Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The heavyweight top 10 welcomes hot prospect Francis Ngannou, but the real movement is at 170 pounds, where veteran Jorge Masvidal finally found his breakthrough victory, punishing Donald Cerrone at...

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.

Heavyweight Prospects Fortune, Trice Help Finalize Bellator 171 Card California-based MMA promotion Bellator announced Friday that three more bouts have been tacked onto Bellator 171, finalizing the event.

Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Ironmen They say time reveals everything. In the case of these fighters, it has exposed strengths and weaknesses and shined a light on successes and failures.

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...

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...