Bellator 49: What to Watch For Welterweights return to center stage in Bellator Fighting Championships, as the promotion touches off its fifth season with its latest 170-pound tournament at...

Couture-Watson, Johnson-Jordan Ticketed for Challengers 19 Three bouts are now official for Strikeforce Challengers 19, the promotion has announced. Headlined by a light heavyweight confrontation between...

Matches to Make After ‘Fedor vs. Henderson’ Few fighters elicit as much passion from those who follow mixed martial arts as Fedor Emelianenko, the soft-spoken, stoic Russian who rose to prominence inside...

After Abandoning Strategy in Loss, Saffiedine Vows to Fight Smart Tarec Saffiedine plans on sticking to his strategy Saturday against Scott Smith at Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Henderson.”

Strikeforce’s Coenen Relishes Role as Hunted Champion Strikeforce women’s welterweight champion Marloes Coenen welcomes the inherent pressures that go along with carrying promotional gold around...

Smith: I Can’t Afford to Lose Scott Smith has delivered some of the most memorable comebacks in MMA history. He believes at least one more is in order when he fights Tarec Saffiedine on Saturday at...

Opinion: Le Could Energize UFC Cung Le has an entertaining style that fans enjoy. | Photo: Dave Mandel If there is one tempting commodity that Strikeforce was never...

The Doggy Bag This week, readers have a slew of question about recent developments in the MMA world, including the sudden resurgence of Tito Ortiz and his rematch with Rashad Evans at UFC 133, a Dominick Cruz-Urijah Faber rubber match, Scott Coker’s new role, Melvin Guillard and Carlos...

Sherdog.com's Pound-for-Pound Top 10 It’s been a slow start to the summer for MMA’s elite, but the majority of our top 10 appear to be readying for battle in the second half of 2011.

Reigning pound-for-pound and UFC welterweight king...

Masvidal Likes How He Matches Up with Melendez After an impressive unanimous decision over K.J. Noons, Jorge Masvidal is hoping he gets a shot at Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez.