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Heavyweight, Women’s Lightweight Rosters Revealed for PFL 2021 Season

Having previously announced their featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, and light heavyweight line-ups, the Professional Fighters League has revealed the roster for their final two divisions for the upcoming PFL 2021 season. On Tuesday, promotion officials announced the heavyweight and women's...
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Bellator MMA Special Announcement Press Conference Live Stream

On Tuesday, February 9, Bellator MMA will be holding a "Special Announcement Press Conference" — and you can view it live, right here on Cageside Press. Bellator was last in action in December, when Bellator 254 aired on CBS Sports...
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UFC Vegas 18 Medical Suspensions: Seven Face Six Months Off

When the dust cleared at UFC Vegas 18, the carnage was real. In total, among other suspensions, seven different fighters faced the typical maximum of 180 day suspensions due to injuries sustained in the cage. The most notable of...
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Ex-Bellator Champ Daniel Straus Arrested, Charged After Allegedly Stabbing Partner

Former Bellator champion and featherweight grand prix participant Daniel Straus has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. A report by the South Florida Sun Sentinel first revealed that Straus, 36, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, was...
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Andre Ewell vs. Chris Gutierrez Joins This Weekend’s UFC 258

The silver lining in Andre Ewell being removed from this past Saturday's UFC Vegas 18 card: he's landed on an even bigger event. On Monday, Cageside Press confirmed with sources close to the situation that Ewell would face Chris Gutierrez...
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UFC: Cub Swanson vs. Gavin Tucker Set for May 1

A fun-looking featherweight fight is set to go down on the UFC's May 1 card when longtime veteran Cub Swanson goes up against gritty Canadian Gavin Tucker. Cageside Press confirmed the booking Monday, following an initial report by MMA DNA....
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TJ Laramie vs. Damon Jackson Set for May 1 UFC Card

Windsor, Ontario native TJ Laramie will return to the UFC octagon this coming May. The Canadian featherweight has confirmed on social media that he will be facing Damon Jackson at the UFC's planned May 1 event. MMA Lock of the...
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“Alpha Ginger” Carlyle, TUF Brazil Winner Carlos Junior Among Recent UFC Cuts

Towards the end of 2020, UFC President Dana White promised some hefty cuts to the UFC's rather bloated roster. Thus far, they have come at a trickle, rather than a flood — but over the past week, the headman's...
Carlos Deigo Ferreira and Beneil Dariush face off at UFC Vegas 18

UFC Vegas 18 Bonuses: Sandhagen, Volkov Rewarded for Big Finishes

There are big finishes in the cage, and big finishes career-wise. On Saturday, Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen scored knockouts that check both boxes in their main and co-main event fights at UFC Vegas 18. A title shot loomed for...
AListair Overeem and Alexander Volkov, UFC Vegas 18

The Pro Take: Alexander Volkov Finishes Overeem in Statement Win

The UFC returned to the Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, following three entertaining fight cards back on Fight Island. Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov took center stage in the main event at UFC Vegas 18 and the pros...

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Kaan Ofli Drops Javier Reyes, Scores First Round Submission at UFC...

Kaan Ofli only needed one opening to change the fight. After frustrating Javier Reyes with his movement for much of the opening round, the Australian...