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The UFC touched down in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on Saturday for their first edition of Fight Island. UFC 251 included three title fights, one of them being a rematch between featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former champion Max Holloway. Volkanovski successfully defended his title fo...
The stacked UFC bantamweight division has booked a fight between Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera. The newly ranked O’Malley is fresh off of his win against former WEC bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland. Vera’s last fight, on the other hand, was a highly controversial decision loss against Song Ya...
The UFC‘s Fight Island has finally arrived as the octagon touches down on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi and we will have UFC 251 results all night long. The event will feature three title fights, one of them being a match up for the vacant bantamweight title. Heading into fight week, UFC welterweight c...
MMASucka staff picks are locked in for this amazing event tonight. Later this evening, July 11th from Fight Island, we will see UFC 251. The card features a trio of championship fights as well as a stacked undercard. The undercard kicks off on ESPN and ESPN+ at 6 PM EST with the main card taking […]
To the surprise of most, the UFC has seen great success since its restart back in May. However, UFC 251 is shaping up to be the crème of the crop. UFC superstar and BMF champion Jorge Masvidal set to take on current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. But before getting there, two highly anticipa...
Cody Stamann and Jimmie Rivera are set to throw down in a short notice bout on Fight Island. The two were originally preparing to fight each other in August but will do it on July 15 in Abu Dhabi instead. Cody Stamann vs. Jimmie Rivera Stamann (19-2-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) feels he has more paths […]
UFC commentator and former lightweight fighter Paul Felder was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The 35-year-old was expected to be a part of the UFC ‘Fight Island’ commentary team for all four events, however, that is no longer the case. During an episode of Believe You Me podcast, Michael B...
The Octagon descends on Yas Island for a star studded pay-per-view at UFC 251. The “Fight Island” initiative was to provide opportunities to international athletes who cannot enter the US due to travel restrictions. Brazil are the second largest producer of UFC athletes behind the USA. Therefore,...
UFC 251 will be the UFC’s first event at fight island in Abu Dhabi. The card will be headlined by Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman. Today we will be taking a look at a fight that is flying under the radar. Under The Radar An undercard fight between Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos and Muslum Salikhov is […]
UFC light-heavyweight Khalil Rountree (8-4) vented his frustration over “fake news” in a personal message to fans on Instagram. In the last few days, Rountree has been rumoured to make his heavyweight debut against Greg Hardy at UFC 252. However, the thirty-year-old revealed that no bout agreemen...
Analysis for Usman vs Masvidal at UFC Fight Island is tricky. It feels as if what will decide the fight are things we do not know about. Jorge Masvidal (35-13) made the gamebred move of taking the fight on six days’ notice. Usman is pretty game to accept a short-notice opponent change as well. Bu...
It’s about that time again. Making the Grade is back and features a look at the UFC’s PPV event, UFC 251 taking place on Fight Island this Saturday night. The card is stacked with a massive three title fights headlining the card. In the main event, Kamaru Usman will be defending the welterweight ...
Pedro Munhoz has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unable to compete against Frankie Edgar in the co-main event on July 15 at Fight Island. Ariel Helwani was the first to report the news. Pedro Munhoz Out of July 15 Fight Versus Frankie Edgar Munhoz is the latest in a line of fighters that...
The UFC is back and on ‘Fight Island’ this weekend with the pinnacle event, UFC 251. Check out UFC 251 Embedded Episode 1 above. UFC 251 Embedded Episode 1 The first episode of Embedded follows some of the top fighters on the card to the ‘safe zone’ in Abu Dhabi. The main event features a […]
UFC fight island shall make its long-awaited debut in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, next weekend. Unfortunately, Gilbert Burns has been ruled out of his welterweight title bout against the defending Kamaru Usman due to a coronavirus diagnosis. Despite this, there are plenty of viable UFC 251 betting tip...
Just hours after it was announced that Gilbert Burns had tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced out of his main event battle against Kamaru Usman, another man’s name has been added to the mix. The BMF Champion Jorge Masvidal could potentially fill in and save the UFC 251 main event. On Satur...