Bruno Silva Drops Second Straight Fight

It's now back-to-back losses for Bruno Silva, who suffered a third-round submission loss to Gerald Meerschaert in Saturday's main-card opener. In 11:39 of total action, Silva was only able to land 29 significant strikes but stuffed five of Meerschaert's six takedown tries. Silva had a moment here and there, but for the most part, it […]

Gerald Meerschaert Successful In Main-Card Opener

Controlling much of the fight in the main-card opener on Saturday, Gerald Meerschaert secured a third-round submission win over Bruno Silva. In 11:39 of action, Meerschaert tallied 46 significant strikes (61 total strikes) and only absorbed 29 significant strikes. With solid striking and impressive defense, Meerschaert did enough to frustrate Silva and eventually lock in […]

Dominick Cruz Returns To Action At UFC Fight Night

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (24-3) will be in action for the first time in 2022 as he faces Marlon Vera in the UFC Fight Night main event. He only has three losses in his 17-year professional career, although two have occurred within his last four contests. Typically a pace-controlling fighter who uses his […]

Marlon Vera Set For Main Event Against A Former Champion

Marlon Vera (21-7-1) is entering the UFC Fight Night main event on a three-fight winning streak since the decision loss to Jose Aldo. Vera has landed nearly 55% of his strikes, while his opponent, Dominick Cruz, posts a 39% success rate. Vera's key to victory will be landing the big strikes on the 37-year-old former […]

Nate Landwehr Looking To Break .500 UFC Record On Saturday

A former M-1 Challenge featherweight champion, Nate Landwehr (15-4), returns to Octagon for the first time in 2022 against a very dangerous striker in David Onama. Known to push the pace, eight of Landwehr's career wins have occurred via KO/TKO. The 34-year-old has landed one more significant strike per minute than Onama. However, he will […]

David Onama Looking For Third-Straight Finish

With back-to-back wins since debuting for the promotion, David Onama (10-1), who is coming off of a July submission win, will return to action for the second time in as many months at UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Onama has finished all 10 of his professional fights, with six via KO/TKO. DraftKings has the "Silent […]

Iasmin Lucindo Set For UFC Debut Against Fellow Newcomer

Set to make her Octagon debut versus a fellow newcomer, Iasmin Lucindo (13-4) hopes to secure her eighth consecutive professional victory heading into UFC Fight Night. A dangerous striker, eight of her career 13 wins have come by KO/TKO. DraftKings has the 20-year-old as the sizeable underdog with a salary of $7,500. Her first bout […]

Yazmin Jauregui Set For Big UFC Debut

In the only women's bout on Saturday's main card, former Combate Global strawweight champion Yazmin Jauregui (8-0) will battle fellow debuting fighter Iasmin Lucindo. A dangerous striker, six of Jauregui's eight career wins have come by knockout/TKO, including her last two victories that came via first-round finishes. DraftKings sees Jauregui as the big favorite with […]

Azamat Murzakanov Can Remain Undefeated

Rising light-heavyweight star Azamat Murzakanov (11-0) takes to the Octagon in Saturday night's only light-heavyweight main-card bout and will face off against Devin Clark. Earning a first-round knockout in his Contender Series showing, Murzakanov continued to raise his stock by winning his debut in the Octagon via third-round flying-knee knockout. DraftKings sees the Professional as […]

Devin Clark Hopes To Build Off Of His Last Win

Rebounding nicely from back-to-back losses with a third-round knockout in his last outing, Devin Clark (13-6) is set to battle Azamat Murzakanov on Saturday's main card of action. A veteran of the UFC since 2016, five of Clark's 13 career wins have come via the finish, with four of them coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees […]

Bruno Silva Looking To Rebound On Saturday

A perfect 3-0 in the UFC with three finishes before his last outing, Bruno Silva (22-7) will return to action on Saturday and is hoping to rebound from a decision loss in his last outing against the middleweight division's next title challenger in Alex Pereira. There is no doubt Silva brings heavy hands to the […]

Gerald Meerschaert Looking For A Big Performance Saturday

Middleweight action kicks off the main card on Saturday night with Gerald Meerschaert (34-15) looking to rebound from his last outing when he takes on Bruno Silva. After a three-fight winning streak with three finishes, Meerschaert took a loss in his last outing via unanimous decision back in April. A dangerous finisher on the mat, […]

Thiago Santos Continues To Struggle

The rough road since a loss to Jon Jones continued for Thiago Santos on Saturday when he suffered a fourth-round TKO loss. In 17:31 of action, Santos tallied only 53 significant strikes compared to that of Jamahal Hill's 89. Santos' ground game was not working, and he could only land six of his 20 takedown […]

Jamahal Hill Scores Big With TKO Victory

Jamahal Hill capitalized on a huge opportunity on Saturday and finished a title challenger in Thiago Santos in the night's fourth round of main-event action. On a card complete with finishes, Hill did not disappoint, closing out the night with his third straight victory via finish. In 17:31 of action, Hill tallied 89 significant strikes […]

Vicente Luque Stopped By TKO On Saturday

Picking up his first professional loss by stoppage, Vicente Luque came up short in Saturday night's co-main event against Geoff Neal via third-round TKO. In 12:01 of action, Luque landed 97 significant strikes and stuffed three of Neal's four takedown tries on the night. With the first two rounds pretty much split, Luque's demise came […]

Geoff Neal Scores Big TKO Victory On Saturday

Handing his opponent his first stoppage loss, Geoff Neal shined in Saturday night's co-main event by earning a third-round TKO victory over Vicente Luque. In 12:01 of total action, Neal tallied 121 significant strikes (12 significant strikes landed per minute) and landed one of his three takedowns. This was a huge win for Neal, propelling […]

Zac Pauga Unsuccessful In Bid For TUF Heavyweight Crown

Not only was Zac Pauga's undefeated streak snapped on Saturday, but he suffered a second-round TKO loss, costing him the TUF heavyweight crown. Less than a minute into the second round, Pauga ate a huge hook from Mohammed Usman that ended up flooring him and led to a stoppage call after a few follow-up strikes. […]

Mohammed Usman Earns UFC Contract

A puncher's chance is sometimes all it takes to earn a victory. In his fight on Saturday, Mohammed Usman capitalized on that statement and delivered a big left hook that instantly floored Zac Pauga. Following up with a few ground strikes, the bout was quickly called to a halt and Usman, the brother of UFC […]

Brogan Walker-Sanchez Unsuccessful In Bid For TUF Title

Brogan Walker-Sanchez was unable to capture the TUF crown on Saturday, sustaining a third-round TKO loss to Juliana Miller. It's not the way she wanted her TUF run to end. In 13:57 of action, Walker-Sanchez was only able to land 30 significant strikes (52 total strikes) compared to the 110 total strikes she absorbed. It's […]

Juliana Miller Crowned TUF Women's Winner Saturday

With a third-round TKO victory on Saturday, Juliana Miller found herself crowned as the TUF women's winner while also earning herself a UFC contract. Defeating a dangerous fighter in Brogan Walker-Sanchez, Miller landed 54 significant strikes (110 total strikes) in 13:57 of total action. She was also able to secure all four of her takedown […]

Augusto Sakai Suffers Fourth Straight Loss Saturday

It's very possible we may have seen Augusto Sakai fight his way out of the UFC after he suffered a second-round TKO loss on Saturday's main card of action. It marks his fourth straight loss since he began 3-0 inside the Octagon. In 8:42 of action, Sakai was only able to collect eight significant strikes […]

Sergey Spivak Earns Second-Round TKO Finish

Sergey Spivak earned a big second-round TKO win over the struggling Augusto Sakai on Saturday's main card of action and now has back-to-back knockout wins. In 8:42 of action, Spivak tallied 33 significant strikes (86 total strikes) while only absorbing eight significant strikes. In complete control of the fight, Spivak has now won five of […]

Rising Star Jamahal Hill Can Move Up The Ranks

For Jamahal Hill (10-1), it has been Sweet Dreams for his last two opponents, with both of his wins coming by first-round knockout after a TKO loss due to an injury to Paul Craig in June of last year. If the injury didn't occur, we could very well be seeing an undefeated Hill in Saturday's […]

Thiago Santos Needs A Big Main-Event Victory

Thiago Santos (22-10) has had a very rough road in the light-heavyweight division since his major injury in his title matchup against Jon Jones in July of 2019. Since then, Santos has gone 1-3 with a decision win over Johnny Walker. DraftKings sees Santos as the big underdog against Jamahal Hill on Saturday with a […]

Geoff Neal Hoping To Improve His Ranking

Geoff Neal (14-4) has had a rough time since 2020, going 1-2 in the Octagon after just recently earning a split decision over Santiago Ponzinibbio in December of last year. Four of Neal's six UFC wins have come by big finishes, showing he has big-stage finishing ability. In fact, 10 of his 14 career wins […]

Vicente Luque In Need Of A Victory On Saturday

Looking to rebound after his four-fight winning streak was snapped, Vicente Luque (21-8-1) will enter Saturday's co-main event as the sixth-ranked welterweight and is looking to solidify his place against a rising star in 13th-ranked Geoff Neal. A very dangerous finisher, 19 of his 21 career wins have come by the finish, with 11 of […]

Mohammed Usman Can Capture TUF 30 Heavyweight Crown

Mohammed Usman (7-2), the brother of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, has a chance to earn a distinction of his own -- the TUF 30 heavyweight champion -- when he takes to the Octagon on Saturday to face off against Zac Pauga. Both of Usman's TUF 30 exhibition tournament wins have come by decision, with […]

Zac Pauga Has Chance To Win TUF 30 Heavyweight Crown

Headed to the finals of the men's heavyweight TUF tournament, Zac Pauga (5-0) will look to remain undefeated when he faces Mohammed Usman on Saturday. During TUF 30, Pauga earned one victory by decision and one via second-round TKO. With experience in LFA and Cage Warriors, Pauga is an absolute force to be reckoned with. […]

Brogan Walker-Sanchez Has A Chance To Capture TUF Title

Brogan Walker-Sanchez (7-2) will walk into the Octagon on Saturday with a chance to earn the TUF 125-pound women's championship against Juliana Miller. Walker-Sanchez has Invicta FC victories over Miranda Maverick and Emilee King prior to her TUF competition. Throughout her career, six of her seven official wins have come by decision, showing that she […]

Juliana Miller Looking For Women's Flyweight Crown

With the women's flyweight TUF crowning on the line on Saturday, ground specialist Juliana Miller (2-1) will face off against Brogan Walker-Sanchez. With minimal professional mixed martial arts experience, Miller had a terrific showing on TUF by earning a submission victory to earn her spot in the finals. DraftKings sees Killer as the slight favorite […]