This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Mark Coleman to Celebrate No. 53 No nickname in mixed martial arts history fits its subject better than “The Hammer.” Mark Coleman will turn 53 on Dec. 20.

Sherdog’s Top 10: ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Finale Knockouts The season endcaps to the Ultimate Fighting Championship reality series have provided their share of violent delights over the years.

Something in the Water: The Past and Present of Hawaii’s Warrior Spirit What is it about this small, unassuming archipelago that lends itself so seamlessly to the most unabashedly violent sport in the world? Kailua,...

5 Things You Might Not Know About Wilson Reis The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt takes on Demetrious Johnson for the flyweight championship in the UFC on Fox 24 headliner this Saturday in...

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...