Cageside Press

Los Angeles, CA — After a split decision win over former title challenger Alejandra Lara at Bellator 290, women's flyweight Diana Avsaragova took the time to apologize for missing weight ahead of the event. The Russian came in at 128.8...

Inglewood, CA - Bellator middleweight Brennan Ward extended his win streak to three following his TKO victory over Sabah Homasi at Bellator 290 on Saturday night. "I feel like it (the fight) lived up to the hype, right? We knew...

Inglewood, CA - Buried underneath the Fedor Emelianenko celebration that was Bellator 290 was middleweight champion Johnny Eblen who defended his title against Anatoly Tokov in the co-main event on Saturday night. Eblen spoke with Cageside Press among other media...

Los Angeles, CA — Scott Coker says he'll remain "cautiously optimistic" about Bellator's performance on CBS on Saturday night, believing that the network reps at least had a good time at Bellator 290. The card served as the swan song...

Los Angeles, CA — Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader knew heading into his Bellator 290 rematch with Fedor Emelianenko that he would not be fighting in front of a "pro-Bader" crowd. He was also well aware of expectations: having defeated...

UFC vet Impa Kasanganay returns to action this March, where he'll make the move to light heavyweight as part of this year's PFL Challenger Series. It's been years since Kasanganay fought at 205lbs, the last time being necessitated by a...

Jorge Masivdal isn't interested in putting his BMF title on the line against Gilbert Burns. Sean O'Malley isn't interested in Power Slap. Ciryl Gane is very interested in facing Jon Jones at UFC 285. That and more in your...

Dana White is not among those who consider Fedor Emelianenko among the greatest of all time. Fedor, who retired Saturday night at Bellator 290 just as the UFC Vegas 68 card was getting underway, went out on his shield in...

Los Angeles, CA — In a sport where eras seem to end every couple of years, one truly did wrap up on Saturday night. One of the last holdovers from the Pride era, the legendary Fedor Emelianenko retired off a...

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. That seemed to be the mantra behind Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac, whose match-up was kept intact after Lewis pulled out at the eleventh hour back in November. No illness or...