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Jared Gordon's Fight Ruled A No-Contest After Accidental Headbutt
Jared Gordon went from one controversy to another, losing a fight that most people thought he won against Paddy Pimblett, and now his fight against Bobby Green was ruled a no-contest after an accidental clash of heads led to a first-round finish. Green initially appeared to score a knockout victory over Gordon after putting him […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Brogan Walker Suffers Back-To-Back Losses
Brogan Walker remains winless in the UFC after dropping her second bout on Saturday, this time via unanimous decision. Throughout the three five-minute rounds, Walker's kick-based strategy was deemed ineffective, as her opponent, Iasmin Lucindo, appeared to have ample time to read the telegraphed lower-body strikes. Walker threw more strikes and significant strikes but landed […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Matthew Semelsberger Unable To Earn A Victory Saturday
Despite dropping Jeremiah Wells multiple times, Matthew Semelsberger was unable to do enough in 15 minutes of action to earn a split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) on Saturday. Semelsberger put together a respectable UFC run, which saw him amass a 5-2 record heading into the fight with Wells. In 15 minutes of action, Semelsberger had […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Curtis Blaydes Hopes To Extend His Win Streak
The main event in Las Vegas this Saturday features a heavy-handed showdown between heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes (17-3) and Sergei Pavlovich. Blaydes' last fight against Tom Aspinall had an unfortunate ending, with Aspinall tearing his MCL in the opening seconds, but Blaydes looked great in his previous bout when he knocked out Chris Daukaus to […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Bruno Silva Looks To Get Back In Win Column
Hoping to avoid a three-fight losing streak, Bruno Silva (22-8) will face Brad Tavares in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Silva is known to be a dangerous striker, having 19 knockout/TKO victories. The concerning thing about Silva is that he went from giving Alex Pereira […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Jared Gordon Can Rebound With A Victory
Jared Gordon is scheduled to fight Bobby Green in the lightweight division bout on Saturday as the featured main-card attraction on this weekend's UFC Fight Night card from The Apex in Las Vegas. Both lightweights look to rebound from tough losses -- Gordon from his controversial unanimous-decision loss to Paddy Pimblett in December of last […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Brogan Walker Looking For First Win In UFC
With a third-round TKO loss in her UFC debut, Brogan Walker (7-3) will look for her first UFC win against an extremely dangerous opponent in Iasmin Lucindo on Saturday. Walker made her name known first in Invicta FC, then on The Ultimate Fighter, coming up short in the final fight. Overall, nine of her 13 […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Matthew Semelsberger Set For A Very Tough Test
The fight between Matthew Semelsberger (11-4) and Jeremiah Wells is set to open this Saturday's main card and will mark the first time that either man has been handed this kind of spotlight. This weekend's fight will mark Semelsberger's eighth trip to the Octagon, with five of those bouts ending in victory. On the other […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Max Holloway Impresses In Main Event
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway brought Arnold Allen's 12-fight winning streak to an end by defeating him via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night in Kansas City on Saturday. It was a strong performance for Holloway, who in 25 minutes of action collected 147 significant strikes, compared to Allen's 76 significant strikes. Holloway has […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Dustin Jacoby Suffers Back-To-Back Losses
Suffering back-to-back losses, Dustin Jacoby was unable to do enough in his contest against the undefeated Azamat Murzakanov on Saturday as he was defeated via a unanimous decision. In 15 minutes of action, Jacoby tallied 64 significant strikes, three less than Murzakanov. Each of the men scored a takedown. Jacoby had a good third and […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Edson Barboza Rebounds With First-Round TKO Victory
Edson Barboza turned back the clock against Billy Quarantillo on Saturday night, putting him out with a knee strike at UFC Fight Night in Kansas City. Barboza had not fought in over a year prior to facing Quarantillo on Saturday night, and another loss would have left his career at a crossroads. Quarantillo fought somewhat […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Ian Cutelaba Snaps Losing Streak With Main-Card Knockout Win
Ion Cutelaba managed to get back into the win column when he defeated Tanner Boser via TKO in 2:05 of action on Saturday. Cutelaba had lost three straight coming into this main-card fight, so he needed to produce a memorable performance. Cutelaba hurt Boser with a right hand and followed up with a takedown, finishing […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Chris Gutierrez's Winning Streak Comes To An End
An impressive four-fight winning streak for Chris Gutierrez came to an end at UFC Kansas City on Saturday after he suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Pedro Munhoz. Gutierrez was undefeated since his UFC debut and was coming off a finish against former lightweight champ and UFC legend Frankie Edgar. In 15 minutes of action, Gutierrez […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Ion Cutelaba Looking For A Victory On Saturday
A three-fight losing streak almost all but seals up your future in the UFC. When you have lost all three fights by finish, one more loss could easily be your final fight in the UFC. Ion Cutelaba (16-9-1) will look to rebound from three finishing losses when he battles Tanner Boser, who is moving down […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Dustin Jacoby Looking For A Win On Saturday
Former Cage Fury FC middleweight champion Dustin Jacoby (18-6-1) will seek to rebound from a defeat when he faces undefeated Azamat Murzakanov this Saturday at UFC Fight Night. Jacoby is a dangerous finisher, having 11 wins via KO/TKO. This fight is most likely Murzakanov's biggest test in the UFC. DraftKings has Jacoby as the favorite […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Edson Barboza Set To Face Billy Quarantillo
Featherweight veteran Edson Barboza will square off against Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night. Barboza (22-11) will look to get back in the win column and snap his two-fight losing streak. There is a sense of urgency regarding Barboza winning this fight, as he is 37 years old and has dropped seven of his last […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Chris Gutierrez Hopes To Extend His Winning Streak
Since making his UFC debut, Chris Gutierrez (19-4-2) has been an absolute problem at bantamweight. He's gone (7-1-1) in nine fights and is on a four-fight winning streak. His opponent, Pedro Munhoz, is looking to get back in the win column, as he's lost the last two of his last three fights. DraftKings sees Gutierrez […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Max Holloway Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Former featherweight champion Max Holloway (23-7) will square off against Arnold Allen in Saturday's co-main event. After Holloway lost to current featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski for the third straight time in his last trip to the Octagon back in July, he isn't ready to move on from the 145-pound division, so he'll look to get […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Dustin Jacoby Looks To Rebound With A Victory
Former Cage Fury FC middleweight champion Dustin Jacoby (18-6-1) will seek to rebound from a defeat when he faces undefeated Azamat Murzakanov on Saturday at UFC Fight Night. Jacoby is a dangerous finisher, having 11 wins via KO/TKO. This fight is most likely Murzakanov's biggest test in the UFC. DraftKings has Jacoby as the favorite […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Raul Rosas Jr. Loses For The First Time In His Career
Christian Rodriguez handed Raul Rosas Jr. his first loss by defeating him via unanimous decision on Saturday. In the first round, Rosas immediately went for a takedown, but Rodriguez defended it well. After some time, Rosas was able to take Rodriguez down and was going for submissions. Rosas was gassed the rest of the fight […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Santiago Ponzinibbio Loses To Kevin Holland
Santiago Ponzinibbio suffered a third-round-knockout loss to Kevin Holland at UFC 287 this Saturday. Holland utilized his length and reach advantage, but Ponzinibbio adjusted and started attacking Holland's lead leg to disrupt his movement. Ponzinibbio used this strategy quite well for most of the fight, but Holland caught Ponzinibbio's leg when Ponzinibbio threw a calf […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Adrian Yanez's Win Streak Comes To An End
An impressive nine-fight winning streak for Adrian Yanez came to an end at UFC 287 on Saturday after he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Rob Font. Yanez had 25 significant strikes, eight less than Font. Yanez was successful in landing a jab, as could be seen by the swelling on Font's face. Font caught […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Jorge Masvidal Retires Following Loss To Gilbert Burns
Jorge Masvidal decided to retire after a unanimous-decision loss to Gilbert Burns on Saturday. Masvidal was looking to snap a three-fight losing streak and possibly resurrect his carrier again as he did in 2019. Masvidal had some success with leg kicks in the first round, but Burns took Masvidal down in the second round and […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Alex Pereira Loses His Title To Israel Adesanya
Alex Pereira lost for the first time in his UFC carrier to his rival Israel Adesanya. They had already fought each other three times before Saturday's fight, with Pereira winning both of their kickboxing bouts and one in the UFC. Both men had success in the striking department, with Pereira landing 49 significant strikes while […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Christian Rodriguez Defeats Raul Rosas Jr.
Raul Rosas Jr. is unbeaten no more. Christian Rodriguez handed the 18-year-old bantamweight prospect his first loss by beating Rosas via unanimous decision on Saturday at UFC 287. After fighting off several submission attempts early, Rodriguez outworked Rosas for the final 10 minutes of the fight. Rodriguez landed 27 significant strikes more than Rosas but […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Kevin Holland Scores Impressive Finish At UFC 287
Kevin Holland put on an impressive performance on Saturday against Santiago Ponzinibbio by knocking him out in the third round. In 13:16 of action, Holland had 66 significant strikes, 22 more than Ponzinibbio. Holland was a faster fighter and was more patient than usual, as he utilized a long jab to score points from range. […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Rob Font Hands Adrian Yanez His First Knockout Loss
After two straight losses, Rob Font managed to get back in the win column by knocking out Adrian Yanez in the first round at UFC 287 on Saturday. In two minutes and 57 seconds of action, Font landed 33 significant strikes while Yanez landed 25 significant strikes. Font came out fast with a combination, but […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Gilbert Burns Retires Jorge Masvidal
Gilbert Burns defeated Jorge Masvidal, who retired after the fight on Saturday. Burns had 42 significant strikes compared to Masvidal, who had 39. Masvidal won the first round on one judge's card by catching Burns with a lot of kicks. In the second round, Burns took Masvidal down and kept him there for most of […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago
Israel Adesanya Recaptures Middleweight Championship
Israel Adesanya managed to recapture his middleweight championship on Saturday by knocking out Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 287. Adesanya had 41 significant strikes, eight less than Pereira. In the second round, Pereira hurt Adesanya with leg kicks and went on looking for the finish, leaving himself exposed. Adesanya countered with an […]
Alen Kurbasic 2 years ago