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Sergey Spivak Looking To Build Off His March Win
A winner in three of his last four bouts, Sergey Spivak (14-3) will look for another big win when he faces the struggling Augusto Sakai on Saturday. A winner in his last contest over Greg Hardy by knockout/TKO, Spivak will look to build from that momentum heading into Saturday's contest. DraftKings sees the Polar Bear […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAugusto Sakai In Need Of A Huge Win Saturday
Augusto Sakai (15-4-1) is in dire need of a big win and is hoping to snap his current three-fight losing streak when he steps into Saturday's matchup against Sergey Spivak. After a hot start with a second-round knockout victory on the Contender Series in August of 2018, Sakai went on to win four straight fights […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoPriscila Cachoeira Looking To Stay Hot With A Win Saturday
Priscila Cachoeira (11-4) has turned it around in the Octagon after losing her first three appearances, going 3-1 in her last four fights. Two of her three wins have actually come via knockout/TKO stoppages. A dangerous striker like her opponent, six of Cachoeira's 11 wins have come by KO/TKO. DraftKings sees Zombie Girl as the […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAriane Lipski Making 2022 Debut Saturday Night
Former KSW champion Ariane Lipski (14-7) is set to open up Saturday's main card of action against Priscila Cachoeira. The last time we saw Lipski in the Octagon, she earned a decision victory in September of last year after dropping back-to-back matchups. A dangerous striker, six of her 14 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoJulianna Pena Unable To Defend Her Crown
Julianna Pena stepped into the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday with an extremely difficult task in front of her in her attempt to defeat the women's mixed-martial arts GOAT in Amanda Nunes for a second time. This time, she was unable to fulfill that dream, losing a unanimous decision (45-50, 43-50, 44-50). In […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAmanda Nunes Asserts Her Dominance
Amanda Nunes showed the world why she is considered the women's GOAT of mixed martial arts by earning a unanimous-decision win (45-50, 43-50, 44-50) over Julianna Pena on Saturday to reclaim her UFC women's bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 277. In 25 minutes of action, Nunes tallied 85 significant strikes compared to […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoKai Kara-France Unable To Capitalize On Interim Title Shot
Kai Kara-France was unable to take advantage of an interim title fight at UFC 277 on Saturday, dropping the night's co-main event to Brandon Moreno via third-round TKO stoppage. In 14:34 of action, Kara-France tallied 53 significant strikes (just five less than Moreno) while stuffing all three of Moreno's takedown tries on the night. The […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoBrandon Moreno Wins Interim Title With TKO Victory
Brandon Moreno showed that he was a former flyweight champion by defeating Kai Kara-France in the co-main event of UFC 277 on Saturday for the interim flyweight title via third-round TKO stoppage. In 14:34 of action, Moreno tallied 58 significant strikes (59 total strikes) and whiffed on all three of his takedown tries. The victory […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoDerrick Lewis Takes TKO Loss At UFC 277
Though Derrick Lewis was in a rough situation less than one minute into his UFC 277 matchup on Saturday against Sergei Pavlovich, many people, including Dana White, believed the stoppage victory awarded to Pavlovich was a bit premature with Lewis still in the fight. Regardless, the loss still goes to Lewis, who has now lost […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoSergei Pavlovich Earns First-Round Stoppage Saturday
Less than one minute was all it took for Sergei Pavlovich to stun the crowd in attendance at UFC 277 on Saturday by defeating Derrick Lewis via first-round TKO stoppage. Many, including UFC president Dana White, questioned the stoppage, stating it seemed to come way too early. Regardless, Pavlovich's 15 significant strikes in 55 seconds […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAlex Perez Suffers First-Round Loss
Maybe the 20-month Octagon absence for Alex Perez did not do him any favors at UFC 277 on Saturday, when he dropped his main-card showing to Alexandre Pantoja while suffering a first-round submission loss. In 1:31 of action, Perez was able to land 10 significant strikes but spent 1:06 in the control of Pantoja before […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAlexandre Pantoja Stakes Claim For Title Contention
In the main card's only submission on Saturday, Alexandre Pantoja put an exclamation point on the claim that he should be in the title talks for the UFC's flyweight title by submitting Alex Perez in their first-round matchup at UFC 277. In 1:31 of action, Pantoja landed eight significant strikes but had 1:06 of control […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAnthony Smith Suffers TKO Loss
Anthony Smith's three-fight winning streak came to an end on Saturday at the hands of fourth-ranked Magomed Ankalaev in the main-card opener of UFC 277. In 8:09 of total action, Smith only landed 18 significant strikes compared to that of Ankalaev's 46. The fifth-ranked Smith really had no answers to the takedown defense and striking […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoMagomed Ankalaev Dominates On Saturday
Moving his winning streak to nine, Magomed Ankalaev earned a huge second-round TKO victory over top-tier light heavyweight Anthony Smith to open up the main card of UFC 277 on Saturday. In 8:09 of total action, Ankalaev tallied 46 significant strikes (64 total strikes) while absorbing only 18 significant strikes. Ranked fourth before his matchup […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAmanda Nunes Seeking Revenge On Saturday
Considered by many to be the women's GOAT in the world of mixed martial arts, Amanda Nunes will return to action in the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday in an attempt to recapture her bantamweight title after a shocking loss to Julianna Pena at UFC 269 in December of last year. Prior to […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoJulianna Pena Hoping To Shock The World Again
Julianna Pena (11-4) will defend her UFC women's bantamweight title on Saturday in the main event at UFC 277 against the woman she defeated for the crown, Amanda Nunes, in what many may consider one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. In their first matchup, Pena scored a second-round submission victory (rear-naked choke) to […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoBrandon Moreno Has A Chance To Earn Interim Title
After dropping the UFC flyweight title in his last contest, Brandon Moreno (19-6-2) will have the opportunity to become the interim champion if he can defeat Kai Kara-France in Saturday's co-main event at UFC 277. Prior to the loss, Moreno had not suffered defeat in his previous seven bouts. Dangerous on the mat, 11 of […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoKai Kara-France Set For Co-Main-Event Showing
On a three-fight winning streak (two coming via first-round knockout), Kai Kara-France (24-9) finds himself in the co-main event of UFC 277 on Saturday in hopes of capturing the interim flyweight title over Brandon Moreno. In their first meeting, Moreno earned a unanimous-decision victory back in December of 2019. The City Kickboxing product has scored […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoSergei Pavlovich Can Make A Big Climb In Division
Since losing his UFC debut, Sergei Pavlovich (15-1) has won three fights since, all by first-round knockout. His loss to Alistair Overeem is the only loss of his professional career. A dangerous striker like his opponent Derrick Lewis, 12 of Pavlovich's 15 wins have come by knockout/TKO, with all 12 coming in the first round […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoDerrick Lewis Set For Very Important Matchup
With losses in two of his last three contests, it is more important than ever for Derrick Lewis (26-9) to secure a victory at UFC 277 on Saturday. With a knockout always within reach for the Black Beast, 21 of his 26 career wins have come by KO/TKO. Lewis' opponent, Sergei Pavlovich, has won his […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAlex Perez Returns To Action At UFC 277
It has been nearly 20 months since we have seen Alex Perez (24-6) in action, but he returns to the main card of UFC 277 on Saturday with a huge opportunity to find himself in title contention when he faces Alexandre Pantoja. Perez has not secured a victory since June of 2020 when he defeated […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAlexandre Pantoja Could Find Himself Atop The Contender's List
With the men's interim flyweight title on the line in Saturday night's co-main event, the UFC 277 main-card matchup for Alexandre Pantoja (24-5) could put him in line for a title shot in the very near future. With wins in three of his last four outings, Pantoja is a solid finisher, even in smaller weight […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAnthony Smith Faces A Tough Opponent Saturday
Riding a three-fight winning streak heading into UFC 277 on Saturday, Anthony Smith (36-16) is set to face a difficult opponent in Magomed Ankalaev. On an impressive run, all three of Smith's victories on his winning streak have come via first-round finishes. With the majority of his victories coming by the finish, 18 of his […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoMagomed Ankalaev Looking For Ninth Straight Octagon Win
Looking for his ninth straight win in the UFC, Magomed Ankalaev (17-1) is one second away from being a perfect 18-0 after suffering a submission loss to Paul Craig in March of 2018, Since then, Ankalaev has gone 8-0, with four of his wins coming by way of finish. Able to score a knockout win […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoCurtis Blaydes Gets A First-Round Victory
Occasionally injuries happen, but not typically in back-to-back main events. Once again, we had a main event end in the first round due to a freak injury on Saturday. This time, crowd favorite Tom Aspinall (knee) potentially tore his MCL just 15 seconds into his main-event matchup in London against Curtis Blaydes. The win on […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoTom Aspinall Suffers Freak Injury Saturday
Occasionally injuries happen, but not typically in back-to-back main events. Once again this Saturday, we had a main event end in the first round due to a freak injury. This time, crowd favorite Tom Aspinall (knee) potentially tore his MCL just 15 seconds into his main-event matchup in London against Curtis Blaydes. If the injury […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoChris Curtis Drops Co-Main Event In London
It was not the matchup Chris Curtis hoped for, dropping a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) to top-tier middleweight Jack Hermansson on Saturday. Claiming Hermansson "ran" all night, he only landed 43 significant strikes on Hermansson, who was able to reel off 100 significant strikes. The loss snaps Curtis' three-fight undefeated streak in the UFC […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoJack Hermansson Wins Lackluster Co-Main-Event Matchup
It may not have been the most exciting fight on the main card, but Jack Hermansson did what was needed to defeat a tough opponent and take Saturday night's co-main event. In 15 minutes of middleweight action, Hermansson landed 100 significant strikes to that of Chris Curtis' 43. The win gets Hermansson back on track, […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoAlexander Gustafsson Disappoints In His Return
It was not the storybook return for Alexander Gustafsson on Saturday when he suffered a first-round knockout at the hands of Nikita Krylov in 1:07 of action. In that time frame, Gustafsson only landed five significant strikes while absorbing 26 from Krylov. Maybe we can chalk it up to ring rust, or maybe Gustafsson may […]
Matt Bricker 2 years agoNikita Krylov EarnsHuge First-Round TKO Win
Nikita Krylov put on an amazing performance at UFC fight night in London on Saturday to defeat former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson via first-round TKO. In 67 seconds of action, Krylov tallied 26 significant strikes and dominated the contest from the onset. With the win, Krylov prevents a three-fight losing streak and may have found […]
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