Cageside Press

Las Vegas, NV — Albeit she's been preparing for Joanne Wood (nee Calderwood), Brazilian flyweight Taila Santos has always been training with Valentina Shevchenko in mind. "Of course. I train every day thinking about the main goal, that's the belt,"...

Las Vegas, NV — Miesha Tate had retired before current opponent Ketlen Vieira even arrived in the UFC. Which makes their UFC Vegas 43 main event all the more unlikely. But Vieira, for one, believed the former UFC women's bantamweight...

Las Vegas, NV — Adrian Yanez will mourn his coach after his fight at UFC Vegas 43 this Saturday. Yanez (14-3) returns for the third time in 2021 against his most formidable opponent yet, Davey Grant. However, there will be...

Las Vegas, NV — When he returns to the octagon this Saturday at UFC Vegas 43, welterweight Sean Brady will be getting a step up in competition: Michael Chiesa. But while the stakes are arguably higher, Brady has appreciated every...

UFC star Kevin Lee has reached a settlement with the Nevada Athletic Commission following a positive drug test stemming from use of ADHD medication. Welterweight Lee (18-7), who previously competed at lightweight and once fought for an interim title against...

Georgian flyweight Liana Jojua is no longer a UFC fighter, the latest in a number of releases and other exits from the promotion to take place this month. Twitter account UFC Roster Watch was first to note that Jojua (8-5)...

Cheyanne Buys saw a fight fall through this coming weekend thanks to a positive COVID-19 test. She doesn't seem worse for the wear, however, and "The Warrior Princess" will now replace Montserrat Ruiz against Mallory Martin at UFC on ESPN...

Former UFC champion Frank Mir had an illustrious run in mixed martial arts, and recently dipped his toe into the boxing realm. On November 27, he'll take part in Triller FC's inaugural Triad Combat event, featuring a hybrid boxing-MMA ruleset. "I'm...

Women's featherweight Jessy Miele saw her ranking in the Bellator women's featherweight division improve to #7 when the latest rankings update was released on Tuesday. There's only one problem: Miele is no longer with the promotion. The longtime featherweight has...

Randa Markos (who fought out her UFC deal recently and was not re-signed) is not the only fighter to have parted ways with the promotion of late. In total, an additional five fighters have been shown the door, as the...