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All eyes were on the first championship title fight on Fight Island, which was advertised in many different ways such as “Russia vs. Brazil” and “The Young Star vs. an MMA Legend”. But no matter which perspective you saw...

The UFC's next PPV event, UFC 252 in August, has an unexpected addition. During the broadcast of UFC 251 on "Fight Island" on Saturday night, the promotion announced that Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz will join the PPV event. The...

Petr Yan is the new UFC bantamweight champion after smashing the legendary Jose Aldo in the fifth round of their UFC 251 title bout. Legacy is nearly obsession when it comes to combat sports. When all is said and done,...

Just weeks after his UFC Norfolk victory against Sergey Spivak, Polish heavyweight Marcin Tybura suffered an enormous personal tragedy. As the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic blanketed Europe, Tybura was forced to endure the death of his father. Following...

Rose Namajunas avenged her previous loss to Jessica Andrade with a split decision win at UFC 251 after a hellacious battle. A rematch over a year in the making. A pair of former champions looking to get back in the...

Amanda Ribas picked up a quick submission win over Paige VanZant to open up the UFC 251 pay-per-view (PPV). UFC 251 offered a fight, not a popularity contest. But there's no denying the following that Paige VanZant brings with her...

The UFC's inaugural Fight Island show went down Saturday night. UFC 251 boasted a trio of title fights, at welterweight, featherweight, and bantamweight. Not to mention some big names like Volkan Oezdemir, Rose Namajunas, and Paige VanZant. Even newcomer Jiri...

Jiri Prochazka picked up a huge knockout win over Volkan Oezdemir in his UFC debut at UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi. One of the most anticipated UFC debuts in years took place at UFC 251 on Fight Island. The stacked event,...

Muslim Salikhov was able to edge out a split decision win over Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at welterweight on the UFC 251 prelims. Welterweight action at UFC 251 had Brazil's Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos taking on Muslim Salikhov. Zaleski dos Santos...

Makwan Amirkhani picked up a huge submission win over Danny Henry at UFC 251 on the preliminary card. "Mr. Finland" Makwan Amirkhani was back in action to open the televised preliminary card of UFC 251. Opposite him, at featherweight, Danny...