Ahead of fighting at UFC 251, Rose Namajunas, Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway and Amanda Ribas share their experiences from Yas Island and give fans a closer look at UFC’s Fight Island. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC strawweight Emily Whitmire says though her former coach Robert Follis, who took his own life in Dec. 2017, is gone, she has found what he tried to help her realize. Whitmire talks about finding peace with her estranged mother and coming into her own as a fighter ahead of her bout with Amanda Ribas at UFC on ESPN 3 on June 29.