Cageside Press

Rarely do UFC stars get to go out with their retirement fight announced well in advance. Even rarer is an event built around them for that explicit purpose. Yet here we are, with UFC 318 set in New Orleans,...

MMA was on the menu at ONE Friday Fights 116 on July 18, 2025, with a trio of mixed martial arts fights opening up the card at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. Each of those fights featured a familiar Japanese...

PFL Africa is set to makes it debut with a card featuring both local talent and big names as part of PFL Cape Town (PFL Africa 1 / PFL Champions Series 2) this Saturday. Headlined by Johnny Eblen versus Costello...

Once the Bellator featherweight champion, AJ McKee was considered one of the best fighters in mixed martial arts following his win over Patricio Pitbull. However, after a controversial loss in the rematch, McKee moved up to 155 pounds. McKee is...

Roman Kopylov has been a rising talent in the middleweight division for some time. After starting 0-2 in the promotion, Kopylov has racked up wins in six of his last seven fights. Now, following a buzzer-beater headkick knockout of...

Carli Judice is one of the very few contestants on Dana White's Contender Series to lose a fight and get a contract. Her split decision loss to Ernesta Kareckaite was deemed one of the greatest fights in the show's...

If you were watching the most recent season of the Ultimate Fighter, you likely saw a familiar face in the opening episode. As Daniil Donchenko got ready for his opening round right, footage played of him at Bangtao Muay...

UFC middleweight Brendan Allen couldn't help but crack a smile recounting the night he and his UFC 318 opponent Marvin Vettori brawled in a casino in Florida following an MMA event. Allen (24-7) and Vettori scrapped in a casino following...

UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori and his opponent at UFC 318 Brendan Allen have already have a preview of sorts of their fight this Saturday night before they get into the octagon in Louisiana. Vettori (19-7-1) and Allen had a scrap...

Dustin Poirier will make his final walk to the Octagon on Saturday at UFC 318 against Max Holloway. In a sport full of wild characters, “The Diamond” is a rare fighter who handled his career with class and humility....