What’s Next: UFC 259 Losers
UFC 259 has came and went. The most anticipated card of this year delivered in a big way with wild action. Although a lot of that wild action was from earlier in the night, with three title fights, there's...
Finishing the Fight: UFC 259
Every fighter has their go-to moves, especially specialists within certain martial arts disciplines. Their own signature styles can lead to spectacular finishes. Whether it’s a scary-good rear-naked choke that fighters just can’t seem to avoid once going to the...
UFC 259: Greatness Awaits the Adesanya vs Blachowicz Winner
Israel Adesanya is looking to set up the biggest fight in MMA history, but Jan Blachowicz will be looking to spoil the best laid plans when the two collide at UFC 259. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1367854161547517953?s=20 Israel Adesanya is looking to prove that you...
UFC 259: Yan and Sterling Seek Career Breakthroughs on Saturday
Petr Yan wants to usher in a new era of dominance in the bantamweight division, but Aljamain Sterling wants to prove it was his time all along at UFC 259. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1366782600803663880?s=20 In a division as competitive as bantamweight, to say you...
Writer vs. Fighter: UFC 259
It's that time again, for us to pit those who scribe with those who punch in a match-up (of picks, we're not insane!). Last week saw Cageside Press founder Mike McClory get one back for the writers when he...
UFC 259 Prediction: Megan Anderson Will Pull Off the Upset of Upsets
Amanda Nunes enters UFC 259 with an 11-fight winning streak, which includes capturing two UFC titles and six title defenses in both the featherweight and bantamweight divisions. Her seventh title defense will test her as she faces Megan Anderson,...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 259 — Middleweights Become Light Heavyweights
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
Weekly MMA Prospect Report: ONE Heavyweights in Action
ONE Championship has never had the deepest of heavyweight divisions, but a couple of future stars are in action at Fists of Fury 2. That and more in this edition of the Weekly MMA Prospect Report. ONE Championship: Fists of...
Prospect Watch: Brazil’s Matheus Mendonca
Brazilian bantamweight Matheus Mendonca is the latest fighter to watch out of the South American MMA hotspot. Tale of the Tape Fighting out of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Age: 22 Weight class: Bantamweight Height: 5’6” Training out of Chute Boxe Diego Lima Record: 6-0 1 KO/TKO,...
UFC 259: Three Title Fights, Three Predictions
On paper, UFC 259 is absolutely stacked. The rare three title fight card is capped off by a Light heavyweight title fight that pits current middleweight champion Israel Adesanya against the 205lb champion Jan Blachowicz. Opening up the trilogy of...
