Cageside Press

Ben Rothwell is on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this week. It's another adventure in a lengthy career, perhaps one of the craziest given the circumstances. "Another notch on the good old 51-fight belt. It'll be my 51st fight coming...

The UFC is coming off a spotlight for the women's bantamweight division last weekend. One that saw Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie cement their status as the top two fighters not named Amanda Nunes. A week later, it's...

ONE Championship is back in Singapore, Bellator is putting MMA on the map in France. There's plenty of MMA action this week, and plenty of prospects around the globe. Including in the Bellator 248 main event, where the undefeated...

At 45, Cheick Kongo is finally getting the opportunity to fight at home. Bellator Paris this Saturday — part of a double bill with Bellator 248 — will mark the first official MMA event in France. Which means longtime...

This weekend's Bellator Paris card — actually two events in one, Bellator Europe 10 and Bellator 248 — seems to grow bigger and bigger. Fans will be at the venue, albeit in limited numbers. It will be the first official...

When UFC Fight Island 5 rolls around this weekend, main event bantamweight Marlon Moraes will be competing for the first time in ten months. During that time away, he's had to watch the man he last defeated, Jose Aldo,...

Former UFC light heavyweight contender Corey Anderson will be making his Bellator debut against former middleweight title challenger Melvin Manhoef on November 5. https://twitter.com/ScottCoker/status/1313957194841300993?s=20 After winning The Ultimate Fighter in 2014 as a part of Frankie Edgar's team, Corey Anderson (13-5)...

The octagon is back on Fight Island once again this week for UFC Fight Island 5. The main event, promising fireworks, features Marlon Moraes against Cory Sandhagen in an important bantamweight bout. Also on the card are Edson Barboza,...

Bellator 249 has a slight change to its lineup. On Wednesday, sources confirmed to Cageside Press that middleweight Tony Johnson had withdrawn from his bout with Joseph Creer. In his place, Andrew Kapel has stepped up. The event is set...

For the first time in its history, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is set to air mixed martial arts action. Specifically, the storied broadcaster will air this weekend's Bellator 248 on its iPlayer, a streaming service available across a...