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Amanda Ribas Hopes To Get Back On Track
Amanda Ribas (11-4) is set to face off against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night 232 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ribas is returning to the strawweight division following a 1-2 stint at flyweight, where she defeated Viviane Araujo but lost bouts to Maycee Barber and Katlyn Chookagian. Ribas joined the […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Alex Pereira Becomes The New UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion
Alex Pereira got the job done on Saturday night at UFC 295 as he scored a TKO victory over Jiri Prochazka in the final minute of the second round to become the new undisputed light heavyweight champion. Pereira's win was not without controversy. The finish came shortly after Prochazka was badly rocked by a Pereira's […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Jiri Prochazka Unsuccessful In Bid To Recapture Title
In the main event of UFC 295 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Jiri Prochazka fell short of regaining a vacant light-heavyweight title after being hurt when Alex Pereira unleashed a vicious right hand and a left-hook counter to drop a pressuring Prochazka. The Czech then fell to his back, with […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Jessica Andrade Gets Back In The Win Column
Jessica Andrade got back in the win column in a spectacular fashion as she dominated Mackenzie Dern at UFC 295 on Saturday to score a TKO victory. Andrade was a wounded animal entering the fight having lost three consecutive fights this year. After nearly being finished in the closing moments of the first round, Andrade […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Diego Lopes Scores First-Round Knockout At UFC 295
Diego Lopes returned to the Octagon in a big way at UFC 295 on Saturday. Lopes faced off with Pat Sabatini in a featured featherweight bout on the main card of UFC 295, and it took him less than two minutes to knock Sabatini out. In the final moments of the fight, Lopes successfully defended […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Pat Sabatini Loses By Knockout At UFC 295
An anticipated bout between two submission specialists quickly dissolved into a wild striking affair. Diego Lopes added another highlight-reel knockout to his resume, finishing Pat Sabatini in just 90 seconds in the UFC 295 main-card opener. Sabatini shot for a takedown, but Lopes easily defended and caught Sabatini with a big right hand on his […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Alex Pereira Hoping To Earn Light-Heavyweight Belt
Alex Pereira (8-2) and Jiri Prochazka will compete for a vacant belt after former champion Jamahal Hill stepped down due to an Achilles injury sustained during a basketball game. This is Pereira's second fight in the UFC's light heavyweight division, the first fight being with Jan Blachowicz which Pereira won via split decision. A victory […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Jiri Prochazka Looking To Reclaim Light-Heavyweight Title
Jiri Prochazka (29-3-1) is looking to make the walk to the Octagon for the first time since suffering a devastating shoulder injury 15 months ago. Despite over a year of inactivity, Prochazka rides a 13-fight win streak into Saturday. Prochazka will go toe-to-toe with Alex Pereira in competition for the vacant light heavyweight title in […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Jessica Andrade Seeking Victory In 25th UFC Appearance
Former UFC women's strawweight champion Jessica Andrade is set to face Mackenzie Dern this Saturday at UFC 295 event. Andrade makes her fifth UFC appearance of 2023, going 1-3 and being stopped in each loss. Andrade enters the cage with her back against the wall. She is 3-3 in her last six bouts. DraftKings sees […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Diego Lopes Set To Face Pat Sabatini
Diego Lopes (10-2) takes on Pat Sabatini on the main card of UFC 295 this Saturday. The two standout grapplers are scheduled to meet in a featherweight bout to open the UFC 295 main card. Lopes made his UFC debut against Movsar Evloev at UFC 288 where he put Evloev in several dangerous positions. Even […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Pat Sabatini Looking To Extend His Win Streak
Featherweight Pat Sabatini (18-4) will square off against Diego Lopes at UFC 295 on Saturday. Sabatini has dominated his UFC competition tenure outside of a TKO loss to Damon Jackson in September 2022. Since signing with the UFC, Sabatini has defeated five opponents. DraftKings sees Sabatini as the favorite in this fight with a salary […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Nicolas Dalby Extends Win Streak To Four
Nicolas Dalby extended his win streak to four as he beat Gabriel Bonfim via knockout at UFC Sao Paolo. He was a sizeable underdog against Bonfim who was undefeated up until that point. Nicolas Dalby pulled off an amazing comeback at UFC Sao Paulo, as he was taken down and dominated in the first round. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Gabriel Bonfim Suffers Knockout Loss At UFC Sao Paolo
Gabriel Bonfim walked out of the Octagon with his first loss after Saturday's matchup with Nicolas Dalby at UFC Sao Paolo. Brazilian welterweight, Bonfim, was a massive favorite coming into his UFC Sao Paolo bout against Dalby. However, Dalby fought past the odds and secured a second-round knockout over Bonfim. In 9:33 of action, Bonfim […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Don'Tale Mayes Takes Decision Loss
Don'Tale Mayes suffered a unanimous decision loss to Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. Mayes was last seen in action at June's UFC Vegas 74 event, where he scored a second-round TKO victory over former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. Mayes had a few good moments in the third round but it wasn't enough […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Rodrigo Nascimento Extends His Win Streak
Rodrigo Nascimento scored a clear-cut decision over Don'Tale Mayes at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. Nascimento, with the Brazilian crowd firmly behind him, started lighting up Mayes with a barrage of strikes. Nascimento continued his dominance in the second round, pinning Mayes against the fence and landing big shots. In 15 minutes of action, Nascimento […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Nicolas Dalby Looking To Extend Win Streak
Nicolas Dalby (22-4-1) will look for his fourth straight victory when he faces Gabriel Bonfim at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. In his three previous fights, Dalby defeated Muslim Salikhov, Warlley Alves, and Claudio Silva. Dalby has never been finished in his 29-fight career. Overall, the tenured UFC veteran is 6-3-1, with all nine fights […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Gabriel Bonfim Set For Third UFC Appearance
Gabriel Bonfim (15-0) is set for his third UFC fight as he takes on Nicolas Dalby on Saturday at UFC Sao Paolo. Known as a dangerous finisher, 12 of his 15 wins have come by submission and three by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Bonfim as the favorite with a salary of $9,300. He averages 107.9 fantasy […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Don'Tale Mayes Set To Face Rodrigo Nascimento
Don'Tale Mayes is set to rematch Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. Mayes faced Nascimento back in May 2020 and got submitted in the second round. That was Mayes' second UFC bout and his second loss in the promotion. Mayes responded brilliantly to that loss by earning a unanimous decision over Roque Martinez […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Rodrigo Nascimento Set For A Rematch At UFC Sao Paolo
Rodrigo Nascimento will be meeting Don'Tale Mayes for the second time in their UFC careers, the first resulting in a submission win by Nascimento in 2020. Nascimento comes into this fight with an MMA record of 10-1. He is 4-1 in the UFC, most recently beating Ilir Latifi by split decision back in May of […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Armen Petrosyan Looking For Third Win In A Row
Armen Petrosyan will be looking for his third straight win as he takes on Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. After losing to Caio Borralhno, Petrosyan defeated Aj Dobson and Christian Leroy Duncan via unanimous decision. Petrosyan's MMA record is 8-2, with five of his 10 fights ending via knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees him […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Rodolfo Vieira Seeking Victory In Sixth UFC Appearance
Coming off a submission victory in his last bout, UFC middleweight Rodolfo Vieira will enter the Octagon against Armen Petrosyan at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. A very dangerous submission artist, eight of his nine wins have come by submission. DraftKings sees Vieira as a slight underdog with a salary of $7,900. He averages 76.3 […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Islam Makhachev Defends Crown At UFC 294
Islam Makhachev remains at the top of the lightweight division, defeating Alexander Volkanovski by first-round knockout in the main event of UFC 294 on Saturday. The two champions fought for a second time in Saturday's main event in Abu Dhabi, and once again it was Makhachev who emerged victorious. Makhachev unloaded a vicious head kick […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Alexander Volkanovski Knocked Out At UFC 294
Alexander Volkanovski was stepping in for Charles Oliveira on just two weeks' notice but wanted his second chance to take down Islam Makhachev and become UFC's newest double champion. Unfortunately for Volkanovski, Makhachev emerged victorious, successfully defending his lightweight title with a first-round knockout of Volkanovski. The Saturday night fight was a rematch from UFC […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Johnny Walker's Fight Ruled A No-Contest After Bizarre Call From Doctor
Johnny Walker was taking on Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, but the fight was bizarrely stopped on the doctor's orders after Ankalaev landed an illegal knee on Walker, who was still grounded. Requiring time to gather himself following the devastating illegal blow, Walker was subjected to a concussion test by the Octagon-side […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Ikram Aliskerov Quickly TKOs Warlley Alves
Ikram Aliskerov picked up his second UFC victory in a big way as he scored a first-round TKO of Warlley Alves at UFC 294. It didn't take Aliskerov long to establish his range and keep Alves on his toes. He dropped Alves with a jab, and when Alves got up, Aliskerov landed a stunning flying […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Warlley Alves Losses Third Fight In A Row
Warlley Alves suffered a first-round TKO loss to Ikram Alsikerov at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Alves was stepping up to middleweight to fill in for Nassourdine Imavov who had some traveling issues ahead of this event. Aliskerov dropped Alves with a jab, then he landed a flying knee and finished Alves […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Alexander Volkanovski Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC 294
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is stepping up on short notice to face Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 294 on Saturday, which will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Volkanovski (26-2) is coming off a TKO win over Yair Rodriguez back in July. Makhachev and Volkanovski […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Islam Makhachev Set For Title Defense To Headline UFC 294
Islam Makhachev (24-1) is set to defend his lightweight title against Alexander Volkanovski on Saturday in the main event of UFC 294. Makhachev and Volkanovski fought back in February at UFC 284 where Makhachev beat the featherweight champion by unanimous decision. Makhachev was originally scheduled to fight Charles Oliveira but Oliveira was forced to withdraw […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Johnny Walker Set To Face Magomed Ankalaev
Johnny Walker (21-7) will look for his fourth straight victory when he faces Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 294 on Saturday. A dangerous finisher, 16 out of his 21 wins have come by knockout/TKO and three by submission. In his three previous fights, Walker has defeated Ion Cutelaba, Paul Craig, and former title challenger Anthony Smith, […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Warlley Alves Has A Tough Test In Front Of Him
Warlley Alves (14-6) and Ikram Aliskerov are scheduled for three rounds in the middleweight division as a featured undercard attraction on this weekend's UFC 294 card that will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Alves is coming off of back-to-back losses to Nicolas Dalby and Jeremiah Wells at welterweight […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago