On Wednesday, the UFC returned to our screens for the second time this week with UFC Fight Island 8: “Chiesa vs. Magny” from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The card, which began at 9:00am ET, was originally scheduled to be headlined by a welterweight fight between No. 3-ranked contender Leon Edwards and rising prospect Khamzat […]The post UFC Fight Island 8: “Chiesa vs. Magny” Live Results and Highlights appeared first on | BJPenn.com.

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UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has contradicted the recent remarks of the promotion’s president, Dana White. Nurmagomedov last fought at UFC 254 in October, when he defended the lightweight title with a second-round submission victory over Justin Gaethje. In his post-fight interview with commentator Jon Anik, he shocked the MMA world by announcing his retirement […]The post Khabib Nurmagomedov contradicts Dana White’s comments: “Fi…

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Khabib Nurmagomedov has issued a statement after receiving the “Submission of the year” award from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Although the undefeated UFC lightweight champion only competed once during the 2020 calendar year, Khabib’s lone effort still produced hardware. The Russian star improved his overall record to a perfect 29-0 this past October when he […]The post Khabib Nurmagomedov issues statement after receiving “Submission of …

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Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesThere’s no rest for the weary because Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is right back at it again with a special Wednesday event. Indeed, UFC Fight Island 8 goes down today (Weds., Jan. 20, 2021) inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, two of the fiercest rivals in MMA history, nearly crossed paths on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. See the pair’s near encounter, as captured by Dan Hardy’s Full Reptile, below: As you can see, the pair nearly crossed paths as McGregor arrived at the UFC 257 fighter hotel. Nurmagomedov happened […]The post Video | Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov miss each other by seconds in Fight Island hotel appeared f…

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