Parlaying and Praying: UFC 235 ‘Jones vs. Smith’ UFC 235 is a card headlined by arguably the greatest fighter to ever grace the cage in Jon Jones, defending his title against a largely anonymous challenger in Anthony Smith, while MMA media have spent the week fawning over...

5 Things You Might Not Know About Zabit Magomedsharipov Zabit Magomedsharipov (16-1) is a featherweight pugilist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. For his next outing, the rising contender will face Jeremy Stephens on the prelims of...

Preview: UFC 235 ‘Jones vs. Smith’ Jon Jones will defend his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title against Anthony Smith on Saturday in Las Vegas.

By the Numbers: Jeremy Stephens With a decent list of top-caliber opponents on his résumé, Jeremy Stephens has shown that he has no problem facing the best of the best. After all, the guy has beaten two former Ultimate Fighting Championship...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings As Volkan Oezdemir and Anthony Smith have already proven, the path to light heavyweight title contention can be much shorter than in other divisions. Now, it appears that...

By the Numbers: Zabit Magomedsharipov With four victories in four Ultimate Fighting Championship appearances, Zabit Magomedsharipov (16-1) looks poised to find his place at 145 pounds.

Jeremy Stephens Considered Suicide Following Loss to Jose Aldo at UFC on Fox 30 There’s no shame in losing to the man regarded by many as the greatest featherweight of all time, but Jeremy Stephens’ technical knockout defeat to...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings With Anthony Johnson in retirement until further notice, there may be no scarier one-round fighter than Francis Ngannou.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Thrust into a headlining role on short notice, Israel Adesanya made the most of his opportunity at UFC 234.

The Bottom Line: The Prototypical Boxing Pay-Per-View Beyond the top two fights, UFC 234 does not offer much in terms of quality depth. Sherdog columnist Todd Martin hopes it is an aberration and...