What to Watch For: Bellator 175 Quinton Jackson and Muhammed Lawal will lock horns on Friday in Rosemont, Illinois, in a rematch of their controversial May 2014 encounter.

Opinion: A Win Just Ain't Worth What It Used To Be We need a new MMA neologism. As we trudge further into 2017, we need a word, a rock-solid and clever noun, to describe the unfortunate elite fighters who, through no fault of their own, become ensnared in an increasingly common and brutally frustrating professional...

The Hit List: Undefeated Fighters in the UFC Khabib Nurmagomedov will risk his perfect 24-0 record when he takes on Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas.

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.

Matches to Make After UFC 208 Not since Bas Rutten in 1999 has Holland had an Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder it could call its own. Enter Germaine de Randamie.

Preview: UFC 208 ‘Holm vs. de Randamie’ The inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s featherweight title will be at stake when Holly Holm faces Germaine de Randamie on...

Opinion: Is Mark Hunt Going To Get Paid or Not? Mark Hunt will never stop swinging for the fences, and in the case of his lawsuit against the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar, it could get him...

Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC Ironmen They say time reveals everything. In the case of these fighters, it has exposed strengths and weaknesses and shined a light on successes and failures.

Preview: UFC Fight Night ‘Rodriguez vs. Penn’ In his first appearance in more than two years, former two-division UFC champion B.J. Penn takes on Yair Rodriguez on Sunday in Phoenix.

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Jake Shields Turns 38 One of the greatest welterweights of all-time, the former Strikeforce, Shooto and EliteXC champion will celebrate his 38th birthday on Jan. 9.