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After picking up her second straight win, over Angela Hill back in May, former strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha has her next bout set. As first reported by Combate, Gadelha (18-4) will face China's Yan Xiaonan (12-1) at a yet-to-be-announced...

Just when it seemed like the fight had fallen through, Jorge Masvidal is back in the UFC 251 main event. Back in his title fight with Kamaru Usman. Back on Fight Island. Well, shortly anyway. It's a fight that came...

Flyweight action is the latest addition to season four of the Contender Series, and it will feature Fury FC flyweight champ Jacob Silva against Jeffrey Molina. Dana White’s Contender Series is back for its fourth season starting next month. The show...

Another bout is set for the upcoming fourth season of Dana White's Contender Series, and this one features Adrian Yanez and Brady Huang. Dana White’s Contender Series is back for season four and set to run from August to September —...

Jorge Masvidal is set to take on Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title at UFC 251 next Saturday on Fight Island. Just 48 hours after it seemed that the UFC's highly anticipated first Fight Island event had lost its headliner,...

Japanese standout Kanako Murata, who has been one of the bigger success stories for RIZIN FF, has signed with the UFC. The Invicta FC strawweight champion announced the news on social media Sunday. https://twitter.com/m_r_t_k_n_k/status/1279659540581978113 "I've signed a contract with the UFC!," Murata...

The July 15 Fight Island date has been hit hard by COVID-19 positives, with a trio of fights in jeopardy as a result. At least one appears to have been saved, however. First reported by MMA Junkie, former UFC fighter...

A previously announced featherweight pairing between Ryan Hall (8-1) and Ricardo Lamas (19-8) has been rescheduled. As first reported by MMA Fighting, the duo will now throw down on August 29. Hall and Lamas were originally scheduled to meet at...

Welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns is out of UFC 251 next Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19. MMAJunkie reports that Gilbert Burns is out of the headliner against welterweight champion Kamaru Usman next Saturday at UFC 251, after testing positive...

There's been a little bit of turmoil in the waters, and we aren't even on Fight Island yet. The UFC's four-event stint in Abu Dhabi officially gets underway on July 11 with UFC 251. On the Tuesday and Wednesday prior,...