After COVID-19 once again postponed the main event showdown between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev, UFC called on longtime veterans Neil Magny and Michael Chiesa to step up and take over headlining duties for the midweek ESPN card on “Fight Island.”
Event: UFC Fight Island 8: “Magny vs. Chiesa”
Date: Weds., Jan. 20, 2021
Location: Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi
Broadcast: ESPN/ESPN+ (9 a.m. ET | 12 p.m. ET)
UFC Fight Island 8 Main Event on ESPN/ESPN+:
170 lbs.: Neil Magny vs. Michael Chiesa
UFC Fight Island 8 Main Card, Prelims on ESPN/ESPN+:
125 lbs.: Roxanne Modafferi vs. Viviane Araujo
125 lbs.: Tyson Nam vs. Matt Schnell
125 lbs.: Francisco Figueredo vs. Jerome Rivera
170 lbs.: Dean Barry vs. Mike Jackson
135 lbs.: Jimmie Rivera vs. Pedro Munhoz
125 lbs.: Zarrukh Adashev vs. Jeffrey Molina
170 lbs.: Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit
145 lbs.: Lerone Murphy vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
205 lbs.: Vinicius Moreira vs. Ike Villanueva
125 lbs.: Manon Fiorot vs. Victoria Leonardo
***Fight card, bout order and the amount of matches subject to drastic change because of the various global quarantine restrictions.***
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