UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Viviane Araujo Sharp in Win Over Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi, a pioneer in MMA dating back to the early 2000s, was in action at UFC Fight Island 8 on Wednesday. "The Happy Warrior" was a slight underdog heading into her flyweight fight with Brazil's Viviane Araujo, a...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Matt Schnell Turns Up the Volume Against Tyson Nam
Flyweight action featured heavily on that UFC Fight Island 8 card. The third of three flyweight bouts (on the men's side alone) featured Tyson Nam and Matt Schnell, with Nam looking to put together a third straight win. Schnell,...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Lerone Murphy Passes Test Against Douglas Silva de Andrade
Kicking off the main card at UFC Fight Island 8, at least until the prelims went a bit long, was undefeated featherweight prospect Lerone Murphy. The British fighter was getting a tough test in his third UFC outing, having...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Omari Akhmedov Pummels, Submits Tom Breese
The featured preliminary card main card opening bout at UFC Fight Island 8 on Wednesday saw middleweights Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese throw down. The bout was originally expected for the prelims, but after the fights ran long, UFC Fight...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Ricky Simon Submits Debuting Gaetano Pirrello
The last of seven newcomers on the UFC Fight Island 8 card, Belgium's Gaetano Pirrello had drawn a very tough assignment in Ricky Simon. The bantamweight battle came on the preliminary porting of the Abu Dhabi-based event, and Pirrello...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Su Mudaerji Wins Tactical Fight Over Zarrukh Adashev
Su Mudaerji got the better of veteran kickboxer Zarrukh Adashev with the entire fight taking place on the feet at UFC Fight Island 8. Zarrukh Adashev's UFC debut did not go according to plan last year. The world-champion kickboxer from...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Dalcha Lungiambula Outlasts Markus Perez
Dalcha Lungiambula got his first middleweight win in the UFC at UFC Fight Island 8, defeating Markus Perez by unanimous decision. Middleweight action at UFC Fight Island 8 on Wednesday saw Dalcha Lungiambula and Markus Perez both looking to get...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Francisco Figueiredo Gets By Jerome Rivera
Francisco Figueiredo lived up to his family name at UFC Fight Island 8, defeating Jerome Rivera by unanimous decision in his promotional debut. The champ's brother has arrived. Francisco Figueiredo, older brother of UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, made his...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Mike Davis Spoils Debut of Mason Jones
Cage Warriors double-champ Mason Jones made his octagon debut at UFC Fight Island 8. The highly touted prospect was a perfect 10-0 ahead of his clash with Mike Davis on Wednesday. He'd also claimed lightweight and welterweight gold under...
UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Umar Nurmagomedov Puts Sergey Morozov to Sleep
Umar Nurmagomedov, a cousin of UFC lightweight champ Khabib, made his octagon debut on Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 8, and won in a big way, putting opponent Sergey Morozov to sleep. The second straight UFC Fight Island 8 bout...