Wish Granted: Smile’n Sam Alvey to Face Gian Villante at UFC Utica
Once again, calling out an opponent has paid off for a UFC star. After asking for the fight, Sam Alvey should be all smiles, as he's been booked against Gian Villante. 'Smile'n' Sam Alvery had a great result just a...
UFC 225 Main Event Set Between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero
Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero 2 has been set as the UFC 225 main event in Chicago. As anticipated, the UFC 225 main event later this year will see a middleweight rematch take place. Originally reported by Chris Taylor of...
Brian Kelleher vs. John Lineker Targeted for UFC 224 in Rio
Brian 'Boom' Kelleher asked for John Lineker, and the UFC has delivered. Here comes the 'Boom.' Brian Kelleher put on the performance of his career against former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao at UFC Orlando. After that bout, he called...
CM Punk Hints He’ll Be Fighting at UFC 225 in Chicago
It looks like CM Punk will fight again in the UFC after all, with the fighter hinting that UFC 225 is the date. It's been rumored for a while now, and where there's smoke, there's more often than not fire....
UFC 225: Rashad Evans Moving Back to Light Heavyweight Against Anthony Smith
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has ended his middleweight experiment, and will head back to 205lbs at UFC 225. Rashad Evans, the struggling former UFC light heavyweight champion, is returning to the weight class in which he made...
The Case for Nick Newell In the UFC
After retiring from MMA for several years, Nick Newell returned this weekend, and immediately got back to doing what he does best: winning, and finishing fights. In a weekend with little in the way of MMA, outside of the submission...
Olivier Aubin-Mercier Steps in For Mairbek Taisumov, Faces Evan Dunham at UFC 223
Canada's Olivier Aubin-Mercier finally has a date to tango after his UFC Orlando fight with Gilbert Burns fell through. Just days after saying he was hoping to get on the UFC's upcoming PPV card in Brooklyn, Canadian lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier...
Ion Cutelaba Given Six Month Suspension by USADA For Declaring Use of Ozone Therapy
Another suspension is handed down from USADA, this time to UFC light heavyweight Ion Cutelaba — but it's not for what you'd expect. UFC light heavyweight Ion Cutelaba has fallen victim to the U.S. Anti-Doping agency, but not from any...
UFC: Olivier Aubin-Mercier Talks The Gilbert Burns Fight That Wasn’t, Would Like David Teymur...
Olivier Aubin-Mercier was expected to face Gilbert Burns at UFC Orlando. Then Burns arrived in Florida well above the lightweight limit, and doctors shut his weight cutting efforts down. That left 'OAM' in a sort of limbo — something...
Throwback Thursday: UFC 100 and MMA’s Biggest Night
In a week without an event from a major MMA promotion, we look back on an iconic card: UFC 100. In a rare week without major MMA action, Cageside Press decided to revisit an evening from one of the biggest...
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