UFC Fight Island 1’s Jack Shore: “You give us five years, the Welsh will...
The UFC's Fight Island shows have put the spotlight on a number of international fighters, with Europe playing a large part in that. In particular, the U.K. and Wales have come out, with plenty of talent throwing down across...
UFC Fight Island 1: Mounir Lazzez Wants to Put “Idiot” Mike Perry in His...
Mounir Lazzez seems like a soft-spoken kind of guy. The sort of fighter who does his talking in the cage. So it was a bit of a shock to hear him call out Mike Perry following Lazzez's debut win...
Jared Gordon Recaps How Corner Came Together at UFC Fight Island 1
Jared Gordon went to Abu Dhabi with no corners this week. He walked away from his UFC Fight Island 1 bout with Chris Fishgold with his hand raised, a unanimous decision victory improving him to 2-1 over his last...
Despite Anticlimactic Finish, Modestas Bukauskas Says Debut on UFC Fight Island 1 Was Beyond...
Modestas Bukauskas made his debut at UFC Fight Island 1, picking up a Performance of the Night bonus in his finish of Andreas Michailidis. It was unquestionably an odd one, when all was said and done. At the end of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
