Joanne Wood Needs A Win In Saturday's Co-Main Event

Suffering losses in her last two contests and in three of her last four bouts, Joanne Wood (15-7) will hope to rebound in a big spotlight contest as she is set for the co-main-event spot with Alexa Grasso on Saturday. A grinding-style finisher, 10 of Wood's 15 career victories have come by decision. DraftKings sees […]

Bryan Barberena Hoping For Back-To-Back Wins

Hoping he can finally string together some success in the UFC, Bryan Barberena (16-8) will battle UFC veteran Matt Brown on Saturday in Brown's home state of Ohio. A win for Barberena would give him his first back-to-back wins in the UFC since 2016. A dangerous striker, 10 of his 16 career wins have come […]

Matt Brown Hoping For A Big Victory In His Home State

Still as dangerous a striker as anyone, Matt Brown (23-18) will look to capitalize off of the momentum built from his second-round knockout win in June of last year when he takes on Bryan Barberena on Saturday in Columbus. Fighting in his home state of Ohio, he will look to earn his 15th UFC finish, […]

Kai Kara-France Can Continue His Recent Run

Kai Kara-France (23-9) has displayed his ability to earn a finish in the UFC with his last two victories coming by first-round knockout. His last outing was a victory over former champion Cody Garbrandt in December of last year. Finally displaying that finishing power at the highest level, 12 of his 24 career wins have […]

Askar Askarov Looking For Fourth Straight Octagon Win

With his only blemish being a draw with former champion Brandon Moreno, Russian ground specialist Askar Askarov (14-0-1) will take to Saturday's main card when he battles Kai Kara-France. Since that Octagon debut draw, Askarov has won three in a row, with all three coming by decision. Though his UFC wins have come by decision, […]

Ilir Latifi Can Go 2-1 In The Heavyweight Division

After a lengthy run in the UFC's light-heavyweight division, Ilir Latifi (15-8) made the jump up to heavyweight and has since gone 1-1 after the move up. Literally a balanced finisher, Latifi has five wins each by knockout/TKO, submission and decision. February of 2018 was the last time we have seen Latifi earn a finish, […]

Aleksei Oleinik Set For 77th Professional MMA Bout Saturday

Very few mixed martial artists have the professional experience of heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik (59-16-1), who has been a veteran of the UFC since 2014. Set for his 77th professional bout, an astounding 46 of those 59 career wins have come by submission. On the flip side, Oleinik is on a three-fight losing streak. DraftKings sees […]

Viacheslav Borschev Can Earn Fifth Straight Win

After an impressive second-round knockout in October of last year on the Contender Series, Viacheslav Borshchev (6-1) put on a show in his Octagon debut, earning a first-round knockout via a liver shot in January. Now on a four-fight winning streak spanning the UFC and Titan FC, the Team AlphaMale Russian striker is the big […]

Marc Diakiese Hoping To Turn Things Around

Looking to avoid a three-fight losing streak, dangerous British striker Marc Diakiese (14-5) will take to Saturday night's main card to battle Viacheslav Borschlev. Seven of his 14 career wins have come by the finish, showing that Diakiese has the ability to end a contest or take it the distance and still come out victorious. […]

Alexander Volkov Has Rough Night In London

It was not the bout Alexander Volkov needed to get back on track, as he suffered a first-round submission loss to Tom Aspinall in London on Saturday night's main event. In 3:45 of action, Volkov only landed 13 significant strikes but absorbed 35 total strikes. In a battle of two heavy hitters, it came down […]

Tom Aspinall Locks In Submission For Big Main-Event Victory

Known for his devastating power, Tom Aspinall gave the home nation something different on Saturday by earning a first-round submission in the night's main event. In a battle of two strikers, we normally see one of them prevail by a different tactic, and that's exactly how Aspinall pulled off the victory against Alexander Volkov. In […]

Dan Hooker's Struggles Continue With First-Round Loss

The struggles continued for the Hangman as Dan Hooker suffered a first-round TKO loss to Arnold Allen on Saturday in London. Hooker has lost four of his last five bouts, with three coming by a finish. Overall, the drop to featherweight might serve him some good, but Allen is a top-five talent and should eventually […]

Arnold Allen Earns First-Round Finish Saturday In London

The punches came in bunches for rising star Arnold Allen, who earned a first-round finish over Dan Hooker, at just 2:33 into the contest on Saturday. Allen racked up 49 significant strikes (nearly 25 per minute) in Saturday's contest. With the win, Allen moves to 18-1 in his career and a perfect 9-0 in the […]

Paddy Pimblett Puts On A Show

Less than one round is all it took England's Paddy Pimblett to score a first-round submission victory over Kazula Vargas at London's UFC event on Saturday. Though he only tallied three significant strikes, Pimblett was able to score a takedown and work his way to a rear-naked-choke victory. The former Cage Warriors champion is now […]

Takashi Sato Takes Decision Loss In London

Takashi Sato was greatly out-struck by Gunnar Nelson in 15 minutes of action Saturday night in London, and Sato now has lost three of his last four fights. Sato landed 16 total strikes compared to Nelson's 140. He also spent over 8:00 in the control of Nelson, keeping Sato from really being able to execute […]

Gunnar Nelson Shines In Return Saturday In London

You wouldn't have been able to tell that it had been 30 months since we last saw Gunnar Nelson in the Octagon based off of his dominant performance Saturday in London against Takashi Sato. In 15 minutes of action, Nelson landed 44 significant strikes and out-landed Sato in overall strikes by landing 124 more (140 […]

Luana Carolina Has Her Night Ended In London

Things could not have gone more wrong for Luana Carolina, who suffered a devastating spinning back elbow, to take a third-round knockout loss at the hands of Molly McCann on Saturday in London. Carolina started to pick it up in the third round while McCann began to run out of steam, but out of nowhere, […]

Molly McCann Earns Devastating Knockout Saturday

In a spectacular finish for the home crowd, Molly McCann landed a perfect spinning back elbow to cleanly knock out Luana Carolina in the third round of their matchup Saturday in London. In 11:52 of action, McCann out-struck Carolina by landing 85 significant strikes (99 total strikes), while landing both of her takedown tries. After […]

Jai Herbert Unable To Score Much-Needed Win Saturday

The first round looked to be in the bag for Jai Herbert, but after eating a big right hand in the second round, the contest was called to a finish on Saturday. In 6:07 of action, Herbert out-struck Ilia Topuria with 22 significant strikes (50 total strikes). With the loss, Herbert has now lost three […]

Ilia Topuria Scores Big Knockout On Saturday

Ilia Topuria walked onto enemy turf and walked out with a huge second-round knockout victory on Saturday. 1:07 into the second round, Topuria landed a big right hand that floored Jai Herbert. In 6:07 of total action, Topuria landed 20 significant strikes (31 total strikes.) With the win, Topuria improves to 12-0, with 11 of […]

Tom Aspinall Looking To Continue His Finishing Streak

A perfect 4-0 in the UFC with four finishes, Tom Aspinall (11-2) will fight in the main event on London's card on Saturday against a dangerous veteran in Alexander Volkov. The Liverpool native has finished all 11 of his career wins, with 10 of those coming in the first round of action. Volkov just needs […]

Alexander Volkov Hoping He Can Steal The Show

With the heavyweights set for London's main-event spotlight, Alexander Volkov (34-9) can earn his fourth victory in five contests if he defeats Tom Aspinall on Saturday. A seasoned veteran, 25 of his 34 career wins have come via the finish, with 22 of those coming by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Drago as the underdog with a […]

Dan Hooker Can Get On Track With A Win

Dan Hooker (21-11) can easily get back on track with a co-main-event win in London against Arnold Allen on Saturday. Though Hooker has lost three of his last four fights, they have been against the very top of the lightweight division. If Hooker's power translates at the lower weight class, he could pose a huge […]

Arnold Allen Set To Shine On Huge Stage In London

Proving to be the real deal since joining the UFC in 2015, Arnold Allen (17-1) has yet to lose in the Octagon, sporting an 8-0 record with his last win coming in April of last year over rising star Sodiq Yusuff. The English native is a grinding-style fighter, with six of his UFC wins coming […]

Rodrigo Vargas Set For Massive Uphill Challenge

Set for his fourth Octagon appearance, Rodrigo Vargas (12-4) will meet his biggest task to date when he takes on fan-favorite Paddy Pimblett in England this weekend. 1-2 in the UFC and coming off of his first Octagon win, it has been 11 months since Vargas last set foot in the Octagon. A striker and […]

Paddy Pimblett Set For Big Showing Saturday

Crowd favorite Paddy Pimblett (17-3) will make his return to the Octagon in London, where he is set to defend his home turf against Rodrigo Vargas on Saturday. Pimblett came to the UFC scene strong by winning his highly anticipated debut via first-round knockout against Luigi Vendramini in September of last year. A big finisher, […]

Takashi Sato Steps Into Late-Notice Battle In London

Stepping in on late notice, Takashi Sato (16-4) will face a returning Gunnar Nelson on Saturday in London. With a few weeks to prepare, the veteran is 2-2 in the UFC and is looking to rebound from a submission loss in November of 2020. A dangerous finisher as well, 13 of Sato's 16 career wins […]

Gunnar Nelson Makes Long-Awaited Return Saturday

It has been almost 30 months since we have seen the dangerous mat finisher in Gunnar Nelson (17-5-1) in action. He is set to face off with Takashi Sato on Saturday in London. A very dangerous jiu-jitsu ace, 13 of Nelson's 17 career wins have come by submission. Despite the layoff, DraftKings sees Gunni as […]

Luana Carolina Hopes To Invade Enemy Territory

On a nice run since joining the UFC in 2018 after a Contender Series win, Luana Carolina (8-2) will travel into enemy territory Saturday to face Molly McCann in London. Since joining the UFC, Carolina has tallied a record of 3-1, with her last two bouts ending in decision nods in her favor. Similar to […]

Molly McCann Hoping Advantage Pays Off Saturday

There is no doubt that Molly McCann (11-4) will be one of the crowd's favorites Saturday when she battles Luana Carolina. The Liverpool native won her first UFC bout in September of last year after dropping her first two UFC bouts. With the majority of her bouts going the full 15 minutes, seven of her […]