Cageside Press

Las Vegas, NV — Invicta FC's Kay Hansen was named to ESPN's Top 25 Under 25 this year, an honor she received last year as well. The difference being, in 2022, she actually made her exit from the UFC,...

Las Vegas, NV — Forrest Griffin is part of the old guard of mixed martial arts, known in his heyday for saving the UFC thanks to his Ultimate Fighter scrap with Stephen Bonnar, which sparked renewed interest in the...

Las Vegas, NV — Like Thanos and his Infinity Stones, UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has been collecting precious gems of her own: rubies. With each title defense, another ruby is affixed to her championship belt. So it was...

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will return to the division that made him famous this March. After a one-off at flyweight that saw him knocked out by Kai Kara-France, Garbrandt (12-5) will take on Julio Arce (18-6) at UFC...

The PFL just wrapped up its 2022 season, but 2023 is fast approaching, and the welterweight match-ups for next year's Challenger Series have been officially announced. In a press release issued Wednesday, league officials unveiled the four welterweight fights, which...

It was not a good weekend for the judges in several high-profile mixed martial arts contests — but one judge stood out from the pack like a sore thumb. Douglas Crosby happened to work two of the biggest fights in...

While there's no definitive conclusion to the ongoing investigations linked to the UFC's November 5 fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Neurdanbieke, Dana White is now willing to admit that fight fixing is a "huge concern." "Huge concern. Now it...

Bellator MMA is welcoming two new fighters to the fold ahead of 2023. On Tuesday, promotion officials announced the signing of UFC and Dana White's Contender Series alumnus Aalon Cruz, and Ukrainian women's featherweight talent Kateryna Shakalova. Both fighters enter the...

Leah McCourt will not be fighting on the Bellator Dublin card next February, which feels like a bit of a missed opportunity. McCourt, from Northern Ireland, has turned up in nearby Dublin five times under the Bellator MMA banner, after...

Raquel Pennington is looking at a very big 2023. Raquel and wife Tecia Pennington (nee Torres, though the "Tiny Tornado" has opted to take on the Pennington name) recently announced they are expecting their first child. That puts Tecia on...