UFC 253: Hakeem Dawodu Wants Top 10 Opponent, December Return
Coming out of UFC 253, Canadian featherweight "Mean" Hakeem Dawodu is now on a five-fight win streak. After starting his career in the WSOF, Dawodu (12-1-1) made the jump to the UFC in 2018, and after dropping his debut,...
Brandon Royval Took Inspiration from Nick Diaz Highlights Ahead of UFC 253
Brandon Royval has gone from being the awkward new kid at school, to the big man on campus, following UFC 253. Well, not exactly. "Not at all," Royval (12-4) corrected with a laugh, speaking post-fight to Cageside Press in a...
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Post-Fight Press Conference
UFC 253 marked the return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to "Fight Island" in a big way. After a successful stint in Abu Dhabi in July, the UFC was no doubt hoping that lightning would strike twice, putting on another...
UFC 253’s Jan Blachowicz: “Jon Jones Escaped From Us”
It was only six weeks ago that Jan Blachowicz knew for sure that he would not be fighting Jon Jones. That's when the UFC e-mailed him an offer to face Dominick Reyes at UFC 253, for the vacant light...
UFC 253: Kai Kara-France “Not Mad” At Cody Garbrandt’s Title Shot
Flyweight Kai Kara-France hasn't fought since back in February, at home in New Zealand. So when the call came to fight this weekend at UFC 253, despite only one name being offered, "Don't Blink" jumped at the chance. Even...
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...
