Sherdog’s Top 10: Welterweights of All-Time The space between 157 and 171 pounds has served as a staging point for some of the most successful and influential fighters in mixed martial...

Patricky Freire and the Art of the Rebound The lightweight “Pitbull” has bounced back from defeat before and plans to do so again when he meets Josh Thomson in the Bellator 172...

What to Watch For: Bellator 172 The incomparable Fedor Emelianenko links arms with Bellator MMA, as he squares off with Matt Mitrione on Saturday in San Jose, California.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Royce Gracie Turns 50 He was the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first household name, blazing a trail for all those who followed him. Three-time UFC tournament...

UFC Portland: By the Numbers If only John Lineker could make weight.

Brooks-Oliveira, Burkman-Green, da Silva-Christensen Added to UFC Fight Night 96 UFC Fight Night 96, scheduled for Oct. 1 at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., will feature a pair of lightweight bouts between former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Will Brooks and Brazilian “Cowboy” Alex Oliveira, as well as veterans Bobby Green and Joshua Burkman locking horns. A...

Preview: UFC Fight Night ‘Almeida vs. Garbrandt’ The future -- and perhaps the present -- of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s bantamweight division will be on display, as Thomas Almeida faces Cody Garbrandt in the...

Joshua Burkman Believes Move to Lightweight Could Add 5-10 Years to MMA Career Joshua Burkman hadn’t weighed 155 pounds since eighth grade. Now it’s his weight class of choice.

MMA’s Greats of the States | Hawaii: B.J. Penn “The Prodigy” remains one of only two fighters to capture UFC gold in two weight classes, cementing his place as an all-time great.

Paul Felder vs. Joshua Burkman Set for UFC Fight Night in Vegas on May 29 A lightweight clash between Paul Felder and Joshua Burkman has been added to the UFC Fight Night lineup in Las Vegas on May 29.