By the Numbers: Thiago Santos Thiago Santos is one of the biggest knockout threats at middleweight today. He knows that competition gets tougher as he inches closer to the top 10, and this weekend, he will face a late replacement in...

Preview: UFC Fight Night 137 ‘Santos vs. Anders’ Thiago Santos will face short-notice replacement Eryk Anders in the makeshift main event on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Gegard Mousasi, Rory MacDonald Agree That Bellator Offers Better Opportunities Than UFC Gegard Mousasi and Rory MacDonald had successful stints in the UFC, but now both fighters agree that their current home — Bellator MMA —...

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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...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Whenever Justin Gaethje slings the leather, violence tends to follow.

Opinion: The Hopeful, Harrowing Reminders of Bellator 204 Bellator 204 was a breath of fresh air from the promotion, but in a larger context, as entertaining, it was a reminder of the difficulties facing virtually all major MMA promotions in this sport’s current...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings For the first time in nearly six years, someone other than Demetrious Johnson has taken up residence in the flyweight penthouse.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Dustin Poirier cemented himself as a legitimate title contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s lightweight division, with a little...

Preview: UFC on Fox 30 ‘Alvarez vs. Poirier 2’ It took six years, but the Ultimate Fighting Championship is finally ready to make things up to Calgary after giving them UFC 149.