Kevin Holland Hoping To Get Back To His 2020 Form

After last year saw Kevin Holland (22-7) go winless, he won his lone fight so far this year, a second-round knockout in March. Prior to his back-to-back losses last year, Holland was riding a five-fight winning streak, including four finishes. Similar to his opponent in terms of finishing bouts, Holland has scored finishes in 18 […]

Albert Duraev Looking For 11th Straight Win

Albert Duraev (15-3) can improve his current win streak to 11 in a row on the heels of a unanimous decision in his UFC debut in October of last year. A former ACB middleweight champion, Duraev is a dangerous finisher, with 12 of his 15 career wins coming via the finish -- nine by submission. […]

Joaquin Buckley Looking For Another Highlight-Reel Victory

With a couple of highlight-reel finishes in his time in the UFC, Joaquin Buckley (14-4) will face a very tough opponent in Albert Duraev on Saturday. An obvious dangerous striker, 10 of Buckley's 14 career wins have come by knockout/TKO, including his potential knockout of the year against Impa Kasanganay in October of 2020. DraftKings […]

Guram Kutateladze Hoping For Big Return

It's been nearly two years since we have seen Guram Kutateladze (12-2) in action, but in his last contest, he earned a split-decision win over hot star Mateusz Gamrot in October of 2020. On a nine-fight winning streak, five of his nine wins have come via knockout/TKO. Out of his 12 career wins, eight of […]

Damir Ismagulov Can Earn Fifth Straight Victory

Former M-1 lightweight champion Damir Ismagulov (23-1) has not disappointed since joining the UFC, amassing a perfect record of 4-0. However, six of his last seven matchups have ended with Ismagulov earning a unanimous decision. He did have a stretch in M-1 consisting of five straight knockout/TKO victories. A pace-setting, hard-hitting fighter, 10 of Ismagulov's […]

Gregory Rodrigues Hoping To Rebound

Coming off a split-decision loss in February, Gregory Rodrigues (11-4) will open up Saturday's main card of action against Julian Marquez. Since joining the UFC, Rodrigues has gone 2-1, with one of those wins coming by knockout/TKO. A finisher prior to entering the UFC, nine of his 11 victories have come by the finish, with […]

Julian Marquez Set To Open Saturday's Main Card

With only a split-decision loss since joining the UFC, Julian Marquez (9-2) enters the Octagon on Saturday to open up the main card. 3-1 since joining the UFC, all three of his wins have come by submission. He also scored a second-round knockout against Phil Hawes on the Contender Series in 2017. He knows how […]

Glover Teixeira Loses Championship In Main Event

Glover Teixeira's 41st professional bout and first title defense of the UFC light-heavyweight championship did not go to plan as he lost his championship via fifth-round submission in Saturday's main event of UFC 275. In 24:28 of total action, Teixeira tallied 159 significant strikes (two more than Jiri Prochazka) while only landing five of his […]

Jiri Prochazka Captures Championship Saturday

Though the co-main event saw the champion remain the same, the main event had a different outcome with Jiri Prochazka capturing the UFC's light-heavyweight title via fifth-round submission. In 24:28 of action, Prochazka tallied 120 significant strikes (157 total strikes) while stuffing 12 of Glover Teixeira's 17 takedown tries on the night. The end came […]

Taila Santos Takes Split-Decision Loss

Taila Santos came to fight Saturday in UFC 275's co-main event, narrowly being defeated by the women's flyweight champion. In 25 minutes of battle, Santos tallied 55 significant strikes (128 total strikes), but it was her ground work that really put her opponent, Valentia Shevchenko, in danger on several occasions. Sustaining a broken orbital from […]

Valentina Shevchenko Escapes Co-Main Event With Championship

It has been a while since we have seen Valentina Shevchenko dominate, but she was able to pull out a unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 275 against a very game Taila Santos on Saturday. Statistically, Shevchenko scored well by tallying 77 significant strikes (234 total strikes), good for 9.36 total strikes per […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk Rides Into The Sunset

Suffering a second-round knockout loss and her third loss in four matchups, Joanna Jedrzejeczyk, a former strawweight champion, laid down her gloves in the Octagon after UFC 275's matchup on Saturday and retired from the sport. She ate a spinning back fist from Weili Zhang at the 2:28 mark of the second round that instantly […]

Weili Zhang Shines In UFC 275 Matchup

Weili Zhang fought as we expected, earning a huge knockout win on the main card of UFC 275 on Saturday night. In the second round of action against former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Zhang landed a huge spinning back fist 2:28 into the round, instantly ending the contest. In 7:28 of action, Zhang tallied 69 significant […]

Andre Fialho Takes A Loss After Back-To-Back KO Wins

With all the momentum on his side after back-to-back first-round knockout wins, Andre Fialho was unable to continue that hot run into UFC 275 on Saturday, suffering a second-round knockout loss to Jake Matthews in a matchup that was moved at the last minute to the main card. In 7:24 of action, Fialho was only […]

Jake Matthews Takes Advantage Of Late Main-Card Showing

As a late replacement to the main-card portion of UFC 275, Jake Matthews made the best of the situation and earned a second-round knockout over Andre Fialho on Saturday. In 7:24 of total action, Matthews tallied 47 significant strikes compared to the 18 of Fialho. The two were engaged in a very close back-and-forth striking […]

Ramazan Emeev Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss

With his first-round knockout loss Saturday at UFC 275, Ramazan Emeev has now lost back-to-back bouts in the UFC. In 2:32 of action, Emeev tallied only seven significant strikes. Early in the round, Emeev almost caught Jack Della Maddalena in a choke. After taking a body shot, Emeev was floored, and it eventually led to […]

Jack Della Maddalena Impresses Again

Jack Della Maddalena continues to be as advertised, scoring a first-round knockout in Saturday's main-card opener of UFC 275 against Ramazan Emeev. In 2:32 of action, Maddalena tallied 18 significant strikes. After a solid left hook to the body, Emeev fell to the mat and Maddalena followed up quickly with strikes that led to the […]

Glover Teixeira Set For First Title Defense

The 42-year-old Brazilian legend Glover Teixeira (33-7) is set to defend his UFC light-heavyweight title for the first time in the main event at UFC 275 on Saturday against a very dangerous striker in Jiri Prochazka. Teixeira would no doubt prefer this matchup to stay on the ground, as 11 of his career wins have […]

Jiri Prochazka Has Chance At UFC Gold

Former RIZIN FF light-heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka (28-3-1) will get his chance to capture UFC gold when he battles Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC 275 on Saturday night. Currently on a 12-fight winning streak, Prochazka is 2-0 in the UFC with two second-round TKO finishes. Always a dangerous striker, a staggering 25 […]

Taila Santos Looking For The Upset Of The Year

Since losing her UFC debut in February of 2019, Taila Santos (19-1) has won four fights in a row, finding herself in the co-main event of UFC 275 on Saturday contending for the women's flyweight championship against Valentina Shevchenko. With three of those four wins coming by decision, her last victory was a first-round submission […]

Valentina Shevchenko Looks To Continue Reign Of Dominance

The women's pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter in the UFC, Valentina Shevchenko (22-3), will defend her crown yet again in the women's flyweight division in the co-main event of UFC 275 on Saturday. Looking for her ninth straight victory, Shevchenko will defend her title against Taila Santos. With finishing ability even at a smaller weight class, […]

Weili Zhang Set For Showdown With Former Champion

Former strawweight title contender Weili Zhang (21-3) will look for her first win since the first time she battled Joanna Jedrzejczyk back in March of 2020. Back-to-back losses have been obtained by the Chinese star against champion Rose Namajunas. With a controversial split-decision loss in her last outing, Zhang will look to avenge her recent […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk Returns To Action After Two-Year Layoff

It is not often an unranked fighter gets a shot at the second-ranked fighter, but Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-4) will get that opportunity when she rematches Weili Zhang on the main card of UFC 275 on Saturday night. It has been over two years since we have seen Jedrzejczyk in the Octagon. In their first matchup […]

Rogerio Bontorin Faces Difficult Task At UFC 275

With losses in three of his last four Octagon appearances, Rogerio Bontorin (17-4) won't get any breaks as he is set to face the streaking Manel Kape on the main card of UFC 275 on Saturday. Though he is in a bit of a slump, Bontorin has the ground game to end a contest quickly, […]

Manel Kape Looking For Third Straight Win

It looked like Manuel Kape (17-6) made a bad decision by leaving Rizin FF, as he dropped his first two UFC appearances by decision. Since then, Kape has turned it around big time with two first-round knockout victories, including in his most recent outing in December of last year. The former Rizin FF bantamweight champion […]

Jack Della Maddalena Hoping To Capitalize On Stunning Debut

Coming off of the Contender Series with a first-round knockout in January, Jack Della Maddalena (11-2) is set to open up the main card of UFC 275 against a tough opponent in former M-1 middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev on Saturday. A dangerous finisher, 10 of his 11 professional victories have come via the finish, with […]

Ramazan Emeev Set To Open UFC 275 Main Card

On a main-card set with two title fights, Russia's Ramazan Emeev (20-5) will kick of UFC 275's main card against Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday. The former M-1 middleweight champion will make his eighth UFC appearance and is looking to avenge a split-decision loss to Darren Stewart in October of last year. Able to mix […]

Jairzinho Rozenstruik Takes First-Round Loss Saturday

Saturday's main event did not go as planned for Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who suffered a first-round TKO loss to Alexander Volkov. After being dropped by a right hand, Volkov followed up with a handful of strikes before the bout was called to a stop at the 2:12 mark of the first round. In 2:12 of action, […]

Alexander Volkov Has A Big First-Round TKO Victory

Less than half a round is all it took for Alexander Volkov to pull off a stunning first-round knockout in Saturday's main event of action. In 2:12 of total action against Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Volkov tallied 21 significant strikes while only absorbing six strikes. After eating a couple of big strikes from Rozenstruik, Volkov recovered almost […]

Dan Ige Unable To Turn Things Around

It was not the way 10th-ranked featherweight Dan Ige wanted Saturday to go, as he lost the night's co-main-event bout to Movsar Evloev. Ige has now lost three fights in a row and three of his last four contests. All three of those losses have come by decision. In Saturday's 15 minutes of action, Ige […]