Karina Rodriguez Invicta FC

Invicta FC Flyweight Champ Karina Rodriguez Inks Deal with Bellator MMA

Invicta FC flyweight champion Karina Rodriguez will take her next fight inside the Bellator MMA cage. On Monday, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Cageside Press that Mexico's Rodriguez (10-4) had signed a multi-fight deal with the promotion....
Katlyn Chookagian, UFC

Out, Then Back In Again: Katlyn Chookagian Will Face Manon Fiorot at UFC Paris

She was out, now she's in again: after dropping out of her fight with Manon Fiorot at UFC Paris, replaced by Jessica Andrade, Katlyn Chookagian is back in the fight. News of Andrade's exit from the bout and Chookagian's return...
Anton Turkalj

Scouting the Globe 2022: The Five Best Prospects From Sweden

Two years ago, we took a look at the top five prospects in MMA, nation by nation. This year, we’re back with another look at some of the best up-and-coming talents in the business. For our latest edition, we head...
Erick Gonzalez UFCvideo

UFC Vegas 59: Erick Gonzalez Believes UFC Testing Him By Booking Miller, McKinney Back-to-Back

Back in March, former Combate Americas lightweight standout Erick Gonzalez was forced out of a fight with Devonte Smith due to a foot injury. Speaking to Cageside Press in an exclusive interview recently, "Ghost Pepper" gave a little bit of...
Gillian Robertson and Miranda Maverick, UFC 260video

Miranda Maverick Fighting Out Contract at UFC 278, But Not Feeling a Lot of...

At 25, UFC flyweight Miranda Maverick is entering her sixth pro fight with the promotion, and fighting out her existing contract in the process. Maverick (10-4) has been a blue-chip prospect in the women's flyweight division for years. After a...
Dana White, UFC President

Dana White Reacts to Diaz “Hostage” Comments: “When Isn’t Nate Diaz Saying Something Crazy?”

Nate Diaz came out a few day ago to claim that the UFC was holding him "hostage," refusing to give him fights even though he was accepting them. Diaz's beef with the UFC and seeming inability to get a fight...
Frankie Edgar, UFC 268

Sunday MMA Quick Hits: White Gifts NELK Boy a Windfall, Edgar’s Final Fight

Dana White gets awfully generous when it comes to one of the NELK boys' birthdays (can you tell them apart? We can't), while Frankie Edgar is looking to have his retirement fight at UFC 281 in New York City...
Punahele Soriano UFC Long Island

UFC Long Island: Six Performance Bonuses, Schnell-Sumudaerji Earns Fight of the Night

With a number of big finishes on the UFC Long Island card, it was another bountiful night for bonuses at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on Saturday. Six performance bonuses were handed out when the dust had cleared,...
Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez, UFC Long Island

UFC Long Island: Main Event Fizzles Due to Ortega Injury, Yair Rodriguez Claims TKO...

Plenty of talk surrounding the UFC Long Island main event between Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez surrounded title fights. Specifically, the seeming inevitability that Rodriguez would earn a shot at featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski with a win. Rodriguez would come...
Michelle Waterson and Amanda Lemos, UFC Long Island

UFC Long Island: Amanda Lemos Submits Michelle Waterson-Gomez, Ref Nearly Misses Call

Amanda Lemos had a minor setback in her last fight, coming up short against Jessica Andrade. At UFC Long Island, the Brazilian had a chance to bounce back against Michelle Waterson-Gomez, in a high-profile strawweight match-up that served as...