The Case for Nick Newell In the UFC
After retiring from MMA for several years, Nick Newell returned this weekend, and immediately got back to doing what he does best: winning, and finishing fights. In a weekend with little in the way of MMA, outside of the submission...
UFC Atlantic City’s Tony Martin: “I still have nightmares about weight cutting.”
We spoke with Tony Martin, who will be starting a new chapter in his career at UFC Atlantic City. Longtime UFC lightweight Tony Martin has decided it's time to move up a weight class and compete at a more natural...
Olivier Aubin-Mercier Steps in For Mairbek Taisumov, Faces Evan Dunham at UFC 223
Canada's Olivier Aubin-Mercier finally has a date to tango after his UFC Orlando fight with Gilbert Burns fell through. Just days after saying he was hoping to get on the UFC's upcoming PPV card in Brooklyn, Canadian lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier...
Invicta FC 28: DeAnna Bennett On TUF 26, Her Invicta Return, and Big Country...
The incredibly entertaining DeAnna Bennett returns to Invicta FC later this month in Salt Lake City, Utah. Before that, she took time to discuss her experience on TUF 26, fighting Karina Rodriguez, and "Big Country Abs." DeAnna Bennett entered The...
Bellator 198’s Emmanuel Sanchez: “I got the shine in Chicago”
Bellator 198's co-main event features Emmanuel Sanchez taking on former UFC fighter Sam Sicilia, with the winner moving within striking distance of champ Patricio Pitbull. The second biggest mixed martial arts promotion has been doing an admirable job at recruiting...
MMA Roundtable: Brock Lesnar’s Return, Nelson vs. Cro-Cop 2, Rampage vs. Silva 4 and...
A week in MMA where the only major event is ONE Championship's Visions of Victory generally means a week where we can reflect. On what was, and what's to come. It's been an interesting start to 2018 thus far: Stipe...
ONE Championship: Visions of Victory Results
With little else in the way of big league MMA over the weekend, ONE Championship had the spotlight to themselves with Visions of Victory on Friday! ONE Championship was back in action Friday, March 9. In a week where all...
UFC: Olivier Aubin-Mercier Talks The Gilbert Burns Fight That Wasn’t, Would Like David Teymur...
Olivier Aubin-Mercier was expected to face Gilbert Burns at UFC Orlando. Then Burns arrived in Florida well above the lightweight limit, and doctors shut his weight cutting efforts down. That left 'OAM' in a sort of limbo — something...
Throwback Thursday: UFC 100 and MMA’s Biggest Night
In a week without an event from a major MMA promotion, we look back on an iconic card: UFC 100. In a rare week without major MMA action, Cageside Press decided to revisit an evening from one of the biggest...
Cynthia Calvillo Gets Six Month Suspension from USADA For Marijuana
UFC strawweight Cynthia Calvillo has been given what amounts to a slap on the wrist following a positive drug test for marijuana metabolites. It didn't take long for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to mete out punishment for UFC strawweight Cynthia...