Gilbert Melendez

UFC, Strikeforce Vet Gilbert Melendez Hit with Two Year Ban by USADA

Now former-UFC fighter Gilbert Menedez has been handed a two-year suspension from competition by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Melendez, 38, was last seen in action at UFC 239 in July 2019. Once a Strikeforce lightweight champion, who challenged for gold...
Darren Till UFC

What’s Next: UFC Fight Island 3 Losers

Fifteen fights certainly gave the fans plenty to talk about Saturday at UFC Fight Island 3. It gave the UFC brass more to talk about as well with Dana White and co. awarding a rare six Performance of the...
Khamzat Chimaev

What’s Next: UFC Fight Island 3 Winners

In the main event of UFC on ESPN 14 — UFC Fight Island 3 if you prefer — Robert Whittaker earned himself a decision victory over Darren Till. The seven-fight main card delivered in the end, and today we will...
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UFC Fight Island 3’s Nathaniel Wood Always Ready for Opponent Changes

Nathanial Wood got back in the win column Saturday at UFC Fight Island 3. Not that he'd been gone for long. Wood (17-4) had suffered the first loss of his UFC tenure earlier this year. Yet it had come in...
Dan Hardy UFC

Dan Hardy Issues Statement on Confrontation with Herb Dean at UFC Fight Island 3

It's not often you see commentators get into a heated discussion with a ref during a live event. Yet that's what went down Saturday on "Fight Island" (Yas Island, Abu Dhabi) as the UFC's well-publicized stint there came to...
UFC Fight Island

Now Departing Fight Island, Looking Back on the One-of-a-Kind Event

Now that the historic events in Abu Dhabi have come and gone, we look back on the Fight Island experience that set a benchmark for mixed martial arts forever. The planes are in the air.  The cage on the beach...
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UFC Fight Island 3: After Fighting Out Contract, Fabricio Werdum Not Sure What’s Next

While the retirement of Little Nog (Antonio Rogerio Nogueira) perhaps overshadowed it, it shouldn't be forgotten that Saturday night may have been the last time we see Fabricio Werdum in action. At the very least in the UFC. Leading up...
Robert Whittaker and Darren Till, UFC Fight Island 3

UFC Fight Island 3: Robert Whittaker Calls “Stressful” Fight with Till “the Most Technical...

Even the most casual of fights fans could have recognized the chess match that transpired over the course of five rounds in the UFC Fight Island 3 main event. Ex-middleweight champ Robert Whittaker and Darren Till went back and...
Paul Craig (left) has his hand raised at UFC Fight Island 3

UFC Fight Island 3 Bonuses: Six Fighters Earn 50K Performance of the Night Awards

On a night that saw the UFC bid farewell to Fight Island, a number of strong showings stood out from the pack. And the UFC chose to recognize pretty much all of them. Forgoing a Fight of the Night...
Shogun Rua UFC

UFC Fight Island 3: Shogun Rua Says He Has Two Fights Left, Wants Craig...

Shogun Rua made it 3-0 against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on Saturday night at UFC Fight Island 3. In what was Minotouro's retirement bout, Rua (27-11) picked up a split decision win. It was a hard-fought contest, with both men...

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