UFC 257: Expect McGregor to Shine on Fight Island
When Conor McGregor returns at UFC 257 later this much, it will very much be a must-see PPV event once again kicking off the year. Not unlike another McGregor-helmed card, last January's UFC 246. Over the years the promotional genius...
15 Female Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2021
The UFC women's divisions, save for featherweight, have all fully matured at this point. Once upon a time, there was a question of whether female fighters could survive without a star like Ronda Rousey at the helm, but no...
UFC Fight Island 8: Roxanne Modafferi Confident Against “Well-Rounded and Strong” Araujo
One thing is clear after speaking with Roxanne Modafferi ahead of UFC Fight Island 8 on January 20: "The Happy Warrior" has a lot of fight left in her. This is an interesting time for Modafferi. The 38-year old flyweight...
10 Flyweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2021
2020 was a huge year for the newly reinvented flyweight division in the UFC. Arguably, Comeback of the Year for 2020 could very well have been handed to the 125lb weight class as a whole. Deiveson Figueiredo emerged as a...
Belal Muhammad vs. Dhiego Lima Headed to UFC 258
The seemingly never-ending shuffling of the deck continues when it comes to UFC cards, and this time out it's Belal Muhammad vs. Dhiego Lima. The welterweight pair, originally booked for December's UFC Vegas 17, have now landed on UFC...
UFC: Irwin Rivera’s Sister, Mother Release Statements in Wake of Attack
With her brother facing attempted murder charges after stabbing herself and another of his sisters, Lezlye Rivera, UFC bantamweight Irwin Rivera's sister, has released a statement regarding the incident — and supporting him. In a post to Facebook, Lezlye Rivera...
UFC Fight Island 8: Lerone Murphy vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade Added
The UFC's January 20 card — that's UFC Fight Island 8, or UFC on ESPN 20, for those keeping track — has another addition. In featherweight action, England's Lerone Murphy (9-0-1) will thrown down with Brazil's Douglas Silva de Andrade....
UFC Fight Island 7’s Jacob Kilburn: Long Layoff was for the Best
It was seemingly a whole different world, and certainly a different MMA landscape, when Jacob Kilburn made his UFC debut. Back in December of 2019, Kilburn got the call to fill in against Billy Quarantillo when Chris Fishgold had...
UFC Bantamweight Irwin Rivera Arrested on Two Counts of Attempted Murder
Update: Online records with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office originally listed Irwin Rivera as charged with two counts of first degree murder. An arrest report later released by the police department lists Rivera as charged with attempted murder. UFC...
Fans Officially Set to Return at Latest UFC Fight Island Series
Fans will officially be back in attendance for the first time since March as the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi announced a limited number of spectators to be allowed in the arena. The Department of Culture and...
























