Eddie Law

Journalist at Cageside Press

Journalist for @cagesidepress Host of @KeyboardMMA, @representltd RIP RM, AR. Opinions are my own 💯

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Kendly St. Louis First To Submit Berkhamov, Calls Out Shields

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Brett Cagle |Eddie Law

PFL welterweight Kendly St. Louis scored a massive victory in his first fight back in the promotion submitting Mukhamed Berkhamov in the third round at the PFL World Tournament Semis in Nashville on Thursday. St. Louis (11-4) became the first man to ever submit Berkhamov in a professional MMA bout. That capped off what ended up being a very successful week for the 34-year-old. “Feels good. Feels great. We trained pretty hard for this camp.
UFC Reveals Additional Bouts For UFC 319 in Chicago, IL

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

Chicago, Illinois is the setting for UFC 319 taking place on August 16 from the United Center headlined by the UFC middleweight title bout, but the promotion announced additional fights on Tuesday. UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will defend his title against #3 Khamzat Chimaev in the main event. It’s been a bit of a wait to see Chimaev come to the states once again, but this time challenging for the middleweight belt.
Sarek Shields Hopes To Continue With PFL After Luciano Win

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

PFL welterweight Sarek Shields is ready for whoever following his victory over Joseph Luciano at the PFL World Tournament Semis in Nashville on Thursday. That whoever just happened to be Kendly St. Louis. St. Louis was hoping for a matchup wit the winner of Shields-Luciano which wasn’t part of the tournament. “If PFL would have me back I’d love to come back here and put on a performance,” Shields told Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum.
Rose Namajunas Returns To Win Column, Takes Decision Over Maverick

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

Former two-time UFC strawweight champion, now a flyweight Rose Namajunas looked to find her way to a title shot at 125 starting with Miranda Maverick at UFC Atlanta on Saturday night. Namajunas (13-7) is the former queen of the 115ers but she made the move to 125 after dropping two-in-a-row at strawweight. 2-1 in her run at flyweight so far she has victories over Amanda Ribas and Tracy Cortez. She dropped a decision to Erin Blanchfield last November, but looked to right the ship against Maverick.
Mansur Abdul-Malik Scores Technical Decision Following Headclash

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

UFC middleweight Cody Brundage has seen a lot in his three years in the UFC taking on some big names, but at UFC Atlanta he gets a big heavy-hitter in the form of Mansur Abdul-Malik on Saturday night. Brundage (11-6) came into the fight off a first round TKO victory over Julian Marquez in March. The Factory X product hold victories over Zach Reese, Jacob Malkoun and Tresean Gore to name a few. Abdul-Malik (8-0) is arguably the hottest prospect at 185-pounds today.
Paul Craig vs. Rodolfo Bellato Declared No Contest Due To Illegal Strike

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

UFC middleweights Paul Craig and Rodolfo Bellato were set to fight back in May, but a medical issues took Bellato out of the fight until UFC Atlanta on Saturday night. Bellato (12-2-1) withdrew from the bout on fight night due to a medical issue. He came into UFC Atlanta off a majority draw bout against Jimmy Crute at UFC 312. Craig (17-9-1) was in need of a win pretty badly. Although his three consecutive losses came against high-level opponents it’s still the dreaded 3-fight skid.
Rose Namajunas Says It's Not Personal With Maverick

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

UFC flyweight Rose Namajunas is in an interesting spot as she takes on former training partner Miranda Maverick at UFC Atlanta on Saturday night. Namajunas (13-7) trained with Maverick, mostly in sparring, but still an interesting side not to the matchup. “No second thoughts (on taking the fight) or anything.
Michael Chiesa Excited For TUF vs TUF Matchup, Still Wants To Fight

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

UFC welterweight Michael Chiesa is excited for a veteran vs veteran matchup with fellow TUF winner Court McGee going into their fight at UFC Atlanta on Saturday night. “I welcome the matchup. I think it’s more challenging of a matchup than the oddsmakers have it pegged as. His body of work is impressive. He’s been around for a very, very long time. Got a tremendous amount of respect for the guy,” Chiesa told reporters on Wednesday.
ONE Championship Heads To Tokyo For ONE 173 Nov 16

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

ONE Championship is heading back to Tokyo, Japan, at the Ariake Arena on Nov 16 the promotion announced on Thursday. ONE Championship made a stop in Tokyo in March in a spectacular event at Saitama Super Arena. Saitama is hallowed ground in the world of MMA having been the primary location for PRIDE MMA.
Jeremy Pacatiw vs Elbek Alyshov Set For ONE Fight Night 34

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law

ONE Championship bantamweight Jeremy Pacatiw is set to welcome Elbek Alyshov to the promotion at ONE Fight Night 34 on Aug 1 in Bangkok, Thailand sources tell Cageside Press. Pacatiw (13-6) will look to bounce back into the winner’s column against the debutant following a decision loss in March. The Lion’s Nation MMA product has a 3-2 record with ONE Championship with wins over Rui Chen, Tial Thang and Shuo Wang.