Opinion

UFC 298 unfolds in Anaheim on Saturday night, with Alexander Volkanovski looking to defend his featherweight title against the undefeated Ilia Topuria. Much has been made of the storylines surrounding this match-up: the youth versus experience angle, Volkanovski's age, Topuria's...

After one of the wildest weeks in UFC history, Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson will now face each other in hopes of writing different chapters for their respective careers at UFC 279. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1563556952218763264?s=20&t=WB94hOXLvWf2d3NwdTGR-g Let's address the obvious first. Nate Diaz, after more...

They can't all be winners. And after UFC Vegas 23, we're taking a look at those who weren't able to pick up the 'W'. The UFC will have some tough choices with some of these names. Let's see if...

For UFC 312, the UFC went down under for the fourth time since 2023. While, on paper, the Pay-Per-View card didn’t dazzle the fans, the event ended up producing some great chunks of action. Jimmy Crute returned after a 19-month...

Mixed martial arts fans love a good fight-ending sequence, as often it summarizes the story of the fight in just a few seconds. Getting the finish is a definitive end to a fight that makes a statement: “I was...

Who will win the most anticipated fight of the year between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor at UFC 229? At long last, Conor McGregor will be returning to the UFC to fight for the lightweight championship against Khabib Nurmagomedov in...

The biggest fight card in some time, UFC 261, may be in Jacksonville, but the real battle takes place right here on Cageside Press. The battle for pick supremacy between those who punch faces and those who describe said...

The allure of Jon Jones moving to heavyweight has been in place so long, it's almost hard to remember when exactly it started. Sometime during the dominant but troubled champion's first run atop of the 205lb weight class, no...

UFC Las Vegas, in hindsight, felt a lot like the little card that could. Situated at The Theater at Virgin Hotels rather than the UFC Apex thanks to the Power Slap finale (finally, something good comes of slapfighting), even...

If you have never been to a live UFC event, well you should — because live mixed martial arts is something special. UFC 266 was a shining example of just that. I had the pleasure of covering UFC 266 live and...