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Bryan Barberena recently went to social media to call for a fight. That fight was any and everybody that is ready at fight island. Barberena has been fighting professionally since 2009 and has been fighting for the UFC since 2014. He has a record of 15-7 going 6-5 inside the UFC octagon. His wins...
The fight island bubble is popping with another great weekend. UFC ESPN 16 main event preview takes a look at the two athletes fighting at the top of the bill. Former bantamweight champion, Holly Holm returns to face Irene Aldana who is coming off an emphatic knockout win over Ketlen Viera. Simil...
At UFC 253 Fight Island, Brandon Royval (12-4) showed up as new blood in the shallow ranks of the men’s flyweight division. Royval took on The Ultimate Fighter 24 veteran Kai Kara-France (21-9). “Raw Dawg” had complained about not having a chance to show his striking in his debut against Tim Elli...
The UFC returns to fight island this weekend with an objectively phenomenal card. In the main event of the evening, Israel Adesanya takes on Paulo Costa in what is one of the most heavily anticipated bouts of 2020. Although the fights guarantee fireworks, smart betting will be required due to a l...
With UFC 253 just around the corner, the UFC is back on Fight Island for the next five weeks. Being away from home living out of a hotel for that long can be a drag, unless, that hotel is The W on Yas Island. Granted, not everyone gets the Dana White treatment, but still, it […]
Following four successful shows spanning from July 12th – 26th, the UFC returns to Fight Island on September 27th. With two PPV events and three-fight nights scheduled there are plenty of fights to look forward to. We preview the upcoming main events and give a nod to those fights to look forward...
We recently came to the end of the four-fight series on Fight Island. Kicking off with UFC 251, we saw four events in two weeks, with two-midweek cards. Two title fights, four great main events and a whole host of talking points made Fight Island a success. There was a strong theme throughout eac...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since Fight Island 3, you’ll know that commentator Dan Hardy was extremely unhappy with two stoppages from referee Herb Dean. The occurrence happened in the Jai Herbert vs Francisco Trinaldo bout, where the Brazillian landed a vicious overhand left, knocking...
Could one of the two main event combatants at Fight Night 174 emerge as a future middleweight contender and stay at the top? We examine various aspects of the fight and deliver our verdict! Every sport is about the survival of the fittest, but Fight Night 174 is something of a spiritual ‘eliminat...
As Brit’s know, BT Sport churn out some of the best MMA content out there on Youtube channel, often featuring British stars like Darren Till, Leon Edwards and Molly McCann, amongst others. One of their latest videos feature Till in camp ahead of his main event against Robert Whittaker this weeken...
The UFC Fight Island series from Abu Dhabi concludes with a very intriguing card this Saturday on ESPN. The card is headlined by the former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert ‘The Reaper’ Whittaker, as he takes on the Darren Till, who is looking for his second win at 185lbs. Before betting the figh...
Team Kaobon have arrived on Yas Island ahead of the July 25th card. The Liverpool based gym have three fighters taking part on the final Fight Island card. We see the debut of exciting heavyweight prospect, Tom Aspinall, the return of commonwealth bronze medalist, Mike Grundy and we also see Darr...
UFC Fight Night Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2: These two fighters meet for the second time in 2020. This time, barring any unforeseen weight or health issues, the UFC Flyweight gold will be on the line. Before you bet the fight, check out the current active fighter betting trends for this championshi...
Holloway vs Volkanovski was not a robbery. When both men fought for the UFC Featherweight title on Saturday, it was a fantastic performance from them. Max Holloway (21-6) was able to address the challenges Alexander Volkanovski (22-1) brought to his game and provided the champion Volkanovski with...
Dana White has announced that there will be four events in 14 days on Fight Island. UFC 251 will kick off proceedings on July 12th, with three events occurring shortly afterwards. A whole host of excellent fights have been announced for these events and there is a clear trend throughout – British...
Kelvin Gastelum looks to get back to winning ways in the co-main event at UFC Fight Island 3. Taking on the tricky Jack Hermansson, Gastelum will be looking to get back in the win column having dropped his previous two fights. The winner of this certainly catapults themselves into the title pictu...