Cageside Press

The second — and significantly larger — card of back-to-back shows in Honolulu, Hawaii, Bellator 279 went down Saturday night with two title fights, the return of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, and quarterfinal action in the bantamweight grand prix. Headlined by Cris...

Bellator 279 features two title fights as the women's featherweight and interim bantamweight belts are on the line. Cageside Press has its picks set. The main event of Bellator 279 is a rematch between featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and challenger...

At age 36, Bellator women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1NC) doesn't appear to be slowing down. "I feel great, I feel very blessed to never have any bad injury in my career. And I've been doing great fights," she...

Jessica Andrade returns to strawweight with her sights on another title run, but a new contender in countrywoman Amanda Lemos is looking to spoil her return at UFC Vegas 52. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1517246802742947841?s=20&t=Pf56vAF1NTBzqyx255VhlA The return of Jessica Andrade to the strawweight division feels...

Amanda Lemos welcomes former champion Jessica Andrade back to the strawweight division in the main event of UFC Vegas 52. Cageside Press has its picks set. The main event of UFC Vegas 52 features rising strawweight contender Amanda Lemos taking...

Bellator bantamweight and former champ Juan Archuleta has been out almost a year, but after losing his title to Sergio Pettis in May of 2021, the wait to return has turned out to be worth it. That's because, with Pettis...

After initially being matched up with fellow Roufusport fighter and Bellator bantamweight champ Sergio Pettis at Bellator 279, Raufeon Stots was thrown a welcome curve ball. "I'm super-excited about this one. For me, personally, it's way easier getting behind fighting...

Coming off back-to-back losses, UFC light heavyweight Ike Villanueva knows his UFC Vegas 52 opponent, Tyson Pedro, has all the hype. Pedro, who last fought in 2018, is also coming off two straight losses. But finally returning to action after...

KSW 69 went down on Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland, with a bantamweight title fight in its main event. That fight had undergone a late change-up, as champ Sebastian Przybysz was now defending his title against promotional newcomer...

Cris "Cyborg" Justino has proven all she needs to for her career and in Bellator, so the focus will be on her as Arlene Blencowe looks to exact revenge at Bellator 279. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1471555733221167113?s=20&t=ZIyyb5o-l-7wQ-MpbJ5b2Q For the first time in many years, it...