Jay Anderson

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MMA/pop culture writer, film&TV geek, horror novel junkie, rock n' roll aficionado. Canuck. MMAJA member. Find my stuff @CagesidePress @WhatCulture, & elsewhere

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Dalton Rosta Sees Holes in Sy's Game, Wants Aaron Jeffery Rematch

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Gabriel Gonzalez |Jay Anderson |Brett Cagle

Middleweight Dalton Rosta will enter the PFL World Tournament this Friday, competing for the Professional Fighters League for the first time (officially at least) when he takes on a former champion in Sadibou Sy.Rosta (9-1) last fought in June of 2024, defeating Norbert Novenyi Jr. at a Bellator Champions Series event.
Brent Primus "Prepared for Anyone," Looking for Rabadanov Rematch

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Gabriel Gonzalez |Jay Anderson |Brett Cagle

Former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Brent Primus returns to action as part of the PFL World Tournament this Friday, though not against the opponent originally planned. Initially, Primus (15-4) had been scheduled into a rematch with Alexander Shabliy, who beat him back in 2022 as part of the Bellator lightweight grand prix. With Shabliy withdrawing from the fight, Primus instead faces Vinicius Cenci, with little time to make the adjustment. None, really. “Really no adjustments.
PFL 3: Fabian Edwards Eyes PFL World Tournament Win, Eblen Rematch

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson |Gabriel Gonzalez

It’s been a bit of a rocky road for Fabian Edwards as he heads into the PFL Word Tournament, with the featherweight standout in sort of an on-again, off-again situation for his fight with Impa Kasanganay. Announced earlier this year, the fight with Kasanganay was then formally announced as off the card by PFL officials, only to wind up back on the books a short time later. Why? Edwards elaborated on that during Wednesday’s 2025 PFL 3 media day. “It’s just some visa, my visa delay.
Jay-Jay Wilson Promises He'll Be "A Whole Different Fighter" at PFL 3

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson |Gabriel Gonzalez

Don’t expect to see the same Jay-Jay Wilson this Friday at the 2025 PFL 3 show in Orlando, Florida. Wilson missed all of 2024 after one of the strangest USADA suspensions ever. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suspended “The Maori Kid” three months after he tested positive for metenolone and its metabolites in April of 2024, at the start of that year’s PFL season. However, testing proved that he’d been the victim of a contaminated vape pen, after sharing a vape with a non-PFL athlete friend.
Gavin Tucker Joins UFC 315, Faces Jeong Yeong Lee

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Featherweight action has been added to May’s UFC 315, as Canadian Gavin Tucker will make the trip to Montreal. Tucker (13-3) will end another extended hiatus when he faces Jeong Yeong Lee (11-2) at the event at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec on May 10, 2025. Korean MMA was first to report news of the booking, which Cageside Press confirmed on Wednesday. Tucker’s career has come in fits and starts since joining the UFC in 2017.
Julian Erosa Wants To Be More Technical, Top 15 Fight Next

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Eddie Law |Jay Anderson

UFC featherweight Julian Erosa is really trying to clean his game up and make it more technical while still being exciting following his victory over Darren Elkins at UFC 314 on Saturday night. “100%. A lot of the fights that I’ve won that have been super great fights have been fights that I’ve gotten dropped in. I fought Nate Landwehr, he dropped me, and then I knocked him out,” Erosa told Cageside Press at his post-fight scrum. “Sean Woodson dropped me and then I choked him out.
Now a Fighting Nerd, UFC 314's Michal Oleksiejczuk Ready for Big Fights

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Miami — Polish middleweight Michal Oleksiejczuk snapped a three-fight skid with a TKO finish of Sedriques “SD” Dumas on the preliminary card of UFC 314 on Saturday. The fight saw a big move pay off for Oleksiejczuk (20-9, 1NC), as he had joined one of Brazil’s hottest fight camps, Fighting Nerds, in preparation for the bout. “This is my first preparation in Fighting Nerds, and I’m a better fighter.
UFC 314: Su Mudaerji Looking to Stay Active, Come Back Stronger

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Miami — Flyweight Su Mudaerji, known to fight fans as “The Tibetan Eagle,” snapped a three-fight losing streak with a split decision win over Mitch Raposo at UFC 314. Mudaerji was desperately need of a win for obvious reasons, especially coming off of a knee injury that has helped stifle his activity. A busy fighter on the regional scene in China prior to arriving in the UFC, Mudaerji has only fought once per year since 2019.
Marco Tulio Injured Hand Early at UFC 314, Didn't Want to Tell Corner

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Miami — Brazilian middleweight Marco Tulio trains alongside Charles Oliveira at storied gym Chute Box, and made quite the impression in his fight with Tresean Gore at UFC 314 on Saturday. En route to knockout victory, improving him to 2-0 in the promotion, Tulio put on a dominant performance, all while dealing with an injured and possibly broken hand sustained early in the bout. “I just felt the right thumb kind of like, spun a little bit.
On New Deal Starting with UFC 314, Nora Cornolle Wants to Stay Active

1 week ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Miami — French bantamweight Nora Cornolle picked up her third win in four UFC fights at UFC 314 on Saturday, kicking off the start of a new contract with the promotion. That’s news even some of her teammates and coaches weren’t aware of, as Cornolle had wanted to surprise them. “So, interesting question. I wanted to keep that a surprise for some of my coaches too, but no, that’s the first [fight] of my new contract,” Cornolle told Cageside Press backstage at the Kaseya Center.