Brock Lesnar Initially Thought He Would Return at UFC’s New York Debut in November Were it not for some last-minute maneuvering, Brock Lesnar’s UFC comeback might not have occurred until late in 2016.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings When Stephen Thompson showed up in the UFC just over four years ago and lamped Dan Stittgen with a beautiful Brazilian kick to the dome, there...

Opinion: UFC Should Still Pursue Fedor Emelianenko The man who is widely considered one of the greatest -- if not the greatest -- mixed martial artists in the history of the sport was inching closer to finally making his...

Opinion: The Many Layers of Intrigue Behind Brock Lesnar’s UFC Return For all the turmoil of the past few days in MMA, there have been some remarkable highs. Of course, Michael Bisping’s shocking knockout of Luke Rockhold to finally claim the middleweight title after a 10-year journey is something that should be remembered. The sight of Nate Diaz holding his arms up in The Forum when it was announced...

Mark Hunt to ‘Pretender’ Brock Lesnar: ‘Don’t Confuse Wrestling with Real Fighting’ When Mark Hunt was told to be prepared to compete at UFC 200, the heavyweight slugger needed no further persuading -- even without an opponent in place. The announcement that it would be...

Brock Lesnar Says He Arm-Wrestled Vince McMahon for Chance to Fight at UFC 200 How did Brock Lesnar get WWE to agree to his appearance at UFC 200? According to “The Beast,” all he had to do was beat Vince McMahon in...

Brock Lesnar Announces Return Bout Versus Mark Hunt in UFC 200 Co-Main Event The MMA world on Saturday found out that Brock Lesnar was headed back to the Octagon for UFC 200. Now, Lesnar has an opponent for July 9.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings UFC 199 will not go down as the best Ultimate Fighting Championship event ever. By the time the last seven months of 2016 are over and done, it...

Smartest Guy at the Bar: UFC 199 Edition Michael Bisping finally gets his crack at Ultimate Fighting Championship gold, as he challenges Luke Rockhold on short notice on Saturday in...

Opinion: Heavyweight Gold and Short-Term Memory The UFC’s promotional approach hinders fighters like Stipe Miocic who exist in a “What have you done for me lately?” bubble, writes Danny...