This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Marlon Moraes Turns 30 The former World Series of Fighting champion heads into his June 1 showdown with Jimmy Rivera having won 15 of his past 16 bouts.

The Hit List: Pride Fighting Championships Titleholders, Grand Prix Winners The Japanese juggernaut staged more than 60 events and served as a proving ground for many of the sport’s all-time greats.

Sherdog Remembers: The Birth of Pride Fighting Championships On Oct. 11, 1997, Kakutougi Revolutionary Spirits brought a revolutionary promotion into existence, as 47,860 fans poured into the Tokyo Dome for...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Chael Sonnen Turns 40 The “Gangster of West Linn” spent much of his career as a hired gun but emerged as a top middleweight in the UFC in 2009. He will celebrate...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Megumi Fujii Turns 42 She was for a time the benchmark in women’s MMA. Megumi Fujii will celebrate her 42nd birthday on April 26.

Rizin FF Signs Former Sumo Wrestler ‘Baruto’ Newly created Japanese mixed martial arts promotion Rizin Fighting Federation announced late Thursday the signing of another fighter. Rizin Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara and General Manager Nobuhiko Takada held a...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: ‘Tank’ Abbott Turns 50 Perhaps no one in mixed martial arts history has inspired trepidation quite like David “Tank” Abbott, who will celebrate his 50th birthday on...

Sherdog’s Top 10: Successful Olympic Crossovers The Olympics served as a staging point for some of the most accomplished fighters in mixed martial arts history.

Dream 8 Breakdown What does the future hold for Japanese mixed martial arts? Once the Promised Land for the world’s greatest fighters, Nippon shows have mutated...