Cageside Press

The UFC has one last event in Las Vegas prior to making the trip to Fight Island. This weekend, it's UFC on ESPN 12, a card headlined by a fan-friendly pairing between ex-interim lightweight champ Dustin Poirier, and the...

Mickey Gall returns this weekend for his first fight since a scrap in his own backyard last August at UFC Newark. That fight, against Salim Touahri, saw Gall (6-2) improve to 5-2 in the UFC. This time out, his opponent...

You'll be hard pressed to find a more fan-friendly main event than the fight topping UFC on ESPN 12 this Saturday. Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker is a fight that fans have looked forward to ever since it was...

There is only one 'Platinum' Mike Perry. Though to be fair, two might cause the MMA world to explode. After all, Perry (13-6) is one of the sport's characters, a throwback to another time perhaps. He's uncensored, raw, and generally...

Dustin Poirier's last trip to the octagon did not go the way he'd hoped. In a title unification bout last September at UFC 242, against the ever-dangerous Khabib Nurmagmomedov, Poirier came up short. Just like so many others have. He returns...

UFC on ESPN 12 is a reminder that fighters who make the jump up in weight, forgoing grueling cuts, often find success. Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the...

Former CES champion and Contender Series alum is moving gyms, looking for a late summer return. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mwEh2o1oNU Bantamweight Tony Gravely (19-6) made his UFC debut back in January at UFC Raleigh against stealthy veteran Brett Johns. An alum of the ever...

Khama Worthy does not believe for a second that Luis Pena intends to meet him in the center of the cage on Saturday. The lightweight pairing caps off the preliminary card on ESPN 12, and Pena has said in...

Dana White’s Contender Series is back for season four and set to run from August to September — with the first event going down on August 4. With more fights rolling in daily, sources have confirmed to Cageside Press that...

Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker promises to entertain, not just because both men are willing to take damage, but because they are two of the most technically sound strikers at lightweight. The UFC's final show in Las Vegas before it...