This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Jake Shields Celebrates No. 40 The former Shooto, Strikeforce and EliteXC champion will go down in the history books, not only as one of the sport’s most accomplished...

5 Things You Might Not Know About Alessio Sakara The American Top Team mainstay will attempt to unseat middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho in the Bellator 190 headliner on Saturday in...

Bellator 190: By The Numbers Bellator MMA middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho tackles Alessio Sakara in the main event on Saturday in Florence, Italy.

John Salter: Alessio Sakara Didn’t Do Anything to Deserve Bellator Middleweight Title Shot If you’re not familiar with the exploits of John Salter in Bellator MMA, you probably should be by now.

Bellator Heads Back to Italy on Dec. 9 With Rafael Carvalho-Alessio Sakara Middleweight Title Fight Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho will make the third defense of his promotional crown at Bellator 190, staking his throne against long-time Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran and Italian...

Matches to Make After UFC 215 Valentina Shevchenko was convinced she had done enough to pry the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title from Amanda Nunes....

Preview: UFC Fight Night ‘Volkov vs. Struve’ Heavyweight giants Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve will lock horns on Saturday, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Netherlands.

Rafael Carvalho to Make Next Bellator MW Title Defense vs. Alessio Sakara in Italy Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho will make his next title defense against Alessio Sakara at the end of the year.

Brian Foster: Fighting for Two It doesn’t ever go away. Once the memory is ingrained, it stays there. Try pulling away or pushing it aside on occasion. It doesn’t work. It never really goes away. It’s what happens when you see a...

What to Watch For: Bellator 176 Rafael Carvalho will defend the Bellator MMA middleweight crown against Melvin Manhoef on Saturday in Italy.