UFC Fight Island 1: Mounir Lazzez Free of Nerves Ahead of Octagon Debut
The UAE's first homegrown UFC fighter, Mounir Lazzez, makes his octagon debut Wednesday. Lazzez (9-1) fights out of Dubai, and the Tunisian-born welterweight will make history as the first Arab-based fighter to fight for the world's largest MMA promotion. He'll...
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...
UFC Fight Island 1: Cody Stamann Doesn’t Consider Rivera Bout to be Short-Notice
Cody Stamann has what most would consider a short-notice fight this Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 1. Only, he doesn't really see it that way. Speaking to Cageside Press during a virtual media day for the event, Stamann (19-2-1) noted...
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...
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...
UFC Fight Island 1: Abdul Razak Alhassan Nearly Driven to Suicide During Sexual Assault...
There's no sugar-coating it: Abdul Razak Alhassan has not fought in the UFC since September of 2018 because he was on trial for sexual assault. The welterweight was 4-1 in the promotion, with three straight wins via stoppage, when his...
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