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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...
Fight Island will host the featherweight championship fight between Alexander Volkanovski (21-1) and Max Holloway (21-5). Six months is little time for the former champ Holloway to make the adjustments needed. It’s surprising to think that people were looking past Volkanovski as a challenger to H...
Why is it that when a UFC fighter retires, there is always a thought that they are probably going to return? MMA’s history is filled with fighters retiring and then returning not long after. We have previously looked at MMA fighters who have retired, only to return to fight again, sometimes multi...
At UFC 251 on Fight Island, Petr Yan (14-1) will face Jose Aldo (28-6) for the vacant bantamweight title. This booking is the strangest of all three title fights on the stacked card. Aldo has no official wins in a division full of top contenders. If Yan wins the belt, he will have become a champi...
UFC on ESPN 12 is now one for the books and we look ahead to UFC 251 on Fight Island. The main event was a special one, where we saw two top lightweights slug it out for 25 minutes. Throughout the card, there were notable performances and some interesting takeaways. We take a look at the […]
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 12 At UFC Fight Night on ESPN 12, the UFC returns once more to the Apex as streaking lightweight striker Dan Hooker, fresh from his victory over Paul Felder challenges the resurgent contender, Dustin Poirier, risen like a phoenix after his defeat at the hands of lightweigh...