Bellator Paris: Patchy Mix Sees Rematch with Magomedov as “New Test”
Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix is healthy and injury free coming into Bellator Paris, where he'll face Magomed Magomedov for the second time. While there's always plenty of talk around rematches and "running it back," for Mix, the approach is...
Aspen Ladd Hopes PFL Brings Women’s 145 Back Next Year
Coming out of a "very grindy, very physically intense" fight camp, featherweight Aspen Ladd is in Paris, France for a Friday showdown with Ekaterina Shakalova at Bellator Paris. That would be Ladd's Bellator debut, a situation that came about after...
Ffion Davies Happy For More Opportunities Ahead of ADXC 4 Match
Ffion Davies discusses the opportunities available to grapplers ahead of her match with Morgan Black at Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship 4 in Paris. Despite being the pillar of the original iteration of mixed martial arts and a cornerstone of the...
UFC St.Louis’ Billy Goff Not Worried About Reach of Trey Waters
You're not going to see a welterweight fight with as wide of a size disparity as this Saturday's contest between Billy Goff and Trey Waters. Standing 5'10" tall, Goff will be a full 7 inches shorter than his opponent...
Combate: Alejandra Lara Taking Career One Step at a Time Now
Alejandra Lara discusses the next chapter of her career as "Azul" prepares to fight Gisela Luna for Combate Global this Saturday. https://www.instagram.com/p/C6jktLviOhS/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D One thing Alejandra Lara has always had is the ability to show her personality to the audience watching. It...
Abdullah Al-Qahtani Looking to Be a Showman at PFL MENA 1
Headlining the inaugural PFL MENA card on Friday, May 10, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is Abdullah Al-Qahtani, perhaps the biggest prospect currently fighting out of the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia in particular. When Cageside Press spoke with featherweight...
UFC: Mackenzie Dern Explains Why Having Dominant Champ Like Zhang Weili Is Beneficial
For UFC strawweight Mackenzie Dern, there are some definite benefits to having a dominant champ like Zhang Weili ruling her division. "A hundred percent," Dern (13-5) told Cageside Press recently. "Of course people want to see the who can take...
TTP Ep. 428 with Tabatha Ricci, Billy Goff, and UFC St. Louis
Tabatha Ricci Interview (2:16) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC strawweight, Tabatha Ricci. Ricci discusses her most recent fight - a split decision loss to Loopy Godinez. She discusses whether or not she feels like...
Jaleel Willis on Opportunity to Fight Cedric Doumbe, Travel to Paris
Jaleel Willis discussed the opportunity to travel to Paris to fight French star Cedric Doumbe ahead of the clash on May 17. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1601382661196496897 While the French fans were ecstatic to hear that their native star Cedric Doumbe would be competing at...
UFC 301’s Caio Borralho: I Was Born to Solve Puzzles
Paul Craig's game is admittedly a bit of a puzzle. Ask light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev - who beat Craig up for nearly 15 minutes before getting caught with a submission with just a second to go. However, Craig's...
