UFC 259: Mario Bautista In for Randy Costa Against Trevin Jones
Randy Costa is out of his UFC 259 bout against Trevin Jones, and Mario Bautista is in. Earlier this week, bantamweight Costa (6-1) announced he was injured, forcing his removal from the fight next month. Although he did not disclose...
UFC Vegas 19: Rafael Alves Ready for “The Beginning, or the Top Guys”
Rafael Alves will make his UFC debut this weekend against another newcomer, Pat Sabatini. It wasn't the fight Alves expected for UFC Vegas 19, but it doesn't seem to have changed anything for the Contender Series vet. "I'm ready to...
UFC Vegas 19: Yana Kunitskaya on Flyweight, Featherweight Possibilities
Yana Kunitskaya and Ketlen Vieira were supposed to throw down last August. That didn't happen. Vieira was pulled from the card, and Kunitskaya (13-5, 1NC), a former Invicta FC bantamweight champ and UFC featherweight title challenger, went on to defeat...
UFC: Charles Jourdain vs. Steve Garcia Announced for March 13
A featherweight scrap featuring one of Canada's most promising talents is set to go down next month. On Thursday, UFC officials announced that Charles Jourdain will take on Steve Garcia at the Fight Night event slated for March 13. The...
UFC Vegas 19: Andrei Arlovski Says He Has Advantage in “Age and Gray Hair”...
"Hopefully Dana White and Las Vegas PD are not going to charge me with child abuse," Andrei Arlovski joked ahead of his fight this weekend against Tom Aspinall. "It's good. It's 15 years difference between myself and Aspinall. I'm...
UFC Vegas 19’s Darrick Minner on Opponent Rosa: “I Went Through the Grinder to...
"There's levels to this" has no doubt become one of the more common phrases spouted during any interview or media day session in the MMA world. Ahead of UFC Vegas 19, Charles Rosa quoted that line in an interview...
UFC Vegas 19’s Curtis Blaydes “Not Mad” Over Jones Title Shot: “It’s Just Business”
UFC Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes isn't exactly fired up over Jon Jones being gifted the winner of next month's Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 title fight. "On a scale of 1 to 10, with one being 'I don't care' and...
UFC: Ryan Spann vs. Misha Cirkunov Rebooked For March 13
A pair of hard-hitting UFC light heavyweights have been rebooked for March. Ryan Spann and Misha Cirkunov have been added to March 13's Fight Night event, the promotion announced on Thursday. The pair were originally supposed to fight on the...
Marcin Tybura vs. Blagoy Ivanov Set For UFC 260
UFC 260 has added another heavyweight match-up to the fight card. First reported by WP SportoweFakty, top 15 ranked heavyweights Marcin Tybura and Blagoy Ivanov will fight in March on the fourth pay-per-view of the year, UFC 260 — which...
Bellator MMA to Add Ranking System Beginning in April of 2021
The fans were heard, and Bellator is set to debut their initial fighter rankings in the coming month. Bellator officials announced the news Thursday. A panel of 15 media members including Cageside Press' own Joe McDonagh will vote on a...