Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya, UFC 259

Top MMA Fights to Make in 2024

As the new year kicks off, Cageside Press breaks down the potential biggest fights between the biggest MMA stars in 2024. The intrigue for fights to be made in 2024 may be higher than it has been for many years...
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Olga Rubin Was Working on Buggy Choke For At Least Three Fights Before Hitting...

Las Vegas, NV — Israeli bantamweight Olga Rubin, a former featherweight title challenger in Bellator MMA, is coming off what is almost certainly the biggest performance of her career. Though it's now more than six months removed, the sight of...
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Christian Echols Reflects on Epic Upset of Pat Downey

Las Vegas, NV — One of the biggest MMA upsets in recent memory came when little-known (to that point) Christian Echols put away NCAA wrestling champ Pat Downey with an uppercut inside of a round at Bellator 289. Despite coming...
Ken Shamrock, 15th Annual World MMA Awardsvideo

Ken Shamrock “Truly Blessed” to See Growth of MMA After Lengthy Career

UFC Hall of Famer and MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual World MMA Awards last month, seven years or so onward from his final fight in the sport. Shamrock, the inaugural UFC superfight...
Shamil Gasanov, ONE Championship

ONE Fight Night 18 Loses Main Event, Shamil Gasanov Vs. Oh Ho Taek Now...

The first ONE Championship card of 2024, ONE Fight Night 18 on January 12, has lost its main event. ONE officials announced late Friday that Elias Mahmoudi, who had been expected to take on ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Superlek...
Raul Rosas Jr, UFC

Raul Rosas Jr. Lands Spot on UFC Mexico City Opposite TUF Champ Turcios

Teenage bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. will get to fight at home when he takes on TUF 29 winner Ricky Turcios at UFC Mexico City. The long-awaited return to Mexico by the promotion arrives on February 24, 2024, with the event...
Francis Ngannou following his defeat of Stipe Miocic at UFC 260

Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua Reportedly a Done Deal for 2024

Francis Ngannou isn't done with the boxing world just yet. Citing Turki AlAlShikh, Ariel Helwani has revealed that former UFC heavyweight champ Ngannou will face Anthony Joshua in a 10-round boxing match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. No date was given...
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Gillian Robertson Teared Up Learning She’d Fight at UFC 297 in Toronto, Wants Opponents...

January 20 in Toronto will see Gillian Robertson fighting as close to her home town of Niagara Falls, Ontario as she's likely to get in her UFC career — and when the news was delivered, it garnered an emotional...
Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski, UFC 284

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Fight of the Year

We're handing out our annual year-end awards, and Fight of the Year was a closely contested race to say the least! It's our final award for the year— be sure to check out our other winners! Event of the Year Fighter...
Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez, UFC 290

MMA 2023 Year in Review: Event of the Year

2023 is in the books, and it's time to look back at the year that was in MMA and hand out our annual awards. Event of the Year generally comes down to the larger UFC shows, Bellator tentpole events,...