Tony Ferguson Hoping To Turn Things Around

Hoping to overturn his recent misfortunes, Tony Ferguson (25-5) will take the stage at UFC 262 in Saturday night's co-main event against a tough opponent in Beneil Dariush. Ferguson is coming off back-to-back losses. Prior to the recent skid, Ferguson won 12 fights in a row inside the UFC, all without a title shot. DraftKings […]

Viviane Araujo With A Chance To Shine

With a chance to earn her first three-fight winning streak in the UFC this Saturday, Viviane Araujo (10-2) has two impressive decision victories under her belt in her last two outings over Montana De La Rosa and Roxanne Modafferi, respectively. A finisher in her division, Araujo has finished seven of her 10 career wins, with […]

Katlyn Chookagian Looking For Second Straight Win

Flip-flopping wins for losses in her last four outings, Katlyn Chookagian (15-4) will hope to snap that streak and earn back-to-back wins when she battles Viviane Araujo on the main card of UFC 262 on Saturday. A member of the UFC since 2016, Chookagian has notable wins over fighters such as Antonia Shevchenko, Joanne Calderwood […]

Edson Barboza Hoping For Another Highlight-Reel Knockout

A member of the UFC since 2010 and making his 31st professional appearance, Edson Barboza (21-9) will battle Shane Burgos on the main card of UFC 262 on Saturday. Barboza is a dangerous striker and a star on the highlight reels for his wheel-kick knockout of Terry Etam. Lately, Barboza's light has not been as […]

Shane Burgos Looking To Continue His Featherweight Climb

An impressive 6-2 inside the Octagon, Shane Burgos (13-2) is looking to rebound from only the second loss of his career when he dropped a decision in June of last year to Josh Emmett. Known as a finisher, 10 of Burgos' 13 career bouts have ended by finish, with five by knockout/TKO and five by […]

Rogerio Bontorin Seeking To Avoid Three Straight Losses

Hoping to avoid the first three-fight losing streak of his career, Rogerio Bontorin (16-3) enters the Octagon against a top-10-ranked fighter in Matt Schnell to open up the main card of UFC 262 this weekend. After going 2-0 with a second-round submission victory on the Contender Series, Bontorin has lost his last two bouts in […]

Matt Schnell Looking To Continue Run At Flyweight

A winner of five of his last six Octagon appearances, Matt Schnell (15-5) will open up the main card of UFC 262 on Saturday night. Rebounding nicely from a TKO loss to Alexandre Pantoja in December of 2019, Schnell defeated Tyson Nam in a close split-decision bout back in January. Throughout his career, the eighth-ranked […]

Michelle Waterson Goes All Five Rounds But Drops Decision

Unable to capitalize on her solid showing the last time out, Michelle Waterson (18-9) went the distance with rising strawweight star Marina Rodriguez but was unable to get the decision victory on Saturday. Statistically, Waterson had 88 significant strikes (100 total strikes) but only landed one of her four takedown tries. The Karate Hottie showed […]

Marina Rodriguez Scores Huge Win Saturday Night

Continuing her impressive run in the UFC, Marina Rodriguez (14-1-2) took the veteran Michelle Waterson all five rounds and scored a unanimous-decision victory (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) in Saturday's main event. Statistically, Rodriguez lit it up, landing 125 significant strikes (144 total strikes) along with stuffing four of Waterson's five takedown tries. Rodriguez does have a […]

Donald Cerrone Unable To Snap Losing Streak

Now winless in his last six bouts, the UFC's all-time wins leader was unable to exit the first round on Saturday, losing to Alex Morono on a TKO stoppage. Donald Cerrone (36-16) was able to collect 17 significant strikes (18 total strikes) but failed to land either of his takedown tries. Though it looks like […]

Alex Morono Wins With First-Round TKO

In Saturday night's only first-round TKO, Alex Morono (19-7) made the best of his late-notice co-main-event call-up and scored a TKO victory over UFC legend Donald Cerrone. In 4:40 of action, Morono notched 35 significant strikes (41 total strikes), including a big right hand that sent Cerrone reeling, leading to the beginning of the end. […]

Geoff Neal Fights Hard But Comes Up Short

Though his left hand found the mark a few times, rising UFC star Geoff Neal (13-4) was unable to take a unanimous decision from title contender Neil Magny on Saturday night. Throughout the 15 minutes of action, Neal tallied 35 significant strikes (37 total strikes) and landed one of his two takedown tries on the […]

Neil Magny Scores Another Huge Win

Rebounding nicely from his last performance and putting himself back in the welterweight title talks, Neil Magny (25-9) secured a unanimous-decision victory over the very tough Geoff Neal on Saturday night. Though Magny was only 2-for-10 on his takedowns, he notched 55 significant strikes and 89 total strikes. One of the few welterweight contenders left […]

Maurice Greene Drops Another Decision

It has been a tough go of it lately for Maurice Greene (9-7), who has now lost four of his last five fights, including Saturday's decision loss to Marcos Rogerio de Lima. It was not a great statistical night either, as he only landed five significant strikes and 60 total strikes in 15 minutes of […]

Marcos Rogerio de Lima Grinds Out A Decision Victory

Marcos Rogerio de Lima (18-8-1) grinded out Maurice Greene to take a unanimous decision in Saturday's third main-card bout. Though the significant strikes were not there (14), Lima tallied up 166 total strikes in 15 minutes of action. He also scored three takedowns on four tries, while Greene did not attempt a single takedown. Lima […]

Diego Ferreira Has Night Ended By Second-Round TKO

For the first time since 2014/2015, Diego Ferreira (17-4) has lost back-to-back fights, dropping Saturday's contest to Gregor Gillespie. Having his moments early on in the contest, Ferreira's night ended by TKO stoppage late in the second round. Statistically, Ferreira landed 31 significant strikes (37 total strikes) while being taken down four times on eight […]

Gregor Gillespie Shines In Return To The Octagon

Looking like he has not missed a day in the Octagon, Gregor Gillespie (14-1) scored a second-round TKO victory on Saturday over a tough foe in Diego Ferreira in the second bout of the main card. Through 9:51 of action, Gillespie compiled 45 significant strikes (53 total strikes) along with landing four of his eight […]

Kyle Daukaus Drops Another Decision

Dropping two of his last three fights to move to 1-2 inside the UFC, Kyle Daukaus (10-2) suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Phil Hawes in Saturday night's main-card opener. Though he had some moments where he had Hawes on the ropes, landing zero of his seven takedown attempts erased any real chance of him winning […]

Phil Hawes Wins By Unanimous Decision

Continuing his strong run in the UFC, Phil Hawes (11-2) earned a hard-fought unanimous decision over Kyle Daukaus on Saturday to improve to 3-0. Statistically, Hawes out-struck Daukaus, landing 66 significant strikes (157 total strikes) while going 2-for-4 on his takedown attempts through 15 minutes of action. After the 18-second knockout in his debut, Hawes […]

Michelle Waterson Set To Headline Saturday's Card

No stranger to having her name in the bright lights, Michelle Waterson (18-8) is set to headline Saturday's card against surging star Marina Rodriguez. After losing back-to-back bouts, Waterson pulled off a decision victory over Angela Hill in September of last year. Throughout Waterson's career, 12 of her 18 career wins have come by finish, […]

Marina Rodriguez Set To Headline Saturday's Card

Coming off of an amazing second-round TKO victory in her last outing against a rising star, Marina Rodriguez (13-1-2) is set to headline her first UFC card as she battles Michelle Waterson this weekend. Seven of Rodriguez's 13 wins have come by finish, with six of those by TKO/knockout. Ranked No. 6 in the women's […]

Alex Morono A Late Replacement For Saturday

A member of the UFC since 2016, Alex Morono (18-7) will take on Donald Cerrone in Saturday night's co-main event. Morono is filling in on late notice for Diego Sanchez, who was released from the organization. Morono has several finishes under his belt, with 11 of his 18 wins coming by a finish -- six […]

Donald Cerrone Hoping To Improve All-Time Win Record

The UFC's all-time leader in wins, Donald Cerrone (36-15), is set for a co-main-event showdown against late replacement Alex Morono on Saturday night. Cerrone was slated to face Diego Sanchez prior to Sanchez's release from the organization. Spanning his professional career, which started in 2004, Cerrone has finished 27 of his 36 career wins, with […]

Geoff Neal Can Burst Into The Top 10

Possibly biting off more than he could chew in his last outing, Geoff Neal (13-3) dropped a decision to the fourth-ranked Stephen Thompson in December of last year. The 10th-ranked Neal has been on quite the run lately, winning his first five UFC bouts, with four of the five ending in a finish. Overall in […]

Neil Magny Hoping To Continue His Climb

Looking for his first win of 2021, Neil Magny (24-8) hopes to rebound from his loss to a top-ranked welterweight in January. Prior to the loss, Magny had won three in a row, including a win over former champion Robbie Lawler. The TUF 16 veteran has been competing under the UFC banner for nearly 10 […]

Marcos Rogerio de Lima Looking For Another First-Round Victory

The TUF Brazil Season 3 fighter Marcos Rogerio de Lima (17-7-1) has flip-flopped wins and losses since December of 2014, going 5-5 over that timeframe. Lima is a damaging striker, winning 13 of his 17 career victories by knockout/TKO, with all five of his UFC victories coming in the first round. DraftKings sees Pezao as […]

Maurice Greene In Search Of Fifth UFC Victory

In need of turning things around, Maurice Greene (9-5) has lost three of his last four and sits at 4-3 inside the Octagon. The TUF 28 competitor is coming off of a second-round TKO loss to newcomer Greg Hardy in October of last year. When he does pull out the victory, it is in dominating […]

Gregor Gillespie Set For Long-Awaited Octagon Return

Out of the Octagon for nearly 18 months, Gregor Gillespie (13-1) returns to action on Saturday hoping to rebound from his first career loss, a first-round knockout back in November of 2019. After his March bout with Brad Riddell fell through due to COVID-19 protocols, he is finally set to return to the cage after […]

Diego Ferreira Hoping To Rebound On Saturday

Coming off of a tough decision loss in February, Diego Ferreira (17-3) had won his previous six bouts. Dangerous on the mat, Ferreira has scored seven submission victories in his 17 career victories. Most recently, Ferreira has a submission victory over former UFC champion Anthony Pettis. DraftKings sees Ferreira as a decent-sized underdog with a […]

Angela Hill Seeking Back-To-Back Wins

UFC veteran Angela Hill (13-9) will enter the Octagon to open up Saturday's main card against Amanda Ribas. After losing back-to-back bouts, Hill turned it around and secured a decision victory in her last outing in March. Hill is a grinding style of fighter, pushing her opponent to the limit, with eight of her 13 […]