— -- As Bellator president Scott Coker remembers, the seeds for Friday's third bout between MMA pioneers Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock were planted in November 2014. Days before a similar ...

LAS VEGAS – Ken Shamrock has seen it all. A trailblazer of mixed martial arts and the UFC, Shamrock was honored Dec. 14 with a lifetime achievement award at the 15th Annual World MMA Awards at Sahara ...

MMA’s first great champion opens this list. Where to place Gracie is of course purely a matter of criteria. From one perspective, he is a legendary pioneer more influential than any fighter in MMA ...

The legendary pioneer Royce Gracie, who finished 10th on the list of greatest Brazilian fighters and eighth on the list of top grapplers, is runner-up here, including an impressive four first-place ...