Aleksa Camur Looking To Snap Recent Skid

Aleksa Camur (6-2) will look to rebound from the first two losses of his career when he faces veteran Tanner Boser on Saturday. A Contender Series winner, Camur won his debut by decision before dropping back-to-back bouts by decisions. A knockout artist before joining the UFC, five of his six wins have come by KO/TKO, […...

Tanner Boser Set For Second Light-Heavyweight Appearance

Hoping to get back to .500 in the UFC, Tanner Boser (20-10-1) faces Aleksa Camur in the light-heavyweight division on Saturday. This will be Boser's second venture down to the light-heavyweight division, where he lost his last outing via first-round knockout. The former heavyweight is a big favorite, though, with a DraftKings salary of $8,700. […...

L'udovit Klein Hoping To Get Back On Track With A Big Win

Looking to remain unbeaten after emerging victorious in his last four outings, L'udovit Klein (19-4-1) will hope to have a dominant showing against Ignacio Bahamondes after a majority draw back in March. Klein is a dangerous finisher as well, with 16 of his 19 wins coming via the finish -- eight via knockout/TKO and eight […...

Ignacio Bahamondes Looking For Fourth Straight Win

A Contender Series alumni, Ignacio Bahamondes (14-4) will look for his fourth straight victory when he faces L'udovit Klein on Saturday. A very dangerous striker, nine of his 14 wins have come by knockout/TKO, including his first Octagon win. Since dropping his debut, Bahamondes has earned two finishes and a strong decision win in his […...

Tony Ferguson's Downfall Continues At UFC 291

Tony Ferguson continued his disappointing decent in the lightweight division after suffering a submission loss with just seconds to go on Saturday. The loss gives Ferguson his sixth straight, making him winless since June of 2019. Despite the late finish, Ferguson was down on all scorecards due to the dominant all-around performance of Bobby Green. […...

Bobby Green Earns Impressive Finish At UFC 291

With only six seconds left in the bout, Bobby Green was able to secure an arm triangle to make the former champion, Tony Ferguson, tap out on Saturday. In 14:54 of action, Green dominated the numbers by landing 137 significant strikes compared to the 54 of Ferguson. Not only did Green dominate in the standup […...

Michael Chiesa Loses Third Straight Bout At UFC 291

Michael Chiesa walked out of the Octagon with his third straight loss after Saturday's matchup with Kevin Holland at UFC 291. In less than three minutes, Holland locked in a D'Arce choke on the submission ace. In 2:39 of action, Chiesa was only able to land four significant strikes and missed on all five of […...

Kevin Holland Finishes UFC 291 With D'Arce Choke

Kevin Holland looks to have finally gotten back on track, defeating Michael Chiesa with a D'Arce choke in the first round of action on Saturday. Facing an opponent known for his submission-finishing ability, Holland flipped the script and took it to the ground fighter. In 2:39 of action, Holland landed just nine significant strikes. His […...

Tony Ferguson In Dire Need Of Victory At UFC 291

Hoping to avoid a six-fight losing streak, Tony Ferguson (25-8) enters the Octagon at UFC 291 on Saturday to face fellow veteran Bobby Green. The dominant winner of TUF 11 in 2011, Ferguson was at one point on a 12-fight winning streak before his recent losing skid. Ferguson enters Saturday as the night's biggest underdog […...

Bobby Green Faces Former Champion At UFC 291

In a matchup of two aging veterans looking to get back on track, Bobby Green (29-14-1) will face former champion Tony Ferguson. A veteran of the UFC since 2013, Green has faced many of the best to ever come through the UFC's lightweight division. On Saturday, he faces one more in Ferguson. DraftKings sees Green […...

Michael Chiesa Hoping To Get On Track At UFC 291

Michael Chiesa (16-6) needs a big win to get on track, and UFC 291 on Saturday offers that opportunity. Chiesa will enter the Octagon with another dangerous veteran in Kevin Holland. Long regarded as a top-tier fighter in the UFC, Chiesa needs a win here to avoid a three-fight losing streak. DraftKings sees Chiesa as […...

Kevin Holland Seeking 12th UFC Win Saturday

Long considered a top fighter in the UFC's welterweight division, Kevin Holland (24-9) will return to action at UFC 291 on Saturday to face fellow veteran Michael Chiesa. After dropping back-to-back bouts, Holland turned it around in his last outing with a third-round knockout over Santiago Ponzinibbio in April. Always looking for a finish, 20 […...

Jai Herbert Takes Close Loss On Home Turf

In a close unanimous-decision loss, Jai Herbert could not get his third UFC win, losing to Fares Ziam. Herbert was on the lower end of the strike count, landing 49 significant strikes compared to the 61 from Ziam. He also missed all six of his takedown tries. The former Cage Warriors champion must come out […...

Fares Ziam Wins Close Nail-Biter

Fares Ziam earned the unanimous decision win (28-29, 28-29, 27-30) over Jai Herbert in a back-and-forth nail-biter at UFC Fight Night. Landing the bigger shots, Ziam had 61 significant strikes compared to the 49 from Herbert. The win moves Ziam to 4-2 in the UFC and gives him back-to-back wins. The lightweight division is always […...

Josh Culibao Drops Decision Matchup

After a close first and second round, Josh Culibao fell off the boat in the third round, dropping a unanimous decision to Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night. A liver kick in the third round dropped Culibao and prevented him from having a chance of making a comeback. Statistically, he was also outdone, only landing […...

Lerone Murphy Earns Win In Front Of Home Crowd

Lerone Murphy utilized the energy of his home crowd to earn the unanimous decision over Josh Culibao on Saturday. After two close rounds of action, Murphy delivered a liver kick, dropping Culibao. Following up on the damage caused, Murphy never allowed Culibao a chance to get back into the fight. In the 15 minutes, Murphy […...

Fares Ziam Hoping He Can Stay Hot

Fares Ziam (13-4) has turned his Octagon luck around, earning a 3-1 record in his last four fights. The only thing he has not shown fantasy managers yet is his ability to get a finish in the Octagon. DraftKings does see him as the favorite in this one on Saturday, though, with a salary of […...

Jai Herbert In Search Of Win To Get To .500 In The Octagon

Former Cage Warriors lightweight champion Jai Herbert will look to get to the .500 mark with his UFC record this Saturday. Hebert (12-4-1) is coming off of a win last July against Kyle Nelson. Typically with a reach advantage, Hebert has scored nine knockout/TKO wins in his career. DraftKings sees Herbert as the sizeable underdog […...

Josh Culibao Can Earn Fourth Straight Win With Victory

Josh Culibao (11-1-1) will enter enemy turf when he faces off against Lerone Murphy on Saturday. Culibao has not lost in his last four contests, earning three victories after a draw. Able to earn a victory by different methods, five of his wins have come by decision, while another five have come by knockout/TKO. DraftKings […...

Lerone Murphy Looking For Big Win On Home Turf

Lerone Murphy (12-0-1) will be seeking his fifth straight victory in the Octagon when he faces Josh Culibao on Saturday. With only one bout since 2021, Murphy will be taking on his second contest of 2023. His last showing was a split-decision win over Gabriel Santos. Look for Murphy to put forth a lot more […...

Albert Duraev On The Losing End Of Rear-Naked Choke

Unable to win back-to-back fights, Albert Duraev was on the wrong end of a rear-naked choke on Saturday. With only 15 seconds left, Duraev tapped to the submission of Park Jun-yong. Duraev was almost submitted at the end of the first round with a guillotine choke. If Duraev can stay on his feet, it looks […...

Terrance McKinney Suffers Another Finishing Loss

After a great first round of action, Terrance McKinney fell into a rear-naked choke just a minute into the second round against Nazim Sadykhov on Saturday. In 6:07 of action, McKinney only landed six significant strikes compared to the eight of Sadykhov. McKinney has now lost back-to-back matchups by finish, which should be an alarm […...

Nazim Sadykhov Finishes Opponent With Rear-Naked Choke

Nazim Sadykhov finished Terrance McKinney off strong with a second-round rear-naked choke on Saturday to win his ninth straight fight. After being in a tight submission situation in the first round, Sadykhov fought it off and turned the tables in the second round. In 6:07 of action, Sadykhov landed eight significant strikes (20 total strikes) […...

Bassil Hafez Surprises Many In Split-Decision Loss

Though he took a loss, it was quite the debut for Bassil Hafez on Saturday. The welterweight may have only landed three takedowns on Jack Della Maddalena, but he locked in over six minutes of control time. Holding his own while standing up in the second round gave him the first two rounds on the […...

Jack Della Maddalena Suffers Scare But Gets The Win

Jack Della Maddalena had a big scare in Saturday's co-main event, squeaking out a split decision against newcomer Bassil Hafez. It was all about the ground game being the Achilles heel for Della Maddalena. The standup game was different, with Della Maddalena landing 83 significant strikes compared to Hafez's 32 significant strikes. Della Maddalena's downfall […...

Park Jun-yong Submits Opponent For Third Straight Finishing Win

With three finishes in a row, Park Jun-yong may have just put himself in the mix for the rankings of the middleweight division. Jun-yong exited the Octagon with a second-round, rear-naked-choke win on Saturday. In 9:45 of action, he landed 50 significant strikes compared to the 31 of Albert Duraev. Nearly ending the bout in […...

Carl Deaton III Suffers The Close Decision Defeat

Lightweights Alexander Munoz and Carl Deaton III came out of the gates swinging for the fences on Saturday. Deaton would be on the wrong end of drawing blood first, eating a big elbow while having Munoz follow up with heavy shots. Munoz was able to weather that storm, as well as another brutal attack in […...

Alexander Munoz Does Enough To Get Decision Nod

Lightweights Alexander Munoz and Carl Deaton III came out of the gates swinging for the fences on Saturday. Munoz was able to draw "first blood" with a big elbow that found its spot. Munoz would resurface in the third round, landing a shot that floored Deaton while following up with hard strikes. Munoz was able […...

Ashlee Evans-Smith Takes Very Tough Loss Saturday

It was not the return Ashlee Evans-Smith would have hoped for. She took a tough decision loss of 25-30, 25-30, and 26-30 on the judges' scorecards. In 15 minutes of action, she only landed 12 significant strikes. Unfortunately for Evans-Smith, she absorbed 60 significant strikes and was the victim of 10 takedowns. Evans-Smith appears to […...

Ailin Perez Dominates In Saturday Night's Opener

Ailin Perez put on a dominant performance on Saturday, earning 25-30, 25-30 and 25-30 marks from the judges to get the win. Perez utilized the ground game well, landing 10 takedowns. She also landed 60 significant strikes (127 total strikes) while only absorbing 12 significant strikes from Ashlee Evans-Smith. The win gives Perez her first […...