Cageside Press

Robert Whittaker was well underway in a fight champ for recent title challenger Paulo Costa when he got the news: Costa was out. Kelvin Gastelum was stepping up to take his place. Gastelum is certainly a suitable replacement, in essence...

Robert Whittaker looks to make it three in a row when he faces Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC Vegas 24. Cageside Press has its picks set. Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker continues on his path back to...

Former champion Robert Whittaker is looking to lock in a second shot at Israel Adesanya, but Kelvin Gastelum wants that and more when he meets "The Reaper" at UFC Vegas 24. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1382757110790778883?s=20 If you were to put Israel Adesanya and Robert...

Open Fighting Championship out of Russia was first introduced last December. The first two cards had names like Vladimir Seliverstov, Aleksandr Maslov, Elismar Lima, Viktor Kolesnik, Sharaf Davlatmurodov, and more. A handful of events later, and Open Fighting Championship...

Friday night was a big night for light heavyweight Karl Albrektsson. A former RIZIN standout, Albrektsson debuted in Bellator to much fanfare in 2019, only to be stopped by Phil Davis. Competing outside the promotion during the pandemic last year,...

UFC Vegas 24 will be the final event prior to the return of fans. While the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing, the promotion has opened up the gate in few states for its PP card, starting with UFC 261...

Bellator 257 has come and gone, and two more fighters have moved on to the light heavyweight grand prix semifinals. Corey Anderson made a statement against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, earning a third-round TKO stoppage. And 205lb champ Vadim Nemkov retained his...

A pair of bright UFC middleweight prospects will look to continue their win streaks in May. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news that Kyle Daukaus will fight Phil Hawes on May 8 at UFC on ESPN 24....

As far as rematches go, Vadim Nemkov vs. Phil Davis wasn't anticipated quite the way something like McGregor vs. Poirier 3 was. What mattered more than the men in the cage on Friday at Bellator 257, however, was what...

If ever there was an unknown fighter ahead of a major fight, it was Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov. The light heavyweight from Turkmenistan was virtually unheard of among western MMA fans at least, prior to being booked against Corey Anderson in...