Welcome to the UFC: Modestas Bukauskas and Andreas Michailidis
There will be dueling debuting fighters on the prelims of UFC Fight Island 1 as Modestas Bukauskas battles Andreas Michailidis. Four days after a prestigious UFC 251 card, the UFC is back to Fight Island on a Wednesday. This card...
UFC Targets Alistair Overeem vs. Augusto Sakai for September 5 Headliner
Augusto Sakai is on the brink of being a contender at heavyweight and to get there he'll have to take down the legendary Alistair Overeem in an upcoming UFC headliner. ESPN's Marc Raimondi first reported that the bout between Augusto...
Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson 2 to Headline Bellator Event on August 7
A rematch between former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler and former UFC champion Benson Henderson is scheduled to headline Bellator 243 on August 7. Combate and MMAFighting reported that a rematch between Bellator lightweight contenders Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson...
Pettis vs. Bandejas to Headline Bellator Return on July 24
Sergio Pettis will meet Ricky Bandejas in a bantamweight bout in what will be the first Bellator event in over four months on July 24. A bout between bantamweights Sergio Pettis and Ricky Bandejas is on tap as the headliner...
Ryan Benoit Lets Slip About Secret Training Sessions Ahead of UFC Fight Island 1
With Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz being pushed back to UFC 252 next month, Ryan Benoit got something of a gift ahead of his fight with Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Island 1 this Wednesday. The pair have been moved...
UFC Fight Island 1: Jimmie Rivera Reveals “Hard Lesson” Learned in Petr Yan Fight
Having overcome COVID-19, Jimmie Rivera gets back in the octagon this Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 1. There, he'll meet fellow bantamweight Cody Stamann in a featherweight bout. That's a side effect of the short-notice nature of the fight. Still,...
UFC Fight Island 1’s Calvin Kattar: “There’s an awful lot of talking going on,...
Calvin Kattar enters his UFC Fight Island 1 main event with Dan Ige on the first fight of a new deal. Something he calls a "six-fight opportunity" — one that could likely land him in the title picture with...
Kenneth Bergh Out of UFC Fight Island 1
The UFC on ESPN 13 fight card — commonly known as UFC Fight Island 1, the first Abu Dhabi event following UFC 251 this past weekend — is down a fight. That's due to light heavyweight Kenneth Bergh pulling...
UFC on ESPN 13: Kattar vs. Ige Weigh-In Results
Just four days out from UFC 251, the UFC will be back in action on Fight Island. This time, it's UFC on ESPN 13, or UFC Fight Island 1, despite being the second event on what is actually Yas...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Fight Island 1
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....