UFC 253: Kai Kara-France “Not Mad” At Cody Garbrandt’s Title Shot
Flyweight Kai Kara-France hasn't fought since back in February, at home in New Zealand. So when the call came to fight this weekend at UFC 253, despite only one name being offered, "Don't Blink" jumped at the chance. Even...
Sijara Eubanks Feels Win Over Vieira at UFC 253 Puts Her Right in Title...
Women's bantamweight Sijara Eubanks had all of an hour to figure out who would accompany her to Fight Island this week. In fact, she got the phone call from her manager the night before, telling her that she had...
UFC 253’s Paulo Costa Calls Adesanya “Good Actor,” “Fake Guy”
A lot has been made over the brief, cordial encounter between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa ahead of UFC 253. The pair met in a hotel hallway earlier this week, and engaged in a bit of small talk. Adesanya pointed...
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Weigh-In Results
The UFC is back on Fight Island, and kicking off their return in a big way with UFC 253. It's usually best to measure expectations, of course. The next title fight is always the best title fight, in the eyes...
Hakeem Dawodu Feels Win at UFC 253 Should Result in Top Ten Booking
Hakeem Dawodu entered the UFC one of the hottest Canadian prospects in years. The undefeated fighter stepped into the octagon for the first time in 2018, against Danny Henry at that year's UFC London card — and was quickly...
UFC 253: Setbacks Serving as Motivation for Ketlen Vieira
Ketlen Vieira is one of a very small handful of contenders in the UFC's bantamweight division that has not yet run up against Amanda Nunes. However, coming off a loss against Irene Aldana, Vieirea (10-1) isn't yet in striking...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 253
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....
UFC: Santos vs. Teixeira Rescheduled for November 7
A fight between top UFC light heavyweights Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira is expected to headline an event on November 7 in Las Vegas. ESPN reports that the light heavyweight match-up between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira has been rescheduled...
UFC: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cody Stamann Headed to December 5 Card
After a dominant win over John Dodson, surging bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili has been paired up with Cody Stamann. The key 135lb bout is expected to go down on December 5, at an event yet to be officially announced by...
Nikita Krylov vs. Volkan Oezdemir Announced as UFC Fight Island 6 Co-Main Event
The UFC's October 17 card, which clocks in as UFC Fight Island 6, has a co-main event. On Thursday, UFC officials announced via social media that Volkan Oezdemir vs. Nikita Krylov would serve as the penultimate fight of the...

























