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Uncasville, CT — A little banged up following a successful title defense at Bellator 262, Juliana Velasquez came away happy with her win over kickboxer Denise Kielholtz. "It was exactly the way that I pictured it to be," said Velasquez,...

In the first defence of her women's flyweight title, Juliana Velasquez faced Denise Kielholtz atop the Bellator 262 card on Friday. After capturing the championship from Ilima-Lei Macfarlane in her last outing, the undefeated Brazilian was looking to improve to...

For those who enjoy such things, there were plenty of storylines surrounding the Bellator 262 co-main event on Friday. The heavyweight showdown pitted veteran Matt Mitrione against up-and-comer Tyrell Fortune, a true old lion versus young cub match-up. Beyond that,...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz is not done fighting just yet. On Friday, the now-former Mayor Pro Tem of Huntington Beach, California announced that he would return to the cage later this year. While no date or promotion...

Uncasville, CT — Lightweight Charlie Campbell feels he did enough at Bellator 262 to earn a long-term contract with the promotion. "If there's anybody in the world that doesn't think I did, they obviously don't know a damn thing about...

This week's Writer vs. Fighter features Cageside Press' feet on the ground, Gabriel Gonzalez, and UFC's Bryan Barberena making their picks for UFC Vegas 31. It's time for another battle for pick supremacy. We pit those who write about face...

Legacy Fighting Alliance kicked off a big weekend for the promotion Friday, with LFA 111 marking the first of two LFA events in just three days. It also marked the organization's first international event, as the promotion was traveling...

Friday's Bellator 262 card looked to answer a simple question with its main event: would Juliana Velasquez establish a new era as flyweight champion? Or would Denise Kielholtz make the Brazilian's reign a short one? The undefeated Velasquez, 11-0 to...

Las Vegas, NV — The UFC Vegas 31 official (and only) weigh-ins took place Friday morning in Las Vegas, with the full card of 22 fighters successfully making weight. Saturday's Fight Night card, technically UFC on ESPN 26, is headlined...

Las Vegas, NV — UFC Vegas 31 featherweight Billy Quantantillo enters Saturday's showdown against Gabriel Benitez coming off the first loss of his UFC tenure. "It was a tough loss, but I was on a nine-fight winning streak including a...