop the Ultimate Fighting...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Conor McGregor Turns 30 He remains the brightest star in the mixed martial arts sky, even though he has not fought in nearly 20 months. Former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Marlon Moraes Turns 30 The former World Series of Fighting champion heads into his June 1 showdown with Jimmy Rivera having won 15 of his past 16 bouts.

Preview: UFC on Fox 28 ‘Emmett vs. Stephens’ This Saturday’s UFC on Fox 28 bill may not end up being the “Event of the Year” for 2018, but hopefully it will prove there are more ways...

Preview: UFC Fight Night 121 ‘Werdum vs. Tybura’ From the moment Sydney resident and beloved brawler Mark Hunt was pulled from the UFC Fight Night 121 headliner, the incident seemed like it would singularly define the otherwise low-hype card. Then, his main...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Josh Barnett Turns 40 No matter where he goes from here, the former Pancrase and Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder will go down as one of the sport’s most...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic Turns 43 He was one of MMA’s original boogeymen and a pillar of the Pride Fighting Championships promotion in Japan. Mirko Filipovic will celebrate his...