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7:02 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Dana White first brought up the concept of “Fight Island,” it sounded so exotic. The intrigue intensified as the UFC president refused for weeks to share the site’s location or any other details. It was easy to conjure up images of fight teams relaxing on a beach among palm

Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Sean O’Malley is convinced that he’ll do battle with former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt one day. O’Malley is coming off a sensational knockout victory. The same can be said for Garbrandt. Both 135-pounders were featured on the main card of UFC 250. O’Malley knocked out Eddie

I have great news for all the grappling fans in our audience and absolutely terrifying news for everyone else. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes is coming soon to a wet dream near you, thanks to the promotion’s untimely shrinkage. And as a special bonus, he’s bringing fellow heavyweight bruiser Alexander Volkov. “I

Watch Jessica Eye defeat Jessica-Rose Clark (UFC on ESPN+ 30 Free Fight) [embedded content] Jessica Eye soundly defeated Jessica-Rose Clark in Singapore in June 2018. She squares off against Cynthia Calvillo in the main event of Fight Night Vegas on Saturday, June 13. Eye is the top ranked contender in the women’s flyweight division. (Video

Image credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Daniel Cormier doesn’t agree with the timing of Conor McGregor’s retirement announcement. Just after UFC “champ-champ” Amanda Nunes turned in a stellar performance against Felicia Spencer, McGregor hopped on Twitter to claim he is retiring from MMA competition. Some feel that the timing of McGregor’s announcement took

11:38 AM ET The UFC’s Fight Island is real, and it’s located in the Middle East. UFC president Dana White revealed to ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday his mysterious Fight Island is located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The island will help the company promote some of its international athletes who

Image Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev /AFP/Getty Images Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father is making progress, says Ali Abdelaziz. Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap, has been in a hospital in Moscow, Russia. “The Eagle” said that Abdulmanap, who has battled pneumonia, was also diagnosed with the coronavirus. At one point, it was reported by multiple Russian outlets that Abdulmanap was on

Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 250 presented a ton of action top-to-bottom, but the show was stolen by the Bantamweight talent. Aljamain Sterling picked up a quick submission to secure his title shot, while Cody Stamann earned an exciting decision victory to break into the top 10. In addition, Cody Garbrandt and Sean O’Malley picked

[embedded content] Conor McGregor came out of nowhere to announce his retirement from fighting following UFC 250 on Saturday. Though it was a bit of a sideswipe, UFC president Dana White was not surprised. After all, the with the current state of the world, not much surprises him any more. “Conor McGregor is frustrated right

Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Sean O’Malley has some interest in finally fighting Marlon Vera inside the Octagon. O’Malley and Vera were expected to fight at UFC 239. Yet, the fight was scrapped due to the undefeated contender was forced off the card after traces of Ostarine was found in his system.

2:12 PM ET UFC president Dana White made some news Tuesday morning, and while much of the focus was on the cards he announced for the highly anticipated Fight Island, he threw in a nugget that arguably dwarfs any other fight mentioned. The trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and former two-division champ Daniel