Pictures: Bellator 117 Keith Mills photographed Bellator 117 for Sherdog.com readers.

Bellator 117 Results: Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com reports from the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with live Bellator 117 updates and play-by-play.

Douglas Lima Chops Down Rick Hawn, Becomes Bellator’s Third Welterweight Champion Four-time national judo champion and 2004 Olympian Rick Hawn could not withstand repeated Douglas Lima kicks to his lower leg.

Bellator 117 Weigh-In Results: Lima, Hawn Cleared for Welterweight Title Fight The belt that belonged to Ben Askren for three years will go home with a new owner on Friday night.

This Week’s MMA Birthdays: ‘The Punk’ Turns 35 Josh “The Punk” Thomson has overcome a host of injuries. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com Former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson...

By the Numbers: UFC 148 When all was said and done, Anderson Silva left no doubt about his legacy. By stopping Chael Sonnen with strikes in the second round at UFC 148...

Aggression MMA's "AMMA 9" hits Canada and iPPV this weekend! (PRESS RELEASE) -- Edmonton, Alberta (Canada): It was confirmed today by Aggression MMA that Tyson Steele has suffered a knee injury and as a result, has had to withdraw from his AMMA 9 main event bout with Ryan...

Strikeforce ‘Melendez vs. Masvidal’ Prelims: 5 Reasons to Care After UFC parent company Zuffa LLC purchased competitor Strikeforce in March, many felt the Las Vegas-based juggernaut would assimilate the promotion, as it had done with the WEC and...

Viewpoint: Munoz Resume Needs Padding It may have been an entirely different approach than the one Chael Sonnen used following his win over Brian Stann at UFC 136, but Mark Munoz has...

Pictures: Bellator 52 Blagoi Ivanov, Mike Hayes, Ron Sparks and Eric Prindle advanced in Bellator’s Season 5 heavyweight tournament. Keith Mills was cageside at the...