Cageside Press

Bellator MMA returned to Paris, France on Friday night, with Cheick Kongo finally getting his rematch against Ryan Bader. Bellator 280 was a chance for Kongo to not only finally, after two decades in the sport, claim gold in a...

The UFC returns to Phoenix, Arizona this week, bringing with it a massive Pay-Per-View card with two must-see title fights, a fan-friendly lightweight showdown, and a possible retirement bout between two octagon legends. There's a lot to unpack when it...

Featherweight Pedro Carvalho returns to the Bellator cage this Friday in Paris, riding the momentum of a key win against Daniel Weichel at Bellator 270 last November. That win snapped a two-fight skid, and though he's always been confident, Carvalho...

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 is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....

Bumped up to the main card this Friday at Bellator 280 is France's own Davy Gallon. For years, MMA was banned in Gallon's home country. Now, he gets to compete in Paris for this first time, after signing with Bellator...

A short-notice change of opponent has resulted in lightweight Soren Bak's fight being moved to a catchweight at Bellator 280. But the good news is, he still has a fight. "It's always unfortunate to have an opponent drop out late...

Russia's Marina Mokhnatkina is in a position that many fighters would not envy, opening her PFL 2022 season against the dominant defending women's lightweight champion Kayla Harrison. Mokhnatkina (6-2), a six-time world champion in Sambo, sees things a little differently. "Of...

Genah Fabian had one of the better seasons in the women's lightweight division last year, going 2-1 and falling to Kayla Harrison in the PFL 2021 semifinals last August. Now, she's back and ready to kick off the 2022 season...

After a lengthy free agent period, Kayla Harrison is back in the PFL season. There were flirtations with the UFC, and a near-miss with Bellator that would have resulted in an immediate title fight against Cris Cyborg. But the PFL...

More than just fighting was on Tony Ferguson's mind during Thursday's UFC 274 pre-fight press conference. A raucous crowd in Phoenix greeted "El Cucuy," who was reminded by one reporter that during his last fight week, he'd successfully campaigned Dana...