A Mentor’s View: The Evolution of Frank Mir Few men understand the former UFC heavyweight champion better than Ricardo Pires, one of his first Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors.

Pros Pick: Machida vs. Rockhold Trainers, fellow fighters peg Luke Rockhold as a slight favorite ahead of his UFC on Fox 15 clash with Lyoto Machida.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Brutal Beatdowns From Cain Velasquez to Wanderlei Silva, many of MMA’s greats have administered unforgettable beatings.

The Doggy Bag: Crossover Edition Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. This week, readers are curious about the star power and crossover appeal of Ronda Rousey, Kimbo Slice, Ken...

Thoughts & Shots: UFC 184 Women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey provided further proof that she is light years ahead of her competition, writes Greg Savage.

Fedor Emelianenko Seems Content in Retirement, Despite Bellator’s Best Efforts UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- It was one of those surreal weeks where anything seemed possible in the wild frontier known as Bellator MMA.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Inside Fighters Fights are won and lost in the tie-ups, and some of the greatest fighters in the sport’s history have made the clinch their home.

The Maine-iac: A Sherdog Retrospective Tim Sylvia may never stop wearing his UFC title belt, but he has hung up the gloves. Now, Sherdog.com staff members and contributors share their...

Sherdog’s Top 10: ‘Where Were You?’ Moments These are the happenings that stick in the minds of even the most jaded MMA fans and bring with them a torrent of memories of fights gone by.

Sherdog.com’s 2014 Fight of the Year On a March night in Dallas, Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler went at it for five rounds and spawned MMA’s latest big-fight rivalry.