Bellator 171 Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog's live Bellator 171 coverage kicks off Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

Chidi Njokuani: All in Due Time The 28-year-old Dallas native remains patient, as he carries a six-fight winning streak into his Bellator 171 main event with Melvin Guillard on...

What to Watch For: Bellator 171 Bellator MMA revs its engines with a catchweight main event pitting Chidi Njokuani against Melvin Guillard on Friday in Kansas.

Melvin Guillard, Chidi Njokuani Booked for Bellator 171 Main Event on Jan. 27 Melvin Guillard and Chidi Njokuani will square off in the Bellator 171 headliner on Jan. 27.

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...

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...

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...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Royce Gracie Turns 50 He was the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first household name, blazing a trail for all those who followed him. Three-time UFC tournament...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Yoel Romero looks like he is next for Michael Bisping, while Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo Souza are still waiting in the wings; the Ultimate Fighting Championship does not need another 185-pound power player right now....