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Mike Chiesa and Neil Magny will clash in the UFC Fight Island 8 main event Wednesday. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Island 8 results for the Chiesa vs. Magny event, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Fight Island 8 Twitter updates Wednesday.

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In September of 2014, Conor McGregor knocked out Dustin Poirier on the main card of UFC 178. It was McGregor’s first appearance on a UFC pay-per-view and the victory marked his ascension as a true contender at featherweight which ultimately launched his career into superstardom. Now, six and a half years later, McGregor will rematch Poirier this Saturday in the main event of UFC 257 and though this time the bout will be contested at lightweight, McGregor’s striking... Читать дальше...

In the second episode of UFC 257 Embedded, many UFC fighters head to Abu Dhabi, Sara McMann gets some exercise on the plane, Dustin Poirier celebrates his birthday, and much more.

Douglas Andrade holds a win over top-ranked bantamweight Marlon Vera. | Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports

Douglas Andrade in 2014 started his UFC run as a 22-0 featherweight, but he opted to cut an extra 10 pounds to compete as a bantamweight after a debut loss to Zubaira Tukhugov.

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Tyson Nam could be a top-10 ranked fighter after his next fight and the only thing he’s wondering is what took so long for him to get the opportunity.

Much like his younger brother, Francisco Figueiredo won the Jungle Fight belt before joining the UFC | Leonardo Fabri

Deiveson Figueiredo had just defended his UFC flyweight belt with a first-round finish and agreed to a three-week turnaround when his agent Wallid Ismail managed to sign his older brother, Francisco Figueiredo, to the UFC.

With UFC Fight Island 8 just hours away, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines ahead of Wednesday’s event in Abu Dhabi, including the welterweight main event between Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny.

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A new report from New York Times details serious allegations that have been made against Conor McGregor by a woman who recently filed a personal injury lawsuit against the former two-division UFC champ.