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The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs Team Ortega preview Jun 1, 2021, 9:00am EDT
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After a very long period on ice, The Ultimate Fighter is back to bring you week to week drama, antics and fights.
We’re already familiar with the coaches, as UFC featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega are set to face each other after the season concludes, but we’re first going to take a look at the fighters involved and where they came from.
UFC Fight Island 8 predictions: ‘Chiesa vs Magny’ full ‘Prelims’ undercard preview
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN+ this week (Weds., Jan. 20, 2021) when UFC Fight Island 8: “Chiesa vs. Magny” returns to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg kicks off the UFC Fight Island 8 “Prelims” party with a full undercard preview below.
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With Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev on the sidelines until March, Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny will take their place atop UFC Fight Island 8, gunning for a spot in Welterweight contention at each others’ expense. Also at 170 pounds, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): “Brazil” winner Warlley Alves faces rising striking ace Mounir Lazzez, while Light Heavyweights Ike Villanueva and Vinicius Moreira attempt to finally claim their first Octagon victories.