The Bottom Line: Not Created Equal The UFC has created interim titles for many reasons over the years, but none so pointless as the rationale behind the heavyweight strap won by Ciryl...

Stock Report: UFC 265 The incredible rise of Ciryl Gane reached its penultimate milestone on Saturday, and it feels a bit like the beginning of an era.

Opinion: A Comparison of Future GOATs Is it possible to look at a young star and spot a future legend? Sherdog's Lev Pisarsky takes three fighters who often occupy "greatest of all-time" discussions, and compares their achievements at age 26,...

Trying to Fit a Fight into a Sport Last Saturday's main event between T.J. Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen highlighted the tension between MMA's sporting aspirations and violent...

Opinion: All-Time Legend vs. Future GOAT The Bellator 263 headliner between Patricio Freire and A.J. McKee is the best fight of the weekend, and perhaps of the year, writes Lev Pisarsky.

Fight Facts: UFC 264 UFC 264 featured a lightweight rising into the stratosphere of UFC legends, an Aussie who spent more time celebrating than competing and a...

Opinion: The End of the Conor McGregor Fantasy Certain stars in the sport gain an aura of invincibility so strong that fans are even able to rationalize away their losses — up to a point. UFC 264 may mark the end of that phase for...

Rivalries: Chuck Liddell Armed with devastating punching power, near-impenetrable takedown defense and his trademark Mohawk, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship...

5 Things You Might Not Know about Gleison Tibau The soon-to-be 38-year-old Brazilian will try to keep his Professional Fighters League playoff hopes alive when he meets former Bellator MMA champion Rory MacDonald in the...

Opinion: Breaking Barriers, Knocking Down Doors The recent triumphs of Brandon Moreno and Claressa Shields show how MMA continues to grow by crossing the borders between nations as well as...