Kamaru Usman's Current Reign Comes To An End

Fifty-six seconds is all Kamaru Usman needed to hold onto if he wanted to remain the welterweight champion. Up 3-1 on the scorecards heading into the fifth round on Saturday, it was all but locked in that Usman would walk out of the Octagon as the champion. However, a dynamic head kick out of nowhere […]

Leon Edwards Wins With Spectacular Head-Kick Knockout

Riding a 10-fight unbeaten streak going into the main event of UFC 278 on Saturday in hopes of capturing the welterweight title, Leon Edwards earned the championship with a sharp head-kick knockout of Kamaru Usman in the fifth round of their main event. The official scorecards showed Edwards was actually down 3-1 heading into the […]

Luke Rockhold Retires After Decision Loss

Three years out of the Octagon did not help Luke Rockhold, who suffered a decision loss (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) in Saturday night's co-main event of UFC 278 against Paulo Costa. In 15 minutes of action, Rockhold only tallied 57 total strikes compared to that of Costa's 106 (73 significant strikes). After the contest, Rockhold announced […]

Paulo Costa Rebounds With Decision Win

In need of a rebound victory, Paulo Costa earned it in the biggest way on Saturday by earning a unanimous decision over a former champion while picking up fight-of-the-night honors along the way in the co-main event of UFC 278. In 15 minutes of action, Costa tallied 73 significant strikes (106 total strikes), out-striking his […]

Jose Aldo Goes The Distance But Takes Loss

Jose Aldo's three-fight winning streak came to an end on Saturday as the future Hall of Famer was unable to earn a decision victory at UFC 278 on Saturday over opponent Merab Dvalishvili. In 15 minutes of action, Aldo was only able to land 38 significant strikes (59 total strikes) compared to 135 total strikes […]

Merab Dvalishvili Defeats Future Hall Of Famer

It was another masterpiece of a performance for Merab Dvalishvili, who defeated future Hall of Famer and former featherweight champion Jose Aldo on the main card of UFC 278 this past Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Dvalishvili tallied 57 significant strikes (135 total strikes) while absorbing only 38 significant strikes. The only downfall for […]

Yanan Wu's Loses Her Fourth Straight Bout

After starting 1-1 in the Octagon, it has been a downhill ride for Yanan Wu, who has now lost four fights in a row after Saturday's TKO loss to Lucie Pudilova. In 9:04 of action, Wu only tallied 26 significant strikes while being taken down on two of Pudilova's three takedown tries on the night. […]

Lucie Pudilova Earns TKO Victory In Octagon Debut

Showing up big in her UFC debut, Lucie Pudilova earned a second-round TKO victory in the lone women's bout on the main card of UFC 278 on Saturday. In 9:04 of action, Pudilova tallied 39 significant strikes (51 total strikes) and landed two of her three takedown tries on the night. With wins in six […]

Harry Hunsucker Suffers Another Loss Saturday

The downhill spiral continued for Harry Hunsucker in the UFC in his move down to the light-heavyweight division when he took on the returning Tyson Pedro on Saturday. Sixty-five seconds is all it took for Pedro to nail a front kick to the midsection, dropping Hunsucker and leading to the TKO. With the loss, Hunsucker […]

Tyson Pedro Scores Big In UFC 278 Main-Card Opener

Starting the main card with a bang on Saturday, it took Tyson Pedro only 65 seconds to score a big first-round knockout over Henry Hunsucker in the light-heavyweight division. Though it had been three years since Pedro fought in the Octagon, he didn't miss a beat, landing a big front kick that dropped Hunsucker, leading […]

Kamaru Usman Looks To Remain The Welterweight King

Undefeated in the UFC since appearing on TUF 21 in 2015, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-1) is set for another title defense when he takes to the main event of UFC 278 on Saturday to defend his title against Leon Edwards. Undefeated in the Octagon and with only one loss in his professional career, 10 […]

Luke Rockhold Makes Long-Awaited Return

Returning to the Octagon for the first time in just over three years, Luke Rockhold (16-5) steps into the co-main-event slot this Saturday to face a very dangerous striker and finisher in Paulo Costa. Even before his departure from the sport in 2017, Rockhold had lost three of his last four bouts, with all three […]

Paulo Costa Set For Co-Main-Event Showing Saturday

Looking for his first win since 2019, middleweight Paulo Costa (13-2) will take to the co-main event of UFC 278 on Saturday when he battles a dangerous opponent in Luke Rockhold. He only has two losses in his professional career, and both have come in his last two outings, with one of those against the […]

Leon Edwards Has A Chance To Shock The World

With a chance to earn a potential upset of the year on Saturday, Leon Edwards (19-3) will take to the main event of UFC 278 in hopes of dethroning long-reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the night's main event. Since a loss in 2015, Edwards has not been defeated in his last 10 contests. The […]

Merab Dvalishvili Can Pick Up His Sixth Straight Win Saturday

Looking to remain undefeated in the UFC, Merab Dvalishvili (14-4) is looking to earn his sixth straight win when he faces off against future Hall of Famer Jose Aldo on Saturday. Though this will be the biggest name to date that he's faced in the Octagon, he does hold UFC wins over the likes of […]

Jose Aldo Can Earn Fourth Straight Win Saturday

Future Hall of Fame featherweight legend Jose Aldo (31-7) returns to action on the main card of UFC 278 on Saturday when he takes on surging star Merab Dvalishvili. A professional of the sport since 2004, 18 of Aldo's 31 career wins have come by the finish, with 16 of those coming via knockout/TKO. The […]

Alexander Romanov Hopes To Remain Undefeated

Alexander Romanov (16-0) hopes to remain perfect in his professional career when he faces off against Polish veteran Marcin Tybura on the main card of UFC 278 on Saturday. A dominant heavyweight since his professional debut in 2016, 15 of his 16 career wins have come by the finish, with 10 of those coming by […]

Marcin Tybura Faced With A Tough Task At UFC 278

After having his five-fight Octagon winning streak snapped in his last outing, Marcin Tybura (22-7) will take to the cage in hopes of rebounding when he faces fellow heavyweight Alexander Romanov on the main card of Saturday's UFC 278. Able to win in a multitude of ways, 15 of his career wins have come by […]

Henry Hunsucker Looking To Pull Off A Big Upset

At UFC 278 on Saturday, Henry Hunsucker (7-5) will step onto the main-card stage to battle an extremely dangerous striker in Tyson Pedro. It has been a tough road of late for Hunsucker with first-round knockout losses in three of his last four bouts. Coming down to light heavyweight, we will have to see how […]

Tyson Pedro Has A Huge Opportunity At UFC 278

The light heavyweights are set to open the stage of UFC 278's main card with Tyson Pedro (8-3) looking to earn back-to-back wins for the first time since 2016/2017. No doubt a very dangerous finisher, all four of his UFC wins have come by way of first-round knockouts. Overall in his career, all eight of […]

Dominick Cruz Suffers A Big Loss On Saturday

This was not the finish Dominick Cruz was hoping for on Saturday after he suffered a big head-kick knockout loss in the fourth round of his main event against Marlon Vera. In 17:17 of action, Cruz actually out-struck Vera by landing 92 significant strikes (100 total strikes) compared to that of Vera's 61 significant strikes. […]

Marlon Vera Produces Highlight-Reel Knockout Win

Marlon Vera continued to dominate in the UFC's bantamweight division after scoring a big head-kick knockout in Saturday's main event against the former champion, Dominick Cruz. In 17:17 of action, Vera tallied just 61 significant strikes compared to that of Cruz's 92. With four straight wins and victories in five of his last six bouts, […]

David Onama Puts On A Show On Saturday

If a fighter has ever been victorious in a loss, it would be David Onama after his majority-decision loss in Saturday night's co-main event, which is easily the front-runner for the UFC's Fight of the Year. In 15 minutes of action, Onama tallied 71 significant strikes but absorbed 91 significant strikes. After a dominant first […]

Nate Landwehr Picks Up A Win Saturday

We may have just seen the Fight Of The Year in Saturday's co-main event when Nate Landwehr took a majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27) over David Onama. In 15 minutes of action, Landwehr tallied 91 significant strikes (133 total strikes) and landed three of his four takedown tries while stuffing five of Onama's six takedown […]

Iasmin Lucindo Impresses But Drops Decision In Octagon Debut

Though she did not walk out of the Octagon with a victory in her debut on Saturday, Iasmin Lucindo was up for the challenge while dropping a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) to fellow newcomer Yazmin Jauregui. In 15 minutes of action, Lucindo landed 66 significant strikes but absorbed 86 significant strikes. Though her seven-fight […]

Yazmin Jauregui Shines In UFC Debut

Former Combate Global tournament winner Yazmin Jauregui did not disappoint in her UFC debut on Saturday by earning a unanimous-decision win (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) over fellow newcomer Iasmin Lucindo. In 15 minutes of action, Jauregui tallied 86 significant strikes and stuffed both of Lucindo's takedown tries on the night. If Jauregui can continue to fight […]

Devin Clark Suffers Third-Round TKO Loss

It was a rough Saturday night at the office for Devin Clark, and he's now suffered losses in three of his last four contests. On Saturday's main card of action, Clark was just unable to overcome the power of Azamat Murzakanov. After the first round of action, Clark looked to be in control, but Rounds […]

Azamat Murzakanov Earns Second TKO Victory

The main-card finishes continued with Azamat Murzakanov earning a third-round knockout over veteran Devin Clark on Saturday. Dominating on the stat sheets, Murzakanov tallied 79 significant strikes compared to that of Clark's 14 in 11:18 of action. After a less-than-desirable first round, Murzakanov rebounded strongly in the second round and scored a knockdown before dropping […]

Ariane Lipski Continues To Have Issues In The UFC

The rough road in the UFC continued for Ariane Lipski after she suffered her third loss in four outings on Saturday, this time by way of first-round knockout just 65 seconds into the contest. Before the knockout, Lipski was only able to land four significant strikes before Priscila Cachoeira took advantage of the striking war. […]

Priscila Cachoeira Earns Big Knockout In First Round

There's not much you can say when it only takes 65 seconds to earn a big first-round knockout victory. In the case of Priscila Cachoeira in her fight against Ariane Lipski on Saturday, that is exactly what happened. In 65 seconds of action, Cachoeira reeled off 20 significant strikes before the referee called an end […]