Jay Anderson

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

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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Vitor Belfort to Join UFC Hall of Fame

4 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Pioneering light heavyweight champ and later middleweight title challenger Vitor Belfort will join the UFC Hall of Fame this summer. Belfort will join the Pioneer Wing, the promotion announced during Saturday’s UFC 315 broadcast. Belfort, who also won the UFC 12 heavyweight tournament, later captured the promotion’s light heavyweight title in in 2004, defeating fellow Hall of Fame member Randy Couture to do so.
UFC 315's Daniel Santos Calls Out Dan Ige

4 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Montreal — Featherweight Daniel Santos came away from UFC 315 in Montreal with a hard-fought decision win, and he didn’t shy away from adversity with his post-fight callout. Speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press backstage at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Santos (12-2), fresh off his third straight win (and after fighting for the first time since 2023) took aim at Hawaiian Dan Ige. “Shoot for the stars and you’ll get to the moon,” exclaimed Santos, speaking via translator.
Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder Tops UFC Abu Dhabi in July

4 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Reinier de Ridder is wasting no time making his way up the UFC middleweight division. The former ONE Championship double-champ, fresh off a win over Bo Nickal a week ago, has already booked his return. He’ll headline UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26 at the Etihad Arena, taking on former 185lb champ Robert Whittaker. UFC officials announced the booking on Saturday.
UFC 315: Three Canadian Fighters on Representing Canada in Unprecedented Times

5 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Montreal — As the UFC returns to Canada for the first time in 2025, hosting UFC 315 on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal, rest assured that it is not a normal time for most Canadians. For months, the United States’ northern neighbour has endured hostile rhetoric from America’s president.
Georges St-Pierre Names B.J. Penn His Toughest Foe

5 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Montreal — UFC legend and former double-champ Georges St-Pierre has always been open about being afraid prior to his fights. But as he explained during the UFC 315 Q&A at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Friday, fear can be a good thing. Speaking to fans and media outlets in attendance ahead of UFC 315, the first Quebec based UFC event in a decade, GSP explained that he and his peers very often see “athletes that perform very well in the gym.
Rory MacDonald Admits Comeback Thoughts, But "It's Not for Me Anymore"

5 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Montreal — Rory MacDonald is a UFC Hall of Fame member, a former title challenger known for a welterweight classic with Robbie Lawler, and as a Bellator MMA welterweight champion at the height of that promotion. Since he walked away from MMA in 2022 after a bumpy run in the PFL, “The Red King” has rarely been heard from. After all, he doesn’t keep a social media presence, and hasn’t been all that involved with any of his former promotions.
Never Try McDonald's

5 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Montreal — For some fighters, looking back on their younger years is a chance to reflect on what could have been: what fights they might have better prepared for, what opportunities they should have jumped on. For former UFC star Patrick Cote, one of the greatest Canadian, and French Canadian, fighters in UFC history, his message to his younger self would be all about food. Particularly, stay away from McDonald’s. “For me, never try McDonald’s. That’s my thing.
Just Call Him Chuck Boo-ffalo: Radtke Heckled at UFC 315 Weigh-In

5 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Chuck Buffalo – that would be American welterweight Charles Radtke – hasn’t been making any friends in Canada this week. Radtke has become public enemy number one ahead of his fight with Mike Malott at UFC 315 this Saturday, where the pair serve as the night’s featured preliminary card bout.
Islam Makhachev Says He Won't Vacate 155lb Title Regardless of UFC 315 Outcome

5 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

The UFC 315 main event this Saturday, set for the Bell Centre in Montreal, may determine the immediate future of the lightweight division. It will not, however, dictate whether or not 155lb champ Islam Makhachev vacates the lightweight title. On that front, Makhachev made clear on Friday that he would be holding on to his belt. “This Saturdays main event will define what’s my next move is,” Makhachev wrote on social media.
Ex-Champ Garbrandt Draws Raoni Barcelos at UFC Atlanta

6 days ago | cagesidepress.com | Jay Anderson

Cody Garbrandt (14-6), the former UFC bantamweight champion, has booked a fight against Raoni Barcelos (19-5) at UFC Atlanta. The Team Alpha Male fighter, who recently debuted a new look, will be looking to bounce back from a loss to ex-flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo last April, a setback that snapped a two-fight win streak. The bout, set for June 14 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, will be Garbrandt’s first action in over a year.