Previews

The Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix is underway and the first bout is already making headlines.  What is there to make of Rampage vs Sonnen? Heavyweight tournaments have long been a staple of mixed martial arts.  Fighters like Mark Coleman and...

UFC St. Louis kicks off 2018 for the leading MMA promotion and it also cleans the slate of Cageside Press' staff picks. Before we get into tomorrow's event, UFC St. Louis, congratulations to Heath Harshman for having the highest success...

The UFC kicks off 2018 with several fan friendly bouts in what is a warm-up to marquee action in the coming weeks. With a new year comes new optimism. The same is true in mixed martial arts. Regardless of the...

Cris Cyborg looks to continue her run as the most dominant force in women's MMA, but this story is one familiar to Holly Holm.  Who will prevail? The featherweight division in the UFC appears to finally be gaining traction after...

RIZIN FF is back to close out 2017 with the first of two year-end cards airing early Friday morning for those of us in the West! Once again, RIZIN will hold two New Year's Eve events spaced over two days...

Invicta FC puts on their final card of 2017 this Friday, bringing a flyweight title fight and the promotional debut of Mackenzie Dern to the Scottish Rite Temple in Kansas City. All women’s MMA promotion Invicta FC returns on December...

UFC 218 is up there with the best events of 2017 on paper, and Cageside Press has their picks set for the first of two December pay-per-views. UFC 218 features a great rematch for the featherweight title in the main...

Quite a few late changes happened for the TUF 26 Finale main card. Here are Cageside Press' picks for tonight's event. After finalist Sijara Eubanks was hospitalized due to weight cut difficulties, Roxanne Modaferri will now participate in the TUF...

Before November, Henry Cejudo and Sergio Pettis were a lock for the next shot at Demetrious Johnson.  But TJ Dillashaw has made their mission at UFC 218 more complicated. The flyweight division has been the topic of speculation in 2017....

Kelvin Gastelum was preparing to face a Brazilian legend at UFC Shanghai, but the stakes have been raised as British icon Michael Bisping steps in on three weeks' notice. It is an argument for which story is the most shocking...