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...

Fact Check: Bellator 97 Statistical anomalies and obscure tidbits precede Bellator MMA’s Summer Series finale on Wednesday in New Mexico.

Pros Pick: MacDonald vs. Ellenberger Trainers, fellow fighters install Jake Ellenberger as a 2-to-1 favorite ahead of UFC on Fox 8 co-headliner with Rory MacDonald.

Pros Pick: Silva vs. Weidman Panel of peers pegs middleweight boss Anderson Silva as nearly a 2-to-1 favorite over Chris Weidman in the UFC 162 main event.

Pros Pick: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 A vast majority of fighters, trainers see heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez emerging victorious in UFC 160 rematch.

Pictures: Bellator 85 Lightweight Michael Chandler and featherweight Pat Curran defended their Bellator titles Jan. 17 in Irvine, Calif.

Unbeaten Michael Chandler Chokes Rick Hawn, Retains Lightweight Championship at Bellator 85 The gulf between Michael Chandler and the rest of the Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight division appears to have widened.

Bellator 85 Results: Live Play-by-Play & Updates Sherdog.com will report from UCI Bren Events Center, Irvine, Calif., 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 85, which is headlined by a lightweight title showdown pitting Michael...

Bellator 85 Weigh-in Results: Chandler-Hawn, Curran-Freire Title Bouts Made Official Michael Chandler will defend his Bellator lightweight title for the first time Thursday when he meets Rick Hawn in the main event of Bellator 85.

DaMarques Johnson Released Following UFC on Fuel TV 5 Submission Loss to Gunnar Nelson DaMarques Johnson has been released by the UFC following his Sept. 29 submission defeat to Gunnar Nelson at UFC on Fuel TV 5.