Matches to Make After Bellator 225 Distractions have no place in the heat of combat -- a cold reality to which Matt Mitrione can now personally attest.

By the Numbers: Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov II Fans were denied an explosive heavyweight showdown when Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov’s Bellator 215 bout ended in a no contest. On Aug. 24, the two knockout-conscious fighters will run it back at...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Kazushi Sakuraba Turns 50 If they built a Mount Rushmore for the sport of mixed martial arts, the Japanese icon seems a worthy candidate for inclusion.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Matt Serra Turns 45 Author of perhaps the sport’s greatest upset, Matt Serra remains one of the unlikeliest Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholders of...

By the Numbers: Zak Cummings vs. Trevin Giles After making heads turn in his first two Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, Trevin Giles laid low to focus on other things. Welcoming him back is a veteran who stayed active while he was away in...

Preview: UFC 237 ‘Namajunas vs. Andrade’ Rose Namajunas will venture into hostile territory to defend her Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title against Jessica...

Preview: UFC Fight Night 151 ‘Iaquinta vs. Cowboy’ Lightweight action heroes will collide on Saturday, when Al Iaquinta squares off with Donald Cerrone in Ottawa, Ontario.

Thinner: MMA's Great Race to Nowhere Luis Pena's difficulties on the scale Friday are merely the latest example of the misguided and ultimately harmful culture of weight cutting...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings After watching him perform at UFC Fight Night 147, it’s hard to believe that Jorge Masvidal had been out of action for nearly a year and a half.

The Big Picture: Why Some Careers Resurge, Some Do Not Sherdog columnist Eric Stinton examines the factors behind the unexpected renewal of Junior dos Santos and the continued deterioration of B.J. Penn.