Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The Saitama Super Arena has hosted a healthy amount of great lightweight bouts. Few were ever as intense and competitive as Benson Henderson’s title capture against Frankie Edgar to cap a rousing ...

Sherdog’s 2011 Comeback Fighter of the Year: Ian McCall MMA, like other sports, is littered with tales of car accidents, messy divorces and substance abuse that have besieged its athletes. Some recover, some never do. Top-ranked flyweight...

10 December Tussles Worth Watching It has been a great year for independent MMA so far. From Ian McCall’s battle with Jussier da Silva in California and the $270,000 tournament final between Marcos Oliveira and...

‘Formiga’ to Defend Shooto South America Flyweight Title Oct. 29 World-ranked flyweight Jussier “Formiga” da Silva will return to action in his home country next month when he defends his Shooto South America 123-pound title against Michael William Costa at...

Weekend Rundown: Grimaud Hoists Cage Warriors Title in Jordan Fighting for the first time inside a cage, Frenchman Gael Grimaud used a superior ground game to topple “Ice Viking” Arni Isaksson and claim...

10 March Tussles Worth Watching Call it March Madness for MMA. Rarely has there been such a glut of quality matchups outside of the major promotions, a clear sign that...

‘Junior’ Settles Score with ‘Crocota,’ Constrictor Team Shines at JF 25 For the second time in two months, Edilberto “Crocota” de Oliveira and Sergio “Junior” Melo couldn’t live up to the hype.

Jungle Fight 25 Results & Live Play-by-Play Sherdog.com has live play-by-play and results of Jungle Fight 25, which goes down at the President Joao Goulart Sports Gymnasium in Vila Velha,...

Olympian Vila Rolls, 'Da Da 5000' Calls Out Kimbo at 'New Gen 4' MIAMI -- Undefeated Olympic bronze medalist Alexis Vila continues to raise hell against opponents. Saturday night at the Mixed Fighting Alliance’s “New Generation 4,” the dynamic flyweight dominated...

Vila Beating Down the Doors DORAL, Fla. -- Alexis Vila has been fighting all of his life. Now he wants his chance to do it on the biggest stage. With an undefeated record,...