Michael Johnson Unable To Get The Win Saturday

Though he was in the whole contest in a closely contested battle, Michael Johnson (19-16) was unable to secure the win over fellow veteran Clay Guida on Saturday, dropping a unanimous decision. With the loss, Johnson has now lost four fights in a row and seven of his last nine outings. Don't let the record […]

Clay Guida Impresses With Unanimous-Decision Victory

In a battle of two seasoned veterans, Clay Guida (36-20) earned an impressive unanimous decision over fellow UFC veteran Michael Johnson on Saturday. Working his striking game to take the first round, the Carpenter was able to utilize his well-known ground game to take the second and third rounds. During the 15 minutes of action, […]

Manel Kape's Long-Awaited Debut Ends In Loss

The long-time RIZIN FF veteran, Manel Kape (15-5) ran into stiff competition in his UFC debut on Saturday, dropping a unanimous decision to the fifth-ranked UFC flyweight in Alexandre Pantoja. In his long-awaited debut, Kape landed 49 significant strikes (51 total strikes.) Though he did not walk out of the Octagon with the win, he […]

Alexandre Pantoja Shows Why He's One Of The Best

Alexandre Pantoja (23-5) showed why he is the UFC's fifth-ranked flyweight on Saturday night, earning a very impressive unanimous decision over a highly touted debuting star in Manel Kape. Being the busier and more aggressive striker, Pantoja landed 74 significant strikes (77 total strikes) in the 15 minutes of action. Though he was taken down […]

Diego Ferreira Drops Split Decision In Close Contest

With only three losses in his lengthy professional MMA career, Diego Ferreira (17-3) has now lost two of those bouts to the surging Beneil Dariush. It was a closely contested battle on Saturday, though, as Ferreira only lost via split decision. Through the 15 minutes of action, Ferreira was able to tally 54 significant strikes […]

Beneil Dariush Continues His Run In Lightweight Division

Continuing his hot streak with his sixth win in a row, Beneil Dariush (20-4-1) earned a tough split-decision win over a very strong Diego Ferreira on Saturday. Through 15 minutes of action, Dariush landed 62 significant strikes (74 total strikes) along with landing five of his 15 attempted takedowns. The 31-year-old Iranian striker has looked […]

Mike Rodriguez Suffers Brutal Loss Saturday

Mike Rodriguez (11-6) suffered his third loss in four appearances on Saturday, dropping his bout with Danilo Marques in the form of a second-round submission. Through 9:52 of action, Rodriguez was only able to land 16 significant strikes (34 total strikes) while being taken down four times. Rodriguez spent most of the time in the […]

Danilo Marques Dominates Main-Card Opener

Danilo Marques (11-2) put on a dominant performance to open up the main card of Saturday's UFC Vegas 18 card. Dominating with his ground game, he scored four takedowns in 9:52 of action. Marques also held a total control time of 7:39 seconds. He also out-struck Mike Rodriguez, landing 29 significant strikes (55 total strikes.) […]

Alexander Volkov In Need Of A Big Main-Event Win

Alexander Volkov (32-8) will make his 41st professional MMA appearance in Saturday's main event against another very seasoned veteran in Alistair Overeem. Volkov is 2-2 in his last four fights and is in dire need of a big win if he wants to get to the top of the heavyweight picture. Both of these men […]

Alistair Overeem Looking To Win Third Fight In A Row

Saturday's main event will feature another long-tenured UFC veteran, this time in the former of heavyweight Alistair Overeem (47-18). This will mark Overeem's 66th professional MMA appearance, along with numerous professional kickboxing bouts under his belt. Though the 40-year-old striker may have a lot of tread on the tires, he's coming off of a fifth-round […]

Frankie Edgar Searching For Redemption In Co-Main Event

Former champion Frankie Edgar (24-8-1) won his lone bout of 2020 by way of a split decision over Pedro Munhoz. Prior to that bout, Edgar was on a tough skid, losing three of four fights. Edgar is one of the longest-tenured fighters still fighting under the UFC banner, making his debut all the way back […]

Cory Sandhagen Looking For His Biggest Career Victory

Cory Sandhagen (13-2) will look to secure the biggest victory of his career as he battles former champion Frankie Edgar in the co-main event of Saturday's card. Sandhagen has been on quite the run since joining the UFC in January of 2018, securing a 6-1 record. Throughout his career, Sandhagen has earned eight finishes in […]

Manuel Kape Finally Set To Make UFC Debut

Manuel Kape (15-4) will make his long-awaited UFC debut on Saturday as he takes on the division's fifth-ranked flyweight. Kape, a long-time RIZIN veteran, has won four of his last five bouts for RIZIN, with all of those being finishes. If anyone can finish an opponent at flyweight, it's Kape, who has finished 14 of […]

Alexandre Pantoja Set To Welcome UFC Newcomer On Saturday

The fifth-ranked UFC flyweight Alexandre Pantoja (22-5) will look to rebound from his lone loss in 2020 as he welcomes UFC newcomer Manel Kape into the Octagon on Saturday. Pantoja likes to finish his opponents, with 17 of his 22 career wins coming by either TKO/knockout or submission. Since a three-fight winning streak that started […]

Askar Askar Has Tough Draw Against Cody Stamann

Askar Askar (11-1) will make his UFC debut on about a week's notice as he gets set to battle Cody Stamann on the main-card portion on Saturday. Askar is coming off of a decision win in LFA in October of last year. Nearly half of Askar's wins have come by decision, as he's finished six […]

Cody Stamann Gets A Late Change Of Opponent For Saturday

Cody Stamann (19-3-1) can get back to his winning ways Saturday as he takes on Askar Askar. Stamann was scheduled to face Andre Ewell, but Ewell pulled out just a week prior to the fight. Stamann is a grinding style of fighter who will push his opponent to the end, winning 11 of his 19 […]

Beneil Dariush Looks To Push His Way Into The Top 10

Always considered one of the best fighters in the world, Beneil Dariush (19-4-1) has been on a roll lately, winning his last five bouts in a row. Four of those five wins have come by finish. Thirteen of his 19 career wins have actually come by the finish, with eight of those being submissions. The […]

Diego Ferreira Looks To Avenge His First Career Loss Saturday

Diego Ferreira (17-2) will look to avenge the first loss of his career as he battles Beneil Dariush on Saturday. The two met at UFC 179 in October of 2014, when Ferreira lost via decision. Since then, Ferreira has gone 6-1, including winning his last six fights in a row. The 10th-ranked lightweight has finished […]

Conor McGregor Unable To Defeat Dustin Poirier In Main Event

Conor McGregor (22-5) looked solid in the first round of action on Saturday, but he was unable to stop anymore of Dustin Poirier's devastating leg kicks, which eventually led to the TKO stoppage. McGregor was unable to move around well enough to avoid the heavy striking of Poirier after sustaining plenty of leg kicks. McGregor […]

Dustin Poirier Shines Bright In Saturday's Main Event

The Diamond shined bright in Saturday night's main event, as Dustin Poirier (27-6) avenged his previous loss to Conor McGregor by scoring a second-round TKO victory. Poirier was a huge underdog, according to DraftKings, coming into the matchup. That may be the last time you can get him at a bargain price, but Poirier is […]

Dan Hooker Takes The Loss In Co-Main Event

Dan Hooker (20-10) was stunned in his co-main-event showing on Saturday, suffering a devastating knockout to organization newcomer Michael Chandler in the first round of action. Respecting the abilities of Chandler, Hooker stayed on the outside, waiting for the right moment to make his move, but Chandler beat him to the punch and dropped Hooker […]

Michael Chandler Earns A Stunning Knockout In Debut

The former Bellator champion Michael Chandler (22-5) delivered in his UFC debut on Saturday, knocking out the always tough Dan Hooker. After a few minutes of stalking Hooker around the cage, Chandler landed a huge strike that floored Hooker. Chandler followed it up with a series of rapid strikes, which left the referee with no […]

Jessica Eye Unable To Pull Out The Victory Saturday Night

Jessica Eye (15-9) is now on her first two-fight losing streak since 2016 after dropping a unanimous decision to Joanne Calderwood on Saturday night. Statistically, Eye was completely overmatched, landing 77 significant strikes (104 total strikes) compared to Calderwood's 148 significant strikes. She also landed just 25% of her takedowns, succeeding on just one of […]

Joanne Calderwood Pulls Out A Much-Needed Victory

Joanne Calderwood (15-5) was in dire need of a big win Saturday and got just that by defeating Jessica Eye via unanimous decision. Through 15 minutes of action, Calderwood collected 148 significant strikes (214 total strikes) along with landing one of her three attempted takedowns. Already a potential title challenger, a win against someone of […]

Amanda Ribas Unable To Win Fourth Straight

Amanda Ribas (10-2) came into the contest on Saturday 3-0 inside the UFC, including a decision victory over Mackenzie Dern. Unfortunately for Ribas, she was unable to keep that streak going, dropping a second-round TKO stoppage to Marina Rodriguez. In almost 10 minutes of action, Ribas was only able to reel off seven significant strikes, […]

Marina Rodriguez Lands A Huge Knockout Victory

Coming off of a tough split-decision loss in her last outing, Marina Rodriguez (13-1-2) earned a huge TKO victory over one of the division's hottest prospects in Amanda Ribas on Saturday. Rodriguez spent the majority of the first round under the control of Ribas, but turned it around in the second round, dropping Ribas with […]

Conor McGregor Returns To The Octagon Saturday

Conor McGregor (22-4) makes his return to the Octagon on Saturday after an absolutely dominant performance against the UFC's all-time wins leader in Donald Cerrone in January of last year. One year later, he returns to face a much-improved Dustin Poirier, who he previously beat in the featherweight division in 2014. Both fighters have moved […]

Dustin Poirier Headlines UFC 257 On Saturday

Top-ranked Dustin Poirier (26-6) finally gets his long-awaited rematch against Conor McGregor on Saturday. Their first matchup was in 2014 at the featherweight division. Since moving up to lightweight, Poirier has looked much stronger, including a stint in the UFC lightweight championship. One of the best strikers and boxers in all of the UFC, Poirier […]

Dan Hooker Needs A Big Win In Co-Main Event

In a division stacked from top to bottom, two losses in a row can all but eliminate a fighter from a title shot. Dan Hooker (20-9) is in danger of falling into that hole, losing his last contest by decision to top-ranked Dustin Poirier, who is in the main event of this card. Not only […]

Michael Chandler Making Highly Anticipated Debut In Big Spot

Michael Chandler (21-5) makes his highly anticipated UFC debut on the co-main event of the biggest card possible to start 2021 on Saturday. Known for his time as being one of the figureheads of Bellator, the former champion brings his 16 finishes to the Octagon against an extremely tough opponent in Dan Hooker. DraftKings has […]