6:16 PM ET Jorge Masvidal‘s journey to Fight Island started much the same way his fighting career did: in a South Florida backyard. On July 4, Masvidal attended a barbecue at the Miami home of his longtime manager Malki Kawa of First Round Management. Gilbert Burns, who had been scheduled to challenge welterweight champ Kamaru
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4:03 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Fourteen months after losing her UFC strawweight title to Jessica Andrade in Brazil, Rose Namajunas evened the score Saturday night with a split-decision win at UFC 251 on Fight Island.
3:00 AM ET The excitement Jorge Masvidal injected into UFC 251 when he replaced Gilbert Burns in the main event on Fight Island appeared ready to erupt in the first round Sunday morning, when the challenger came out aggressively, but champion Kamaru Usman knew success depended on focus and patience. Those aren’t traits of an
1:50 AM ET Kamaru Usman dominated Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 251 on Fight Island, showcasing his power and wrestling against one of the UFC’s most explosive fighters. Alexander Volkanovski didn’t have as easy a time against Max Holloway, but he also walked out of the Octagon with the title still in