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It's official. The main event of UFC 251, kicking off Fight Island this weekend in Abu Dhabi, is set. On six days' notice, Jorge Masvidal hit championship weight, to challenge incumbent champ Kamaru Usman. That development, during Friday morning's official...

Paige VanZant has turned into a successful brand while with the UFC, but can she get the desired result against the latest rising star in the promotion in Amanda Ribas at UFC 251? Perhaps the MMA world is sleeping on...

Starting in 2021, the UFC will have a new official, exclusive outfitting partner: Venum. The apparel company, who have sponsored fighters like Lyoto Machida, Fabricio Werdum, and Carlos Condit, was revealed as the heir apparent to Reebok in a press...

The UFC kicks off its stint on Fight Island in a big way this weekend. The Abu Dhabi-based shows launch with UFC 251, what would have been the card anchoring International Fight Week. Of course, given the ongoing global...

At an ungodly hour local time, Kamaru Usman was the last fighter from UFC 251 to appear at the event's media day. Consider that a preview for Usman's title fight against Jorge Masvidal on Saturday. While the PPV card will...

Jimmie “El Terror” Rivera (22-4) will face Cody Stamann (19-2-1) in Abu Dhabi (Fight Island) July 15. Although both men are ranked bantamweights, this highly anticipated contest will take place at featherweight due to this contest being made on...

Make no mistake about it, taking a title fight halfway around the world on barely a week's notice is what the kids might call a "gangsta" move. And when it comes to that life, Jorge Masvidal is at the...

UFC 251 marks the promotion's debut on Fight Island, and the first of four events designed to get its international roster in the mix during the ongoing pandemic. Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts....

UFC 251 this Saturday, July 11 sees the promotion debut on Fight Island. That, of course, is actually Yas Island, residing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The card is a major event headlined by three title fights. Kamaru Usman...

This is not the first time Jessica Andrade has trained for Rose Namajunas, obviously. In fact, it's not even the second. The pair first met in 2019, a fight in which Namajunas dominated the first round. But a second-round slam...