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"It's been quite a roller coaster," Kelvin Gastelum said of the last year or so of his life. "I've had to battle some demons, this off time." The coronavirus pandemic was a blessing in disguise, Gastelum added, because "I was...

Joseph Benavidez enters UFC Fight Island 2 knowing this could very well be his last shot at UFC gold. And he's in a fight that he didn't necessarily want to be in with his rematch against Deiveson Figueiredo. The pair...

The UFC Fight Island 2 weigh-in Friday morning (western time, anyway) answered perhaps the biggest question heading into the event: would flyweight contender Deiveson Figueiredo make championship weight? He'd failed to once before, eliminating himself from title eligibility at UFC...

Just three fights into his UFC career (four if you count his bout on The Contender Series), Grant Dawson has turned more than a few heads. The Nebraskan wrestler quickly added three more rear naked chokes to the six...

Mixed martial arts fans love a good fight-ending sequence, as often it summarizes the story of the fight in just a few seconds. Getting the finish is a definitive end to a fight that makes a statement: “I was...

For the third straight event in a week hosted on the Fight Island, the UFC is back with a card headlined by a flyweight championship bout. That will see Joseph Benavidez take on Deiveson Figueiredo once again. In the...

The third of four Fight Island shows goes down this Saturday in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. UFC Fight Island 2 is set to be headlined by a rematch in its main event, as Joseph Benavidez will...

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....

Ariane Lipski has been training for a fight since February. "The Violence Queen" was originally scheduled to face opponent Luana Carolina in May. When the coronavirus pandemic hit, that was pushed back to June. Now, she'll step into the...

Going 0-3 and still managing to get a pay raise from the UFC tells you something about Tim Elliott. His awkward yet entertaining style in the cage definitely gets fans talking. It's probably a factor in why Elliott found...