UFC fighter Conor McGregor (AP Photo / Pavel Golovkin) Conor McGregor promised a "masterpiece" when the biggest draw card in mixed martial arts returns to the fray Saturday against US lightweight Dustin Poirier in the headline event on the UFC 257 card in Abu Dhabi. “This is the best I have...
Photo from UFC Europe's Twitter account Filipino-American fighter Mark Striegl had a dose of reality after suffering defeat in his much-awaited UFC debut. Said Nurmagomedov of Russia only needed 51 seconds to hand Striegl his first loss in the promotion in their bantamweight bout, the first match...
ONE Championship Images Filipino-American fighter Mark Striegl is not looking far away when it comes to the Philippines' competitiveness in combat sports. Striegl, who grew up in the mountains of Baguio, lauded the famed Benguet-based stable Team Lakay for making a name in mixed martial arts...
Screenshot from Mark Striegl's Instagram account Filipino-American fighter Mark Striegl went on a rollercoaster ride en route to his much-awaited UFC debut. Since recovering from COVID-19, everything has fallen into place for Striegl -- at least for now. Speaking to the T2 Fight Project podcast...
Photo from Josh Culibao's Instagram account Filipino-Australian fighter Josh Culibao settled for a controversial split draw against Charles Jourdain of Canada Sunday in UFC Fight Island 4 in Abu Dhabi. Culibao started strong in the first two rounds before Jourdain displayed mastery in both striking...
UFC middlweight champion Israel Adesanya (Photo from Israel Adesanya's Twitter account @stylebender) Israel Adesanya remained unbeaten after successfully defending his UFC middleweight title with a second-round stoppage of Paulo Costa in UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi's Fight Island Saturday night (Sunday,...
Robert Whittaker of Australia (Photo by ASANKA BRENDON RATNAYAKE / AFP) Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, who flirted with retirement just months ago, has promised fireworks inside the cage Sunday as the Ultimate Fighting Championship ends its stay on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi....
Kamaru Usman, left, lands an elbow strike to Jorge Masvidal's head in their UFC welterweight world title bout in United Arab Emirate's Yas Island. (Photo from UFC's Twitter account) Kamaru Usman put on a 'Fight Island' masterclass Sunday to retain his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight...