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The featured preliminary card main card opening bout at UFC Fight Island 8 on Wednesday saw middleweights Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese throw down. The bout was originally expected for the prelims, but after the fights ran long, UFC Fight...

The last of seven newcomers on the UFC Fight Island 8 card, Belgium's Gaetano Pirrello had drawn a very tough assignment in Ricky Simon. The bantamweight battle came on the preliminary porting of the Abu Dhabi-based event, and Pirrello...

Su Mudaerji got the better of veteran kickboxer Zarrukh Adashev with the entire fight taking place on the feet at UFC Fight Island 8. Zarrukh Adashev's UFC debut did not go according to plan last year. The world-champion kickboxer from...

Dalcha Lungiambula got his first middleweight win in the UFC at UFC Fight Island 8, defeating Markus Perez by unanimous decision. Middleweight action at UFC Fight Island 8 on Wednesday saw Dalcha Lungiambula and Markus Perez both looking to get...

Francisco Figueiredo lived up to his family name at UFC Fight Island 8, defeating Jerome Rivera by unanimous decision in his promotional debut. The champ's brother has arrived. Francisco Figueiredo, older brother of UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, made his...

Cage Warriors double-champ Mason Jones made his octagon debut at UFC Fight Island 8. The highly touted prospect was a perfect 10-0 ahead of his clash with Mike Davis on Wednesday. He'd also claimed lightweight and welterweight gold under...

Umar Nurmagomedov, a cousin of UFC lightweight champ Khabib, made his octagon debut on Wednesday at UFC Fight Island 8, and won in a big way, putting opponent Sergey Morozov to sleep. The second straight UFC Fight Island 8 bout...

Manon Fiorot impressed in her promotional debut at UFC Fight Island 8, finishing Victoria Leonardo with a TKO in the second round. The UFC Fight Island 8 card was a rare mid-week event for the UFC, and if there was...

It's an odd Wednesday morning fight card as Michael Chiesa takes on Neil Magny in the UFC Fight Island 8 main event and Cageside Press has its picks ready. Michael Chiesa returns to the Octagon after just about a year...

A welterweight clash is on deck for Wednesday as Michael Chiesa looks to continue his climb up the ranks as he takes on perennial contender Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1244013396590116864?s=20 Michael "The Maverick" Chiesa is at a precarious...