Cageside Press

The UFC's time on Fight Island comes to an end with a 15-fight card headlined by Robert Whittaker and Darren Till. Cageside Press has its picks set for UFC Fight Island 3. The main event (and seventh main card fight)...

What do you do when you can't fight anyone willing to fight you? Look to someone who will fight anyone. That appears to be the case with Geoff Neal and Neil Magny, who have been lined up to fight...

Former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza is, frankly, on her best run since holding the belt. "Cookie Monster" returns to the octagon Saturday at UFC Fight Island 3, going up against a highly touted opponent in Marina Rodriguez. Esparza has...

Uncasville, CT — Crediting a smart game plan, Sergio Pettis felt he went out and "did what I needed to do" Friday night at Bellator 242. Picking up a key win over Ricky Bandejas, Pettis (20-5) is likely within striking...

Bare Knuckle FC returned to action Friday night — with, at limited capacity, fans in the building. The action went down in Oxford, Mississippi at the Lafayette County Arena. BKFC 11 featured a super welterweight (155lb) title fight between Luis Palomino...

The main event of Bellator 242 may not have been a title eliminator officially, but in a bantamweight division without a champ, it certainly felt that way. Sergio Pettis had the right name, the pedigree, and a couple of...

UFC vet, and longtime veteran of MMA in general Jordan Mein returned to action Friday at Bellator 242. The Canadian was making his first appearance since 2018, after dealing with a nasty knee injury that saw his meniscus removed...

Bellator's return to action Friday, Bellator 242, very much highlighted the depth of its featherweight division. And its lower weight classes in general. Aside from a bantamweight main event, there was Aaron Pico vs. Solo Hatley Jr., and Tywan...

Aaron Pico was back in action Friday, kicking off the Bellator 242 main card. The highly touted prospect's struggles had been well documented, but he entered his featherweight bout against Solo Hatley Jr. off a win, and looking to...

Mixed martial arts fans love a good fight-ending sequence, as often it summarizes the story of the fight in just a few seconds. Getting the finish is a definitive end to a fight that makes a statement: “I was...