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...

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...

Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 1 The Ultimate Fighting Championship made its debut on the ESPN flagship network with some insane action and historic statistics. The event...

Lessons Learned From UFC on ESPN 1 ‘Ngannou vs. Velasquez’ Cain Velasquez returning to the cage after two and a half years of inactivity seemed like the perfect way to end a busy weekend of MMA across...

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.

Matches to Make After UFC on ESPN 1 Francis Ngannou was a mountain too steep for Cain Velasquez.

By the Numbers: UFC on ESPN 1 Francis Ngannou has regained just about all of the hype he lost over the past year.

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...

Parlaying and Praying: UFC on ESPN 1 ‘Ngannou vs. Velasquez’ Don’t call it a comeback, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship hosts its first main card on ESPN, with two-time heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returning from two and a half years out of the cage to...

By the Numbers: Cain Velasquez Finally, former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder Cain Velasquez will return to action after more than two years...