This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Maurice Smith Turns 60 The Alliance co-founder and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder remains one of MMA’s most overlooked pioneers.

Would Pro Football Players Dominate MMA? | Part 2 In this second installment, Lev Pisarsky examines the possibility of an NFL-level athlete dedicating himself to MMA instead of football, using the example of former UFC light heavyweight champ...

WVC 4: Ruas vs. Smith, 'Pele' vs. 'Macaco' 2 and Johil de Oliveira Marcelo Alonso shares photos and recollections of the landmark WVC 4, featuring a heavyweight superfight and a one-night tournament stacked with...

UFC 12: The Birth of ‘The Phenom,’ in the Craziest UFC Event Ever Best remembered for the victorious debut of Vitor Belfort, and Mark Coleman’s impressive win over Dan Severn, UFC 12, was actually the...

Early UFC Competitor Paul Varelans Dead at 51 After Battling COVID-19 UFC pioneer Paul Varelans has died after a lengthy fight against COVID-19.

Forgotten Fights of Yesteryear: One of the Greatest UFC Matches Ever In the latest installment of Forgotten Fights, Lev Pisarsky shines a light on a proto-MMA gem that was far ahead of its time, and one of the...

UFC Pioneer Paul Varelans Placed on Ventilator Due to COVID-19 Early Ultimate Fighting Championship vet Paul Varelans is currently engaged in the fight of his life.

This Day in MMA History: July 27 Maurice Smith upset Mark Coleman, marking a major early turning point for the sport, 23 years ago at UFC 14.

This Day in MMA History: July 4 Mark Kerr defeated Nobuhiko Takada—though with little or no smashing—at Pride FC 6 on July 4, 1999.

Fight Facts Retrospective: Kazushi Sakuraba “The Gracie Hunter” feared no man in any weight class during his unprecedented run in Pride Fighting Championships.