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UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Neil Magny vs. Michael Chiesa

UFC Fight Island 8 goes down today (Wednesday, January 20, 2021) from Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It’s h…

Neil Magny Plans To Make Michael Chiesa Rethink Fighting Career

Neil Magny intends on making Michael Chiesa rethink his purpose in this sport by the conclusion of their bout this Wednesday. Michael Chiesa is currently the #8-ranked welterweight in the UFC. But during his fight with Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8,…

Quote: UFC Planned To Use Magny As Chimaev/Edwards Replacement

Things did not go as Michael Chiesa expected after news came down that Khamzat Chimaev was out of the UFC Fight Island 8 main event. It has been over three years since Michael Chiesa competed in his first and only UFC main event. With Chiesa looking be…

UFC Fight Island Events To Have ‘Limited’ Number Of Fans In Attendance

Fans will be in attendance at the upcoming UFC Fight Island events this month. There have been no fans in attendance at a UFC event since UFC 248 took place last March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, that will no longer be the case as Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism confirmed […]

Fans will be in attendance at the upcoming UFC Fight Island events this month.

There have been no fans in attendance at a UFC event since UFC 248 took place last March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

However, that will no longer be the case as Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism confirmed Thursday (via MMA Junkie) that the UFC’s next three events would take place at Etihad Arena — notably also on Yas Island — instead of the Flash Forum.

Additionally, a “limited number of spectators” will be allowed to watch the events. There is no word on how many fans exactly will be permitted as of now.

That means the upcoming events including UFC Fight Island 7 headlined by Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar; UFC Fight Island 8 headlined by Michael Chiesa vs. Neil Magny; and the UFC 257 pay-per-view headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier will have fans in attendance.

Of course, this was hinted at by UFC president Dana White back in November.

“I’m looking to make it International Fight Week,” White said of the events leading up to UFC 257. “The new Etihad Arena will be open, and that thing was designed with us in mind. Concerts, pool parties, all kinds of cool stuff. And, yes, I hope to bring fans back. … That’s what I’m shooting for.

“It would be good to have fans. And the thing is, from ‘Fight Island’ we can get fans all over the world there. It’s an easy destination to get to, a fun destination to go to, and we can just (expletive) blow the doors off this thing.

“I’m ready for some fights with fans. I’m ready to go to a live concert. I’m ready to have some parties. I’m gonna go to all this shit. I want to mingle with the fans again. I want the fans back. We’ve figured this whole thing out up to now. We’ll figure out how to do do this safely and pull this thing off in Abu Dhabi.”

It looks like White has delivered.

Are you excited to see fans back in attendance?

Khamzat Chimaev Deemed Unfit To Fight Leon Edwards Due To Lung Issue

Ruled from his first promotional headliner at UFC Fight Island 8 on January 20 — uber-prospect, Khamzat ‘Borz’ Chimaev has been deemed medically unfit to prepare for his would-be showdown with perennial welterweight contender, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards, as he deals with a lung issue following a recent positive COVID-19 test result. Chimaev, who was initially […]

Chimaev, who was initially paired with Birmingham native, Edwards at UFC Vegas 17 on December 19 seen that pairing shelved as well after the former had been struck down with a particularly debilitating case of COVID-19 to boot, where he shed a whopping twelve pounds of body weight.

The winner of three straight despite only debuting under the UFC’s banner in July, Chimaev had reportedly returned a positive novel coronavirus test result at the beginning of this month, and according to a report from MMA Junkie, the Chechen-born fighter was deemed medically unfit to continue preparations for a matchup with Edwards, as he suffers from a lingering lung issue as a result of the positive test.

Team Renegade BJJ & MMA mainstay, Edwards noted his willingness to remain on the Abu Dhabi, UAE card against new opposition, and last night called for a long-rumoured tie with BMF champion, Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal on short-notice — who himself has been floated as a potential opponent for former American Top Team teammate, Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington.

Debuting on ‘Fight Island’ in July, AllStars product, Chimaev made light work of John Phillips, nabbing a second-round kimura, before stopping highly-touted former Cage Warriors contender, Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee with first-round ground-and-pound just ten days later.

Fast-tracked to Las Vegas in September, Chimaev scored a stunning, one-punch knockout over veteran grappling maestro, Gerald Meerschaert in just seventeen seconds, earning him the accolade as the consensus Prospect of the Year.

For Edwards, the eight-fight streaker has yet to feature since UFC Fight Night San Antonio in July of last year where he knocked back former 155-pound gold holder, Rafael dos Anjos via a unanimous decision win.

While former-foe, Vicente Luque called for a rematch with Edwards, UFC Fight Island 8 also features a welterweight tie between contenders, Neil Magny and Michael Chiesa, with the pairing largely viewed as a backup to the since lost main event.

Cage Warriors Double Champ Mason Jones Set To Debut On Fight Island

After picking up a couple of titles overseas, highly touted prospect Mason Jones is set to make his UFC debut. The undefeated Jones comes to the UFC after picking up a pair of first-round finishes in 2020. First, the 25-year-old stopped Joe McColgan in March at Cage Warriors 113 to claim the promotions vacant lightweight […]

After picking up a couple of titles overseas, highly touted prospect Mason Jones is set to make his UFC debut.

The undefeated Jones comes to the UFC after picking up a pair of first-round finishes in 2020. First, the 25-year-old stopped Joe McColgan in March at Cage Warriors 113 to claim the promotions vacant lightweight championship. He followed that up with a victory over Adam Proctor at September’s Cage Warriors 116 to win their welterweight belt. Jones has won all 10 of his professional fights since debuting in 2017, with seven of his victories coming by way of stoppage. All but one of his fights have taken place in the Cage Warriors organization.

Welcoming him to the UFC’s octagon will be Mike ‘Beast Boy’ Davis. Davis first drew fight fans attention in an exciting fight against Sodiq Yusuff on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018. Despite coming out on the wrong end of the decision, many were impressed by his performance, and a couple regional victories saw him earn an invitation to the UFC. After dropping his debut, he bounced back by dominating Thomas Gifford over three rounds in a one-sided beatdown. He did not compete in 2020, as he was twice forced to drop out of a fight against Giga Chikadze.

Jones and Davis are expected to clash on January 20, at UFC Fight Island 8. That card will take place in the middle of the week as part of the UFC’s International Fight Week. It is currently without a headliner, after Khamzat Chimaev was forced to pull out of his fight against Leon Edwards. The week will be bookended by a Fight Night event featuring Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar, and UFC 257, headlined by the rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.

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