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Colby Covington Not Competitive At UFC 296
Colby Covington was fighting for the undisputed welterweight title for the third time as he took on Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 296. Covington struggled to wrestle Edwards as he went 2-for-10 on his takedowns while he struggled to pressure the champ, as 'Chaos' was on his back foot for most of […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoLeon Edwards Defends Title With Ease At UFC 296
Leon Edwards defended his welterweight title for the second time with a lopsided decision win over Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296. Edwards put Covington on his back foot for the majority of the fight, as the champ was able to control the pace. Edwards outstruck Covington 57-to-44 in significant strikes and […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBryce Mitchell Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC 296
Bryce Mitchell (16-1) stepped up on less than two weeks' notice to face Josh Emmett at the UFC 296 main card opener. Mitchell returned to the win column in September with a decision win over Dan Ige after suffering a submission loss to Ilia Topuria last December. Despite taking the fight on short notice, Mitchell […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoPaddy Pimblett Gets Toughest Test At UFC 296
Paddy Pimblett (20-3) is set for his first fight in a year as he takes on the former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson, at UFC 296. Pimblett is coming off a controversial decision win over Jared Gordon in a fight he hurt his ankle in early on. The Brit is 4-0 in the UFC and […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoTony Ferguson Looks To Snap Six-Fight Losing Streak
Tony Ferguson (25-9) is on a six-fight losing streak with his last win coming in June of 2019. Ferguson is coming off a submission loss to Bobby Green back in July in his first fight of the year. Heading into Ferguson's UFC 296 fight against Paddy Pimblett, 'El Cucuy' is a sizeable underdog as DraftKings […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoColby Covington Gets Third Crack At Undisputed Title
Colby Covington (17-3) is set to fight for the undisputed welterweight title in the main event of UFC 296 as he takes on Leon Edwards. Covington is 0-2 in undisputed title fights, losing to Kamaru Usman both times, but is the former interim welterweight champion. 'Chaos' hasn't fought since March of 2022 when he beat […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoLeon Edwards Eyes Second Title Defense
Leon Edwards (21-3 and one No Contest) is coming off the first defense of his welterweight title as he beat Kamaru Usman by a majority decision back in March. To win the title, Edwards scored a fifth-round head kick KO over Usman. The Brit enters his UFC 296 title defense against Colby Covington on a […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAndre Muniz Edges Out Controversial Decision At UFC Vegas 83
Andre Muniz snapped his two-fight losing streak with a controversial split decision win over Jun Yong Park at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. Muniz was outstruck 20-to-10 in the first round but had over three minutes of control time. In the second round, Muniz was able to get over four minutes of control but didn't […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJamie Mullarkey Falls To .500 In The UFC
Jamie Mullarkey suffered a first-round knockout loss to Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. Mullarkey was coming off a controversial decision win over John Makdessi back in September to return to the win column. Mullarkey didn't have much for Haqparast as he was outstruck early and got dropped by a big punch. Although […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoNasrat Haqparast Makes Quick Work At UFC Vegas 83
Nasrat Haqparast scored a first-round knockout win over Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Vegas 83. Haqparast started strong landing some good shots, then out of nowhere landed a massive punch that dropped Mullarkey. After landing some good shots, Mullarkey got back to his feet, but Haqparast immediately sent him back down with a punch, forcing the […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAnthony Smith Gets Knocked Out At UFC Vegas 83
Anthony Smith suffered a third-round knockout loss to Khalil Rountree in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 83. Smith outstruck Rountree 23-to-21 in the first round but was getting hit by the harder strikes. Rountree began picking up the pace in the second round and outstruck Smith 25-to-24. Early in the third round, Smith was […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoKhalil Rountree Extends Win Streak With Knockout Win
Khalil Rountree picked up a third-round knockout win over Anthony Smith in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 83 to extend his win streak to five. Rountree and Smith were competitive on the feet, but as the fight played out, Rountree was starting to land the better shots. Early in the third round, he landed […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAndre Muniz Looks To Snap Two-Fight Losing Streak
Andre Muniz (23-6) enters his UFC Vegas 83 main card fight against Jun Yong Park on a two-fight losing streak and has lost both fights by stoppage. Muniz is coming off a TKO loss to Paul Craig and before that, was submitted by Brendan Allen. With the Brazilian losing three fights in a row, DraftKings […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJamie Mullarkey Set For Fourth Fight Of 2023
Jamie Mullarkey (17-6) is set to face Nasrat Haqparast on the main card of UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday in what will be his fourth fight of 2023. Mullarkey returned to the win column back in September with a decision win over John Makdessi, after suffering an upset knockout loss to Muhammad Naimov. Mullarkey enters […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoNasrat Haqparast The Favorite At UFC Vegas 83
Nasrat Haqparast (15-5) is set to face Jamie Mullarkey at UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. Haqparast enters the fight riding a two-fight win streak, as he beat Landon Quinones by decision back in September, which was his first fight in a year. He enters his scrap against Mullarkey as the favorite, as DraftKings has him […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoKhalil Rountree Looks To Extend Win Streak At UFC Vegas 83
Khalil Rountree (12-5 and one no-contest) is set to take on former title challenger Anthony Smith in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 83 after taking the fight on short notice. Rountree was originally supposed to face undefeated Azamat Murzakanov before Smith stepped in. Heading into the fight, Rountree is riding a four-fight win streak […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAnthony Smith Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC Vegas 83
Anthony Smith (37-18) stepped up on short notice to face Khalil Rountree in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. Smith is coming off a split-decision win over Ryan Spann in their rematch to return to the win column after losing back-to-back fights. With Smith taking this fight on short notice, DraftKings has […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoClay Guida Falls To .500 In The UFC
Clay Guida suffered a decision loss to Joaquim Silva at UFC Austin to drop to 18-18 inside the Octagon. Guida was out-struck 40 to 19 in the first round but showed off his incredible chin to keep coming forward. After a solid second round in which Guida had over three minutes of control, he struggled […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJoaquim Silva Gets Decision Win At UFC Austin
Joaquim Silva picked up a hard-fought decision win over Clay Guida at UFC Austin on Saturday. The Brazilian put on an incredible pace as he outstruck Guida 40-to-19 in the first round. Guida had a solid second round as he had over three minutes of control and outstruck Silva 29-to-26. In the third round, Silva […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoKelvin Gastelum Submitted In Welterweight Return
Kelvin Gastelum was submitted in the third round by Sean Brady at UFC Austin in his return to the welterweight division. Gastelum was fighting at welterweight for the first time since 2016. Against Brady, Gastelum was out-grappled as he failed to defend one takedown and was controlled for over nine minutes before tapping to a […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoSean Brady Returns To Win Column
Sean Brady scored a third-round submission win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Austin on Saturday to return to the win column. Brady was coming off a TKO loss to Belal Muhammad in October of 2022, and after a year-long layoff, he dominated Gastelum. The American went 5-for-5 on takedowns and had over nine minutes of […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoRob Font 1-4 In Last Five Fights After Loss At UFC Austin
Rob Font suffered a clear-cut decision loss to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Austin to drop to 20-8 as a pro and 10-7 in the UFC, while being 1-4 in his last five fights. Font was outstruck 22-to-10 while also being taken down twice in the first round. He had a better second round outstriking the […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDeiveson Figueiredo Wins Bantamweight Debut
Deiveson Figueiredo returned to the win column with a decision victory over Rob Font at UFC Austin on Saturday. Figueiredo made the move up to bantamweight after losing his flyweight title back in January. Figueiredo had a solid first round as he outstruck Font 22-to-10 and also went 2-for-3 on his takedowns. The second and […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJoaquim Silva Looking To Return To The Win Column
Joaquim Silva (12-4) is coming off a knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan in June in a fight he had success and even hurt Tsarukyan early in the fight. Silva is now set to return at UFC Austin against Clay Guida. The Brazilian, who's set for his 10th UFC fight, is a sizeable betting favorite as […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoClay Guida Set For 36th UFC Fight
Clay Guida (38-23) will be making the walk to the Octagon for the 36th time at UFC Austin and is currently 18-17 in the UFC. Guida is coming off a decision loss to Rafa Garcia in April and will now face Joaquim Silva. Against Silva, DraftKings has Guida as a sizeable underdog with a salary […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoKelvin Gastelum Returns To Welterweight
Kelvin Gastelum (18-8) is set to drop down to welterweight for the first time since 2016 at UFC Austin as he takes on Sean Brady. Gastelum began his UFC career at welterweight but struggled to make weight so made a permanent move to middleweight. Gastelum is coming off a decision win over Chris Curtis in […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoSean Brady Looking To Rebound After First Career Loss
Sean Brady (15-1) will be ending a year-long layoff on Saturday when he welcomes Kelvin Gastelum back to the welterweight division at UFC Austin. Brady hasn't fought since October of 2022 when he lost by TKO to Belal Muhammad, and since then has been sidelined due to injuries. Despite the layoff, Brady finds himself as […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDeiveson Figueiredo Moving Up To Bantamweight
Deiveson Figueiredo (21-3-1) is the former UFC flyweight champion but will be moving up to bantamweight to take on Rob Font at UFC Austin. Figueiredo is coming off a TKO loss to Brandon Moreno in January to lose his flyweight title, in the fourth fight between the two. With Figueiredo being the one who's changing […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoRob Font Set For Third Fight Of 2023
Rob Font (20-7) is looking to return to the win column and go 2-1 in 2023 at UFC Austin. Font is set to welcome former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo to the bantamweight division in an intriguing matchup. Font is coming off a lackluster decision loss to Cory Sandhagen in a fight he was outwrestled for […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoUros Medic Submitted By Short-Notice Opponent At UFC Vegas 82
Uros Medic had his two-fight winning streak snapped in the main-card opener of UFC Vegas 82 when he suffered a second-round submission loss to UFC newcomer Myktybek Orolbai. Orolbai took the fight on less than a week's notice and grappled Medic early. Medic had a hard time dealing with the wrestling, as he allowed Orolbai […]
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