KSW 61: To Fight or Not To Fight — Main Card Toppers
KSW 61: To Fight or Not To Fight — that is the question, but when the cage door locks these fighters won't have a choice, or they will end up looking at the bright lights atop the Ergo Arena. Taking...
Welcome to the UFC: Gregory Rodrigues
UFC Vegas 28 is showcase for the heavyweights, with Jairzinho Rozenstruik facing Augusto Sakai in the main event. In the co-main, it's another heavyweight fight in Walt Harris and Marcin Tybura. In a middleweight bout, it was originally Duško...
Weekly MMA Prospect Report: Brave CF, LFA, and BFL
A busier week this week is a welcome sight for MMA fans, and we set our sights on Brace CF, LFA (with the return of Askar Askar), and Battlefield Fight League. BRAVE CF 51 | Belarus | Friday Welterweight, Rinat Sagyntay...
Fighter Spotlight: Manon Fiorot and Muhammad Mokaev
This week, we feature two up-and-coming fighters both inside and outside of the UFC. One is an unranked fighter competing on this week’s UFC card, Manon Fiorot. The focus here is on a fighter who has never been ranked,...
TUF 29: Few Changes, Fair Action On Display in “New Beginnings”
It feels reasonable to start this off with a disclaimer: I was never the biggest Ultimate Fighter fan. It's not what got me into the sport of mixed martial arts, nor am I particularly fond of reality TV, given...
Pearl Gonzalez Meets Charisa Sigala at BKFC 18 on June 26
Ex-Invicta FC and UFC fighter Pearl Gonzalez has her bare-knuckle boxing debut set. Gonzalez (10-5 MMA) will have her promotional coming out party at BKFC 18 on June 26. There, she'll take on Charisa Sigala (4-2 MMA, 0-1 BKB). BKFC...
Prospect Watch: Brazil’s Acacio dos Santos
Brazilian light heavyweight Acacio dos Santos is in the spotlight this week, as a potential addition to the 205lb weight class in the major promotions. Tale of the Tape Fighting out of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Age: 29 Weight class: Light heavyweight Height: 6'4" Training...
Throwback Thursday: The Unique Night of Golden Boy MMA 1
With no major MMA event being held this week, Cageside Press looks back on a classic card. This week: the one-off Golden Boy MMA event headlined by Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. On a week without major MMA action, we...
CFFC 96: Jones vs. Cleveland — Three Fights To Look Out For
Cage Fury Fighting Championships is back with CFFC 96: Jones vs. Cleveland this Friday at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The UFC is taking a weekend off, but UFC Fight Pass will still deliver action for fight fans. In...
Weekly MMA Prospect Report: A Handful of Standouts in a Slow Week
The major players are all taking the week off in MMA land, with the UFC, Bellator, and PFL all sitting out. ONE Championship has a tape delayed card, which leaves us with a handful of regional events to look...