UFC Vegas 5: Edmen Shahbazyan Was Down for Five Round Main Event
Just a handful of fights into his UFC career, and Edmen Shahbazyan is in his first main event. Of course, it wasn't supposed to be. Not this weekend at UFC Vegas 5, anyway. But with Irene Aldana withdrawing from the...
UFC Fight Island 3: Paul Craig Wants Shogun Rua After Another Triangle
Paul Craig did it again at UFC Fight Island 3. He locked up a triangle choke while getting beat up in the first round against Gadzhimurad Antigulov. Paul Craig has a knack for pulling victory out of the jaws of...
UFC Fight Island 3: Francisco Trinaldo Excited for Welterweight, Calls Out Diego Sanchez
Francisco Trinaldo proved there's more left in the tank at 41 years old with a third-round knockout against Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Island 3. Unfortunately, Francisco Trinaldo extending his win streak to three with a knockout over top European...
UFC Fight Island 3: Tanner Boser Successful After Rolling Dice
Tanner Boser continued his rise to stardom at UFC Fight Island 3 with a second-round knockout against Raphael Pessoa. It's been a great month for Tanner Boser. On June 27, he knocked out former PFL champion Philipe Lins in the...
UFC Fight Island 3: Jesse Ronson’s Return “Better Than Christmas”
At UFC Fight Island 3, Jesse Ronson made his first Octagon appearance since 2014, and did it in style with a first round stoppage. It took a short-notice fight during a global pandemic, but Jesse Ronson is finally back with...
UFC Fight Island 3: Movsar Evloev on “Gnarly” Motorcycle Accident Earlier This Year
Movsar Evloev improved his undefeated record to 13-0 over the weekend at UFC Fight Island 3. That came via a unanimous decision win over England's Mike Grundy. It wasn't how he expected to return to the octagon, however. The Russian featherweight...
UFC Fight Island 3’s Khamzat Chimaev: Nobody Works Like Me
If there was one breakout star for the UFC in the month of July, it was Khamzat Chimaev. Fighting twice during the promotion's stint on Fight Island, Chimaev instantly drew comparisons to Khabib Nurmagomedov. For his dominant grappling ability, and...
UFC Fight Island 3: Ramazan Emeev Not Happy with Another Decision
For a fighter who came away with a win at UFC Fight Island 3, Ramazan Emeev was awfully down on his performance. Downright disappointed. "I'm feeling good, but I'm just not happy with my performance," he told Cageside Press following...
UFC Fight Island 3: Expectations or Not, Alex Oliveira Knows Winning Is Key
MMA being what it is, a lot of expectations were put on Alex Oliveira vs. Peter Sobotta at UFC Fight Island 3. "A lot of people thought it was going to be Fight of the Night. I knew it...
UFC Fight Island 3: Carla Esparza on Split Decisions, Open to Ribas Fight Next
Despite a lack of cookies to celebrate with (or at least not enough cookies), Carla Esparza was in good spirits following her fourth consecutive win on Saturday, at UFC Fight Island 3. Even looking a little worse for the...
