Vale Tudo: A Rich, Storied & Complex Past The history of vale tudo can be traced back to 1914, when “Conde Koma” Mitsuyo Maeda landed on the shores of Porto Alegre, Brazil, for a...

Viewpoint: Nostalgia vs. Speculation The World Series of Fighting has to strike a balance between the old guard and new breed, writes Tristen Critchfield.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Matches That Were Never Made MMA has had its share of blockbusters, but plenty of others have slipped through the cracks.

The Doggy Bag: The Jon and Chael Edition Everyone answers to somebody, so we, the staff at Sherdog.com, have decided to defer to our readers. This week, we witness the diversity and nuance of opinions surrounding the Jon Jones-...

MMA Paper Trail: Ratings Game The UFC on Fox went head-to-head with the Summer Olympics, anchoring a tumultuous month of August in the world of MMA business.

Matches to Make After UFC 145 Jon Jones may be one win away from accomplishing the unthinkable: cleaning out an entire division in less than a year and a half.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Giant Killers The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s journey toward equal rights for fighters of all shapes and sizes came to its end on March 2, when the flyweight division made its official debut at...

UFC 139 Preview: The Main Card Mixed martial arts’ bountiful November marches steadily along, as UFC 139 “Shogun vs. Hendo” offers up plenty of intrigue on Saturday from...

Weekend Rundown: ‘JT Money,’ Olympian McMann Among Victors The focus of the fight world shifted back to Las Vegas Saturday as the Ultimate Fighting Championship returned from an increasingly rare month-long break with...

Martins Takes LW Title, Lineker Crushes Again at Jungle Fight 27 BRASILIA, Brazil -- The 51st anniversary of Brasilia couldn’t have been celebrated in a more Brazilian way: just fewer than 8,000 people filled Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in the nation’s capital, free of charge, to see the...