Cageside Press

For those concerned that the recently launched UFC Fan Bonuses, awarded to fighters competing at numbered UFC events based on a fan vote, would be a popularity contest, we have Exhibit A. Following UFC 274, voting for the fan bonuses...

Phoenix, AZ — Weight controversy aside, Charles Oliveira had a successful night at UFC 274. Perhaps even better than expected. Many looked past Oliveira's determination and heart in the face of adversity. Opponent Justin Gaethje almost certainly did, referencing the...

Phoenix, AZ - Minutes after dropping the UFC strawweight title to the new champion at UFC 274, Rose Namajunas spoke with reporters about how she felt about the fight. "I won that fight. I stuck to the strategy. I felt...

Phoenix, AZ — Following a dominant decision win against Ariane Carnelossi at UFC 274 in Phoenix, Joe Rogan called strawweight Lupita Godinez's performance a career-best. "Loopy," a Mexican-born athlete training and fighting in Canada, not only controlled the wrestling game,...

Holly Holm is considering a return the ring, Kayla Harrison is blaming the media if a certain UFC champ gets hurt in a hypothetical fight that's unlikely to ever happen, and Eddie Hearn made Jake Paul look downright sad....

Phoenix, AZ — One of the most anticipated cards of the year hit a few speed bumps, but the UFC 274 main event most certainly delivered. Justin Gaethje had spent a lot of fight week in Phoenix alluding to the...

There was little surprise when Dana White announced Michael Chandler as one of two Performance of the Night bonus winners at UFC 274. Chandler's showdown with Tony Ferguson had been hotly anticipated ever since it had been announced. And the...

Charles Oliveira proved why he is the best lightweight in the world once again at UFC 274. After Justin Gaethje knocked him down twice, Oliveira knocked the challenger down then submitted him. It's impossible to look at the main event...

Very few punches were thrown. Some takedowns were achieved. At the end of 25 minutes in the co-main event of UFC 274, Carla Esparza regained the bantamweight title. A rematch eight years in the making anchored the UFC 274 co-main...

Michael Chandler absolutely flatlined Tony Ferguson with a front kick at UFC 274. The former Bellator MMA lightweight champion then took to the mic in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, and as he has throughout his short UFC career,...