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Dan Hooker Believes Impressive Performance at UFC 257 Could Land Khabib, Or Top Five...

In the end, Dan Hooker was the lightweight willing to fight former Bellator champion Michael Chandler, in the latter's UFC debut. The bout is the co-main event of this weekend's UFC 257, topped of course by Conor McGregor vs. Dustin...
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UFC on ABC 1, Promotion’s Return to Network Television, Draws 1.2M Viewers

The UFC's debut on ABC, its first appearance on a broadcast network in the United States since 2018, was a stunning success in terms of in-cage product. Max Holloway topped the card with one of the greatest performances of...
Mason Jones and Mike Davis, UFC Fight Island 8

UFC Fight Island 8 Bonuses: Newcomers Cash In

UFC Fight Island 8 was all about the youth movement. Seven fighters made their debut at the Fight Night event in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Several others were making their second or third UFC appearances. With a card so...
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UFC Fight Island 8: Chiesa vs. Magny Post-Fight Press Conference Live Stream

A rare mid-week card saw the UFC in action Wednesday. The middle of three Fight Island events (the third, UFC 257, being January's crown jewel), UFC Fight Island 8 saw Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny topping the card. Both...
Neil Magny and Michael Chiesa, UFC Fight Island 8

UFC Fight Island 8: Chiesa and Magny Jockey for Divisional Position

A welterweight clash is on deck for Wednesday as Michael Chiesa looks to continue his climb up the ranks as he takes on perennial contender Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1244013396590116864?s=20 Michael "The Maverick" Chiesa is at a precarious...
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UFC Fight Island 8: Michael Chiesa Ready to Compete in Era of Opportunity

UFC welterweight Michael Chiesa has called the pandemic era the "Era of Opportunity." But it's an era that, despite all the opportunity afford to those able to compete, he has been unable to take part in. Until now. Chiesa (17-4)...
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UFC Fight Island 8: Roxanne Modafferi Cool with Being Underdog, Winning Friends Some Money

Roxanne Modafferi went 2-1 in 2020, not a bad record given how the coronavirus pandemic turned the world on its head. She started the year with an upset win over Maycee Barber, and book-ended it by defeating Andrea "KGB"...
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UFC Fight Island 8: Warlley Alves Ready for Fight of His Life in Return

TUF Brazil 3 winner Warlley Alves has been out of action over a year — and he is ecstatic to get back to work this Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 8. "I feel so happy, because this is my work,...
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UFC Bantamweight Andre Ewell Receives Public Warning from USADA

Andre Ewell, part of the UFC's bantamweight division, is the latest fighter to receive a public warning from USADA. In a press release Tuesday, USADA (U.S. Anti-Doping Agency) officials revealed that Ewell, 32, had failed an out-of-competition drug test on...
Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor Facing Multi-Million Dollar Personal Injury Lawsuit

Ahead of his return this weekend at UFC 257, where he will fight in a rematch with Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor has been drawn into a different sort of battle. The former UFC double champ (lightweight and featherweight) is the...

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On the final day of the ESPN era, we look back on the milestones and the athletes that defined the UFC's time on the...