UFC Fight Island 5: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Weigh-In Results
The UFC is back on Fight Island on Saturday, which means official weigh-ins on Friday (in the AM for those of us in the west, but late for the fighters present in Abu Dhabi). The Fight Night event, technically...
COVID-19 Positive Forces Rafael dos Anjos Out of UFC 254 Fight with Islam Makhachev
The upcoming UFC 254 PPV is down a key player. Former UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos has withdrawn from the card, after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Brazilian, who had been training...
UFC Fight Island 5: Marcin Tybura Looking to Break Back into Rankings
Marcin Tybura is making his second trip to "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi this weekend. And he'll be looking to find similar results, after a successful outing back in July. Tybura (19-6) has been paired up with "Big" Ben Rothwell...
Bellator Paris: Tim Johnson Believes Win Saturday Should Put Him in Title Conversation
Tim Johnson looks like a very different fighter ahead of Bellator Europe 10. Not just in terms of his recent success, although he has certainly found that, stringing together a pair of knockout wins over prospect Tyrell Fortune and...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Fight Island 5
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
Welcome to the UFC: Alan Baudot
The UFC returns to Fight Island this weekend, with a bantamweight showdown between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen. Also on the UFC Fight Island 5 card is Edson Barboza, Ben Rothwell vs. Marcin Tybura, the return of Thomas Almeida, and...
UFC Fight Island 5’s Edson Barboza: Judges Gave Last Two Fights to Opponents
Needless to say, Edson Barboza's last couple of fights have not gone his way. The Brazilian veteran, longtime lightweight and current 145lb'er has had his struggles with the judges. Including, most blatantly, in his last fight — a split...
Conor McGregor Accepts Fight with Dustin Poirier, UFC Still Exploring Options
Conor McGregor took to Twitter to accept a fight with Dustin Poirier and is reportedly pushing for a date in 2020. https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1314237969436475393?s=20 UFC superstar Conor McGregor took to social media on Thursday morning to accept a fight with Dustin Poirier and...
UFC Fight Island 5: Ben Rothwell on 51st Fight, Unrest In Hometown of Kenosha
Ben Rothwell is on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this week. It's another adventure in a lengthy career, perhaps one of the craziest given the circumstances. "Another notch on the good old 51-fight belt. It'll be my 51st fight coming...
Welcome to the UFC: KB Bhullar
The UFC is coming off a spotlight for the women's bantamweight division last weekend. One that saw Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie cement their status as the top two fighters not named Amanda Nunes. A week later, it's...
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