Ketlen Vieira Can Get Back Into Title Talks

Ketlen Vieira (11-1) rebounded well from the first loss in her career, which was a first-round knockout at UFC 245 in December of 2019. In September of last year, Vieira secured a unanimous decision over Sijara Eubanks. Still considered one of the best bantamweights in the world, Vieira can move one step closer with a […]

Darrick Minner Looking To Take The Fight To The Mat

Splitting his two UFC appearances, Darrick Minner (25-11) will look to take home a victory in his first bout of 2021 this Saturday. Throughout his professional career, which began in 2012, 22 of Minner's 25 career wins have come by submission, obviously showing you that Minner wants to take this bout to the mat. DraftKings […]

Aleksei Oleinik Enters The Octagon Looking To Secure A Victory

Arguably one of the most seasoned fighters on the UFC's roster, Aleksei Oleinik (59-14-1) enters the Octagon on Saturday night for his 75th professional bout. Known for his dangerous Ezekiel choke, Oleinik has earned 49 submissions out of his 59 career wins. Prior to losing a decision in his last bout to main-eventer Derrick Lewis, […]

Nassourdine Imavov Looking To Earn 10th Career Victory

Winning a solid unanimous decision in his UFC debut, Nassourdine Imavov (9-2) is set to return to the Octagon on Saturday as he battles knockout-artist Phil Hawes. Imavov has shown he is dangerous on the mat, with four of his nine victories coming by submission, including a Brabo choke early in his career. DraftKings see […]

Andrei Arlovski Looking For Third Straight Win Saturday

Andrei Arlovski (30-19) is set to make his 50th professional appearance on Saturday as he faces the young and dangerous striker in Tom Aspinall. Arlovski is one of the oldest active fighters to have appeared on a UFC card, making his debut with the organization at UFC 28 in May of 2000. Covering his 30 […]

Tom Aspinall Looking To Go 3-For-3 In The UFC

Tom Aspinall (9-2) is looking for his third straight win in the UFC out of three bouts when he faces his toughest task to date in UFC veteran Andrei Arlovski this weekend. Aspinall has run through the opposition, knocking out both of his foes in the first round of action. All nine of Aspinall's victories […]

Derrick Lewis Can Mix Up The Heavyweight Division

Fan favorite Derrick Lewis (24-7) has won three fights in a row after dropping two bouts in a row at the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019. The 36-year-old striker ranks high up in the UFC's all-time record book. The fourth-ranked UFC heavyweight can make big waves in the division if he can […]

Yana Kunitskaya Hoping To Prevail Over Ketlen Vieira

Will the third time be the charm for Yana Kunitskaya (13-5) on Saturday night? This will be the third scheduled meeting against Ketlen Vieira. Kunitskaya was thrusted into the main-event role in her debut back in March of 2018. She faced then-champion Cris Cyborg, but was unable to capture the championship. Since then, Kunitskaya has […]

Charles Rosa Can Break .500 With A Win Saturday

Charles Rosa (13-4) has flip-flopped wins and losses since joining the UFC in 2014. A win on Saturday night would give him his first winning streak inside the Octagon. He has 13 wins in his career -- 11 of those coming by finish and eight of them coming by submission. Facing off against another fighter […]

Chris Daukaus Looking For Third Straight Victory In UFC

Chris Daukaus (10-3) is looking to go 3-for-3 in the UFC when he battles UFC veteran Aleksei Oleinik on Saturday's main card. Daukaus has not only won his first two bouts in the UFC, but he has won both of them by first-round knockout. His last knockout came against the undefeated Rodrigo Nascimento in October […]

Phil Hawes Looking To Continue Knockout Streak

Phil Hawes (9-2) will finally get to step into the Octagon on Saturday after his bout on Jan. 16 was canceled due to an injury. After securing a first-round knockout in his Contender Series showing, Hawes showed that power again while securing a first-round knockout in just 18 seconds in October of last year. DraftKings […]

Gilbert Burns Suffers Third-Round TKO Loss In Title Attempt

Unable to capture the gold after his long-awaited title shot, Gilbert Burns (19-4) was taken out by defending champion and former teammate Kamaru Usman in the third round by TKO stoppage on Saturday. Statistically, Burns was able to land 45 significant strikes (55 total strikes) but was unable to land any of his three takedown […]

Maycee Barber Unable To Rebound Saturday Night

Maycee Barber (8-2) ran into a tough test for her return, dropping a unanimous decision to the surging Alexa Grasso on Saturday. Barber landed more significant strikes than Grasso (40 to 38) but was greatly out-struck overall (50 to 95). The surprising part of the contest was Grasso's drastically improved ground game. Barber did look […]

Ian Heinisch Unable To Win Back-To-Back Bouts

Ian Heinisch (14-4) was unable to get his hand raised on Saturday, dropping a unanimous decision to Kelvin Gastelum. Statistically, Heinisch was able to keep the numbers reasonably close, landing 27 significant strikes (56 total strikes) over 15 minutes of action. The statistic that really burned Heinisch was in the takedown department, where the former […]

Brian Kelleher Unable To Start His Year Off With A Win

A big cut early in the fight on Saturday and Ricky Simon's solid ground game were just too much for Brian Kelleher (22-12) to overcome. Kelleher ended up on the mat too many times, being taken down six out of nine times. In the striking department, Kelleher did land a beautiful front kick, but he […]

Maki Pitolo Drops Bout Against Julian Marquez

Maki Pitolo (13-8) looked to have the upper hand on Julian Marquez in their UFC 258 main-card opener on Saturday. Marquez had been out of action for nearly three years, and Pitolo was taking full advantage of that. Through the 14:43 minutes of action, Pitolo landed 32 significant strikes (70 total strikes) and five of […]

Gilbert Burns Has A Chance To Shock The World

Gilbert Burns (19-3) will enter the UFC cage with a chance to score one of the biggest title upsets in quite some time on Saturday. Burns has won his last six bouts in a row, including a unanimous-decision victory in his last outing at UFC Fight Night against former champion Tyron Woodley in May of […]

Kamaru Usman Making Title Defense Against Former Teammate

Kamaru Usman (17-1) will enter the Octagon on Saturday for his third defense of the UFC welterweight champion he won by defeating then-champion Tyron Woodley back at UFC 235 in March of 2019. Since defeating Hayder Hassan to clinch the TUF 21 season for his team at the time, Usman has gone 11-0 in the […]

Alexa Grasso Has A Huge Opportunity

Alexa Grasso (12-3) will face the returning Maycee Barber on Saturday, and she has a huge opportunity to climb up the flyweight ranks. Winning her only bout in 2020 by unanimous decision against Ji Yeon Kim, she is currently 4-3 since joining the UFC after her run in Invicta FC. Grasso is listed as the […]

Maycee Barber Restarts Her March For Title Shot

Maycee Barber (8-1) will make her long-awaited return to the Octagon after a severe injury in her bout with Roxanne Modafferi, which has kept her out of action since January of last year. With her goal set on becoming the UFC's youngest champion, the quest restarts with her co-main-event bout with Alexa Grasso on Saturday. […]

Ian Heinisch Looking To Get Back Into Middleweight Picture

Ian Heinisch (14-3) scored a knockout victory in his only bout last season, knocking out Gerald Meerschaert in the first round of their June battle. Rebounding from back-to-back losses, Heinisch hopefully turned the corner and is back on track to get into title contentions at some point in 2021. DraftKings has the Hurricane as the […]

Kelvin Gastelum Seeks To Avoid Fourth Loss In A Row

Kelvin Gastelum (16-6) enters the Octagon at UFC 258 in absolute dire need of a victory on Saturday. Currently, Gastelum is on a three-fight losing streak and is without a victory since May of 2018. Gastelum has an array of finishes covering his 16 career wins. He has six knockouts/TKOs, seven submissions and eight decision […]

Jim Miller Battles Another Veteran In Bobby Green

A member of the UFC since 2008, Jim Miller (32-15) will enter the Octagon on Saturday looking to get 2021 off on the right foot after going 1-2 in 2020. Throughout his career, Miller has tallied 18 submissions out of his 32 victories. DraftKings has the veteran as the underdog against Bobby "King" Green with […]

Bobby Green Looking To Continue His Resurgence

Bobby Green (27-11-1) saw a revitalization in his career last year, earning a 3-1 record in 2020. A veteran of the UFC since 2013, Green has secured 17 of his 27 wins by knockout/TKO or submission. In 2020, all three of his victories came by unanimous decision. DraftKings has King listed as the favorite headed […]

Maki Pitolo In Need Of Victory To Open Main Card

Maki Pitolo (13-7) has struggled since his Contender Series victory in July of 2019, going 1-3 inside the Octagon. When he is able to get the victory, it is typically by finish, with 10 of those 13 victories coming by finish. Last competing in August of last year, Pitolo is in need of a victory […]

Julian Marquez Makes Return After Long Absence

Returning to the Octagon after nearly three years away, Julian Marquez (7-2) will make his return after rehabbing from several surgeries on his lat muscle in his middle back. His last taste of action came in July of 2018 when he suffered a split-decision loss to Alessio Di Chirico. Throughout his professional career, every time […]

Alistair Overeem Tastes Defeat On Saturday

Alistair Overeem (47-19) suffered a crucial defeat at the hands of fellow top-10 fighter in Alexander Volkov on Saturday in what Overeem said was his last push for a world championship. In 7:06 of action, Overeem collected only 10 significant strikes before being defeated by a second-round TKO stoppage. With so much tread worn off […]

Alexander Volkov Showcases Skills In Main Event

Coming into Saturday night's main event as a huge favorite, Alexander Volkov (33-8) delivered, earning a second-round TKO over veteran Alistair Overeem. In 7:06 of action, Volkov tallied 54 significant strikes, including the huge left hand that dropped Overeem in the second round. Edging out Overeem in the first frame of action, Volkov continued to […]

Frankie Edgar Suffers Devastating Knockout

Frankie Edgar (24-9-1) may have suffered his biggest loss to date in Saturday's co-main event, taking a vicious flying knee less than 30 seconds into the first round, which led to a clean knockout. It's fair to wonder how many more times we will see Edgar inside the Octagon as he approaches 40 years of […]

Cory Sandhagen Earns Win With Potential Knockout Of The Year

Cory Sandhagen (14-2) may have earned a spot in this year's knockout-of-the-year nominations with a show-stopping flying knee against one of the sport's greatest of all time in Frankie Edgar on Saturday. Rushing in, Sandhagen caught Edgar with a flying knee that immediately knocked Edgar out before he hit the mat. Sandhagen may have just […]