Fabio Gurgel: ‘Gordon Ryan Is the New Rickson Gracie’ The recent domination of this year’s Abu Dhabi Combat Club World Championship event by Gordon Ryan has blown away the jiu-jitsu community.

Opinion: The UFC's Sink or Swim Mentality As one of the top fighters in the sport prepares to defend his belt against a former kickboxing nemesis, Lev Pisarsky examines the contrast...

IVC 8/9: The Night Rafael Cordeiro and Wanderlei Silva Showed the Power of Chute Boxe Marcelo Alonso shares exclusive photos and anecdotes from the legendary 1999 vale tudo doubleheader that helped launch the careers of Wanderlei...

‘Ice Cold’ in the Tropical Heat: Igor Vovchanchyn at WVC 5 In winter 1998, Igor Vovchanchyn left sub-zero Moscow and won three fights in one night in a 113-degree nightclub in Recife, Brazil. He emerged with the ...

This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Maurice Smith Turns 60 The Alliance co-founder and former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder remains one of MMA’s most overlooked pioneers.

Would Pro Football Players Dominate MMA? | Part 2 In this second installment, Lev Pisarsky examines the possibility of an NFL-level athlete dedicating himself to MMA instead of football, using the example of former UFC light heavyweight champ...

WVC 4: Ruas vs. Smith, 'Pele' vs. 'Macaco' 2 and Johil de Oliveira Marcelo Alonso shares photos and recollections of the landmark WVC 4, featuring a heavyweight superfight and a one-night tournament stacked with...

UFC 12: The Birth of ‘The Phenom,’ in the Craziest UFC Event Ever Best remembered for the victorious debut of Vitor Belfort, and Mark Coleman’s impressive win over Dan Severn, UFC 12, was actually the...

Early UFC Competitor Paul Varelans Dead at 51 After Battling COVID-19 UFC pioneer Paul Varelans has died after a lengthy fight against COVID-19.

Forgotten Fights of Yesteryear: One of the Greatest UFC Matches Ever In the latest installment of Forgotten Fights, Lev Pisarsky shines a light on a proto-MMA gem that was far ahead of its time, and one of the...