Cageside Press

A number of fighters at UFC Mexico City were either moving up, or risking big weight cuts. Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it...

Erick "Ghost Pepper" Gonzalez reflects on career so far ahead of his shot at the inaugural Combate Americas lightweight title against Rafa Garcia at Combate Mexicali. Erick "Ghost Pepper" Gonzalez wasn't with Combate Americas since day one, but he certainly...

Askar Askarov makes his UFC debut on the UFC Mexico City main card, against the returning Brandon Moreno. The UFC is coming to Mexico City, Mexico on September 21, at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico. The card is set, with a...

The 'Queen of Bare Knuckle' will invade Bellator at this October's Bellator 231, against Brazil's Ilara Joanne. 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings will finally step into the Bellator cage next month. After signing with the promotion over the summer, Rawlings, a former...

With Cal Ellenor facing a serious illness, Roman Salazar has stepped up to face James Gallagher in the Bellator: Dublin main event next week. Ex-UFC bantamweight Roman Salazar is stepping up to keep James Gallagher on the Bellator: Dublin card....

Bellator 231 will see former WWE star Jack Swagger return, against a small step up in competition in Anthony Garrett. Jack Swagger, or Jake Hager, went through something of a heel turn in his last fight. But despite the crowd...

It could be the end of the road for David Branch, as the UFC middleweight, about to turn 38 years old, has been hit with a two-year suspension by USADA. David Branch is the second UFC fighter this week to...

Brave CF 27 will feature a welterweight title fight, an appearance by Jaideep Singh, plus undefeated Canadian Alexander Martinez. On October 4, 2019 the Brave Combat Federation returns to the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi for another stacked card. The...

Kickboxer Giga Chikadze will make his UFC debut against Brandon Davis, sources have confirmed to Cageside Press. The UFC is coming to Copenhagen, Denmark on September 28. Mike Davis was supposed to take on Danny Henry at UFC Copenhagen, but...

Long time MMA vet Tyson Nam will make his promotional debut at UFC Mexico City this weekend. The UFC is heading to Mexico City on September 21 at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico. The card is headlined by Jeremy Stephens and Mexico's...