5 Things You Might Not Know About Cain Velasquez Cain Velasquez (14-2) is a former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion. Following a lengthy injury-induced absence, Velasquez will be seeking a convincing win when he faces powerful striker Francis Ngannou...

5 Defining Moments: Cain Velasquez UFC on ESPN 1 marks the return of former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king, Cain Velasquez. How long has he been out? During his absence,...

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...

By the Numbers: Sergei Kharitonov Sergei Kharitonov is coming off one of his most crucial career victories, knocking out Roy Nelson in the first round. Undefeated in his last six outings, Kharitonov will next face a man who is eager to bounce back from his first...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Thrust into a headlining role on short notice, Israel Adesanya made the most of his opportunity at UFC 234.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings It was an inauspicious beginning for Marlon Moraes, but after a brief hiccup, he looks like one of the best bantamweights in the Ultimate Fighting...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings If the Ultimate Fighting Championship did indeed send T.J. Dillashaw to kill the flyweight division, as he so claimed, then Henry Cejudo is...

Sherdog.com’s 2018 Comeback Fighter of the Year Written off as a championship-level fighter by most, Fedor Emelianenko made an improbable run to the Bellator heavyweight grand prix final.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Meet the new light heavyweight king -- same as the old lightweight king.