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.

Fight Facts: Bellator 208 An all-time great shouldered the marquee, as the Bellator MMA organization on Saturday planted its flag in Uniondale, New York.

Parlaying and Praying: Bellator 206 Saturday marks the start of a brave new era for Bellator MMA and the company is betting big on Bellator 206. However, as gamblers, should we be...

Keri Melendez Set for Second MMA Bout, Meets Tiani Valle at Bellator 201 Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez, the wife of UFC and Strikeforce veteran Gilbert Melendez, will make her second professional MMA appearance later this...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings After UFC 219 on Dec. 30, the women’s featherweight division remains the same. However, the events of Rizin Fighting Federation’s New...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Rafael dos Anjos was once the best lightweight in the world. He’s not the greatest welterweight, at least not yet, but No. 2 is still awfully...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The man himself is openly deferring an Ultimate Fighting Championship title shot in favor of the more deserving Frankie Edgar. Make no mistake,...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings UFC 217 on Nov. 4 produced a trio of new champions, with all three title changes coming in riveting fashion and resulting in a triumvirate of...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Love him or hate him -- admittedly, it is probably the latter -- you can no longer deny Colby Covington is an elite welterweight. That is...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Just because your breakthrough win fails to break you into the top 10 does not mean you cannot have a real rankings impact. Being able to say you are a top-15 welterweight still carries clout,...