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From the show Deiveson Figueiredo put on in Saturday's UFC Fight Island 2 main event, it's clear he could be a handful even a weight class up. Figueiredo, a large, powerful flyweight, knocked opponent Joseph Benavidez down three times in...

Ouch. That was the immediate reaction to Ariane Lipski's stunning submission of Lauana Carolina at UFC Fight Island 2. "The Violence Queen" indeed. Lipski (13-5) earned her second straight victory in the UFC, this one via kneebar at just under 90...

The co-main event at UFC Fight Island 2 pitted the number six ranked middleweight Jack Hermansson against the number seven ranked Kelvin Gastelum. This fight could have easily headlined its own card, but the UFC knew placing Gastelum vs....

Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez main evented the UFC Fight Island 2 event earlier tonight from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The pair competed for the vacant 125-pound championship left behind by Henry Cejudo. Back in February, Figueiredo actually finished Benavidez in...

Deiveson Figueiredo completely destroyed Joseph Benavidez in one round to win the vacant UFC flyweight championship at UFC Fight Island 2 in Abu Dhabi. UFC Fight Island 2 on Saturday night was a redemption story. The question was, whose redemption would...

Jack Hermansson scored a huge first-round submission win over Kelvin Gastelum in their UFC Fight Island 2 co-main event in Abu Dhabi. A key middleweight bout served as the UFC Fight Island 2 co-main event. In it, both Jack Hermansson...

UFC Fight Island 2 — the third of four events on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi starting with UFC 251 earlier this month — transpired Saturday night. With a flyweight title fight rematch, eagerly anticipated, in the main event. That fight...

Rafael Fiziev put on an absolute show against Marc Diakiese in their main card bout at UFC Fight Island 2 in Abu Dhabi. The middle fight on the UFC Fight Island 2 card Saturday promised fireworks. Muay Thai expert Rafael...

Ariane Lipski picked up the first finish on the UFC Fight Island 2 main card, submitting Luana Carolina with a devastating kneebar. A battle of Brazilian flyweights featured on the UFC Fight Island 2 main card on Saturday. That bout,...

Askar Askarov kicked off the UFC Fight Island 2 main card with a decision victory over Alexandre Pantoja at flyweight. Kicking off the main card at UFC Fight Island 2 was a bout potentially set as a title eliminator. Heading...