Rob Font Excited for Opportunities for Return Fight From Injury, in “Best Division in...
Top 10 bantamweight nearly ready for return, hopeful for this fall. Rob Font is one of the most exciting bantamweights in the UFC's 135lb division, which is chock full of excitement. Font suffered a torn meniscus and ACL injury at...
Solo Hatley Jr. Plans To Test Pico’s “Cody Garbrandt Chin” At Bellator 242
Solo Hatley Jr. looks to take out another popular prospect in Aaron Pico this Friday when the pair square off at Bellator 242. Hatley Jr. (8-2) is coming off a split decision victory over Gaston Bolanos in his promotional debut in...
UFC Fight Island 3: Cowboy Oliveira’s Training Camp So Old School It Was Medieval
With Brazil particularly hard-hit by the coronavirus, Brazil's Cowboy Oliveira had to make some adjustments in his training camp. Had to go a little old school. Or medieval, as he put it. Speaking to Cageside Press at Tuesday's virtual media day,...
UFC Fight Island 2’s Grant Dawson: The Future Is at Lightweight
Grant Dawson entered UFC Fight Island 2 looking to get a little respect on his name. Perhaps now he's got it. Dawson (16-1) took home a unanimous decision victory over Nad Narimani on the event's preliminary card. That, after Narimani...
UFC Fight Island 2: Brett Johns Says Gym is “Creating Monsters, but Nobody’s Listening”
Are the Welsh coming to take over MMA? Brett Johns says you'll be seeing "monsters" coming out of Wales soon. Securing his second straight win at UFC Fight Island 2 was Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns. Although, after picking up a...
UFC Fight Island 2: Amir Albazi First Saw BJJ as “People With Pajamas Rolling...
The UFC's stint on Fight Island has had a couple of underlying themes. On the Fight Island 2 card this past Saturday, one was redemption (see: Figueiredo, Deiveson). Another was arrival. Any number of promising talents have arrived in...
UFC Fight Island 2’s Nad Narimani: Grant Dawson Brings Nothing New
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...
UFC Fight Island 2: Jack Hermansson Learning to Have Ice in His Stomach
After a pedestrian beginning to his UFC career that saw him go 3-2 with a loss by submission and TKO each, Jack Hermansson needed to put together a run. That’s exactly what the Sweden-born, Norwegian-trained fighter did, winning each...
UFC Fight Island 1: Tim Elliott Signed New Deal, Got Pay Raise Despite Current...
Tim Elliott won a season of the Ultimate Fighter, challenged Demetrious Johnson for the UFC's flyweight title, and gave the all-time great one of the toughest tests of his UFC run. And despite that, he probably doesn't get the...
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...
