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...

UFC 207: By the Numbers If UFC 207 turns out to be Ronda Rousey’s swan song, Amanda Nunes made sure it was a most unceremonious farewell.

Jon Fitch: No Longer the Bridesmaid The longtime welterweight stalwart takes his turn as a defending champion in the World Series of Fighting 34 co-main event on Saturday at...

After Rough Stretch, Ex-UFC Champ Johny Hendricks Says Wife Helped Him Renew Motivation It wasn’t all that long ago that Johny Hendricks looked like he was going to be a staple atop the UFC’s welterweight division.

Jake Shields: An Unexpected Journey An eye-gouging incident nearly robbed him of his passion for fighting, but the former Strikeforce champion returns on New Year’s Eve to battle...

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...

Preview: UFC 206 ‘Holloway vs. Pettis’ Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis will face off for the interim UFC featherweight championship on Saturday in Toronto.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings In the wake of “The Ultimate Fighter 24” Finale, this edition of the Sherdog.com divisional rankings has some fighters chasing history and...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Yoel Romero looks like he is next for Michael Bisping, while Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo Souza are still waiting in the wings; the Ultimate Fighting Championship does not need another 185-pound power player right now....