Preview: UFC on ESPN 1 ‘Ngannou vs. Velasquez’ Francis Ngannou will welcome former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez back to the Octagon on Sunday in Phoenix.

10 Fights to Watch for February Mixed martial arts fans were thrown for a loop to start 2019.

Parlaying and Praying: Bellator 214 ‘Fedor vs. Bader’ After nearly three years of its belt collecting dust, Bellator MMA will finally have a heavyweight champion. It may be arguably the greatest heavyweight ever, a 42-year-old Fedor Emelianenko, or it may be...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: B.J. Penn Turns 40 Even as his once-prodigious skills faded and the results of his fights provided further ammunition for his detractors, B.J. Penn maintained a...

One Hundred Years of Choking People Renzo Gracie, even at 51 years of age, still feels young at heart and plans to continue competing in mixed martial arts.

By the Numbers: Matt Mitrione With four wins in as many fights, including conquests of Fedor Emelianenko and Roy Nelson, Matt Mitrione’s career is peaking in Bellator MMA.

Don’t Forget About Bellator The Scott Coker-fronted promotion has gotten increasingly better at occupying the different-and-entertaining space the UFC tends to avoid,...

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.

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...

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...