Leonardo Santos picked up a decision win over Roman Bogatov on the UFC 251 preliminary card. One of four fighters making their promotional debut at UFC 251 was Roman Bogatov.  The undefeated Russian had served as the M-1 lightweight champion,...

UFC heavyweight Marcin Tybura picked up a nice win at UFC 251 over Maxim Grishin. One of the more interesting pairings on the UFC 251 preliminary card, at least on paper, was the featured early prelim. The heavyweight contest saw...

No. 14-ranked flyweight Raulian Paiva was able to score a decision win over Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi. Raulian Paiva was one of two fighters who missed weight for Saturday's UFC 251 card. The Brazilian flyweight came...

With Vanessa Melo missing weight Friday ahead of UFC 251, Saturday's women's bantamweight bout between Melo and Karol Rosa had become a catchweight affair. How that would play out in the heat of Abu Dhabi remained to be seen....

England's Davey Grant opened up the UFC 251 card, taking on Martin Day in bantamweight action. It was a rare appearance for Grant, who despite having been with the promotion since 2013, had just five octagon appearances under his...

Sean O'Malley and Marlon Vera were scheduled to fight just over a year ago, but it fell through. Next month, we'll be able to see the exciting matchup at UFC 252. Sean O'Malley announced that he had signed a contract...

UFC 251 kicks off the long-awaited slate of events from Fight Island (which is just Yas Island, Abu Dhabi). The card is headlined by three title fights and Cageside Press has its picks set. Jorge Masvidal saved the day on...

Another athlete expected to take part in Fight Island has tested positive for COVID-19. And this time, it's main event flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo, who was expected to rematch Joseph Benavidez at UFC Fight Night 172 on July 18. That's the...

In the most anticipated event in many years, 2019 breakout star Jorge Masvidal is stepping in on six days notice to take on the dominant welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 251. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1280193040066306048?s=20 The fact that Jorge Masvidal is stepping in...

The silly concept that is Fight Island has turned itself into a seriously compelling event. When Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns fell through following Burns testing positive for COVID-19, it appeared the promotion would be down a title fight at...