This Month’s MMA Birthdays: ‘Tank’ Abbott Turns 50 Perhaps no one in mixed martial arts history has inspired trepidation quite like David “Tank” Abbott, who will celebrate his 50th birthday on...

Jimmie Rivera Defends His CFFC Bantamweight Title Against Carson Beebe on May 9, 2015 (PRESS RELEASE) -- When Aljamain Sterling left Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) as the undefeated bantamweight champion for the UFC, he left some pretty big shoes to fill. Without skipping a beat, Jimmie Rivera (14-1), stepped in and has taken the division to a whole...

The Maine-iac: A Sherdog Retrospective Tim Sylvia may never stop wearing his UFC title belt, but he has hung up the gloves. Now, Sherdog.com staff members and contributors share their...

Opinion: The UFC’s Shotgun Marriage to ‘CM Punk’ Is the Phil Brooks signing an admission that a grueling event schedule is hurting the UFC’s ability to produce home-grown mega-stars?

Sherdog’s Top 10: One and Dones Some attention-grabbing short-timers fought only once and then left the sport of mixed martial arts for good.

Imagining an MMA Hall of Fame: Borderline Candidates, Part 2 In this final installment of a five-part series, Sherdog.com contributor Todd Martin puts under the microscope the second group of fighters who...

Scott Heckman’s to Defend Title Against Undefeated Prospect Levan Makashvili on April 26th, 2014! (PRESS RELEASE) -- Atlantic City, NJ –After outpointing Jeff Lentz in February to earn the vacant Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) featherweight title, Scott Heckman (17-4) looks to defend his title for...

Sherdog’s Top 10: MMA Upsets Mixed martial arts, like other sports, has enjoyed its share of David vs. Goliath moments over the years.

The Weekly Wrap: Sept. 18 - Sept. 24 The script was flipped entirely on Chael Sonnen’s galvanizing rise to prominence and the UFC middleweight title picture, as Sonnen was...

Pros Pick: Couture vs. Toney The Ultimate Fighting Championship turns back its clock to its primitive years with a traditional martial artist-versus-boxer showdown, as Randy Couture meets James Toney at...