This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Jake Shields Turns 38 One of the greatest welterweights of all-time, the former Strikeforce, Shooto and EliteXC champion will celebrate his 38th birthday on Jan. 9.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Once 2016 got rocking and rolling last January, we were treated to a nearly immediate restructuring of the bantamweight division. It is only fitting that the year ended in a similar fashion, courtesy of Cody...

Mark Hunt Seeking Anti-Doping Clause in Contract for Overeem Bout at UFC 209 While the Ultimate Fighting Championship has already officially announced a rematch between Mark Hunt and Alistair Overeem for UFC 209, the bout...

Alistair Overeem vs. Mark Hunt Set for UFC 209 in Las Vegas on March 4 Heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt will lock horns at UFC 209 on March 4.

Junior dos Santos-Stefan Struve Rematch Tops UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax A heavyweight rematch between Junior dos Santos and Stefan Struve will serve as the UFC Fight Night 105 headliner, promotion officials announced...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Any MMA fan could have told you there was a vast difference in quality and top-10 relevance between the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s UFC Fight Night 102 card on Dec. 9 in Albany, New York, and the promotion’s...

What to Watch For: Bellator 168 Alessio Sakara meets Joey Beltran in a makeshift main event, as the Bellator MMA organization on Saturday returns to Italy.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings In the wake of “The Ultimate Fighter 24” Finale, this edition of the Sherdog.com divisional rankings has some fighters chasing history and...

10 December Tussles Worth Watching Wanderlei Silva returns from close to a four-year absence to face Mirko Filipovic for a third time on Dec. 29 in Saitama, Japan.

Opinion: Herb Dean’s Consistent Inconsistency When asked who the best referee in mixed martial arts is, fans and media usually name one of three different men.