Cageside Press

Melvin Manhoef or Alex Polizzi, it doesn't seem to matter to Bellator 280's Yoel Romero. He went from one to the other last week, with Polizzi stepping in for an injured Manhoeff in Paris this Friday. "They're both same stature,...

Ryan Bader, 38 years young, defends his Bellator MMA heavyweight championship this Friday at Bellator 280. There, Bader (29-7, 1NC) takes on Cheick Kongo, roughly eight years his senior. But despite recently signing a contract extension that he may not...

Cheick Kongo gets another chance — in all honesty, likely his last — to capture heavyweight gold at Bellator 280 this Friday in Paris, France. The occasion will be Kongo's second time fighting at home, after the French government legalized...

Most fighters are thrilled to have a number next to their name. For Bellator 280's Lorenz Larkin, he not only doesn't care about rankings, he questions why he's even ranked in Bellator's middleweight division in the first place. "I'm not...

Aoriqileng is staying at bantamweight for the foreseeable future. China's Aoriqileng picked up his first UFC win last month at UFC Vegas 52, when he finished Cameron Else in less than two minutes with a body shot followed by ground...

Light heavyweight action is set for UFC 277 on July 30. Surging contender Magomed Ankalaev (17-1) is set to take on former title challenger and current contender Anthony Smith (36-16) at the event, which is the UFC's second Pay-Per-View card...

The thirtieth season of The Ultimate Fighter opened up with Juliana Miller having a tearful phone call with her mom and grandmother, who she noted as "going downhill fast." Then cut to 43-year old Bobby Maximus, who called the...

Bantamweight star Sean O'Malley is looking for "Prelim Pedro" to sign on the dotted line. A fight between O'Malley (15-1) and Pedro Munhoz (19-7, 1NC) is in the works for July 2's UFC 276, Cageside Press has confirmed. O'Malley himself...

Bantamweight action has been added to the UFC's June 4, 2022 Fight Night event. CES MMA alum Tony Gravely (22-7) is set to face Johnny Munhoz (11-1) at the event, scheduled to take place at the Apex in Las Vegas....

One fight is moving, another is newly announced, and both promise fireworks at UFC 276 in July. Sean Strickland vs. Alex Pereira, originally scheduled for UFC 277 on July 30, is headed to UFC 276 instead. In addition, Robbie Lawler...