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The main event of UFC Fight Island 3 was no doubt the most anticipated middleweight fight of 2020 not involving the name Israel Adesanya. The return of former champ Robert Whittaker, "The Reaper" (or "Bobby Knuckles" if you prefer)....

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua took home a split decision win over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the latter's final fight of his mixed martial arts career. The PRIDE era of MMA will always be special to fans who followed the sport in...

The card for the August 11 episode of Dana White's Contender Series is taking shape as a fight between new LFA champion Vanessa Demopoulos and Cory McKenna has been announced. The second episode of season 4 of Dana White's Contender...

Aaron Pico continued to rebuild, Jay Jay Wilson lost the weigh-in battle but won the war, Jordan Mein had a rude welcome, and Sergio Pettis may have clinched a title shot. Those were the takeaways from Friday's Bellator 242,...

Fabricio Werdum welcomed ex-UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson to the heavyweight division with a first-round submission win via armbar. The curiosity factor for Alexander Gustafsson's heavyweight debut at UFC Fight Island 3 was high, to say the least....

Carla Esparza was able to edge out a split decision win over Marina Rodriguez on the UFC Fight Island 3 main card from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Former strawweight champ Carla Esparza was on the best run of her recent...

Paul Craig picked up a beautiful submission victory over Gadzhimurad Antigulov on the UFC Fight Island main card from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Scotland's Paul Craig returned Saturday night at UFC Fight Island 3. Coincidentally enough, Craig's return came on...

The UFC's stint on Fight Island is over. For the month of July, the MMA powerhouse set up shop on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Dubbing it "Fight Island," the promotion put on four shows — the UFC 251 PPV,...

Alex Oliveira continued his winning ways with a unanimous decision win over Peter Sobotta on the UFC Fight Island 3 main card from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Brazil's Alex Oliveira is an interesting character to say the least. Father of...

The final newcomer at UFC Fight Island 3 appeared to have a daunting task ahead of him. Rhys McKee joined the UFC on Saturday, and the former Cage Warriors standout was lined up with Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev had made...