5 Defining Moments: Dustin Poirier The Lafayette, Louisiana, native will challenge Islam Makhachev for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight crown in the

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Johny Hendricks Turns 40 The former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder will celebrate his 40th birthday on Sept. 12.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Jessica Andrade Turns 30 Pound-for-pound one of the most violent females in mixed martial arts history, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Rashad Evans Celebrates No. 40 The former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder’s climb to the top of the 205-pound weight class was nothing if not...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Khabib Nurmagomedov Turns 30 All 26 men who have tried to crack the Khabib Nurmagomedov code have failed to do so, and he now finds himself atop the Ultimate Fighting...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic Turns 43 He was one of MMA’s original boogeymen and a pillar of the Pride Fighting Championships promotion in Japan. Mirko Filipovic will celebrate his...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Fedor Emelianenko Turns 40 His prime years long since passed, but Fedor Emelianenko remains the measuring stick for all mixed martial arts heavyweights, past present and...

Jabouin-Watson on Tap for UFC 140 in Toronto A pair of up-and-coming bantamweights will collide in Toronto, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on Friday, as Yves Jabouin and Walel Watson have verbally agreed to square off at...

The Doggy Bag: Topics of the Week It was a wild week in MMA, from the controversial announcements regarding Strikeforce’s heavyweight tournament, the unveiling of the TUF 13 coaches, talks of Anthony Pettis’ next opponent, a potential...

11 Fights Greenlit for WEC 53 Former bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland will lock horns with once-beaten promotional newcomer Ken Stone at WEC 53 “Henderson vs. Pettis”...