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Conor McGregor wasn't among the pros immediately reacting to Khabib Nurmagomedov's domination of Edson Barboza at UFC 219 on Saturday. That said, the UFC lightweight champion clearly took notice of the performance — and was apparently not impressed. This...

GSP. Free Agency. Mayweather-McGregor. The downward spiral of Jon Jones. These stories defined MMA in 2017. Looking back over the past twelve months in the MMA world, one thing stands out: the biggest story of the year wasn't about MMA....

RIZIN's final event of 2017 has come and gone, but check out highlights of the action below! On New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan, the RIZIN World Grand Prix 2017 Final Round took place. The final major event of the...

Naming the Female Fighter of the Year for 2017 was easy — on the men's side, not so much. For our MMA year-end review, the staff here at Cageside Press has opted to award two Fighters of the Year —...

2017's Event of the Year was barely debatable, with all writers responding coming to a unanimous decision. Bellator NYC. KSW 39. UFC 217. The MMA world saw a number of huge events go down in 2017 — but who did...

Their main event war earned a little extra cash for Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm at UFC 219. UFC 219, the promotion's big year-end show, went down Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Topped by a...

The RIZIN World Grand Prix 2017 Final Round took place early on December 31 for those in the west. Featuring the semi-final and finals of the bantamweight tournament, the return of feared heavyweight Mirko Cro-Cop, kickboxing action, Takanori Gomi...

Cris Cyborg faced the biggest test of her career at UFC 219 — and passed it. In the UFC 219 main event, Cris Cyborg proved she was too much for a very game Holly Holm. 'The Preacher's Daughter' came out...

Cris Cyborg took what Holly Holm had to offer and defended her belt successfully at UFC 219. Cris Cyborg was finally crowned the UFC featherweight champion earlier this year. She is currently 3-0 in the Octagon, all via brutal striking...

Khabib Nurmagomedov was all over Edson Barboza at UFC 219 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. So much so that their co-main event lightweight war saw 'The Eagle' awarded two 30-25 scores, and a 30-24. It was a one-sided...