Michael “Venom” Page vs. Goiti Yamauchi Among Additions to Bellator 292
The third Bellator MMA card of 2023 has picked up some additional fighters, including a key welterweight bout. Bellator 292, which takes place on March 10, 2023, will see Michael "Venom" Page (20-2) face off with Goiti Yamauchi in a...
Injury Takes Nathaniel Wood Out of UFC 286 Fight with Lerone Murphy
A freak injury has forced Nathaniel Wood out of his UFC 286 fight with Lerone Murphy. The featherweight contest had previously been announced for the March 18, 2023 Pay-Per-View event in London, England. However, on Wednesday, Wood revealed that a...
Jon Jones Wants to Face “Greatest Heavyweight of All Time” Stipe Miocic After UFC...
Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who returns to action at heavyweight next month at UFC 285, is charting a course through his new weight class. Jones (26-1, 1NC) will face Ciryl Gane in the main event of the March...
“Feels Like They Brought Me In to Lose.” Saidyokub Kakhramonov Says UFC Released Him...
The UFC has rather surprisingly released bantamweight Saidyokub Kakhramonov, the fighter announced on Wednesday. In a series of posts to his since-deleted Twitter account, Kakhramonov (10-3), who went 2-1 inside the octagon, says he was handed his walking papers while...
Jessica-Rose Clark Welcomes Tainara Lisboa at UFC Event on May 13
Women's bantamweight action is set for the UFC's May 13, 2023 event. Jessica-Rose Clark (11-8, 1NC) will welcome Tainara Lisboa (5-2) to the octagon at the card, which does not yet have a location or venue officially announced. Iridium Sports Agency,...
“He Doesn’t Know Anything.” UFC’s Dana White Responds to Islam Makhachev’s Promotion Concerns
UFC President Dana White has dismissed Islam Makhachev's concerns about the lack of promotion surrounding this weekend's UFC 284. In the weeks leading up to the event, the promotion seemingly ignored their return to Australia, and it's champ versus champ...
Bellator 290 Draws Over 1 Million Viewers in Promotion’s Debut on CBS
Bellator MMA has reasons to be optimistic about their future on broadcast network CBS. Saturday's Bellator 290 drew an average of over one million viewers, on a card stacked with two title fights including the retirement of legendary heavyweight Fedor...
UFC Set to Open Performance Institute in Mexico Later This Year
After opening locations in Las Vegas and China, the UFC is set to open its third Performance Institute. The promotion announced Tuesday that they would be opening their latest PI, a training and development facility, in Mexico City in the...
Former Lightweight, Welterweight Contender Kevin Lee Back with UFC
Former lightweight (and later welterweight) contender Kevin Lee has rejoined the UFC. News of Lee (19-7) re-signing with the promotion after a brief absence was first reported by ESPN, following the "Motown Phenom" teasing the possibility. Lee made his exit from...
Cageside Live: Fedor Retirement, McGregor and Chandler, UFC Vegas 68, UFC 284
Cageside Live is back with host Eddie Law as the crew talks UFC Vegas 68, Bellator 290, UFC 284, Fedor's retirement, the new season of TUF and more! UFC Vegas 68 went down late Saturday night and in the main...