Lyoto Machida made a career out of baiting traps for former collegiate wrestlers, then reaping the rewards. Sometimes, against the likes Randy Couture, Ryan Bader, and in a UFC light heavyweight title ...

Lyoto Machida is one of mixed martial arts' most respected figures, a former UFC light heavyweight champion who has always conducted himself with an understated dignity not usually associated with a ...

The Bellator cage returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut for Bellator 256 on Friday night. In the main event, current heavyweight champion and former light heavyweight champion Ryan ...

With most of the sports world shut down for an indefinite period, we're looking for creative ways to help fill the void. This is part of a new series documenting the favorite fighters of The ...

Three years after losing his Bellator MMA light heavyweight title, Phil Davis appears to have secured an opportunity to regain it following Friday's victory at Bellator 245. Davis (22-5, 1 NC) took ...

After losing two consecutive fights, and three out of his last four, Lyoto Machida tells UFC Tonight that he is taking time off to rest his body and mind. The former world champion fought twice in a ...

Vitor Belfort stepped into the Octagon for the last time on Saturday at Rio de Janiero’s Jeunesse Arena. The former light heavyweight champion, who has fought off and on in the UFC since winning the ...

LAS VEGAS -- No one can say Chris Weidman won by fluke this time. The UFC middleweight champion successfully defended his title for a second time at UFC 175 on Saturday night, defeating former light ...

If there is anything Randy Couture and Lyoto Machida have in common, it is an ability to strategize and break down an opponent. It is obviously an aspect of both fighters' styles that has earned them ...

On Friday, Chael Sonnen returns to the light heavyweight division for the first time since he scored a decision win over Wanderlei Silva in the main event of Bellator 180. Sonnen’s opponent in the ...

For the second time, Lyoto Machida finds himself coming out on the wrong end of a decision that many claim should have gone his way. Regardless of the somewhat controversial nature of the loss and the ...

Derek Brunson had a brilliant run between August 2014 and September 2016. During that 13-month stretch he put together a five-fight winning streak with four straight first-round knockouts. He rose to ...