Cageside Press

Former Combate Americas fighter Desiree Yanez was supposed to have thrown down with Veta Artega last October, making her Bellator MMA debut in the process. But with a COVID-19 positive from Arteaga scrapping the fight, Yanez was forced to...

Paul Daley and Sabah Homasi were yet another pair of fighters who were supposed to face off pre-pandemic. Booked in 2019 and again in 2020, the latter fight cancelled due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it felt...

Every fighter has their go-to moves, especially specialists within certain martial arts disciplines. Their own signature styles can lead to spectacular finishes. Whether it’s a scary-good rear-naked choke that fighters just can’t seem to avoid once going to the...

Improving to 8-0 at Bellator 257 was New Zealand's Jay Jay Wilson — and he made a statement in the process. Wilson dominated Pedro Carvalho on the ground in the opening round, even while fighting off his back. In the...

Eddie Alvarez has booked a quick turnaround following his DQ loss to Iuri Lapicus earlier this month at ONE on TNT I. On Friday, ONE Championship officials confirmed to Cageside Press that Alvarez (30-8, 1NC), the former Bellator MMA and...

Ben Askren is about to step out of his comfort zone this weekend. Askren is booked into a celebrity boxing match with Youtube star Jake Paul, which will top a Triller Fight Club event this weekend. Paul is a famous-for-being-famous...

Bellator's light heavyweight grand prix continued Friday at Bellator 257, complete with a title fight. One of two quarterfinal match-ups on the card had 205lb champ Vadim Nemkov putting his title on the line against Phil Davis. Nemkov and "Mr....

It's time for another edition of Writer vs Fighter - the only place where you can match-up those who punch faces with those who write about it (theoretically match them up at least). Each week, we pit the picks...

Tony Kelley begged for someone to come forward and fight him after his last fight. He finally got someone. MMA Island was first to report that bantamweight Kelley will fight Trevin Jones on July 24 at a yet-to-be-announced UFC event....

Formerly a featherweight, Zarah Fairn was expected to face newcomer Josiane Nunes this weekend at UFC Vegas 24, in a bantamweight contest. With the UFC all but disposing of its featherweight division (Megan Anderson is gone, and the only featherweight...