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The UFC is back for its final trip (for now) to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The card is headlined by a pair of middleweight contenders in former champ Robert Whittaker taking on Darren Till. Also on...

Number one flyweight contender Joanne Calderwood will be fighting Jennifer Maia on August 1, risking her shot at the title by replacing Viviane Araujo. On Monday evening, news broke (later confirmed by MMAFighting) that incumbent flyweight tile challenger Joanne Calderwood...

Are the Welsh coming to take over MMA? Brett Johns says you'll be seeing "monsters" coming out of Wales soon. Securing his second straight win at UFC Fight Island 2 was Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns. Although, after picking up a...

The UFC's stint on Fight Island has had a couple of underlying themes. On the Fight Island 2 card this past Saturday, one was redemption (see: Figueiredo, Deiveson). Another was arrival. Any number of promising talents have arrived in...

Arman Tsarukyan put together a modest win streak Saturday night at UFC Fight Island 2. The Armenian-Russian fighter picked up his first win inside the octagon at UFC 240 last summer, and complimented that with a win over Davi...

Sergey Spivak picked up his second win inside the octagon at UFC Fight Island 2. A hotly contested bout against Brazilian newcomer Carlos Felipe saw the fight shift more and more in Spivak's favor as the night went on. By...

Picking up a first-round submission of "Irish" Joe Duffy at UFC Fight Island 2 was Spain's Joel Alvarez. The 27-year old has now won two straight, after dropping his promotional debut in February 2019. The Duffy fight, however, was clearly...

"Irish Joe" Duffy (properly Joseph Duffy) has decided to hang up the gloves following UFC Fight Island 2 on Saturday night. The lightweight fighter announced the news on social media following his loss to Joel Alvarez. The defeat was the...

Wish Granted. Khazmat Chimaev wanted a quick turnaround after an impressive performance at UFC Fight Island 1. And he has just that. On Saturday night, the UFC announced that Chimaev would return at UFC Fight Island 3. That's on July...

Capped by a finally crowning a new flyweight champion, the UFC's third offering on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island, UFC Fight Island 2, delivered plenty of action and more than a few finishes. Deiveson Figueiredo officially begins his reign on...