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Legacy Fighting Alliance put on its second show of the month with LFA 85 on Friday night. Topped by a women's strawweight title fight between Vanessa "Lil Monster" Demopoulos and Sam Hughes, the card offered a more complete line-up...

A rematch with the flyweight belt on the line headlines UFC Fight Island 2 and Cageside Press has its picks ready. The main event of UFC Fight Island 2 pits Deiveson Figueiredo against Joseph Benavidez for the flyweight title once...

The UFC has set a women's bantamweight battle between Sijara Eubanks and Macy for September 5. Two Ultimate Fighter alumni. From two different seasons. Both appearing on the show in different weight classes than they compete in today. It's an interesting...

Ahead of UFC Fight Island 2, Deiveson Figueiredo hit one heck of a speed bump. In the form of a positive COVID-19 test just days prior to his departure to Abu Dhabi. Figueiredo will fight as scheduled, taking on Joseph...

Ahead of her UFC Fight Island 2 main card flyweight fight with Ariane Lipski, Luana Carolina is feeling "very relaxed." Part of that has been the effort put into Fight Island. Increased COVID-19 testing protocols. Personal workout rooms. "I've never...

The reveal for UFC 4 has come and gone, leaving MMA gaming fans with a sense of excitement. The trailer, with a remix of the classic The Who song “Baba O'Riley” was enough to get fans, myself included, amped...

After a disappointing end to their first fight for both men, Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez look to redeem themselves by winning the flyweight title at UFC Fight Island 2. https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1233118275627896834?s=20 The road to Fight Island for Deiveson Figueiredo was fraught...

"It's been quite a roller coaster," Kelvin Gastelum said of the last year or so of his life. "I've had to battle some demons, this off time." The coronavirus pandemic was a blessing in disguise, Gastelum added, because "I was...

Joseph Benavidez enters UFC Fight Island 2 knowing this could very well be his last shot at UFC gold. And he's in a fight that he didn't necessarily want to be in with his rematch against Deiveson Figueiredo. The pair...

The UFC Fight Island 2 weigh-in Friday morning (western time, anyway) answered perhaps the biggest question heading into the event: would flyweight contender Deiveson Figueiredo make championship weight? He'd failed to once before, eliminating himself from title eligibility at UFC...