Jailton Almeida Calls Out Marcin Tybura, Discusses Meeting Idols at UFC 283 With four finishes under the UFC banner in 11 months, Jailton Almeida has climbed to No. 14 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Stories from the Road: Fedor Emelianenko The people who encountered “The Last Emperor” tell of a quiet, forceful charisma forged on competitive success.

Ryan Bader Aware He’ll Be ‘Bad Guy’ Against Fedor in Bellator 290 Headliner Ryan Bader admittedly wasn’t initially excited about the prospects of a rematch with Fedor Emelianenko.

Nostalgia vs. Reality: Pedro Rizzo Lev Pisarsky reexamines the skills and achievements of one of MMA's first great heavyweights through the lens of the modern sport.

Alexandre Pantoja Hopes Brandon Moreno Doesn’t Try to Avoid Trilogy Bout As a reserve fighter for the UFC 283 co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja was one of the first people to congratulate Brandon Moreno backstage after the Mexican fighter regained the flyweight title in Rio de Janeiro last...

10 Questions for Melquizael Costa The 26-year-old Brazilian prospect will make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut when he squares off with American Top Team’s Thiago Moises in a three-round...

Sherdog’s Top 10: Biggest Underachievers Lev Pisarsky presents Sherdog's list of 10 fighters who, for a variety of reasons, fell short of their incredible potential.

UFC Fight Night 217 Beforemath: New Year, Same as the Old 2023 starts as 2022 ended in the UFC: with a Fight Night card headlined by Sean Strickland. Blaine Henry gives a deep-dive, frame-by-frame...

American Football Destroys Kung Fu! Lev Pisarsky shares some fun reminiscences of mid-90s MMA, when just being big, strong and tough could take a man quite a long way in a wild new...

Meca 4: The Show That Took Anderson Silva out of McDonald’s Twenty-two years ago at Meca 4, a skinny, smiling part-time fighter scored the knockout that launched his journey from burger slinger to MMA icon.