The UFC lightweight division is still up in the air after Dana White’s latest comments about the title picture following UFC 258. After Dustin Poirier knocked out Conor McGregor at UFC 257 and Michael Chandler knocked out Dan Hooker at the same event, it was believed the title picture was down to four men – […]
After UFC 257 came to an end, the title contention for the lightweight championship of the world was seemingly down to just three men. Dustin Poirier cemented his spot at the top of the pile with his win over Conor McGregor, while Dana White finally admitted that Khabib Nurmagomedov would most likely not be returning […]
The first pay-per-view of the year lived up to the hype, as Dustin Poirier knocked out Conor McGregor in the second round of their UFC 257 rematch. The lightweight contenders were matched up in order to figure out who would be the next challenger for the 155lbs championship, with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s future unclear. It was […]
EARLY PRELIMS Amir Albazi def Zhalgas Zhumagulov via Unanimous Decision (29-28 x3) Good start to the bout from Zhumagulov as he lands two really nice combos on the feet. Albazi starting to work some leg kicks but Zhumagulov throwing a heavy overhand right that is just missing the target. Albazi starting to pressure against the […]
A swift return to action for the UFC as the final instalment of their Fight Island triple header is upon us, with Dustin Poirier taking on Conor McGregor in a lightweight eliminator. A rematch from six years prior, both men look to put their stamp to a claim to be the next challenger for the […]
UFC 257, the return of Conor McGregor. All the promo, all the hype and all the attention has been on the Notorious one and that’s probably fair. He’s the biggest star in the history of the sport and is one of the best in the world when it comes to actually fighting in the octagon. […]
The last time the UFC were on Fight Island, we saw the end of arguably the greatest career in mixed martial arts history. Khabib Nurmagomedov took just two rounds to submit Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October to move to 29-0 professionally, before retiring in the octagon post-fight in honour of his father. Abdulmanap […]
Michael Chandler will make his UFC debut in a co-main event clash against Dan Hooker at UFC 257, the organisation have confirmed. Chandler signed from Bellator MMA during the summer of 2020 and served as the back-up for the lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in October. He made […]
The UFC have finally completed their set of fights for the year of 2020 and what a crazy year it was. 456 fights total in a year that saw a global pandemic bring a close to all live sports for almost two months at least before Dana White and co. became the leaders of getting […]
The UFC will return to Fight Island for it’s first three events of 2021 as president Dana White officially announced a triple-header in Abu Dhabi. After UFC Vegas 17 last weekend, the UFC is currently on a four-week break from events over the holiday period but has now announced the three headline fights for the […]
