UFC 224 Bonuses Awarded to Gastelum and Jacare, Lyoto Machida, and the Boa Constrictor
If you carry a nickname like 'The Boa Constrictor' it's safe to say you're probably very good at choking people out. For Oleksiy Oliynyk, who dazzled at UFC 224, that's something of an understatement. Oliynyk isn't just good at submissions,...
UFC 224: Pros React to Lyoto Machida’s Earth Shattering Head Kick Finish of Vitor...
Lyoto Machida sent Vitor Belfort into retirement at UFC 224, and 'The Phenom' went out on his shield. At UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, Vitor Belfort expected to head off into retirement. It's safe to say,...
UFC 224 Results: John Lineker Defeats Brian Kelleher Via Giant Left
On the UFC 224 PPV card Saturday in Rio, Brazil was a key match-up between John Lineker and Brian Kelleher. John Lineker and Brian Kelleher were expected to throw down at UFC 224 in what promised to be a can't...
Nate Diaz, Clay Guida Get Physical at Combate Americas Event
Nate Diaz has been notably absent from the octagon for almost two years, but he's apparently more than happy to throw down outside of it. Nate Diaz hasn't fought in the octagon since 2016, but he's apparently not adverse to...
Promotional Malpractice: UFC 224, Dilution, and Cash Grabs
UFC 224 sees the first meeting of an openly gay champion against an also openly gay title challenger — yet is has been getting little to no promotion. After nearly two years since their purchase of the UFC, it's...
UFC 224: Mackenzie Dern Misses Strawweight Limit by Seven Pounds, Fight Against Amanda Cooper...
Mackenzie Dern didn't just miss the strawweight limit, she nearly missed the entire weight class ahead of UFC 224 in Rio. There's missing weight, and then there's nearly weighing in the next weight class up. That's what Mackenzie Dern did...
Yair Rodriguez Cut by UFC After Refusing Zabit Magomedsharipov Bout
With an anticipated fight with a rising star on the horizon, Yair Rodriguez has found himself cut from the UFC in shocking turn of events. Despite multiple outlets (Cageside Press included) reporting that Yair Rodriguez and Zabit Magomedsharipov had been...
Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier Will Finally Meet Again at UFC Calgary
One of the most controversial UFC fights in recent years will finally get run back at UFC Calgary. At UFC 211 a year ago in Dallas, Eddie Alvarez met Dustin Poirier in the octagon for the first time. The end...
USADA Launches “25x” Program to Recognize UFC Athletes Reaching Clean Test Milestone
Conor McGregor, Holly Holm, and Daniel Cormier are among the first UFC athletes honored as part of USADA's 25x recognition program for clean athletes. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Wednesday via press release the launch of a new athlete recognition...
UFC 224: Can Raquel Pennington Stop Amanda Nunes’ Sweep of the Division?
Amanda Nunes is two fights away from a sweep of the bantamweight division, but can the ever-exciting Raquel Pennington put a halt to those plans at UFC 224? A little under three years ago, the women's bantamweight division was the...