Michael Chiesa (17–4) and Neil Magny (24–7) headline the latest UFC Fight Island show!
Coming in, the first Ultimate Fighter winner comes in with some nice momentum thanks to his wins over Carlos Condit, Diego Sanchez, and former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos. Chiesa hasn’t lost a bout since 2018 against former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis.
Neil Magny comes into the bout strong as well as the welterweight has a three-fight winning streak over Li Jingliang, Anthony Rocco Martin, and former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler. Magny hasn’t lost a bout since 2018 against Santiago Ponzinibbio.
In the co-main event, Warlley Alves and Mounir Lazzez will clash in another welterweight bout. Alves is hoping to bounce back from his loss against Randy Brown at UFC Fight Night 164. On the other hand, Lazzez remains undefeated in the UFC thus far and is currently riding a three-fight winning streak.
Expect Ike Villanueva, Roxanne Modafferi, Matt Schnell, Lerone Murphy, Ricky Simon, Tom Breese, Zarrukh Adashev, and Umar Nurmagomedov in action. Check out the full line-up for UFC Fight Island 8:
UFC Fight Island 8 Main Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (12 p.m. ET):
Michael Chiesa vs. Neil Magny
Warlley Alves vs. Mounir Lazzez
Vinicius Moreira vs. Ike Villanueva
Roxanne Modafferi vs. Viviane Araujo
Tyson Nam vs. Matt Schnell
Lerone Murphy vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
UFC Fight Island 8 Prelims Card on ESPN/ESPN+ (9 a.m. ET):
Ricky Simon vs. Gaetano Pirrello
Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese
Zarrukh Adashev vs. Su Mudaerji
Dalcha Lungiambula vs. Markus Perez
Francisco Figueredo vs. Jerome Rivera
Mike Davis vs. Mason Jones
Umar Nurmagomedov and Sergey Morozov
Manon Fiorot vs. Victoria Leonardo