Cageside Press

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...

The third event of Bellator's 2021 and second to feature the light heavyweight grand prix arrives Friday night at Bellator 257. And as always, we've got our picks ready! The main event will see Vadim Nemkov put his title on...

Featherweight Mads Burnell was not thrown by his fight with Saul Rogers being pushed back. The former Cage Warriors champ and UFC fighter was supposed to face Rogers earlier this month at Bellator 255. However, that was bumped back to...