New Kid on the Block In spite of the unlikely path Anthony Smith has taken from Midwest journeyman to Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight contender, the sudden, unexpected arrival of "Lionheart" is a breath of fresh...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings MMA has a way of informing even its greatest competitors that time may have passed them by. As Mauricio Rua discovered, rarely is the message...

Anthony Smith: Top of the UFC Light Heavyweight Division ‘Is a Disaster Right Now’ Anthony Smith calls it like he sees it.

By the Numbers: UFC Fight Night 134 For most of the card, UFC Fight Night 134 was a slog filled with largely unmemorable decisions. Then Anthony Smith arrived in the Octagon.

Mauricio Rua: By The Numbers “Shogun” will return to action for the first time in more than a year when he faces Anthony Smith in the UFC Fight Night 134 headliner on...

Preview: UFC Fight Night 134 ‘Shogun vs. Smith’ The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its sixth trip to Germany, and its second to Hamburg, continuing a somewhat frustrating relationship that the promotion seems to have with the country. Despite the UFC's sometimes lukewarm...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings A season of tumult in the women’s flyweight division has given rise to Valentina Shevchenko.

5 Lessons Learned from UFC Fight Night 133 Let’s just say, UFC Fight Night 133 wasn’t the star of the sports week, but that doesn't mean the card was without its merits and learning...

What Could Have Been The historic events of UFC 226 serve as a maddening reminder of all the combat-sports universe did not get to witness with Jon Jones, writes...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Though he may never fully escape the shadow of archrival Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier now has his own moment in the sun to which he can point.