UFC Fight Island 1: Cody Stamann Doesn’t Consider Rivera Bout to be Short-Notice
Cody Stamann has what most would consider a short-notice fight this Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 1. Only, he doesn't really see it that way. Speaking to Cageside Press during a virtual media day for the event, Stamann (19-2-1) noted...
Ryan Benoit Lets Slip About Secret Training Sessions Ahead of UFC Fight Island 1
With Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz being pushed back to UFC 252 next month, Ryan Benoit got something of a gift ahead of his fight with Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Island 1 this Wednesday. The pair have been moved...
UFC Fight Island 1: Jimmie Rivera Reveals “Hard Lesson” Learned in Petr Yan Fight
Having overcome COVID-19, Jimmie Rivera gets back in the octagon this Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 1. There, he'll meet fellow bantamweight Cody Stamann in a featherweight bout. That's a side effect of the short-notice nature of the fight. Still,...
UFC Fight Island 1’s Calvin Kattar: “There’s an awful lot of talking going on,...
Calvin Kattar enters his UFC Fight Island 1 main event with Dan Ige on the first fight of a new deal. Something he calls a "six-fight opportunity" — one that could likely land him in the title picture with...
UFC Fight Island 1: Abdul Razak Alhassan Nearly Driven to Suicide During Sexual Assault...
There's no sugar-coating it: Abdul Razak Alhassan has not fought in the UFC since September of 2018 because he was on trial for sexual assault. The welterweight was 4-1 in the promotion, with three straight wins via stoppage, when his...
UFC Fight Island 1: Dan Ige Surprised, but Respects Calvin Kattar for Fighting Down...
Dan Ige was most certainly an interested party when it came to Max Holloway's fight with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 251 over the weekend. Ige (14-2), who features in his first UFC main event this week at UFC Fight Island...
UFC 251: Makwan Amirkhani Opens Up on the Loneliness of Losing
Sometime after his UFC 244 fight with Shane Burgos, Makwan Amirkhani had what you might call an epiphany. "I'm not here anymore for the money. That was the old me," he told Cageside Press of the fighter whose goal was...
After Missing Weight, UFC 251’s Raulian Paiva Considered Leaving Flyweight Behind
Missing weight is something no fighter ever wants to do. To many, making weight is actually the job. Or at least the fight before the fight. So Raulian Paiva was none too happy when he missed weight for UFC...
UFC 251: Karol Rosa Still Hoping to Land Avila Fight
Bantamweight Karol Rosa stepped into the octagon for nearly the first time in a year at UFC 251. She left with her hand raised. Rosa (13-3) had be lined up with "The Raging Panda" Julia Avila over the past 11...
UFC 251: Muslim Salikhov Eying September Return Following Fourth Straight Win
"The King of Kung Fu" continued to build a foothold in the UFC welterweight division Saturday night. UFC 251 saw Muslim Salikhov (17-2) earn his fourth straight victory, this time against the always-tough Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. That split decision...
