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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9559753" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jiri-prochazka">Jiri Prochazka</keyword> finished a former <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> title challenger within two rounds at UFC 251 on Saturday.</li><li>Prochazka finished <keyword id="6153331" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="volkan-oezdemir">Volkan Oezdemir</keyword> with a hard right hand, leaving his opponent needing minutes on the floor to finally regain his senses.</li><li>After the knockout win, Prochazka, who was making his UFC debut, already has a title shot in his crosshairs.</li><li>"I want to fight [again] very soon because I want to take the title," Prochazka said.</li></ul><keyword id="9060271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fight-island">FIGHT ISLAND</keyword> — Jiri Prochazka's second round knockout over Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 251 on Saturday was seen to be so much fun that the UFC commentator Jon Anik said "welcome to the big show" when it ended.Prochazka was even awarded with a $50,000 check as a "performance of the night" bonus — a testament to how resounding the finish was.The right hand which rocked Oezdemir sent him down for well beyond the count, as <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-jiri-prochazka-viciously-knock-out-volkan-oezdemir-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it took minutes for him to recover and regain his senses</a>.Though it was Prochazka's first ever fight for the world's premier mixed martial arts organization, the Czech fighter brought with him a champion's status from the Japanese MMA firm Rizin Fighting Federation.And that background, together with the knockout win over Oezdemir, could be enough to propel him toward the top of the UFC's light heavyweight rankings.If it does, Prochazka hopes it's not long before he earns a title shot."I want to fight [again] very soon because I want to take the title," Prochazka said after his win at the Flash Forum on <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/fight-island" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Fight Island."</a>"That's my mission. But I also need to work on my performances. I made some mistakes. So let's go. I respect everyone. Whoever they give me, I will fight with him, I just want to show my art."'Fight Island' is an amazing place," Prochazka said of the quarantined area on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi."Dana White and his team made something amazing. This is amazing and I'm very glad to be part of it."Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-ref-facing-backlash-after-jose-aldo-took-unnecessary-beating-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An MMA referee is facing backlash after letting a UFC veteran take a prolonged, hard-to-watch, completely unnecessary beating</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-jiri-prochazka-viciously-knock-out-volkan-oezdemir-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A UFC debutant introduced himself in style by scoring a brutal knockout which left his opponent on the floor for minutes</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/kamaru-usman-defeated-jorge-masvidal-in-a-one-sided-performance-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamaru Usman dominated Jorge Masvidal using foot stomps, grappling against the fence, and smothering on the mat</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-thug-rose-namajunas-brutal-ufc-war-jessica-andrade-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Thug Rose' bled from the face and had her eye sealed shut during brutal, bruising UFC war with Jessica Andrade</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-davey-grant-opens-fight-island-with-brutal-ko-ufc-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A British fighter opened 'Fight Island' with a left hook knockout so horrific it left his opponent motionless on the canvas</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-leonardo-santos-threw-strikes-got-hit-low-as-payback-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An MMA veteran threw 25 strikes in one unmissable UFC sequence but his opponent recovered, then reacted by nailing low blows</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-expects-conor-mcgregor-to-fight-ufc-again-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC boss Dana White expects Conor McGregor to come out of retirement next year</a>

A fighter who scored a highlight-reel KO on his UFC debut is already targeting the title

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9559753" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jiri-prochazka">Jiri Prochazka</keyword> scored an extraordinary second round knockout on his debut <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> fight.</li><li>"Welcome to the big show," the UFC commentator Jon Anik said.</li><li>Prochazka brought a good record and a champion's status from competing on the Japanese circuit with Rizin FF.</li><li>And after finishing a former light heavyweight title challenger in <keyword id="6153331" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="volkan-oezdemir">Volkan Oezdemir</keyword> at UFC 251 on "<keyword id="9060271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fight-island">Fight Island</keyword>," Prochazka could find himself close to a title shot in the UFC, too.</li><li>Watch the knockout below.</li></ul>FIGHT ISLAND — Jiri Prochazka introduced himself to the UFC in style on Saturday by knocking out a former light heavyweight title challenger early in the second round.It all went down at UFC 251 inside the purpose-built, behind-closed doors Flash Forum <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/fight-island" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on "Fight Island,"</a> which is a quarantined area of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.Prochazka was signed by the UFC in January, bringing with him a great pedigree and champion's status from his time at the Rizin Fighting Federation, a Japanese MMA firm.There are rarely gimme matches in the world's premier mixed martial arts organization, though, and Prochazka was given a baptism of fire as he was put in the Octagon with Volkan Oezdemir, who entered "Fight Island" with back-to-back wins.As for the fight itself, well … it was weird. Good weird. Fun weird.Prochazka appeared to be there to hit, even showboating and sticking his chin out as if to say, "Have a free shot."Strikes were swapped, with Prochazka seemingly landing the more effective ones, but then Oezdemir started showboating, too.Just as Prochazka taunted the Swiss fighter again, he got hit and seemed legitimately stunned, like he might even fall to the canvas.Then all hell broke loose — by the round's end, there had been 146 combined strikes thrown, with Oezdemir landing more (42 out of 86) compared to Prochazka (26 out of 60).Ultimately, there was only one punch that mattered, and that was the one Prochazka finished the fight with — a right hand as brutal as it was accurate, and it cracked Oezdemir on the chin, sending him down for beyond the count, as it took minutes for him to recover and regain his senses.The finish was so resounding, the UFC commentator Jon Anik could be heard saying: "Welcome to the big show."Watch it here:Or here if you're in a different region:With the win, Prochazka advanced his record to 27 wins (24 knockouts, two submissions, and one decision) against three losses and one draw.Significantly, Prochazka scored an extraordinary — and fun — second round win on his debut with the UFC, and will find himself thrust high up the light heavyweight rankings already as a result.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/video-davey-grant-opens-fight-island-with-brutal-ko-ufc-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A British fighter opened 'Fight Island' with a left hook knockout so horrific it left his opponent motionless on the canvas</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-leonardo-santos-threw-strikes-got-hit-low-as-payback-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">An MMA veteran threw 25 strikes in one unmissable UFC sequence but his opponent recovered, then reacted by nailing low blows</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/fight-island-trending-higher-than-conor-mcgregor-dana-white-said-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal's 'Fight Island' bout is trending higher than a Conor McGregor fight, Dana White said</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/paige-van-zant-comments-on-ufc-fighter-pay-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paige van Zant said fighting in the UFC is fun, but she could have just worked a regular job and gotten paid the same</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-expects-conor-mcgregor-to-fight-ufc-again-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC boss Dana White expects Conor McGregor to come out of retirement next year</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/kamaru-usman-to-target-georges-st-pierre-in-mega-fight-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamaru Usman to target Georges St. Pierre in UFC mega-fight, should the champion retain his belt against Jorge Masvidal</a>

A UFC debutant, Jiri Prochazka, introduced himself in style by scoring a brutal KO which left his opponent on the floor for minutes

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> 267 welterweight match that took place Saturday should have been stopped in the second round.</li><li>But an <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> referee called Yacheslav Kiselev allowed the fight to go on.</li></ul>ABU DHABI - <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> referee Yacheslav Kiselev was relieved of the rest of his UFC 267 duties because of a questionable performance during the preliminary section of the Etihad Arena card in Abu Dhabi.Kiselev was the man in the middle for the three-round <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> welterweight fight between <keyword id="12427426" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="elizeu-zaleski" source="Orion">Elizeu Zaleski</keyword> and <keyword id="12427427" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="benoit-saint-denis" source="Orion">Benoit Saint Denis</keyword> which Insider attended Saturday.Zaleski won the opening round on all three of the judges' scorecards, before performing to such a high standard in the second, that he was awarded a 10-8 - a score reserved for dominance.Such was the ruthlessness of his abilities in that second round, he landed an absurd 106 of his 173 shots, causing a great amount of damage with a knee strike and punishing punches that were nothing short of unrelenting.Saint Denis was hurt multiple times in the contest but just refused to go down.To save the fighter from himself, and from taking an extended beating at the hands of Zaleski, ref Kiselev should have stepped in and waved the bout off.But he didn't.Instead, he allowed Saint Denis to return to his stool at the end of the second, and reenter the battleground in the third.The third round, while more even, should never have taken place as the bout was effectively over in the second."Holy hell," established former MMA referee <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnMcCarthyMMA/status/1454488091050250244" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John McCarthy tweeted</a>."I just watched the worst job of officiating at a UFC event ever," McCarthy added. "Please don't let him do another fight … ever!"<a href="https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1454493742216491015" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to ESPN</a>, the UFC "pulled" Kiselev from another fight he was scheduled to officiate.ESPN reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/1454488698112839684" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brett Okamoto reported</a> that Kiselev was supposed to also referee the light heavyweight bout Magomed Ankalaev against Volkan Oezdemir - a 205-pound match that introduced the main card, broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.A light heavyweight championship bout between the UFC champion Jan Blachowicz and challenger Glover Teixeira headlined the event.

An MMA referee was banished from the rest of the UFC 267 event because of a highly questionable performance

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jan Blachowicz defends his <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> light heavyweight title Saturday against <keyword id="12411737" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="glover-teixeira" source="Orion">Glover Teixeira</keyword>.</li><li>The champion promised a lot of blood will be spilled on the UFC 267 canvas in Abu Dhabi.</li></ul>ABU DHABI - <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> light heavyweight champion <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jan-blachowicz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jan Blachowicz</a> hopes there'll <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/10/25/22745228/ufc-267-embedded-episode-1-i-hope-in-the-cage-there-will-be-a-lot-of-blood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"be a lot of blood"</a> in the cage during his title defense Saturday at the UFC 267 event in Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena.Blachowicz's 205-pound bout with <a href="https://www.insider.com/glover-teixeira-calls-on-hollywood-to-make-movie-about-him-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glover Teixeira</a> tops the 15-fight card in the United Arab Emirates, and puts the 38-year-old Polish titleholder against the 42-year-old challenger from Brazil.It is a match that pairs two of the division's older men together, and they said throughout the week that it is a chance for them to show the boys how it is done - to fight like the battle-hardened warriors that they are.It has taken Blachowicz a while to get his respect, but after body kicks from hell, and a champion versus champion win over Israel Adesanya, he finally has the status that he deserves - as the No.1 light heavyweight in the sport.Teixeira, too, has gotten his dues over time. He is on a thrilling run of late having <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-anthony-smith-can-be-seen-handing-his-tooth-to-the-referee-2020-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">punched the teeth out of Anthony Smith's mouth</a> in a gruesome win last year."He's a great opponent with great skills, and a lot of experience - more than me in the sport," Blachowicz said at a media day Insider attended Wednesday.Blachowicz said there is no bad blood between himself and Teixeira but told us that nobody should mistake this for the recipe for a dull fight."I have to knock him out and I will do it," he said.Teixeira told reporters similar - that he is a finisher - and Blachowicz is aware of his savviness inside the Octagon."He knows how to use experience," Blachowicz said. "He has really good cardio. He knows how to use his boxing skills."First of all, he takes you down, makes you tired and then he finishes you on the ground or he knocks you out. But we train for that. We are ready for that … and I will show him how I'm going to beat him on Saturday."<h2>'You know how to kill a zombie'</h2><div type="image" title="Jan Blachowicz faces off Thursday against his UFC light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira." height="1000" width="2000" msid="87365408" hostid="261"></div>Earlier in the media day, light heavyweight combatant Volkan Oezdemir, who is also competing Saturday, compared Teixeira's fighting style to a zombie - as he's so relentless.If that's the case, Blachowicz has an easy solution to top Teixeira."If he's a Zombie, you know how to kill a Zombie: you need to hit him in the head, very hard," he said. "So I will do it."UFC 267 will be broadcast on ESPN+ in the US and BT Sport 2 in the UK.

UFC champ Jan Blachowicz hopes there'll 'be a lot of blood' in the cage during his title defense Saturday

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> light heavyweight <keyword id="9559753" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jiri-prochazka">Jiri Prochazka</keyword> just scored a knockout of the year contender.</li><li>All we can say is wow.</li><li>Watch the quality execution of Prochazka's spinning back elbow right here.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> light heavyweight <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jiri-prochazka" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jiri Prochazka</a> scored a knockout-of-the-year contender with a memorable spinning back elbow Saturday at a behind-closed-doors show in the Apex, Las Vegas.The fight-finishing move was so brutal and spectacular that a fellow UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell <a href="https://twitter.com/ThugnastyMMA/status/1388713166696243200" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called Prochazka "the last boss in a video game.</a>"Nicknamed "Jirka," the 28-year-old signed a UFC deal in 2020 after a five-year stint at the Japanese <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> firm Rizin, and has quickly established himself as a striker with box office appeal.Prochazka <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-jiri-prochazka-viciously-knock-out-volkan-oezdemir-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clobbered Volkan Oezdemir in the second-round of his UFC debut on Fight Island last year</a> and followed that success with a must-see knockout against Dominick Reyes at UFC Vegas 25."I'm more focused on upgrading my style now," Prochazka said in a statement sent to Insider."I want to share with people the beauty of martial arts. I want them to know what's happening in the fight. I am happy to be a UFC fighter and to show this performance."Prochazka was already regarded as the No.5 fighter in the UFC's 205-pound division before blasting past the No.3-ranked Reyes, and will only climb higher after his latest win.Watch Prochazka's knockout here:The fight's two ferocious rounds were an all-out war as both fighters exchanged heavy leather, throwing a combined 251 strikes when the bout ended at 4 minutes and 29 seconds of round two.Together with the quality execution of the knockout, Prochazka earned two performance-related bonuses totaling $100,000 on top of his show and win pay.There are only two opponents who interest Prochazka for his next bout.The light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz defends his title in September against the No.1 contender Glover Teixeira, and Prochazka is already eyeing the winner."If Jan Blachowicz or Glover Teixeira is my next opponent, it doesn't matter to me," he said."I want the title shot. Let's do it."

Jiri Prochazka scores a KO of the Year contender with a brutal spinning elbow finish at UFC Vegas 25

<ul class="summary-list"><li>'<keyword id="9060271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fight-island">Fight Island</keyword>' is real. 'Fight Island' is happening. And there will be an Octagon on the beach as the <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> heads to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for four shows in July.</li><li>The beach Octagon, ESPN reported, will be for training purposes while the fight nights themselves will be in an arena.</li><li>The first event, <keyword id="9374577" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc-251">UFC 251</keyword> on July 11, has a strong card including many top-name competitors like Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns and Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway.</li><li>"It's going to be an experience that none of us will ever forget," the UFC boss <keyword id="1358348" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dana-White">Dana White</keyword> said.</li></ul>UFC has finally announced that "Fight Island" is real and it's happening at Yas Island, an events space in Abu Dhabi, with four events already scheduled from mid-July.The UFC boss Dana White teased in April a mysterious island he had apparently had talks about leasing, when the coronavirus pandemic had shut down the world's major <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> leagues.White looked at ways to circumvent travel restrictions to allow his international athletes to compete, and honed in on the 'Fight Island' concept.In a press release, White said: "We came up with the idea of having fights on 'Fight Island' because we needed a destination to hold international events during the global pandemic."Abu Dhabi has been an amazing location to hold fights over the past 10 years and it is the perfect place for these events."UFC will be holding 'Fight Island' events on:<ul><li>Saturday, July 11 — (UFC 251, a pay-per-view show)</li><li>Wednesday, July 15 — (a Fight Night card)</li><li>Saturday, July 18 — (a Fight Night card)</li><li>Saturday, July 25 — (a Fight Night card)</li></ul>White had recently <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/05/dana-white-fight-island-octagon-beach-ufc-250/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told TMZ Sports</a> that he didn't want the fantasy generated by 'Fight Island' to eclipse the reality.He said he feared people would be expecting an Octagon to be on the beach under the sun, and for him to be sitting cage-side on a throne, surrounded by tiki torches.However, in Tuesday's release, White promised a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the fighters."He said: "The infrastructure we are building [has] never been done before — from the arena, the private training facility, and the Octagon on the island — it's going to be an experience that none of us will ever forget."I can't wait to deliver amazing fights from Yas Island."A small island geared toward entertainment, Yas Island has a Grand Prix car-racing circuit, amusement parks like Ferrari World and Warner Bros World, a shopping mall, a beach, and a golf course.The <a href="https://www.espn.co.uk/mma/story/_/id/29287612/ufc-fight-island-host-events-next-month" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN MMA reporter Brett Okamoto</a> said Tuesday that the first "Fight Island" event, the UFC 251 show, will feature many fights, including:<div type="image" title="UFC Fight Island arena" height="280" width="280" msid="76292399" hostid="261"></div><ol><li>Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway — featherweight title fight</li><li>Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns — welterweight title fight</li><li>Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo — bantamweight title fight</li><li>Paige VanZant vs. Amanda Ribas — women's flyweight fight</li><li>Volkan Oezdemir vs. Jiri Prochazka — light heavyweight fight</li></ol>Okamoto added that the UFC's designated part of Yas Island will include an arena, hotel, training facilities, and dining establishments.There will be a safety zone of 10 square miles where only UFC athletes, coaches, staff, and personnel will be allowed.While the athletes will fight under a roof in an arena, there will be an Octagon on the beach for training purposes, ESPN said.The UFC has previously held events in Yas Island, including its first live event in Abu Dhabi in 2010.The most recent show was UFC 242 when Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his lightweight championship with a dominant win against Dustin Poirier in September, last year.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/amanda-nunes-beat-felicia-spencer-fight-result-ufc-250-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amanda Nunes beat, bloodied, and bludgeoned her opponent so bad it was like she was armed with an axe</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-announced-shock-retirement-moments-after-ufc-250-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor retires from professional fighting, highlighting a 'serious problem' the UFC has with 'its most profitable stars'</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/amanda-nunes-expects-drinks-invite-after-bettors-1-million-wager-2020-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amanda Nunes said she expects a drinks invite from the Las Vegas gambler who placed a $1 million bet for her to win</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-whites-fight-island-will-be-ready-in-may-2020-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White says his mysterious 'Fight Island' will be ready in a month, and a UFC champion has already said she'd happily live there</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-texts-dana-white-wanting-to-fight-on-fight-island-2020-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor texted the UFC boss Dana White saying he's desperate to fight on 'Fight Island'</a>

UFC finally announced the location of its secret 'Fight Island,' and will host 4 blockbuster events there next month

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. <a href="https://www.insider-inc.com/commerce-on-insider-inc/">Learn more.</a><ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/196318/531511/9070?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.espn.com%2Fufc%2Fppv" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">UFC 251</a> will stream live through <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-espn-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN+</a> on Saturday, July 11.</li><li>The prelims start at 8 p.m. ET, and the main card is set to begin at 10 p.m. ET.</li><li>A trio of title fights headline the night's match card — Kamaru Usman will defend the welterweight championship against Jorge Masvidal; and Alexander Volkanovski will face Max Holloway in a featherweight championship rematch.</li><li><a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/196318/531511/9070?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.espn.com%2Fufc%2Fppv" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">UFC 251</a> is the first in a series of four <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> events that UFC president <keyword id="1358348" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dana-White">Dana White</keyword> has dubbed "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ufc-fight-island-card" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fight Island</a>."</li></ul>Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will face 2019 Fighter of the Year Jorge Masvidal, and Max Holloway will attempt to reclaim the featherweight championship in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski in the headlining matches of this Saturday's <a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/196318/531511/9070?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.espn.com%2Fufc%2Fppv" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">UFC 251 pay-per-view event</a>.<keyword id="9374577" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc-251">UFC 251</keyword> will be the organization's first event outside the United States since March 14, held on a private resort in Abu Dhabi that UFC president Dana White has dubbed "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ufc-fight-island-card" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fight Island</a>." Securing the private Yas Island allows UFC's international fighters to circumvent travel restrictions implemented by the United States and other countries amid the coronavirus pandemic. A total of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ufc-fight-island-card" target="_blank" rel="noopener">four UFC events</a> are scheduled to take place on Fight Island through July 25.Usman will enter the ring for his second title defense with a 15-fight win streak. Usman has been undefeated in UFC since winning The Ultimate Fighter 21 in 2015; his first title defense ended in a TKO after Usman broke the jaw of top-ranked welterweight Colby Covington at UFC 245.Masvidal was the 2019 Fighter of the Year, recording the fastest knockout in UFC history with a five second victory over Ben Askrin at UFC 239. Masvidal replaced top-ranked welterweight Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 251 with just six days notice after Burns tested positive for COVID-19.Masvidal's coach, Mike Brown, has also tested positive for COVID-19, leaving him unable to work Masvidal's corner during UFC 251. Masvidal tested negative on the same day as Brown before flying to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi for Saturday's fight.Fans will not be in attendance for UFC 251 or any of the other events due to the pandemic. UFC has implemented at least 18 different safety precautions for staff, including advanced medical screenings, temperature checks, and social distancing guidelines.Updated on 7/10/2020 by Steven Cohen: Added links to our roundup detailing all of the UFC events scheduled to take place on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ufc-fight-island-card" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fight Island</a>.<h2>Here's the match schedule for UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal</h2><h3><div type="image" title="UFC 251" height="1334" width="1778" msid="76864245" hostid="261"></div></h3><h3>Early Prelims — 6 p.m. ET, 3 p.m. PT only on <a href="https://welcome.ufcfightpass.com/region/united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC Fight Pass</a></h3><ul><li>Martin Day versus Davey Grant [Bantamweight]</li><li>Karol Rosa versus Vanessa Melo [Women's Bantamweight]</li><li>Raulian Paiva versus Zhalgas Zhumagulov [Flyweight]</li><li>Marcin Tybura versus Maxim Grishin [Heavyweight]</li></ul><h3>Prelims — 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT on <a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/QLBko?subId3=xid:fr1594237237686hdc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">ESPN+</a> and ESPN</h3><ul><li>Volkan Oezdemir versus Jiri Prochazka [Light Heavyweight]</li><li>Elizeu Dos Santos versus Muslim Salikhov [Welterweight]</li><li>Makwan Amirkhani versus Danny Henry [Featherweight]</li><li>Leonardo Santos versus Roman Bogatov [Lightweight]</li></ul><h3>Main Card — 10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT only on <a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/196318/531511/9070?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.espn.com%2Ffight-night" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored nofollow sponsored">ESPN+ for $64.99</a></h3><ul><li>Amanda Ribas versus Paige Vanzant [Women's Flyweight]</li><li>Jessica Andrade versus Rose Namajunas [Women's Strawweight]</li><li>Peter Yan versus Jose Aldo [Bantamweight Title Match]</li><li>Alexander Volkanovski versus Max Holloway [Featherweight Title Match]</li><li>Kamaru Usman versus Jorge Masvidal [Welterweight Title Match]</li></ul><h2>How to watch <a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/QLBko" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">UFC 251</a></h2>UFC 251 is separated into three portions: the early prelims, the prelims, and the main card.The early prelims are only available to <a href="https://welcome.ufcfightpass.com/region/united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC Fight Pass</a> subscribers, while the prelims will air on <a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/196318/531511/9070?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.espn.com%2Ffight-night" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">ESPN+</a> and the ESPN cable channel. The main card, meanwhile, is an ESPN+ exclusive pay-per-view event. This means that you have to subscribe to the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-espn-plus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN+ sports-streaming service</a> before you're able to purchase the PPV fight.An ESPN+ membership costs $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year. The <a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/QLBko" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">UFC 251 PPV event</a> costs $64.99 for ESPN+ subscribers.You can access the ESPN+ app on all major mobile and connected TV devices, including Amazon Fire, Apple, Android, Chromecast, PS4, Xbox One, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, and more.<h3>Ways to save on the UFC 251 pay-per-view price</h3>If you plan on signing up for ESPN+ to watch UFC 251, you can take advantage of a <a href="https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/196318/531511/9070?u=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.espn.com%2Ffight-night" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">special discounted package</a>.New subscribers can purchase a year-long ESPN+ membership with access to UFC 251 included for a total of $84.98. That's over 25% off the standard price. Following your first year of service, ESPN+ will then renew for the regular annual price of $49.99.

How to watch UFC 251: UFC's 'Fight Island' starts this weekend with 3 championship matches

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> boss Dana White appears to be expecting a monstrously successful pay-per-view event on Saturday, July 11 — the first of four events on "<keyword id="9060271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fight-island">Fight Island</keyword>" this month.</li><li>"Fight Island" is a quarantined area on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi and you can see new photographs of what it is starting to look like, below.</li><li>The UFC welterweight champion <keyword id="8755261" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kamaru-Usman">Kamaru Usman</keyword> fights a late replacement in <keyword id="9540084" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</keyword> in the main event of UFC 251.</li><li>If fan-favourite Masvidal wins and defends the title against <keyword id="2944528" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Conor-McGregor">Conor McGregor</keyword>, it could be the biggest UFC fight ever, White said.</li></ul>FIGHT ISLAND — The UFC boss Dana White said UFC 251 — which is the company's first "Fight Island" show in Abu Dhabi — is trending in such a way that it is already comparable to the most successful UFC fight of all time.There has been great expectation about what "Fight Island" really is — whether there would be fighting on the sand, coconuts falling from trees, and Dana White sitting on a throne surrounded by tiki torches.Though the UFC has been to Abu Dhabi before, most recently for UFC 242, the "Fight Island" reality is slightly different than prior trips to the United Arab Emirates because of the stringent coronavirus testing in place, together with many other health precautions.There is also a training Octagon which was built in a quarantined area on the beach at Yas Island.<div type="image" title="UFC Fight Island training Octagon" height="500" width="1000" msid="76902192" hostid="261"></div>The "Fight Island" festival concept is one thing, but combined with the quality of Saturday's card at UFC 251, which will take place inside an air-conditioned, closed to the public, and purpose-built venue called the Flash Forum, the pre-fight hype has been taken to another level, according to White."I was just telling those guys, I just left the fighting meeting. This thing is trending off the charts," White told the media Friday.UFC 251 features three title fights and many other compelling athletes taking part, but the show is headlined by the UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman making another defense of his title against a late replacement, Jorge Masvidal.Usman was originally scheduled to fight Gilbert Burns, who is the No.1 contender in the division. However, Burns tested positive for the coronavirus late last week and was prevented from flying to Abu Dhabi.Within a day, though, UFC decision-makers had successfully negotiated a deal with Masvidal to step-in on short notice.After Masvidal tested negative for COVID-19, flew private to the UAE, quarantined, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-and-kamaru-usman-weigh-170-for-fight-island-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and lost 22-pounds to make weight at the 170-pound welterweight limit</a>, the main event was on and White appeared to realize that he might have booked the most commercially successful fight of the year."Masvidal was brilliant to take this fight … when the fight fell out, Masvidal slid into that spot," White said. "This thing is trending higher than a Conor McGregor fight. The only thing this fight is comparable to is Conor vs. Khabib [<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-best-selling-pay-per-view-events-boxing-ufc-wrestling-tv-history-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the best-selling UFC fight ever</a>]."Our UFC store … we've sold more merchandise now than we did in all of 2019. We already beat 2019 with merchandise. This thing is trending as big as I've ever seen in my entire career," White said.<h2>Masvidal vs. McGregor could be the UFC's biggest fight of all time</h2><div type="image" title="The Flash Forum where UFC &quot;Fight Island&quot; fights will take place" height="1335" width="2000" msid="76902193" hostid="261"></div>"'Fight Island's' not happened yet, but going into today, this is [already] one of the most successful events we've ever done, if you look at the numbers and what's going on."It's got to deliver now," he said. "We're doing right now what nobody else can do. Nobody else can pull off, what we're pulling off, and I think a lot of people are fascinated by that."White was then asked, should Masvidal defeat Usman and add the welterweight title to his "Baddest Mother F-----" belt, then could a bout between him and McGregor become the biggest UFC fight ever."Yeah, it could be," White said, before reigning it in. "I don't know, I wanna get through tomorrow."I can't wait for tomorrow. You know how difficult this sport is to run and manage."All the things that happen, the s--- that's happening, COVID-19, if one guy tests positive all hell breaks loose. I want tomorrow in my back-pocket, move on to Wednesday, then to Saturday."Here is the full UFC 251 card on Saturday:<ol><li>Kamaru Usman (C) vs. Jorge Masvidal — welterweight title</li><li>Alexander Volkonovski (C) vs. Max Holloway — featherweight title</li><li>Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo — bantamweight title</li><li>Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas — women's strawweight</li><li>Amanda Ribas vs. Paige van Zant — women's flyweight</li><li>Volkan Oezdemir vs. Jiri Prochazka — light heavyweight</li><li>Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Muslim Salikhov — welterweight</li><li>Makwan Amirkhani vs. Danny Henry — featherweight</li><li>Leonardo Santos vs. Roman Bogatov — lightweight</li><li>Marcin Tybura vs. Maxim Grishin — heavyweight</li><li>Raulian Paiva vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov — 129-pound catchweight</li><li>Karol Rosa vs. Vanessa Melo — 141-pound catchweight</li><li>Davey Grant vs. Martin Day — bantamweight</li></ol>Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-and-kamaru-usman-weigh-170-for-fight-island-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jorge Masvidal came in at 170-pounds for his 'Fight Island' main event, after weighing 192-pounds and eating pizza just days ago</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-is-one-win-from-a-conor-mcgregor-fight-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jorge Masvidal went from streetfighting to 'Fight Island' and is just one win away from immortality and a massive Conor McGregor payday</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/paige-van-zant-comments-on-ufc-fighter-pay-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paige van Zant said fighting in the UFC is fun, but she could have just worked a regular job and gotten paid the same</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-expects-conor-mcgregor-to-fight-ufc-again-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC boss Dana White expects Conor McGregor to come out of retirement next year</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/max-holloway-says-he-hasnt-sparred-for-ufc-title-fight-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One of the UFC's best fighters says he didn't spar for his 'Fight Island' title fight and did training sessions over Zoom, alone</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-wore-a-donald-trump-mask-to-fight-island-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jorge Masvidal arrived at 'Fight Island' wearing a Donald Trump mask and a bright, Miami pink Versace robe</a>

Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal's 'Fight Island' bout is trending higher than a Conor McGregor fight, Dana White said

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> welterweight champion <keyword id="8755261" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kamaru-Usman">Kamaru Usman</keyword> and the challenger at UFC 251 <keyword id="9540084" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jorge-masvidal">Jorge Masvidal</keyword> both made weight Friday.</li><li>The weigh-in ceremony was held at the Flash Forum on "<keyword id="9060271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fight-island">Fight Island</keyword>," which is a quarantined area of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.</li><li>Both fighters had to make weight under extraordinary circumstances as they had to take part in a mandatory quarantine on arrival to the United Arab Emirates.</li><li>Masvidal took the fight on a week's notice, reportedly weighed 192-pounds a week ago, and even ate a bit of pizza during his private flight to the country.</li><li>UFC 251, the first of four "Fight Island" events, begins on Saturday, July 11.</li></ul>FIGHT ISLAND — Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal have weighed-in at the welterweight limit of 170-pounds Friday, ahead of their headlining UFC championship bout at UFC 251 on Saturday.The last week has been one of the most chaotic UFC has had to endure all year, as its original headliner Gilbert Burns — a consistent 170-pounder — was scheduled to challenge the champion Usman but had to withdraw from the contest after testing positive for the coronavirus, last week.Burns was prevented from flying to "Fight Island," a quarantined area of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, and UFC decision-makers scrambled behind-the-scenes to salvage its main event this weekend.Within hours, they were negotiating with the "Bad Mother F-----" Jorge Masvidal.A day later, <a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-is-one-win-from-a-conor-mcgregor-fight-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an agreement was struck and the Floridian fighter tested negative</a> for the coronavirus so his management made plans to get him to the Middle East.First Round Management, Masvidal's representatives, flew him by private jet to Abu Dhabi. But, en route, they stopped in Rome.Masvidal then posted a photograph on his social media channels saying they stopped so he could get pizza, which isn't something most people would think of doing if they needed to cut a lot of weight for an upcoming competition.Masvidal told <a href="https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1280859007117221888" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sports Center</a> that the photograph was more of a stunt than a genuine meal."Let's clarify one thing," he said this week. "I have about eight guys on the team when we stop that I had to feed. So I took a bite out the pizza, because … when in Rome, right?"I had to take a bite of the pizza, I wish I could eat the whole damned thing but I didn't. I had a bite … it was amazing."<div type="image" title="Jorge Masvidal" height="1369" width="2000" msid="76899613" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/07/ufc-251-jorge-masvidal-weight-cut-wont-be-hard-says-mike-dolce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reports suggested earlier in the week</a> that Masvidal weighed 192-pounds when he got the call to replace Burns.If true, he would have to lose 22-pounds in six days, in quarantine in a hotel room to abide the health and safety regulations in place for arrivals in the United Arab Emirates because of the ongoing health crisis worldwide caused by the coronavirus.Regardless, Masvidal did it.Even though he had to strip naked with a towel protecting his bare midsection, he weighed 170-pounds, just like Usman, who, to his credit, would also have had to endure a weight-cut while in quarantine.<h2>Cutting that much weight is 'really not that odd'</h2>Losing 22-pounds in less than a week is fairly regular behaviour when preparing to compete at a certain weight in all combat <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword>, not just mixed martial arts.Speaking to ESPN Radio on Friday, the former two-weight UFC champion and current UFC commentator Dan Cormier had more.He said: "It's not really that odd to have to lose that much weight. The difference is, usually you're preparing yourself for that big weight cut."Cormier competes in the heavyweight division today, and fights a trilogy bout against the UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 252 on August 16 at the UFC-owned Apex facility in Las Vegas.But prior to his move to join the big boys of MMA, Cormier competed as a light heavyweight and said that, when he would make his way to the city he was due to fight in, a week or so before the event, he would usually be 20-pounds over the 205-pound limit.When many fighters cut weight, they're not cutting fat, they're manipulating their water and sodium levels.This means they're stepping onto the scales extremely dehydrated. And after the weigh-in ceremony is complete, they rehydrate and put the water weight back on."I don't anticipate it being that much of a problem because he's also going to have 30 hours to recover before he fights in the Octagon," Cormier said. "He'll be fine."Cormier then said his weight on fight night would likely be the same as it was before he had to cut weight.Other weigh-in results from Friday's ceremony ahead of UFC 251 are below (all in pounds):<ul><li>Alexander Volkanovksi (145) vs. Max Holloway (145)</li><li>Peter Yan (135) vs. Jose Aldo (135)</li><li>Jessica Andrade (115) vs. Rose Namajunas (116)</li><li>Amanda Ribas (126) vs. Paige van Zant (126)</li><li>Volkan Oezdemir (205.5) vs. Jiri Prochazka (205)</li><li>Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171) vs. Muslim Salikhov (171)</li><li>Makwan Amirkhani (146) vs. Danny Henry (146)</li><li>Leonardo Santos (156) vs. Roman Bogatov (155.5)</li><li>Marcin Tybura (252) vs. Maxim Grishin (223)</li><li>Raulian Paiva (129) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (126)</li><li>Karol Rosa (136) vs. Vanessa Melo (141)</li><li>Martin Day (136) vs. Davey Grant (136)</li></ul>Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-is-one-win-from-a-conor-mcgregor-fight-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jorge Masvidal went from streetfighting to 'Fight Island' and is just one win away from immortality and a massive Conor McGregor payday</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/paige-van-zant-comments-on-ufc-fighter-pay-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paige van Zant said fighting in the UFC is fun, but she could have just worked a regular job and gotten paid the same</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-expects-conor-mcgregor-to-fight-ufc-again-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC boss Dana White expects Conor McGregor to come out of retirement next year</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/max-holloway-says-he-hasnt-sparred-for-ufc-title-fight-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One of the UFC's best fighters says he didn't spar for his 'Fight Island' title fight and did training sessions over Zoom, alone</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-wore-a-donald-trump-mask-to-fight-island-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jorge Masvidal arrived at 'Fight Island' wearing a Donald Trump mask and a bright, Miami pink Versace robe</a>

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