Cageside Press

Kickboxer turned mixed martial artist Jhonata Diniz returned to action at UFC Rio, taking on Mario Pinto as part of Saturday's main card. Pinto was 1-0 after joining the UFC off the Contender Series in 2024; Diniz appeared on the...

UFC featherweight Ricardo Ramos will looked to bounce back with an electrifying performance on home soil when he faced rising Australian prospect Kaan Ofli  at UFC Rio. Ramos (17-7) enters UFC Rio looking to bounce back from a loss to...

Michael Aswell was back at featherweight at UFC Rio, moving back down to face Lucas Almeida after debuting on short notice at 155lbs. Almeida was looking to bounce back from a split decision loss to Danny Silva in his last...

Brazil’s Jafel Filho will look to make a statement in front of his home crowd when he faces undefeated prospect Clayton Carpenter in a high-stakes flyweight showdown at UFC Rio on Saturday. Filho (16-4) enters UFC Rio looking to rebound...

One of a planned three heavyweight fights at UFC Rio (though Usman vs. Walker wound up cancelled) saw Vitor Petrino take on Thomas Petersen. Petrino had started his UFC run at 205 pounds, but after back-to-back losses, moved to heavyweight...

Beatriz Mesquita (or simply Bia Mesquita) made her debut at Saturday's UFC Rio, where the 24-time BJJ world champ faced off against "Russian Ronda" irina Alekseeva. Mesquita, for nearly a decade, had won nothing but gold in the jiu-jitsu world;...

Flyweights Lucas Rocha and Stewart Nicoll faced off on the UFC Rio preliminary card on Saturday, as the UFC returned to Brazil for the first time in over a year. The promotion's last visit had come in May of 2024,...

Strawweight action at UFC Rio saw Julia Polastri take on former 115lb title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Polastri was a sizeable favorite in the bout, despite the experience edge of Poland's Kowalkiewicz, who had lost her last two bouts. Kowalkiewicz pressed the...

There's blowing weight, and then there's how Saimon Oliveira came into his UFC Rio fight with Luan Lacerda. Coming in a full eight pounds over the bantamweight limit, Oliveira forced a 144lb catchweight, basically making the bout a featherweight affair....

One of the most talented flyweights on the planet not currently under the UFC banner has booked a title fight at Brave CF 100 this November. Muhammad Mokaev, who was unceremoniously bounced from the promotion last year over actions outside...