5 Things You Might Not Know About Douglas Silva de Andrade The 37-year-old Brazilian will confront a significant obstacle when he meets Said Nurmagomedov in a featured UFC on ESPN 39 attraction.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Fighters Who Lost Their Pro Debuts From current champions to all-time greats, not all accomplished mixed martial artists started their respective careers on a positive note.

The Walkmen: UFC on Fox 16 Walkout Songs During their first fight at UFC 173, nobody gave T.J. Dillashaw much of a shot to stop Renan Barao and grab the bantamweight belt from the Brazilian champion. At...

UFC 173 Notebook: Perfect Pursuits Daniel Cormier puts his unbeaten record and light heavyweight title aspirations on the line against Dan Henderson on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Vale Tudo: A Rich, Storied & Complex Past The history of vale tudo can be traced back to 1914, when “Conde Koma” Mitsuyo Maeda landed on the shores of Porto Alegre, Brazil, for a...

By the Numbers: UFC on Fuel TV 7 Renan Barao looks like he’s going to be around for a while. The interim bantamweight champion did his best to shed the “temporary” label at the UFC on Fuel TV 7 headliner on Saturday night, submitting...

Renan ‘Barao’ Outduels Urijah Faber, Captures Interim Gold at UFC 149 Renan “Barao” Pegado’s big-fight credentials can no longer be questioned.

By the Numbers: UFC 149 For the most part, the UFC 149 pay-per-view card was not one for the record books. Don’t tell that to Renan Barao, however, as the Brazilian cruised to a five-round unanimous decision over...

Flyweights Formiga, Santos Make Weight for Web-Streamed Fort MMA All 18 competitors slated for action at Thursday’s inaugural Fort MMA Championships event made weight Wednesday in Natal, Brazil, including top-billed flyweights Jussier “Formiga” da Silva and...

UFC 138: By the Numbers It was the first five round non-title bout in UFC history, but Mark Munoz made sure that his middleweight tussle with Chris Leben at UFC 138...