Khamzat Chimaev Earns First-Round Finish In His Return

Continuing his undefeated ways, Khamzat Chimaev looked as impressive as ever by earning a first-round, rear-naked choke in Saturday's victory over Li Jingliang on the main card of UFC 267. In 3:16 of action, Chimaev landed 25 significant strikes (58 total strikes) and was not struck even once by Jingliang. With the win, Chimaev now […]

Volkan Oezdemir Drops Four Of Last Six Fights

After winning three straight fights coming into the UFC, Volkan Oezdemir has now dropped four of his last six UFC contests after losing a unanimous decision to Magomed Ankalaev in Saturday's UFC 267 main-card opener. Getting out-struck by the Russian, Oezdemir was only able to land 48 significant strikes (56 total strikes) in 15 minutes […]

Magomed Ankalaev Takes Unanimous Decision

Continuing his hot run in the UFC, Magomed Ankalaev earned a unanimous-decision win over Volkan Oezdemir to open up the main card of UFC 267 on Saturday. Statistically, Ankalaev was able to out-strike the kickboxer by landing 66 significant strikes (76 total strikes) while only securing one of his four takedown tries. Improving to 16-1 […]

Glover Teixeira Has An Opportunity In Front Of Him

On a five-fight winning streak heading into Saturday's main event at UFC 267, Glover Teixeira (32-7) has a chance to capture the UFC light-heavyweight title as he takes on the champion Jan Blachowicz. His five wins aren't against pushovers, either. The victories are against some tough opponents, such as Thiago Santos and Anthony Smith. DraftKings […]

Jan Blachowicz Set To Defend His Crown

On the hottest run of his career, light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (28-8) steps into the main event of UFC 267 this Saturday with a chance to defend his crown against another veteran in the form of Brazil's own Glover Teixeira. The champion is riding a five-fight winning streak, including a victory over dominant middleweight champion […]

Cory Sandhagen Has A Huge Opportunity Saturday

Though he's coming off of a split-decision loss in July, Cory Sandhagen finds himself in a great position on Saturday when he walks into UFC 267's co-main-event spot with a chance to capture the interim bantamweight championship. Prior to his loss, Sandhagen scored two huge knockout victories to help propel him to the top of […]

Petr Yan Has A Chance To Regain His Title

After losing the bantamweight title due to an illegal shot to now-champion Aljamain Sterling, former champion Petr Yan (15-2) will take to UFC 267's co-main-event spotlight on Saturday with an actual chance to regain that crown, albeit in an interim role, against Corey Sandhagen. With Sterling out with an injury, a Yan win would practically […]

Dan Hooker Hoping For An Upset Saturday

After two losses to arguably two of the top-three lightweights in the world, Dan Hooker (21-10) rebounded with a unanimous-decision win in September. With a very solid striking game, 10 of his 21 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. A veteran of the UFC since 2014, this could be one of Hooker's toughest tasks when […]

Islam Makhachev Is A Huge Favorite Saturday

Since a first-round knockout loss in 2015, Islam Makhachev (20-1) has been unstoppable, stringing together eight straight wins. No. 9 would be arguably the most impressive as he takes to the Octagon against Dan Hooker on Saturday. Makhachev is extremely dangerous on the mat. Nine of Makhachev's 20 career wins have come by submission, with […]

Marcin Tybura Can Earn His Sixth Straight Win

Marcin Tybura (22-6) marches into UFC 267 on Saturday riding a five-fight winning streak and hoping to extend it to six at the expense of fellow veteran Alexander Volkov. His last two wins have come by knockout, and Tybura has been riding his hot hand and is looking to continue his climb to title contention […]

Alexander Volkov Looking For Main-Card Victory

In a clash of veteran heavyweights, Russia's Alexander Volkov (33-9) will look to rebound from his decision loss to interim champion Ciryl Gane in June and score a victory over Polish veteran Marcin Tybura on Saturday. With knockout power in his hands, Volkov has earned 22 of his 33 career wins by knockout/TKO. Prior to […]

Jingliang Li Hoping To Build Off Of Recent Win

After a stunning win over a top-tier talent at UFC on ABC 1 in January, Jingliang Li (18-6) returns to action on Saturday looking for his second win of 2021 against one of the top new stars in the UFC in Khamzat Chimaev. Li is coming off of a first-round knockout of Santiago Ponzinibbio. Li […]

Khamzat Chimaev Returns To Action At UFC 267

Without a doubt, Khamzat Chimaev (9-0) was the UFC's hottest rising star prior to COVID-19 issues near the end of 2020, and he will make his return to action on Saturday after a 13-month layoff. Currently 3-0 in the UFC with three finishes, Chimaev will hope for No. 4 when he takes to the cage […]

Volkan Oezdemir Faces An Extremely Tough Test At UFC 267

With losses in three of his last five contests, Volkan Oezdemir (17-5) will look to turn around his fortunes against one of the hottest rising stars in the UFC in Magomed Ankalaev on Saturday. A dangerous striker from the kickboxing world, 12 of his 17 career MMA wins have come by knockout/TKO. If he plans […]

Magomed Ankalaev Looking For His Seventh Straight Win

Since his last-second submission loss to Paul Craig, Russia's Magomed Ankalaev has gone on a six-fight winning streak. Four of those six wins have been finishes, with three coming in the first round. Dominating as he climbs the light-heavyweight ladder, his next test will come in the form of Volkan Oezdemir to open up the […]

Paulo Costa Unable To Get The Victory In Saturday's Main Event

It was not the main-event showing Paulo Costa wanted on Saturday when he dropped a unanimous decision at the light heavyweight weight class to Marvin Vettori, another former middleweight title challenger. Statistically, Costa tallied 163 significant strikes (172 total strikes) and landed his lone takedown try on the night. The only two losses of Costa's […]

Marvin Vettori Takes Decision Against Paulo Costa

Taking a step up to the light heavyweight division, former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori headlined Saturday's card with Paulo Costa and won the bout by unanimous decision (46-48, 46-48, 46-48). Through 25 minutes of action, Vettori tallied 190 significant strikes (214 total strikes) and earned just one takedown on five tries. We will have […]

Ricky Glenn Ends Co-Main-Event Showing With Draw

The veteran prowess of Ricky Glenn helped him end up with a majority draw on the scorecards on Saturday despite a dominant first round by Grant Dawson. Statistically, Glenn out-struck Dawson by landing 28 significant strikes compared to Dawson's 24 significant strikes. Though Glenn stuffed eight takedowns, he was taken down three times. Now 22-6-2, […]

Grant Dawson Ends Co-Main Event With A Draw

Grant Dawson remains without a loss in the UFC, but Saturday was not the outcome he was hoping for. In the night's co-main-event action, Dawson walked out of the Octagon with a majority draw. Dawson did get the other scorecard, though. Statistically, Dawson was actually out-struck, landing 24 significant strikes (71 total strikes) compared to […]

Joselyne Edwards Goes The Distance But Loses

Since winning her debut, Joselyne Edwards has now lost her last two fights, dropping a unanimous decision to Jessica-Rose Clark on Saturday (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Statistically, Edwards actually out-struck Clark, landing 30 significant strikes (72 total strikes) compared to Clark's 18 significant strikes (54 total strikes). The issue for Edwards was being able to stop […]

Jessica-Rose Clark Takes Decision Win

Now a winner of back-to-back fights, Jessica-Rose Clark defeated Joselyne Edwards on Saturday via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Statistically, Clark was out-struck, only landing 18 significant strikes (54 total strikes) compared to Edwards' 30 significant strikes (72 total strikes.) Clark's advantage came in the takedown game, where she landed five of her 11 tries […]

Seung Woo Choi Unable To Win His Fourth Straight

Seung Woo Choi had his bid for four straight wins snapped on Saturday night when he was submitted in the second round of his contest with Alex Caceres. In 8:31 of action, Choi tallied 33 significant strikes (38 total strikes) but absorbed 46 significant strikes. The loss does not look too bad on Choi's record, […]

Alex Caceres Locks In Submission For Fifth Straight Win

Continuing his impressive run through the featherweight division, Alex Caceres is now on a five-fight winning streak after Saturday night's second-round submission against Seung Woo Choi. In 8:31 of action, Caceres was able to tally 46 significant strikes (54 total strikes) while absorbing 33 significant strikes. The end of the contest saw Caceres lock onto […]

Dwight Grant On The Losing End Saturday Night

Though there were some bright spots in Saturday's contest for Dwight Grant, he was unable to pull out the victory, dropping a decision to Francisco Trinaldo (29-27, 29-27, 27-29). In 15 minutes of action, Grant was able to land 31 significant strikes (41 total strikes) while only being taken down once out of three of […]

Francisco Trinaldo Grinds Out Decision Win

Although he took several big shots and lost a point in the third round for an eye poke, Francisco Trinaldo pulled out a split-decision win on Saturday (29-27, 29-27, 27-29) against Dwight Grant. In 15 minutes of action, Trinaldo landed 36 significant strikes (61 total strikes) and only landed one of his three takedown tries […]

Ike Villanueva Suffers First-Round Knockout

The hard times continued for Ike Villanueva in the UFC, as he now has a record in the Octagon of 1-4 after Saturday's first-round knockout loss. After engaging in an early firefight with Nick Negumereanu, his opponent landed a shot above his ear that sent him to the mat, leading to the end of his […]

Nick Negumereanu Earns Big Knockout To Open Main Card

Nick Negumereanu was able to show that his pre-UFC power could translate to the big stage on Saturday by earning a first-round knockout in the main-card opener. After engaging in a firefight with Ike Villanueva, Negumereanu landed a shot behind the ear of his opponent that sent him to the mat, leading to the end […]

Marvin Vettori Returns To Main-Event Slot Saturday

Just like his opponent, Marvin Vettori (17-4-1) enters Saturday's main-event contest after coming off of a loss to the current middleweight champion. A solid finisher on the mat, 11 of Vettori's 17 career wins have come by submission. If he is able to get Paulo Costa to the mat, this matchup could easily come to […]

Paulo Costa Returns To Action In Saturday's Main Event

It has been over a year since we have seen Paulo Costa (13-1) in the Octagon, but he is ready to make his return, and it will come under the main-event spotlight as he takes on Marvin Vettori in a catchweight battle on Saturday. Taking a loss to the middleweight champion, Costa faces another former […]

Ricky Glenn Hoping He Can Get A Surprise Win

4-2 in his last six outings, veteran Ricky Glenn (22-6-1) takes to the Octagon on Saturday for a co-main-event contest with the streaking Grant Dawson. The majority of his wins have come by the finish, and Glenn has tallied 16 of his 22 career wins by finish, with 11 coming by knockout/TKO. In fact, Glenn […]