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Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker, UFC Vegas 84

High Stakes in Clash of Personalities in Rebooked Ankalaev vs. Walker 2

With things heating up in the light heavyweight division, Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker will clash with high stakes at UFC Vegas 84. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1744501737636151415?s=20 As will be said many times this year, things can move quickly in mixed martial arts.  Roughly...
Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya, UFC 259

Top MMA Fights to Make in 2024

As the new year kicks off, Cageside Press breaks down the potential biggest fights between the biggest MMA stars in 2024. The intrigue for fights to be made in 2024 may be higher than it has been for many years...
Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski, UFC 284

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Fight of the Year

We're handing out our annual year-end awards, and Fight of the Year was a closely contested race to say the least! It's our final award for the year— be sure to check out our other winners! Event of the Year Fighter...
Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez, UFC 290

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Event of the Year

2023 is in the books, and it's time to look back at the year that was in MMA and hand out our annual awards. Event of the Year generally comes down to the larger UFC shows, Bellator tentpole events,...
Sean Strickland and Abus Magomedov, UFC Vegas 76

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Fighter of the Year

Who had the best year in MMA in 2023? There were a handful of standouts in last year, but in the end, it was hard to argue against two of them. We're handing out our year-end awards for the...
Sean Strickland UFC

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Upset of the Year

There probably won't be any surprises in our 2023 Year-End Awards when it comes to Upset of the Year. There were really only three or four candidates discussed, and we're not spoiling anything by just telling you this now:...
Rodolfo Bellato UFC

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Comeback of the Year

Don't call it a comeback — call it Comeback of the Year. MMA is a sport where anything can happen, hence the allure. That includes massive shifts in momentum throughout the course of a fight. When those shifts are drastic...
Diego Lopes UFC

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Newcomer of the Year

It's time once again to dish out our year-end awards, with 2023 officially in the books. There were plenty of fresh faces who popped up on the MMA scene in 2023, plenty of rookies who made an impression in...
Alexa Grasso, Noche UFC

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Submission of the Year

It's awards season once again, with 2023 wrapping up, and we're handing out our annual year-end awards to some of the most exhilarating moments, and fighters, of the past 12 months. No limits on promotion, as long as it...
Justin Gaethje, UFC 291

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Knockout of the Year

It's that time of year again — time to hand out the (virtual) hardware for our 2023 MMA awards. Knockout of the Year had plenty of contenders, including human highlight reel Justin Gaethje, lightweight champ Islam Makhachev, and recent...