Gabriel Benitez Looking For Second Win In A Row

Gabriel Benitez (23-10) is set to face off against Jim Miller at UFC Vegas 84 on Saturday. Known as a dangerous finisher, 10 of his 23 wins have come by submission and nine by knockout/TKO. Benitez is looking to put together a second straight win for the third time in the UFC. He's yet to […]

Alexandre Pantoja Defends Flyweight Title

Alexandre Pantoja held on to the UFC flyweight championship with a unanimous decision win over Brandon Royval in the co-main event of UFC 296 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. For his first defense after dethroning former champion Brandon Moreno, Pantoja faced another familiar foe in Royval, whom he already defeated via second-round submission two […]

Brandon Royval Takes Decision Loss

Brandon Royval suffered a unanimous decision loss to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 296 on Saturday. Royval was last seen in action at April's UFC on ESPN 44 event, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over Matheus Nicolau. This was a rematch, as Pantoja secured a second-round submission finish over Royval back in 2021. Pantoja […]

Shavkat Rakhmonov Extends Win Streak To 18

Continuing his truly spectacular run to the welterweight championship, unbeaten Kazakh contender, Shavkat Rakhmonov, achieved a historic feat at UFC 296 by becoming the first fighter to submit Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. After engaging in a clinch for most of the first round, Rakhmonov took over the fight in the second round with his grappling and […]

Stephen Thompson Gets Submitted For The First Time Ever

Stephen Thompson suffered a second-round submission loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on Saturday. Thompson did well to remain standing throughout the opening round, hand-fighting to keep Rakhmonov from getting in deep on takedown attempts. Rakhmonov applied the same tactic more successfully in round two, taking Thompson down and eventually securing a rear naked […]

Josh Emmett Scores First-Round Knockout At UFC 296

Josh Emmett snapped the first two-fight skid of his career in incredible fashion when he took on Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296. Emmett, who entered tonight's fight with Mitchell in a short-notice reworked clash, had most recently suffered a one-sided unanimous decision loss to Ilia Topuria earlier this summer. This time, however, Emmett knocked out […]

Josh Emmett Looking To Return To The Win Column

With Ian Machado Garry versus Vicente Luque cancelled, the featherweight fight between Josh Emmett and Bryce Mitchell has been bumped up to the UFC 296 main card. Emmett was first slated to take on Giga Chikadze at UFC 296. About two weeks before making the walk, Chikadze suffered an injury and was forced to pull […]

Alexandre Pantoja Set For First Title Defense Against Familiar Foe

Alexandre Pantoja, the reigning UFC flyweight champion, is seeking his fifth straight victory in the Octagon. His first title defense will be against Brandon Royval. Pantoja and Royval faced off two years ago at UFC Vegas 34, where Pantoja scored a second-round submission finish and a Performance of the Night bonus. Since then, Pantoja has […]

Brandon Royval Hoping To Earn Flyweight Belt

This weekend's UFC 296 pay-per-view event will feature Brandon Royval challenging for the flyweight title for the first time in his career, facing reigning champion Alexandre Pantoja. Royval enters this fight on a three-fight win streak, having defeated Matheus Nicolau, Matt Schnell, and Rogerio Bontorin. Despite being ranked second at flyweight and on a winning […]

Shavkat Rakhmonov Looks To Remain Undefeated

The undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov fights Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson this Saturday at UFC 296 with a championship opportunity potentially on the line. Rakhmonov is coming off a third-round submission win over Geoff Neal back in March. This fight earned Rakhmonov his first Fight of the Night award. Heading into the fight, Rakhmonov is a massive favorite, […]

Stephen Thompson Seeking Victory In 19th UFC Appearance

Coming off a submission victory in his last bout, UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson will enter the Octagon against Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on Saturday. A very dangerous striker, eight of his 17 wins have come by knockout/TKO. For "Wonderboy," the contest marks the chance to stake his claim for a late third opportunity at […]

Song Yadong Earns Big Win Saturday

Bantamweights Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez headlined Saturday's UFC Fight Night 233 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Yadong showed versatility to his overall game as he defeated Gutierrez by unanimous decision. He swept Gutierrez on the scorecards, earning two 50-45, 50-45, and even a 50-44 for five rounds of superior striking […]

Chris Gutierrez Drops Decision Matchup

It was not the return Chris Gutierrez would have hoped for. He took a tough decision loss of 44-50, 45-50, and 45-50 on the judges' scorecards. In 25 minutes of action, he landed 87 significant strikes. Gutierrez entered the fight on Saturday ranked 15th in the division. In his last fight, Gutierrez defeated Alateng Heili […]

Su Mudaerji Suffers First-Round Submission Loss

The losses are starting to roll in for Su Mudaerji after his three-fight winning streak. He suffered a first-round armbar loss to Tim Elliott at UFC Fight Night 233 on Saturday. Mudaerji has now lost back-to-back bouts via submission. Despite being the rangier fighter, Mudaerji had a tough time getting a bead on Elliott. Elliott […]

Tim Elliott Gets Back On Track With Submission Win

UFC flyweight contender Tim Elliott secured a stunning victory against Su Mudaerji on just five days' notice at UFC Fight Night 233. Elliott was filling in for an injured Allan Nascimento so the fight was contested in the bantamweight division. In a swift turnaround, Elliott, coming off a defeat to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 294 […]

Jun Yong Park Drops Split Decision

In a closely contested middleweight showdown on Saturday, Jun Yong Park was on the wrong side of a split-decision announcement after his fight with Andre Muniz. Though he had his moments in this fight, Park was unable to do enough in 15 minutes of action to earn a victory (28-29, 29-28, 28-29). In 15 minutes […]

Chris Gutierrez Eyes Ninth UFC Win

At UFC Fight Night 233 this Saturday, Chris Gutierrez will make his 11th UFC appearance as he takes on Song Yadong in the main event. Gutierrez managed to bounce back from his loss to Pedro Munhoz by defeating Alateng Heili back in October. The loss to Pedro Munhoz was his first defeat in 10 fights. […]

Song Yadong A Favorite Once Again

Song Yadong (20-7-1) is coming off a fifth-round TKO over Ricky Simon back in April. The victory got him back into the win column after suffering a TKO loss to Cory Sandhagen. Yadong holds wins over the likes of Ricky Simon, Marlon Vera, and Marlon Moraes, He is set to face Chris Gutierrez in the […]

Tim Elliott Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC Fight Night 233

Tim Elliott (19-3-1) is set to face off against Su Mudaerji in a main-card bantamweight bout this Saturday at UFC Fight Night 233, which takes place at the UFC Apex. Elliott looks to bounce back from a submission loss to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 294 in October. Prior to that, Elliott had been victorious in […]

Su Mudaerji Set For Sixth UFC Appearance

Su Mudaerji will try to get back in the win column when he takes on Tim Elliott on the main card of UFC Fight Night 233, which takes place at the UFC Apex. He is coming off a second-round submission loss to Matt Schnell, which was his second loss in the UFC. Mudaerji was originally […]

Jun Yong Park Looks For Fifth Win In A Row

Jun Yong Park will aim for his fifth win in a row when he meets Andre Muniz on Saturday's UFC Fight Night 233 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Park's last three victories have all come via rear-naked choke. He won seven out of his last eight fights DraftKings sees Park as […]

Beneil Dariush Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss At UFC Austin

Beneil Dariush had a tough night at the office on Saturday when he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan. Dariush entered the bout coming off a loss to former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. The bout began with a cautious exchange of strikes, with both fighters measuring each other's range and timing. The finishing […]

Arman Tsarukyan Knocks Out Beneil Dariush In 64 Seconds

Arman Tsarukyan knocked out Beneil Dariush with a huge right hand a little after a minute in their headline lightweight clash at UFC Austin. Tsarukyan entered the fight riding a two-fight winning streak, beating Damir Ismagulov and Joaquim Silva in his previous two bouts. This was his tenth knockout victory on top of five submission […]

Jalin Turner Gets Back In The Win Column

Jalin Turner has snapped his two-fight losing streak by knocking out Bobby Green in the co-main event of UFC Austin. Turner put his opponent on wobbly legs with a right cross before dropping Green with a one-two. Green absorbed several unanswered punches as he covered up, but the referee didn't stop the fight. Turner kept […]

Bobby Green Gets Knocked Out In The First Round

In Saturday's co-main event, Bobby Green was on the wrong end of a devastating knockout from Jalin Turner, an outcome made far worse due to the referee letting the fight go longer than it should. After original opponent Dan Hooker withdrew due to injury, Green faced the New Zealander's most recent foe, Jalin Turner, on […]

Dustin Stoltzfus Submits Punahele Soriano

Dustin Stoltzfus picked up a second-round submission over Punahele Soriano on the featured undercard attraction of UFC Austin. Stoltzfus was 1-4 in his last five fights, so he needed to win this fight to secure his position in the UFC. In the second round, Stoltzfus was able to take Soriano down for the fourth time […]

Punahele Soriano Loses Back-To-Back Fights

Punahele Soriano suffered a second-round submission loss to Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Austin. Soriano was 1-3 in the last four fights while Stoltzfus was 1-4 in the last five. In the second round, Soriano was over-committing to the left hand and seemed to have slowed down quite a bit from the pace in the first. […]

Arman Tsarukyan A Favorite Over Beneil Dariush At UFC Austin

Arman Tsarukyan, a 27-year-old lightweight prospect, will face Beneil Dariush in the main event at UFC Austin. Since taking current champion Islam Makhachev the distance across three competitive rounds in his UFC debut close to five years ago, Tsarukyan has been widely predicted to reach the top on MMA's biggest stage. After losing a closely […]

Beneil Dariush Has A Dangerous Task In Front Of Him

Lightweight contenders Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan will meet in a five-round main event at Moody Center, with the winner eager to move into the championship picture. Dariush is coming off a knockout loss to former champion Charles Oliveira in a title eliminator earlier this year that marked the end of an eight-fight winning streak. […]

Bobby Green Looking For Third Win In A Row

Bobby Green (31-14-1) will be looking for his third straight win as he takes on Jalin Turner in the co-main event at UFC Austin on Saturday. Green was slated to face Dan Hooker in Saturday's co-main event, but Hooker was forced out due to a broken arm. In his last bout, Green managed to score […]