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UFC Fight Island 3 Medical Suspensions: Plenty of Winners Get 30 Days

The UFC's final stop on Fight Island was filled with close, back-and-forth bouts. Although no Fight of the Night bonus was given, there was plenty of close scorecards and overall dog fights. As a result, even some of the...
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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...
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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...
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Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje Announced for October 24

UFC President Dana White has announced that the lightweight unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje is official for October 24. UFC President Dana White announced on Tuesday morning in an interview with CNN that the fight between Khabib...
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UFC: Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz on the Move Again, Will Headline August 22...

Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz has found a new date yet again. The anticipated bantamweight debut of former lightweight champ Edgar has been rescheduled a fourth time, per a report by Brazil's Combate. It will now headline the UFC's August...
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Ryan Spann vs. Johnny Walker Headed to Fight Island for UFC 253

Popular light heavyweight Johnny Walker is set to make the trip to Fight Island. ESPN was first to report that Brazil's Walker will take on Ryan Spann at UFC 253 in September. While nothing is set in stone as of...
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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...
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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...
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UFC Fight Island 3: Pannie Kianzad Feels She’s Had a Harder Road to the...

It took a minute, but it feels like Pannie Kianzad has finally arrived in the UFC. The bantamweight, who appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 28 (at featherweight), wasn't gifted a contract at the end of the season. Few fighters were....
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UFC Fight Island 3: “Reserved” Tom Aspinall Not About to Replicate Teammate Darren Till’s...

MMA is a sport full of colorful personalities. But not everyone can be a Chael Sonnen, Rampage Jackson, or Conor McGregor. For every Darren Till, quite frankly, there's a Tom Aspinall. And that's fine. Let's be honest, one Darren...