Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings It was a slow death for Anthony Smith against Jon Jones at UFC 235, something akin to watching a boa constrictor devour a mouse. In short, it...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Daniel Cormier Celebrates No. 40 Whenever the American Kickboxing Academy captain decides to put down the gloves, he will do so as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of...

Georges St. Pierre: A Sherdog Retrospective In the wake of Georges St. Pierre's recently-announced retirement, Sherdog remembers the incomparable career of one of the greatest and most...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings As Volkan Oezdemir and Anthony Smith have already proven, the path to light heavyweight title contention can be much shorter than in other divisions. Now, it appears that...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of UFC on ESPN 1, Bellator 215 and Bellator 216 The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its debut on ESPN, while Bellator MMA staged a doubleheader in Uncasville, Connecticut. With those...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings With Anthony Johnson in retirement until further notice, there may be no scarier one-round fighter than Francis Ngannou.

Francis Ngannou Stops Cain Velasquez in 26 Seconds at UFC on ESPN 1 Cain Velasquez had been out for two-and-a-half years, but he lasted only 26 seconds Sunday night in the main event of UFC on ESPN 1.

Which Ranked Fighters Are Competing This Weekend? UFC on ESPN 1 Rankings Tracker Cain Velasquez’s return to the Octagon will headline the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first card to feature on ESPN television when it...

By the Numbers: Paul Felder Paul Felder was supposed to fight James Vick in July of last year, but unforeseen circumstances caused the scheduled bout to crumble. This time, nothing will get in the way of these two hard-hitting lightweights when they collide...

Preview: UFC on ESPN 1 ‘Ngannou vs. Velasquez’ Francis Ngannou will welcome former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez back to the Octagon on Sunday in Phoenix.