Patricky Freire Uppercut Mows Down Josh Thomson in Bellator 172 Main Event Patricky Freire dispatches Josh Thomson in the second round of the Bellator 172 headliner on Saturday in San Jose, California.

Bellator 172 ‘Fedor vs. Mitrione’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round-by-Round Scoring Sherdog.com's live Bellator 172 coverage kicks off at 7 p.m. ET. Also, a free live stream of the prelims is available.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings With recent months in the Ultimate Fighting Championship offering so many shake-ups in the official Sherdog.com rankings, this update is different in a way, with many stars reaffirming their status in unique...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings It used to be a big deal when these rankings were updated to reveal a new fighter sitting atop his or her division. With all due respect to Tyron Woodley and his conquering the welterweight throne, his destruction of Robbie...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The lightweight division has a new king and the bantamweight division has a new queen. And oh yes, Brock Lesnar is back.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings When Stephen Thompson showed up in the UFC just over four years ago and lamped Dan Stittgen with a beautiful Brazilian kick to the dome, there...