Cageside Press

This week's Writer vs. Fighter features Cageside Press' matchmaker extraordinaire, Mike Lynch, and Bellator veteran Christian Edwards making their picks for UFC Vegas 27. It's that time again. Time to pit those who punch faces against those who describe the...

Valerie Loureda entered Bellator 259 looking to improve to 4-0, and shake criticism that she was more model than martial artist. Despite three wins under the Bellator banner, her social media activities frequently overshadowed her fight career — but...

Fresh of a successful UFC 262 last weekend in front of a sold-out crowd in Houston, Texas we are back at the Apex in Las Vegas. UFC Vegas 27 is headlined between former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt going against...

A pair of featherweights have been added to UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw this summer. MMA Junkie was the first to report the news that long-time UFC veteran Darren Elkins will fight Darrick Minner on July 24. Both fighters...

Surging contender Rob Font is looking to break through to the title picture, but former champion Cody Garbrandt has aspirations of his own at UFC Vegas 27. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1340463299402616832?s=20 Though it has been a slow build up, one can't deny that Rob...

A pair of welterweights will try to continue their climb to the top 15 of the UFC rankings in July. The Entre Rounds Podcast was the first to report that Daniel Rodriguez will fight Abubakar Nurmagomedov on July 17. Rodriguez...

Two title fights topped the card Friday night as all-female fighting outfit Invicta FC made its debut on AXS TV. After sitting out the bulk of the first five months of 2021 and departing UFC Fight Pass, all eyes would...

Women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg returned atop Bellator 259, looking to defend her 145lb title in a rare rematch. In a callback to their UFC days, Cyborg was paired up with Leslie Smith. Smith entered the fight off a win...

This week, we feature two up-and-coming fighters both inside and outside of the UFC. One is an unranked fighter competing on this week’s UFC card, Damir Ismagulov. The focus here is on a fighter who has never been ranked,...

Bellator women's flyweight champion Juliana Velasquez will make her first title defense at Bellator 262 in July. Promotion officials announced via press release on Friday that Velasquez will take on Bellator kickboxing champ Denise Kielholtz at the event, which takes...