Parlaying and Praying: Bellator 214 ‘Fedor vs. Bader’ After nearly three years of its belt collecting dust, Bellator MMA will finally have a heavyweight champion. It may be arguably the greatest heavyweight ever, a 42-year-old Fedor Emelianenko, or it may be...

Sherdog.com’s 2018 Event of the Year UFC 229 on Oct. 6 had a little bit of everything, from a blockbuster main event between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov to a post-fight melee.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: B.J. Penn Turns 40 Even as his once-prodigious skills faded and the results of his fights provided further ammunition for his detractors, B.J. Penn maintained a...

Gegard Mousasi to Defend Middleweight Belt vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. in Bellator 214 Co-Main Bellator MMA’s Jan. 26 tent-pole event just got a little bit bigger.

Mighty Unappreciated The Ultimate Fighting Championship may be trading Demetrious Johnson for One Championship’s Ben Askren. Jacob Debets breaks down what that...

Crime Pays: The Inexplicable Longevity of ‘The American Gangster’ Chael Sonnen has spent two decades chasing a world title. In 2018, he seems less capable than ever of putting on a championship-winning...

Sherdog Prospect Watch: Dennis Buzukja A protégé of Matt Serra and Ray Longo, the 21-year-old made a successful professional debut at Bellator 208 on Oct. 13.

One Hundred Years of Choking People Renzo Gracie, even at 51 years of age, still feels young at heart and plans to continue competing in mixed martial arts.

5 Lessons Learned from Bellator 207, Bellator 208 Ryan Bader isn’t exactly what I would call an MMA scholar, but at the same time, he’s insightful enough hit upon some fundamental MMA...

Cheick Kongo: It Would Be ‘Big Shame’ If I Didn’t’ Get to Fight for Bellator Heavyweight Belt When Cheick Kongo was excluded from Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix – a bracket that featured a few natural light heavyweights – many...