Cageside Press

Las Vegas, NV — UFC president  Dana White didn't initially like the idea of Petr Yan vs. Sean O'Malley. When former bantamweight champion Yan and rising star O'Malley were booked last week for UFC 280, everyone was a little confused...

London, England — "I just wanted to fight, straight up." That was Omiel Brown's reaction to learning he'd had an opponent change for Cage Warriors 141 this past Friday. In the end, it didn't seem to matter. Brown secured a...

London, England — Swedish featherweight Samuel Bark arguably stole the show at Cage Warriors 141 on Friday. In a battle of Swedish 145'ers, Bark finished off Tobias Harila with a pair of nasty-looking knees in the second round. "I wanted to...

London, England — Polish born and England raised, lightweight prospect Mike Figlak has been turning heads over the past couple of years. Figlak, who improved to 8-0 on Friday at Cage Warriors 141, has been steadily fighting increasingly difficult competition....

London, England — Trash talk appears to roll off Scottish bantamweight Reece McEwan like water off a duck's back. While there was a bit of heat with opponent Kingsley Crawford ahead of their Cage Warriors 141 contest, McEwan (5-1) didn't...

London, England — After three years away, former UFC and Bellator MMA talent Jim Wallhead returned to the cage this past Friday, and put in a successful night at the office. Wallhead (32-11) scored a first-round finish at Cage Warriors...

Las Vegas, NV — At Tuesday's season opener of the Contender Series, middleweight Joseph Pyfer finally got to shake hands with a man he'd watched on TV since he was five years old, UFC President Dana White. "I sacrificed everything...

The highly anticipated return of Dana White's Contender Series arrived on Tuesday, with fighters as always vying for a UFC contract in the ultimate MMA proving ground. What should have been a five-fight card, however, was truncated thanks to one...

A fun-looking heavyweight scrap has been added to UFC 279 this September. The PPV show in Las Vegas is expected to feature Chris Barnett (22-8) taking on Jake Collier (13-7), per a listing on ESPN's fight card for the event. Both...

UFC legend Cub Swanson, now a Hall of Fame member, will return to the octagon this October. Swanson (28-12) is set to face Jonathan Martinez (16-4) at the UFC's October 15, 2022 Fight Night event. Swanson and Martinez each confirmed...