Chidi Njokuani Plows Through Overmatched Melvin Guillard in Bellator 171 Main Event Chidi Njokuani cruises to a unanimous decision at Bellator 171 on Friday in Kansas, earning six 10-8 rounds in the process.

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

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.

No Time for the Critics The undefeated A.J. McKee returns at Bellator 171 on Friday in Kansas and plans to earn his keep the only way he knows how -- by winning fights.

Opinion: Moving on Up This week, former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos announced his intention to move up 15 pounds to welterweight, joining...

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...

Preview: UFC 207 ‘Nunes vs. Rousey’ Amanda Nunes risks the women’s bantamweight crown in a showdown with returning former champion Ronda Rousey on Friday in Las Vegas.

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...