Parker Porter Set For Main-Card Heavyweight Matchup

In the lone heavyweight matchup on Saturday's UFC 284 main card, Parker Porter (13-7) will battle the 5-3 Justin Tafa. Coming off of a first-round submission loss in May of last year, Porter had previously won three fights in a row. However, DraftKings sees Porter as the underdog here with a salary of $7,800. Throughout […]

Justin Tafa To Take On Parker Porter In Heavyweight Clash

In the lone heavyweight clash on the main card of UFC 284 on Saturday, Justin Tafa (5-3) will battle Parker Porter. Hoping to get to .500 in the UFC, Tafa will enter the Octagon for the sixth time after earning a first-round head-kick knockout win in his last showing. An absolute finisher in the cage, […]

Alonzo Menifield Can Continue Ascent With Victory

Looking for his third straight victory, Alonzo Menifield (13-3) will face off on Saturday against Jimmy Crute, who is in the opposite boat while hoping to avoid a three-fight losing streak. Both of Menifield's victories in 2022 were via first-round finishes. Though Crute is a step up in competition, Menifield could serve as a nice […]

Jimmy Crute Hoping To Rebound In Main-Card Opener

Hoping to avoid a three-fight losing streak, Jimmy Crute (12-3) returns to action to face a dangerous opponent in Alonzo Menifield on Saturday. In his most recent contest, Crute suffered a knockout loss to current light-heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill. A dangerous finisher, nine of his 12 career wins have come via the finish -- five […]

Rough Times Continue For Derrick Lewis

The hard times continued for former title challenger Derrick Lewis, who has now lost three straight contests after dropping Saturday's main event via first-round submission to Sergey Spivak. In three minutes of action, Lewis did not land a single strike and was taken down an astounding six times before having his night finished with an […]

Sergey Spivak Earns Huge Victory On Saturday

Earning his seventh win in the Octagon and the biggest of his career, Sergey Spivak defeated former title contender Derrick Lewis in Saturday night's main event by way of first-round submission (arm triangle). In 3:05 of action, Spivak tallied 12 significant strikes while absorbing zero strikes. He controlled the contest with six takedowns (two per […]

Jung Da Un Unable To Do Enough To Earn Decision

After going unbeaten in his first three Octagon appearances, Jung Da Un has now lost back-to-back fights after suffering a close decision loss to Devin Clark in Saturday night's light-heavyweight co-main event. In 15 minutes of action, Da Un tallied 18 significant strikes compared to that of Clark's 39 significant strikes and 96 total strikes. […]

Devin Clark Eeks Out Close Decision Win

Saturday night's co-main event came down to a battle of wills, and Devin Clark was able to pull out a close decision win over Jung Da Un. In 15 minutes of action, Clark was able to earn 39 significant strikes and had 96 total strikes compared to that of Da Un's 18 significant strikes. Both […]

Blagoy Ivanov Unable To Stop Recent Slide

With three losses in his last four contests, Blagoy Ivanov will need to go back to the drawing board after his latest unanimous-decision defeat to Marcin Tybura on the main card of Saturday's action. Statistically, it was pretty close, with Ivanov tallying 34 significant strikes compared to that of Tybura's 40. For future usage, it […]

Marcin Tybura Continues To Shine With Latest Victory

Continuing to impress on the heavyweight scene, Polish fighter Marcin Tybura earned his 11th UFC victory after taking a unanimous decision over Blagoy Ivanov on the main card of Saturday's action. In 15 minutes of action, Tybura tallied 40 significant strikes (61 total strikes) compared to that of Ivanov's 34 significant strikes. Mixing up his […]

Kyle Nelson Saved From Defeat With Late Point Deduction

A point deduction against his opponent saved Kyle Nelson from walking out of the Octagon with a loss on Saturday, and he ended up with a draw against the returning Choi Doo-ho. In 15 minutes of action, Nelson was out-struck and only landed 20 significant strikes compared to that of Doo-ho's 50. Nelson did have […]

Choi Doo-ho's Point Deduction Takes Away A Victory

A lost point on a headbutt costed Choi Doo-ho a unanimous-decision victory and ended his contest against Kyle Nelson on Saturday in a draw. In 15 minutes of action, Doo-ho tallied 50 significant strikes (79 total strikes) compared to that of Nelson's 20 significant strikes. Doo-ho methodically worked the legs of Nelson, eventually taking control […]

Yusaku Kinoshita Unable To Score A Victory In Debut

It was not the debut Yusaku Kinoshita expected, suffering a first-round TKO loss in the opening bout of Saturday's main card of action. In 4:36 of action, Kinoshita only tallied 10 significant strikes and was taken down four times (once per minute) in his matchup with strong wrestler Adam Fugitt. A dangerous finisher, Kinoshita still […]

Adam Fugitt Dominates With First-Round Finish

Starting off the main card with a bang, Adam Fugitt earned a first-round TKO with elbows against a tough foe in Yusaku Kinoshita in the main-card opener last Saturday. In 4:36 of action, Fugitt out-struck his opponent by landing 21 significant strikes (33 total strikes) while landing four of his seven takedown tries on the […]

Sergey Spivak Can Earn A Big Victory Saturday

5-1 in his last six Octagon appearances, Sergey Spivak (15-3) will take to the main-event spotlight on Saturday with a huge chance to continue his heavyweight climb as he battles former title challenger Derrick Lewis in the night's main event. A dangerous finisher throughout his career, 13 of his 15 wins have come by finish, […]

Derrick Lewis Looking For First Win Since 2021

It has been a rough road of late for former title contender Derrick Lewis (26-10), who has lost three of his last four bouts. After a first-round knockout win over Chris Daukaus, Lewis has lost back-to-back bouts by TKO. After his fight was canceled in November of last year, Lewis will now face off in […]

Devin Clark Hoping To Turn Things Around

In the co-main-event spot, light-heavyweight Devin Clark (13-7) will face a very dangerous opponent in Jung Da Un this Saturday. Clark has struggled of late, losing three of his last four fights. A veteran of the UFC since 2016, Clark still has a .500 record in the organization despite his recent slide. DraftKings sees Clark […]

Jung Da Un Set For Big Co-Main-Event Spotlight

Explosive light heavyweights will meet in Saturday night's co-main event when Jung Da Un (15-3-1) looks to return to his winning ways after a recent loss to Devin Clark. Coming off of a first-round knockout to heavy striker Dustin Jacoby, Da Un was on an impressive 4-0-1 run in the UFC since signing in August […]

Blagoy Ivanov Hoping For Big Start To 2023

With only one bout since 2020, Blagoy Ivanov (19-4) will return to action in 2023 this Saturday to build off of a decision win in May of last year. With two losses in his last three contests, Ivanov has faced some of the toughest names, not only in the UFC, but in many other organizations […]

Marcin Tybura Set To Improve No. 10 Ranking If Victorious

An impressive 6-1 in the UFC's heavyweight division since 2020, Marcin Tybura (23-7) steps into the Octagon for the first time in 2023 on Saturday with a chance to earn back-to-back victories when he faces off against Blagoy Ivanov. After struggling initially in the UFC, Tybura has found his groove the last couple of years, […]

Kyle Nelson Hoping To Prevent Three-Fight Losing Streak

With only one win in the UFC thus far since joining the organization in 2018, Kyle Nelson (13-5) steps into the Octagon against a dangerous striker in Choi Doo-ho on Saturday's main card of action. Though he is 1-4 in the UFC, his lone win was a first-round knockout. Overall, nine of his  13 career […]

Choi Doo-ho Returns To Action After Layoff

After starting his UFC career on fire by winning three straight fights, it has been nearly seven years since Choi Doo-ho (14-4) has been victorious in the UFC. He has lost his last three bouts and this will also mark Doo-ho's first contest in over three years. When at his best, he has proven be […]

Adam Fugitt Set For A Very Tough Test

With a third-round TKO loss in his UFC debut, Adam Fugitt (8-3) will look for his first UFC win in the main-card opener against an extremely dangerous newcomer in Yusaku Kinoshita on Saturday. A finisher like his opponent, seven of his eight career wins have come by finish, with four coming via knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees […]

Japanese Finisher Yusaku Kinoshita Set For UFC Debut

After an impressive Contender Series run, Yusaku Kinoshita (6-1) will make his UFC debut when he battles Adam Fugitt on Saturday. Only knowing how to finish, all of Kinoshita's professional and amateur wins have come via the finish, with the majority coming in the first round. On the Contender Series in August of last year, […]

Glover Teixeira Unable To Replicate His Magic

The 43-year-old future Hall of Famer Glover Teixeira was unable to make magic happen again on Saturday when he suffered a decision defeat at the hands of new champion Jamahal Hill. In 25 minutes of action, Teixeira was unable to get his ground game going, landing only two of his 17 takedown tries. He also […]

Jamahal Hill Earns UFC Gold At UFC 283

It took five rounds, but Jamahal Hill walked out of the Octagon in the main event of UFC 283 on Saturday as the new light-heavyweight champion after a dominant performance. In 25 minutes of action, Hill tallied 232 significant strikes compared to that of Glover Teixeira's 75. Another big part of Hill's victory was stuffing […]

Deiveson Figueiredo Unable To Capture The Crown

It was not the way Deiveson Figueiredo wanted his fourth bout against Brandon Moreno to go, and he was unable to capture the flyweight championship on Saturday while suffering a third-round TKO (doctor stoppage) loss in the co-main event at UFC 283 on his home turf of Brazil. In 15 minutes of action, Figueiredo only […]

Brandon Moreno Becomes Undisputed Champion

With two finishes against a common foe, Brandon Moreno defended the interim flyweight title to become the undisputed champion on Saturday by defeating Deiveson Figueiredo via third-round TKO (doctor stoppage). In 15 minutes of action, Moreno out-hustled and out-struck Figueiredo by landing 48 significant strikes compared to that of Fig's 19. Due to a swollen […]

Neil Magny Suffers First-Round Defeat At UFC 283

Unable to build on his UFC welterweight all-time wins lead, Neil Magny suffered defeat at the hands of Gilbert Burns via first-round submission on Saturday. At the 4:15 mark of the first round, Burns locked in an arm triangle to earn the victory. There's wasn't much in the way of striking in this contest, with […]

Gilbert Burns Locks In Submission For Big Victory

There wasn't much striking in Saturday's contest, as Gilbert Burns locked up an arm triangle for a first-round submission win over Neil Magny on the main card of UFC 283. In 4:15 of action, only nine significant strikes combined were landed. Just over two minutes of the fight was spent with Burns in dominant control. […]