Sherdog Prospect Watch: Johnny Eblen The undefeated American Top Team export will make his Bellator MMA debut opposite Chauncey Foxworth at Bellator 218 on Friday in Oklahoma.

Valerie Loureda: More than Just the Next Karate Kid In light of her age -- she doesn’t turn 21 until July -- and her background as a traditional martial arts prodigy, it would be easy to hang some clichéd headlines and tag lines on Valerie Loureda. However, in talking with the ...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: B.J. Penn Turns 40 Even as his once-prodigious skills faded and the results of his fights provided further ammunition for his detractors, B.J. Penn maintained a...

By the Numbers: Matt Mitrione With four wins in as many fights, including conquests of Fedor Emelianenko and Roy Nelson, Matt Mitrione’s career is peaking in Bellator MMA.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Khabib Nurmagomedov Turns 30 All 26 men who have tried to crack the Khabib Nurmagomedov code have failed to do so, and he now finds himself atop the Ultimate Fighting...

Linton Vassell’s Relocation Plan After an extended run at 205 pounds, the Hard Knocks 365 representative eyes move to Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Lyoto Machida Celebrates No. 40 Lyoto Machida carried the flag for an entire segment of the martial arts community and did so as one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s...

Sherdog’s Top 10: Robbie Lawler Knockouts The former welterweight champion owns one of the sport’s most impressive highlight reels, replete with spine-tingling stoppages that are not...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Mark Coleman to Celebrate No. 53 No nickname in mixed martial arts history fits its subject better than “The Hammer.” Mark Coleman will turn 53 on Dec. 20.

Sherdog’s Top 10: ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Finale Knockouts The season endcaps to the Ultimate Fighting Championship reality series have provided their share of violent delights over the years.