UFC Tampa is official. On Friday, all fighters made weight for the final UFC card of 2024. It’s a makeshift, modified main event closing the show, with Colby Covington stepping in to replace Ian Machado Garry against Joaquin Buckley. That, after Garry was shifted to last week’s UFC 310 against Shavkat Rakhmonov. Covington has not […] The post UFC Tampa: Covington vs. Buckley Weigh-In Photo and Video Highlights appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

The light heavyweight title was on the line at CFFC 138 on Friday, as Luke Fernandez looked to defend gold opposite challenger Gregg Ellis. Fernandez, despite having just three fights as a professional, was 3-0 and building on an undefeated run as an amateur. He’d won the then-vacant Cage Fury FC light heavyweight title in […] The post CFFC 138: Fernandez vs. Ellis Full Results appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

Invicta FC wrapped up its 2024 on Friday, with a bantamweight title fight headlining Invicta FC 59 in Atlanta, Georgia. That fight saw champ Talita Bernardo take on fellow UFC alum Jennifer Maia, a former champ in the promotion at 125lbs (not to mention a title challenger in the UFC) who had a made a […] The post Invicta FC 59: Bernardo vs. Maia Full Results appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

Former UFC and PFL fighter Vinny Magalhaes has been arrested in Las Vegas and charged with three felony charges including assault with a deadly weapon. AG Fight was the first to report the arrest. According to reports Magalhaes, 40, is accused of threatening three victims with a weapon during a domestic dispute. Nobody was hurt […] The post Vinny Magalhaes Arrested In Las Vegas On Assault With Deadly Weapon Charge appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

After a disappointing run with ONE Championship that saw him out an extended stretch due to injury and COVID, “Super” Sage Northcutt left the promotion earlier this year. Now, the former UFC star has a new home. As first reported by MMA Junkie, Northcutt (12-3) has inked a deal with the PFL. Terms of the […] The post PFL Signs Former ONE, UFC Star Sage Northcutt appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

It’s been years in the making, undergone a name change, and still has its doubters – but the Global Fight League has announced its draft, and unveiled a number of former UFC stars it has reportedly signed. First revealed by GFL Founder Darren Owen on Uncrowned’s The Ariel Helwani Show, the GFL has signed the […] The post Global Fight League Announces Draft, Partial Roster appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

The UFC wraps up its 2024 calendar year on Saturday with UFC Tampa: Covington vs. Buckley, with the card’s official (and ceremonial) weigh-ins taking place as always a day prior. The card’s main event underwent a shift when Ian Machado Garry opted to drop out of his fight with Joaquin Buckley to face Shavkat Rakhmonov […] The post UFC Tampa: Covington vs. Buckley Weigh-In Results appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

ONE Championship returns to action on Friday, setting up shop at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok for ONE Friday Fights 91. Komawut FA Group looks for career win number 52 in Friday’s main event, taking on Russia’s Alexey Balyko in catchweight (140lb) Muay Thai showdown. A $100,000 U.S. contract was on the line for one […] The post ONE Friday Fights 91 Live Stream and Results appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

Tampa – UFC light heavyweight Vitor Petrino looks to bounce back from that first loss of his career when he faces Dustin Jacoby at UFC Tampa on Saturday night. Petrino (11-1) lost his last outing against Anthony Smith at UFC 301 in May. To make matter worse he lost via submission which, for a Brazilian […] The post Vitor Petrino Says Loss To Smith In Brazil Was “Bad day at work.” appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more

Tampa – UFC featherweight Billy Quarantillo gets to fight someone who he looked up to early in his career when he faces Cub Swanson at UFC Tampa on Saturday night. “I was in my living room and my manager called me,” Quarantillo told reporters on Wednesday. “He’s like, ‘are you ready?’ Like yeah dude I’m […] The post Billy Quarantillo Excited To Fight ‘Legend’ Swanson At Home appeared first on Cageside Press ..read more