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Bryan Battle A Favorite At UFC Vegas 79
Bryan Battle (9-2) will be looking for his second straight win as he takes on AJ Fletcher at UFC Vegas 79 on Saturday. In the UFC, Battle has established himself as one of the most exciting welterweights to look out for. In his last fight, Battle defeated Gabe Green via knockout at UFC on ABC […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Alexa Grasso Retains Flyweight Title With Split Draw
Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko put on an epic back-and-forth battle on Saturday for the UFC women's flyweight title in the main event of Noche UFC. Grasso's huge upset victory this past March set the stage for a big rematch on Mexican Independence Day. Shevchenko took the first round without much contention, however, the second […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Valentina Shevchenko Unsuccessful In Bid To Recapture Title
Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso fought to a controversial draw at Noche UFC after 25 minutes of back-and-forth action. Both fighters were awarded a 48-47 win by one judge apiece, while the other scored it a draw. The judge who awarded a draw, Mike Bell, had Shevchenko ahead after four rounds but scored the fifth […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Jack Della Maddalena Pulls Out Close Decision Win At Noche UFC
In a closely contested welterweight fight on Saturday, Jack Della Maddalena did just enough in the eyes of the judges to earn a split-decision win over Kevin Holland. With the win, Della Maddalena kept his perfect UFC record intact. He's won 15 fights in a row, six of them being in the UFC. In 15 […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Kevin Holland Takes Close Loss In Split-Decision Showing
Kevin Holland and Jack Della Maddalena shared the Octagon inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in the co-main event of Noche UFC. While it wasn't the fire-fight many expected, as both fighters were surprisingly cautious, Della Maddalena edged out a split-decision win. In 15 minutes of action, Holland landed 127 significant strikes compared […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Raul Rosas Jr. Knocks Out Terrance Mitchell In 54 Seconds
Raul Rosas Jr. returned to the Octagon and the win column in a big way at Noche UFC on Saturday. Rosas Jr. faced off with Terrance Mitchell in a featured bantamweight bout on the main card of Noche UFC, and it took him less than a minute to knock Mitchell out. During an exchange in […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Alexa Grasso Set For First Title Defense Against Familiar Foe
Alexa Grasso (16-3) shocked the world back in March at UFC 285 by dethroning the flyweight queen and one of the best female fighters of all time, Valentina Shevchenko. Grasso submitted Shevchenko in the fourth round in March, ending Shevchenko's five-year reign as the flyweight champion, as well as ending Shevchenko's nine-fight winning streak. On […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Valentina Shevchenko Hopes To Recapture UFC Gold
After losing her title after a nine-fight winning streak, Valentina Shevchenko (23-4) will look to recapture the UFC championship belt when she faces off against Alexa Grasso in their rematch in the main event of Noche UFC on Saturday. In their first fight, Shevchenko was edging Grasso out in a closely contested bout. While Grasso […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Kevin Holland Can Earn Third Straight Win With Victory
Kevin Holland (25-9) will be seeking his third straight victory in the Octagon when he faces Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday. Holland's last bout was against Michael Chiesa, and he won the bout in the very first round via submission. He has strung together back-to-back wins at welterweight and is 4-1 in his last five […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Jack Della Maddalena Has A Tough Test In Front Of Him
Jack Della Maddalena (15-2) and Kevin Holland are set to face off in a co-main event in a welterweight bout that surely earns the winner a big name in the top 10 as their next opponent. Della Maddalena is 5-0 in the UFC with 11 of his 15 professional wins coming by way of knockout. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Raul Rosas Jr. Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Raul Rosas Jr. (7-1) and Terrence Mitchell are scheduled for three rounds in the bantamweight division as a featured undercard attraction on this weekend's Noche UFC card that will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Rosas generated a great deal of buzz when he earned a UFC contract at 17 years old […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Israel Adesanya Loses Middleweight Belt By Unanimous Decision
After a lackluster showing and losing to Sean Strickland, it's safe to say that it was not the performance Israel Adesanya would have hoped for on Saturday. Tallying 94 significant strikes in the contest, he was on the losing end of a unanimous decision on Saturday, which took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Sean Strickland Becomes The New UFC Middleweight Champion
Sean Strickland defied the odds at UFC 293 by scoring one of the biggest upsets in recent UFC history. Strickland maintained relentless pressure and even managed to knock down the former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, in the first round. With that impressive performance, Strickland won the fight via unanimous decision and earned a championship belt. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Felipe Dos Santos Takes Decision Loss Despite Solid Performance
Despite debuting in the UFC and taking a short-notice fight against a top 10 flyweight in Manel Kape, Felipe dos Santos gained a lot of new fans around the world after this bout. For Felipe dos Santos, his undefeated record was on the line in his promotional debut, while Kape was risking losing his spot […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Tyson Pedro Quickly Flattens Anton Turkalj
Tyson Pedro managed to get back into the win column when he defeated Anton Turkalj via TKO in 2:12 of action on Saturday. In his last bout, Pedro suffered a unanimous decision loss to the former undisputed Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion Modestas Bukauskas back in February of this year at UFC 284 in Perth. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Anton Turkalj Losses Third Fight In A Row
Anton Turkalj remains winless in the UFC after dropping his third bout to Tyson Pedro on Saturday, this time via first-round TKO. This is the first three-fight losing streak of Turkalj's professional career. Pedro dropped Turkalj in quick succession on the feet with his boxing, before quickly following up with a ground strikes to force […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Israel Adesanya Looks To Defend Crown On Saturday
UFC's middleweight king Israel Adesanya (24-2) will look to continue his reign over the division in his main-event title defense at UFC 293 on Saturday against Sean Strickland. Adesanya competes in his 11th title fight in five years and is a strong favorite against Strickland. In his last bout, Adesanya managed to regain his middleweight […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Sean Strickland Could Become A Champion
Saturday night's main event of UFC 293 will feature a pair of middleweights clashing for the championship belt. Sean Strickland will face UFC middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in Australia. Strickland is on a two-fight winning streak, as he managed to defeat Abus Magomedov and Nassourdine Imavov in his past two bouts. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Felipe Dos Santos Set For UFC Debut
Felipe dos Santos was set to take on Luciano Pereira at the Contender series but had his fight canceled. With that cancelation, dos Santos was given an opportunity to replace injured Kai Kara-France and face off against Manel Kape. Chute Box prospect, dos Santos, brings with him an undefeated record of seven wins and no […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Anton Turkalj In Dire Need Of Victory
Anton Turkalj (8-2) will try to snap a two-fight losing streak when she takes on Tyson Pedro on the main card of the UFC 293 event this Saturday. Turkalj had a solid showing on the Contender Series in July of 2022, earning a unanimous decision victory. Since then, he has lost both of his Octagon […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Tyson Pedro Looks To Rebound
Tyson Pedro (9-4) will return to the Octagon for the tenth time when he meets Anton Turkalj this Saturday. Pedro will look to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 284, which snapped his two-fight winning streak. Pedro is currently the slight favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Ciryl Gane Dominates In The Main Event
In front of a hometown crowd at the Accor Arena in Paris, Ciryl Gane put together a sensational striking display and much-improved takedown defense to defeat Sergey Spivak via second-round TKO in the UFC Fight Night 226 main event on Saturday. This was a much-needed win for Gane, as he suffered a humiliating defeat in […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Sergey Spivak Takes TKO Loss Saturday
It was not the performance Sergey Spivak was hoping for on Saturday, dropping the night's main event to Ciryl Gane. Spivak suffered a second-round TKO loss to Gane after being dominated for almost two rounds. In 8:44 of action, Spivak was vastly out-struck and landed only 11 significant strikes compared to that of Gane's 109. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Manon Fiorot Extends Her Winning Streak
Rising flyweight prospect Manon Fiorot spoiled Rose Namajunas' flyweight debut as she managed to defeat her via unanimous decision on Saturday. Fiorot entered the match riding a 10-fight winning streak. She controlled the range from the get-go and effectively countered Namajunas' blitzing attacks. In 15 minutes of action, Fiorot landed 58 significant strikes. With this […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Rose Namajunas Unsuccessful In Her Flyweight Debut
Former UFC women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas dropped a unanimous decision to surging contender Manon Fiorot in her flyweight debut in the UFC Fight Night 226 co-main event on Saturday. This UFC event marked Namajunas' return to the Octagon after losing her championship belt to Carla Esparza at UFC 274 back in May of 2022. […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Ciryl Gane Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Former heavyweight interim champion Ciryl Gane, a year removed from headlining the UFC's first-ever French card, will once again fight in a main event in Paris this weekend against Sergey Spivak. In his last outing in the UFC, Gane was submitted in the very first round by the returning Jon Jones, who had just moved […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Sergey Spivak Has A Big Test In Front Of Him On Saturday
Sergey Spivak (16-3) will be looking for his fourth straight win as he takes on Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night 226 on Saturday. Spivak comes into UFC Paris riding a three-fight winning streak and is fresh off a victory over Derrick Lewis earlier this year. DraftKings sees Spivak as the underdog with a salary […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Manon Fiorot Looks To Extend Her Winning Streak
French karate specialist Manon Fiorot is set to face off against former two-time UFC women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 226. The Frenchwoman has remained unbeaten through five fights in the UFC, most recently defeating Katlyn Chookagian via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Fiorot as the favorite […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Rose Namajunas Makes Her Flyweight Debut
Former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is set to return to the UFC this Saturday in Paris as she takes on Manon Fiorot in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 226. In her last bout, Namajunas was unsuccessful in defending her strawweight title, as she lost to Carla Esparza at UFC 274 in 2022. After […]
Alen Kurbasic 1 year ago
Max Holloway Scores Walk-Off Knockout
Max Holloway cemented his spot as a top featherweight contender by defeating fan-favorite Chan Sung Jung via third-round knockout in the main event of UFC Fight Night 225 on Saturday. Holloway put on a classic performance, as he went toe-to-toe with Jung from the first second of the fight until the last. In 10:23 of […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago