Jimmy Crute Has Night Stopped By The Doctor Early

Unfortunately, Jimmy Crute (12-2) sustained an injury to his ankle on Saturday night, leading to the doctor stopping the bout at the conclusion of Round 1. Through one complete round of action, Crute landed 18 significant strikes (34 total strikes) and landed all three of his takedown attempts. Prior to the loss, Crute had won […]

Anthony Smith Starts Off Saturday With TKO Victory

On a main card where every single bout was stopped by a finish on Saturday, Anthony Smith (35-16) displayed solid striking before earning the TKO stoppage. Smith landed a kick that injured Jimmy Crute. At the end of the round, the doctor was forced to stop the bout due to injury. The sixth-ranked Smith pulled […]

Jorge Masvidal Hoping His Second Shot Will Provide UFC Gold

Hoping the second time is a charm with a full fight camp this time around, Jorge Masvidal (35-14) will look to become the UFC's welterweight king on Saturday. Making his 50th professional mixed martial arts appearance, Masvidal was on quite the run prior to losing the first bout with Usman in July of last year. […]

Kamaru Usman Set for Fourth Title Defense

Nearing 800 days as the UFC's welterweight champion and with three successful title defenses under his belt, Kamaru Usman (18-1) returns to the main-event spotlight as he battles Jorge Masvidal in Saturday night's main event. Landing 4.66 significant strikes per minute, Usman also has an amazing takedown defense with a 100% stoppage rate. DraftKings sees […]

Weili Zhang Set For Next Test In Title Defense

Dominating the UFC since her signing, China's first UFC champion Weili Zhang (21-1) will defend her title against a former champion in Rose Namajunas on Saturday. It will be just over 13 months since Zhang's last matchup, when she took a split decision of Joanna Jedrzejczyk in March of last year. DraftKings sees Magnum as […]

Jessica Andrade Has Her Eyes Set On Flyweight Gold

After a successful flyweight debut, Jessica Andrade (21-8) has earned herself a title shot against the division's greatest in Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday. After back-to-back losses to the two women competing in the night's co-main event strawweight title fight, Andrade earned a first-round knockout in her flyweight debut back in October of last year. A […]

Valentina Shevchenko Set For Fifth Title Defense

The first champion up in the trio of championship fights scheduled for UFC 261 on Saturday, Valentina Shevchenko (20-3) is set to make her fifth women's flyweight title defense against new contender Jessica Andrade. Shevchenko is in the GOAT discussion alongside Amanda Nunes when considering the best women's mixed martial arts fighter of all time. […]

Uriah Hall Has A Chance To Notch His Fourth Win In A Row

With the first scheduled bout canceled in February, Uriah Hall (16-9) will get his chance to showcase his dynamic striking against the All-American wrestler in Chris Weidman at UFC 261 this Saturday. Coming off of a fourth-round TKO stoppage against one of the sports all-time greatest fighters in Anderson Silva in October of last year, […]

Chris Weidman Looking To Pull Out A Big Win

With only two wins since the middle of 2015, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (15-5) returns to the Octagon on Saturday looking to keep the momentum gained from his unanimous-decision victory in August of last year over Omari Akhmedov. The All-American wrestler has finished 10 of his 15 career wins, with six of those […]

Jimmy Crute Looking To Continue His Impressive Run

On an amazing run since joining the UFC after a Contender Series win in July of 2018, Jimmy Crute (12-1) is 4-1 inside the Octagon, with all of his victories coming by finish (three in the first round). Nine of his 12 career wins have come by finish, with five by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees the […]

Anthony Smith Ready To Make Another Title Push

Ready to make his 51st professional MMA appearance, former title contender Anthony Smith (34-16) is set to open up the main card of UFC 261 on Saturday against Jimmy Crute. After dropping his first two bouts of last year, Smith rebounded to score a first-round submission victory over Devin Clark in November. The 32-year-old enters […]

Kelvin Gastelum Unable To Turn Things Around

It has been a tough go of it lately for the former TUF winner Kelvin Gastelum (17-7), who has now lost three of his last four bouts. Gastelum was dominated in the striking department on Saturday, only landing 62 significant strikes (70 total strikes) compared to Robert Whittaker's 150 significant strikes. The 29-year-old Gastelum is […]

Robert Whittaker Takes A Big Decision Victory

Moving to three wins in a row, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (24-5) went the full five rounds with Kelvin Gastelum and took the unanimous decision on Saturday. Dominating the stat sheet, Whittaker landed 150 significant strikes (169 total strikes) in 25 minutes of action. The Reaper also utilized the ground game, landing four of […]

Chase Sherman Goes To A Decision

Entering the Octagon for the second time in his second stint, Chase Sherman (15-7) put on a valiant showing but was unable to defeat the veteran Andrei Arlovski on Saturday. Statistically, Sherman landed 88 significant strikes (99 total strikes). Sherman is now 1-1 in his second stint in the UFC after a couple of fights […]

Andrei Arlovski Continues To Impress

In a clash of veteran heavyweights, the ageless wonder Andrei Arlovski (31-20) did it again, taking a close unanimous-decision victory over Chase Sherman in Saturday night's co-main event. Arlovski out-struck his competitor, landing 105 significant strikes (109 total strikes). Neither fighter attempted a takedown. Though he took some big shots from Sherman, Arlovski showed he […]

Abdul Razak Alhassan Can't Find The Knockout Blow

Unable to get off a powerful night-ending shot, Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-4) dropped his third fight in a row inside the Octagon on Saturday, losing by unanimous decision to Jacob Malkoun. Through 15 minutes of action, Alhassan was only able to land 21 significant strikes. He spent the majority of the contest under the control […]

Jacob Malkoun Rebounds To Secure Dominant Victory

Implementing the perfect game plan when fighting a deadly striker, Jacob Malkoun (5-1) worked his takedown and ground game to take the unanimous-decision victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan on Saturday. Though he only tallied 27 significant strikes through 15 minutes of battle, Malkoun was able to control Alhassan and collect 91 total strikes. The takedown […]

Alex Munoz Unable To Grab First UFC Win

Unable to get the split-decision nod on Saturday's main card, Alex Munoz (6-2) still put forth a competitive performance against Luis Pena. Munoz notched 80 significant strikes (82 total strikes) and landed four of his nine takedown tries. The takedown was not quite able to outweigh the striking game of Pena in the judges' eyes. […]

Luis Pena Secures Victory Via Split Decision

In a very closely contested battle at 155 pounds, Luis Pena (9-3) got the better of the striking to take a split decision over Alex Munoz in Saturday's main-card showdown. Statistically, Pena tallied 90 significant strikes to go along with five takedown stops. With the victory, Pena secures his first win since February of last […]

Kelvin Gastelum Looking To Continue His Turnaround

Rebounding in his last outing from a three-fight losing streak, Kelvin Gastelum (17-6) heads into Saturday's main event with a battle against former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. Gastelum defeated rising star Ian Heinisch by unanimous decision in February. A member of the UFC since 2012, Gastelum has won 13 of his 17 career wins […]

Robert Whittaker Can Lock Up A Title Shot With A Victory

Looking to regain his UFC middleweight championship, a win in Saturday's main event over Kelvin Gastelum would give Robert Whittaker (22-5) three wins in a row. Since dropping the championship to now-champion Israel Adesanya, Whittaker has yet to taste defeat again. Whittaker has finished the majority of his 22 career victories, finishing 14 of his […]

Jeremy Stephens Hoping For A Victory

It has been a rough couple of years in the win column for Jeremy Stephens (28-18), as he's winless in his last five fights. His last victory came in February of 2018, when he was victorious via second-round knockout. When Stephens does win, it's normally with the big knockout, as he's scored knockout victories in […]

Drakkar Klose Looking To Get Back On Track

Coming off of a loss to end last year after winning three in a row, Drakkar Klose (11-2-1) will enter Saturday's co-main event for his first matchup of 2021. It will be a little bit over a year since Klose was last in the Octagon, losing by knockout in March of last year. Klose will […]

Alex Munoz Looking For First UFC Win On Saturday

Team Alpha Male's Alex Munoz (6-1) will look to rebound after his first professional loss in his bout Saturday with Violent Bob Ross Luis Pena. Going to a decision with a tough opponent in his debut, hopefully the UFC jitters are out of the way for Munoz and he can get back to his winning […]

Luis Pena Looking To Get Back On Track

Splitting his two bouts last year with a 1-1 record, Luis Pena (8-3) would love to turn things around and earn a victory against Alex Munoz on Saturday's main card. Pena has gone 4-3 in the UFC since joining the organization after a stint on TUF 27. Due to injury, Pena was forced to withdraw […]

Jacob Malkoun Hopes To Rebound After Tough Debut Loss

Coming off of a very rough UFC debut in October of last year, Jacob Malkoun (4-1) will try to rebound on Saturday while coming off of an 18-second, first-round knockout loss. With only four bouts under his belt prior to making his UFC debut, Malkoun steps into the Octagon against a dangerous striker in Abdul […]

Abdul Razak Alhassan Trying To Get Back On Track

A live-by-the-sword, die-by-the-sword style of fighter, Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-3) will look to rebound this Saturday after losing his last two UFC outings. Prior to his back-to-back losses, Alhassan had won three fights in a row in the UFC, all three first-round knockouts. Throughout his young professional career, Alhassan has won all 10 of his […]

Chase Sherman Looking To Continue To Impress

After an impressive run in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Chase Sherman (15-6) returned to the UFC and scored a big second-round TKO in May of last year. Sherman will look to go 2-0 in his second stint with the UFC and is currently 3-5 overall in the Octagon. Through his professional career, 14 of his […]

Andrei Arlovski Still Going Strong In The UFC

Making his UFC debut all the way back at UFC 28 in November of 2000, Andrei Arlovski (30-20) will look for his first win of 2021 this Saturday after being submitted by Tom Aspinall in February. Prior to the loss, Arlovski had won two unanimous decisions in a row to very tough foes. Through his […]

Kevin Holland Drops Second Bout Of 2021

After going 5-0 for a stellar 2020, this year has not been so kind to Kevin Holland (21-7), who has now gone 0-2 for the year after his latest loss on Saturday. Stepping in as a late-notice replacement for Darren Till, Holland was able to answer the dominant takedown and ground game of Marvin Vettori. […]