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UFC Fight Island 1’s Tim Elliott: Silence of Empty Arena “Kind of Bothers Me”

Going 0-3 and still managing to get a pay raise from the UFC tells you something about Tim Elliott. His awkward yet entertaining style in the cage definitely gets fans talking. It's probably a factor in why Elliott found...
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UFC Fight Island 1: Middleweight Khamzat Chimaev Wants to Fight… Donald Cerrone?

UFC Fight Island 1 on Wednesday was a coming out party for several new UFC talents. Among them, Khamzat Chimaev, who trains alongside the likes of Alexander Gustafsson and Ilir Latifi at All Stars MMA in Sweden. Chimaev made a...
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UFC Fight Island 1: Taila Santos Happy to Be Able to Hear Corners Without...

Molly McCann had won three straight in the UFC women's flyweight division headed into Wednesday night. That streak, however, came to an end care of Taila Santos at UFC Fight Island 1. Brazil's Santos (16-1), who entered the UFC via...
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UFC Fight Island 1: Liana Jojua Overcome with Emotion Following First Win in Two...

"I feel very good, and I'm very happy for this win," a clearly elated Liana Jojua told Cageside Press following her win at UFC Fight Island 1 on Wednesday. Later, she'd explain that she was overcome with emotion following...
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UFC Fight Island 1: No Fan of Looking Back, Lerone Murphy Has Eyes Set...

Lerone Murphy isn't one to dwell on the past, it seems. And can you blame him? Murphy (9-0-1) is part of the new wave of British MMA fighters. On Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 1, he put on a dominant...
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Following UFC Fight Island 1, Jimmie Rivera Still Down for Edgar Fight

After over a year away, and battling COVID-19 alongside his wife, Jimmie Rivera finally got back to work on Wednesday. The talented bantamweight picked up a win over another key fighter in the weight class, Cody Stamann, at UFC Fight...
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UFC Fight Island 1: Kattar vs. Ige Post-Fight Press Conference Live Stream

The UFC's second date on Fight Island — UFC Fight Island 1, following this past weekend's PPV — took place Wednesday, with a key featherweight fight in the main event. Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige were both looking to...
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UFC Fight Island 1: Mounir Lazzez Free of Nerves Ahead of Octagon Debut

The UAE's first homegrown UFC fighter, Mounir Lazzez, makes his octagon debut Wednesday. Lazzez (9-1) fights out of Dubai, and the Tunisian-born welterweight will make history as the first Arab-based fighter to fight for the world's largest MMA promotion. He'll...
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UFC Fight Island 1: Tim Elliott Signed New Deal, Got Pay Raise Despite Current...

Tim Elliott won a season of the Ultimate Fighter, challenged Demetrious Johnson for the UFC's flyweight title, and gave the all-time great one of the toughest tests of his UFC run. And despite that, he probably doesn't get the...
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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...

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