Bellator 136 Salaries: Lightweight Champ Will Brooks Earns $72K for Title Defense Lightweight champion Will Brooks took home an event-high $72,000 for his successful title defense against Dave Jansen ($12,000) at Bellator 136.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings While a heavyweight old lion stole headlines over the weekend, one of the 155-pound division’s rising stars continued to make his name outside...

Will Brooks Outpoints Dave Jansen, Retains Lightweight Title in Bellator 136 Headliner Will Brooks maintained a pace that Dave Jansen simply couldn’t match in their Bellator 136 headliner.

Bellator 136 Weigh-in Results: Will Brooks, Dave Jansen on Point for Main Event The Will Brooks era begins in earnest on Friday when the lightweight champion makes his first title defense against surging challenger Dave...

Fact Check: World Series of Fighting 20 The World Series of Fighting arrives in Connecticut on Friday with an ample amount of obscure tidbits and statistical minutiae in tow.

Updated bouts for "Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen" (PRESS RELEASE) -- SANTA MONICA, California - The star-studded 13-bout lineup for "Bellator MMA: Brooks vs. Jansen" has been updated with the addition of a featherweight preliminary contest between Jay Bogan (6-4) vs. Justin Governale (3-2). In addition, Chris Herrera (4-2) replaces...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings While the MMA world waits for Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor to tangle in July, Chad Mendes is busy shoring up his spot as No. 2 in the...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: ‘Tank’ Abbott Turns 50 Perhaps no one in mixed martial arts history has inspired trepidation quite like David “Tank” Abbott, who will celebrate his 50th birthday on...

Sherdog’s Top 10: Hollywood Crossovers Mixed martial arts has provided a platform for a successful transition to the big screen for a number of high-profile fighters.

Jimmie Rivera Defends His CFFC Bantamweight Title Against Carson Beebe on May 9, 2015 (PRESS RELEASE) -- When Aljamain Sterling left Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) as the undefeated bantamweight champion for the UFC, he left some pretty big shoes to fill. Without skipping a beat, Jimmie Rivera (14-1), stepped in and has taken the division to a whole...