Results & Recaps

Ike Villanueva entered UFC Fight Island 8 with his back to the wall, having a dismal 2020 and losing both his first two UFC bouts. The light heavyweight was paired up with Vinicius Moreira in Abu Dhabi — and...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...