HOLLYWOOD, FL – OCTOBER 27: Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Chris Wade in a Featherweight Championship fight during the PFL Championships at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on October 27, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida. (Cooper Neill / PFL) PFL featherweight world tournament champion Movlid Khaybulaev has been banned for one year by the US Anti-Doping Agency. […]
Natalie Salcedo, ONE Championship Credit: ONE Natalie Salcedo and Chihiro Sawada will meet under the bright lights of Lumpinee Stadium on January 23 as the two atomweights clash at ONE Fight Night 39 in Bangkok, sources tell Cageside Press. Salcedo (4-0) made her ONE Championship debut in September at ONE Fight Night 35, securing an […]
Vitor Belfort and Darrell Gholar Credit: Marcelo Alonso/Sherdog.com A one-time UFC fighter with an 11-fight career that began in the late 1990s, national wrestling champion and recipient of the Illinois Medal of Courage has died. Darrell Gholar, who claimed three U.S. national championships in Greco-Roman wrestling, died Monday after a lengthy health battle. He was […]
Jake Paul vs. Andre Augustus. Photo: Most Valuable Promotions/Esther Lin Hardly anyone expects a competitive fight, but the combat sports world will turn its eyes to Miami on Friday, where YouTuber boxer Jake Paul will take on heavyweight star Anthony Joshua. It’s a huge step forward for Paul, who weighed 216 pounds on Thursday, in […]
Alex Garcia UFC Moncton weigh-in Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press Former UFC star Alex Garcia, who made 10 appearances with the promotion from 2013 to 2018, is embroiled in a massive drug bust in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In a French-language press release issued on December 10 that initially flew under the radar, Garcia, real name Lenin […]
Ilia Topuria, UFC Season 2024 Press Conference Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press UFC lightweight Ilia Topuria recently announced he would be out of action until after the first quarter of 2026, and now he has revealed why. tops posted a statement on social media claiming he is being extorted with false accusations of domestic violence unless […]
Jamey-Lyn Horth and Tereza Bleda faced off in a flyweight bout at UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday night, combining Horth’s veteran grit with Bleda’s momentum in the division. Staff (8-2) entered the bout with a 3-2 record in her UFC tenure to date. She last competed in June, scoring a decision victory over Vanessa Demopoulos […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Opponents Amanda Lemos of Brazil and Gillian Robertson of Canada face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on December 12, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) UFC strawweight Amanda Lemos has withdrawn from her fight with Gillian Robertson at UFC […]
Jamey-Lyn Horth, UFC Tampa ceremonial weigh-in at Amalie Arena, December 13, 2024 Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press Canada has always been a hotbed for MMA. However, despite the long and storied history of legendary fighters, there is still no major concern about MMA fighters in certain parts of the country. This is especially true in the […]
Ceremonial weigh-ins during PFL Europe 4 2025 at Radisson Blu Lyon in Lyon, France, Friday, December 12, 2025. (Jose Peñuela / PFL) Heavyweight and women’s featherweight champions were due to be crowned at PFL Lyon on Saturday as the Professional Fighters League returned to France and also concluded the PFL Europe season. The headliner is […]