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...
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...
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...
UFC 253: The Israel Adesanya Show
Being such a big fan of the sport himself, Israel Adesanya recognizes how the fans of mixed martial arts think. He realizes the quality that fans appreciate above all else is being fearless, and taking the most dangerous fight...
UFC 253: Brandon Royval on the Struggle to Accept That He Belongs At the...
After picking up a huge win in his UFC debut against Tim Elliott, Brandon Royval (11-4) returns for his sophomore outing at UFC 253 on "Fight Island" this weekend. And he's still just a little bit on cloud nine. "Unbelievable....
UFC 253: Zubaira Tukhugov Discusses Dawodu Fight, Not Being on Khabib Card
Zubaira Tukhugov rose to infamy in the UFC not because of his in-cage abilities, but because of his antics at UFC 229. The Russian fighter, a member of lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov's entourage, was caught on camera assaulting Conor...
UFC 253: Paulo Costa “Insecure” According to Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya came across UFC 253 opponent Paulo Costa in a hotel hallway recently. Pretty much a non-event: no fireworks, at least. But the encounter resulted in a simple takeaway on his opponent: "He's insecure." Speaking at a virtual media...
UFC 253: Dominick Reyes “Righting a Wrong” in “First Title Defense” This Weekend
Dominick Reyes says he will be "righting a wrong" this weekend at UFC 253. There, he'll take on Jan Blachowicz, with the vacant UFC light heavyweight title on the line. Reyes (12-1) suffered the first defeat of his career when...
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