The light heavyweight title scene is rocking for the first time in years following UFC Vegas 13. After a stunning performance, Glover Teixeira defeated Thiago Santos via submission in the third round despite being knocked down twice by huge strikes from ‘Marreta’. After being knocked down in the first round, Teixeira managed to take Santos […]
For once back in September, the UFC were rightly praised for their match-making skills. After arranging for the light heavyweight crown to be claimed by Jan Blachowicz or Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 on Fight Island, the UFC had cleverly arranged for Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira to go to war the following week with […]
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is to move up to the light heavyweight division to challenge Jan Blachowicz for the 205lbs title, according to UFC president Dana White. Adesanya defended his title at UFC 243 in September, knocking out Paulo Costa in the second round after a dominant performance. On the same night, Polish veteran […]
UFC 254 lived up to all its hype as Fight Island’s final show delivered great fights, great performances and a historic retirement. In the main event, Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated Justin Gaethje before choking him unconscious with a triangle choke in the second round to retain his undisputed lightweight championship. Following the fight and after moving […]
It’s not often in the UFC that the undisputed champion of a division is the one calling out opponents after victorious bouts. After Israel Adesanya defended his belt in stunning fashion against Paulo Costa last month, knocking the Brazilian out in the second round after dominating the entire fight, it was he who made the […]
It’s the rivalry in MMA right now and it’s between two fighters who aren’t even in the same weight class. The consensus greatest of all time in Jon Jones is undefeated in the UFC barring a silly disqualification in a fight he dominated way back in 2009, with the only other blemish on his record […]
Fight Island returned with a historic card as Israel Adesanya made short work of his fiercest rival so far while Jan Blachowicz became the undisputed light heavyweight champion with a stunning knockout win. After all the build up and talk about a potential fight of the night in the main event Adesanya entered the octagon […]
EARLY PRELIMS Danilo Marques def Khadis Ibragimov via Unanimous Decision (29-28 x2, 30-27) Both men step out in tentative fashion and throw feints before Marques shoots in for an immediate takedown attempt. Ibragimov defends against the cage and grabs the fence on his way down and ends up back on his feet quickly, but the […]
The UFC makes their long awaited return to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this weekend as they prepare for double title fight at UFC 253. Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz will square off in the octagon for the vacant light heavyweight championship in the co-main event, while the card is headlined by Israel Adesanya’s second defence of […]
As UFC 253 approaches fight night, the UFC continue to hype the main event as the fight of the year. They’re not wrong. Israel Adesanya puts his middleweight title on the line when he takes on Paulo Costa, with both fighters undefeated and ready for war. There is a genuine dislike between the two, with […]
