Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings UFC 217 on Nov. 4 produced a trio of new champions, with all three title changes coming in riveting fashion and resulting in a triumvirate of...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Love him or hate him -- admittedly, it is probably the latter -- you can no longer deny Colby Covington is an elite welterweight. That is...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Just because your breakthrough win fails to break you into the top 10 does not mean you cannot have a real rankings impact. Being able to say you are a top-15 welterweight still carries clout,...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings The time to learn about atoms has come, and no, this certainly is not chemistry or physics class. The Rizin Fighting Federation women’s...

Vale Tudo Relics: Beginnings from the Amazon Rainforest At Jungle Fight 1 in September 2003, UFC 198 headliner Fabricio Werdum and co-headliner Ronaldo Souza fought on Brazilian soil for the first time.

The Bottom Line: UFC 198 a Well-Earned Reward for Brazilian MMA As a crucial MMA nation, Brazil deserves a quality card like the one that UFC 189 offers on Saturday at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, writes...

Vale Tudo Relics: Warriors War The event led to an alliance between Americans, Brazilians and Canadians, who pushed back against a Russian-Kuwaiti fight-rigging scheme in 2001.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Japanese Fighters From Caol Uno to the incomparable Kazushi Sakuraba, the Land of the Rising Sun has a long history of enriching mixed martial arts.

Fabricio Werdum, From the Beginning A chance meeting in a shoe store led “Vai Cavalo” to Brazilian jiu-jitsu and set him on a path to mixed martial arts greatness.

Sherdog’s Top 10: Defunct Promotions Plenty of influential MMA organizations have come and gone, leaving their marks on a sport that left them behind.