Meanwhile, Cory Sandhagen (12-2 MMA) will enter tonight’s bout with Marlon Moraes looking to rebound from his recent submission loss to Aljamain Sterling<\/a>. Prior to being stopped by ‘The Funk Master’, Sandhagen was riding a seven-fight win streak which included victories over Raphael Assuncao and John Lineker.<\/p>\n The co-main event of UFC Fight Island 5 will feature an intriguing featherweight contest between Edson Barboza and Makwan Amirkhani.<\/p>\n Barboza (20-9 MMA) will be looking to snap a three-fight losing skid at tonight’s event on Yas Island. The Brazilian made his featherweight debut this May in Jacksonville, but wound up dropping a split decision loss to Hawaiian standout Dan Ige<\/a>.<\/p>\n Barboza’s most recent victory came back in December of 2018, when he scored a knockout victory over Dan Hooker in a lightweight contest.<\/p>\n As for Makwan Amirkhani (16-4 MMA), ‘Mr. Finland’ will enter UFC Fight Island 5 looking to build off the momentum from his first round submission win over Danny Henry this past July.<\/p>\n Amirkhani has gone 6-2 over his past eight Octagon<\/a> appearance ahead of tonight’s co-main event.<\/p>\n Also featured on this evening’s UFC Fight Island 5 card is a heavyweight contest between Ben Rothwell and Marcin Tybura.<\/p>\n Rothwell (38-12 MMA) has gone 2-2 since returning to the UFC in March of 2019. ‘Big Ben’ will enter tonight’s event sporting a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a split decision win over Ovince Saint Preux<\/a> this past May.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Marcin Tybura (19-6 MMA) will also enter UFC Fight Island 5 on a two-fight win streak. The Polish heavyweight is coming off back-to-back unanimous decision wins over Sergey Spivak and Maxim Grishin in his most recent Octagon<\/a> appearances.<\/p>\n Get all of tonight’s live results and highlights below.<\/p>\n UFC Fight Island 5 Main Card (8pm EST on ESPN)<\/strong><\/p>\n Marlon Moraes vs. Cory Sandhagen –\u00a0 Sandhagen def. Moraes via TKO in Round 2<\/p>\n Edson Barboza vs. Makwan Amirkhani – Barboza def. Amirkhani by unanimous decision<\/p>\n Ben Rothwell vs. Marcin Tybura – Tybura def. Rothwell by unanimous decision (29-27 x3)<\/p>\n Markus Perez vs. Dricus Du Plessis – Du Plessis def. Perez via TKO at 3:22 of Round 1<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1315096161397735425<\/p>\n Tom Aspinall vs. Alan Baudot – Aspinall def. Baudot via TKO at 1:35 of Round 1<\/p>\n Another first-round finish for Tom Aspinall \u23f0 #UFCFightIsland5<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IglXsps6lv<\/a><\/p>\n — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Edson](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-Barboza.jpg\")
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