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Kamaru Usman Moves Up To Middleweight At UFC 294
Kamaru Usman (20-3) is set to move up to middleweight as he will take on Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 on Saturday in a fight he took on less than two weeks' notice. Usman enters the fight coming off back-to-back losses to Leon Edwards to lose his welterweight title. Given that Usman took this fight […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCameron Saaiman Suffers First Career Loss At UFC Vegas 81
Cameron Saaiman lost by decision to Christian Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 81, which was his first career defeat. Saaiman outstruck Rodriguez in the first round, but the American got a takedown and landed the heavier shots. Saaiman was then outstruck in the final two frames and lost 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28 on the judges' scorecards […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoChristian Rodriguez Extends Win Streak At UFC Vegas 81
Christian Rodriguez scored a unanimous decision win over Cameron Saaiman at UFC Vegas 81 to extend his win streak to three. Rodriguez missed weight for the second straight time though, as he was four pounds overweight. Rodriguez landed the heavier shots in the first round, while also getting a takedown. He then outstruck Saaiman in […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAndre Petroski Loses For First Time In The UFC
Andre Petroski stepped up on less than two weeks' notice to face Michel Pereira at UFC Vegas 81 on Saturday. Right away, Pereira came out and dropped Petroski and landed some ground-and-pound shots, as the American lost by first-round TKO. Petroski never landed a single strike in the 66-second loss. With the loss, Petroski is […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMichel Pereira Scores Quick Knockout In Middleweight Debut
Michel Pereira moved up to middleweight for the first time in his UFC career as he took on short-notice replacement Andre Petroski at UFC Vegas 81. Pereira blitzed Petroski early as he dropped the American just seconds into the fight. After some ground-and-pound shots, Pereira got the stoppage win 66 seconds into the fight. With […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAdrian Yanez Loses Back-To-Back Fights
Adrian Yanez suffered a second-round TKO loss to Jonathan Martinez at UFC Vegas 81, which was his second loss in a row. Yanez was coming off a first-round TKO loss to Rob Font back in April. Early on, Martinez started to chop Yanez's legs down with heavy kicks that ended up dropping him twice. Yanez […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJonathan Martinez Gets Leg-Kick TKO Win At UFC Vegas 81
Jonathan Martinez improved to 19-4 as a pro with a second-round TKO win over Adrian Yanez due to leg kicks at UFC Vegas 81. Martinez started out strong with heavy leg kicks and after a few, Yanez was hobbling on his leg. He ended up recording two knockdowns due to the leg kicks and the […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCameron Saaiman A Perfect 3-0 In The UFC
Cameron Saaiman (9-0) is undefeated in the UFC but will get the toughest test of his career at UFC Vegas 81 as he faces Christian Rodriguez. This is the first time in Saaiman's UFC tenure that he will be the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,800. In his three UFC fights, […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoChristian Rodriguez Enters UFC Vegas 81 On Two-Fight Win Streak
Christian Rodriguez (9-1) is on a two-fight win streak and coming off an upset win over Raul Rosas Jr. back in April. However, Rodriguez did miss weight for that matchup. In the fight prior, Rodriguez beat Joshua Weems after losing his debut up a weight class on short notice against Jonathan Pearce. Rodriguez enters his […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAndre Petroski Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC Vegas 81
Andre Petroski (10-1) agreed to step up on less than two weeks' notice to face Michel Pereira at UFC Vegas 81. Petroski is coming off a split-decision win over Gerald Meerschaert back in August and will now welcome Pereira to the middleweight division. Petroski is currently the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMichel Pereira Makes Middleweight Debut At UFC Vegas 81
Michel Pereira (28-11) is set for his first fight since May 2022 and will be moving up to middleweight. Pereira was supposed to face Stephen Thompson in July, but he missed weight badly and the fight was scrapped, which forced the move to middleweight. He will now face Andre Petroski at UFC Vegas 81, who […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAdrian Yanez Looking To Return To The Win Column
Adrian Yanez (16-4) suffered his first UFC defeat back in April as he lost by first-round TKO against Rob Font. Yanez is 5-1 inside the Octagon and enters his UFC Vegas 81 matchup against Jonathan Martinez as a slight favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,200. In his UFC career, Yanez is […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJonathan Martinez On Five-Fight Win Streak
Jonathan Martinez (18-4) is on a five-fight winning streak and coming off a decision win over Said Nurmagomedov. Martinez is set to take on Adrian Yanez at UFC Vegas 81 in a battle of up-and-coming prospects. Martinez enters the fight with a 9-3 record in the UFC and is a slight underdog, as DraftKings has […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAlexander Hernandez Falls Short At Featherweight Again
Alexander Hernandez suffered a one-sided decision loss to Bill Algeo on Saturday at UFC Vegas 80. Hernandez returned to the featherweight division after he beat Jim Miller at lightweight back in February. In his first fight at 145lbs, he suffered a TKO loss to Billy Quarantillo, but this time around, had more confidence in his […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBill Algeo Picks Up A Decision Win At UFC Vegas 80
Bill Algeo scored a clear-cut decision over Alexander Hernandez at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday in the main card opener. Algeo outstruck Hernandez in every round and even recorded a knockdown in the second round to get the decision win. Algeo's cardio and volume proved to be too much for Hernandez, as he didn't let […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAlex Morono Drops Clear-Cut Decision
Alex Morono suffered a one-sided decision loss to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday. Right when the fight started, Buckley got in Morono's face and appeared to hurt him early on. From there, Buckley kept up the pressure and also mixed in takedowns to control the fight. Morono could never get going, as […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJoaquin Buckley Cruises To Lopsided Decision Over Alex Morono
Joaquin Buckley extended his win streak to two with a one-sided decision victory over Alex Morono at UFC Vegas 80. Buckley snapped his two-fight losing skid back in May and was the favorite over Morono. Right away, Buckley swarmed Morono and looked to have hurt him early on. He kept the pressure for all 15 […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBobby Green Scores Big Knockout At UFC Vegas 80
Bobby Green shocked many as he scored a 33-second knockout over Grant Dawson in the main event of UFC Vegas 80. Green entered the fight as a sizeable underdog, as many expected Dawson to outwrestle 'King' to get the win. However, in the opening moments of the fight, the two started to strike and Green […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoGrant Dawson Gets Finished Early At UFC Vegas 80
Grant Dawson was headlining his first UFC main event on Saturday as he took on Bobby Green at UFC Vegas 80. Dawson entered the scrap as the 10th-ranked lightweight and was a sizeable favorite over the unranked Green. Many expected Dawson to try and grapple Green early, but to begin the fight, he started to […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAlexander Hernandez Returns To Featherweight At UFC Vegas 80
Alexander Hernandez (14-6) is set for his second appearance at featherweight in the UFC. Hernandez made the change in weight classes last December and lost by TKO to Billy Quarantillo. After returning to lightweight in February against Jim Miller, and winning by decision, Hernandez will try his hand at 145lbs once again at UFC Vegas […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBill Algeo Eyes Fifth UFC Win
Bill Algeo (17-7) is currently 4-3 in the UFC and is coming off a second-round submission over TJ Brown back in April. He will now return on Saturday as he opens the UFC Vegas 80 main card against Alexander Hernandez. Algeo is currently the favorite on DraftKings with a salary of $8,400. In his UFC […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJoaquin Buckley Remains A Welterweight
Joaquin Buckley (16-6) is set for his third fight at welterweight since making the change in weight classes last December. In his welterweight debut in the UFC, Buckley lost by second-round knockout to Chris Curtis. Buckley then returned to the win column in May as he scored a second-round knockout over Andre Fialho. He'll now […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoAlex Morono Looking To Extend Win Streak
Alex Morono (23-8 and one No Contest) is coming off a second-round submission over Tim Means back in May. The victory got him back into the win column after suffering a third-round knockout to Santiago Ponzinibbio in a fight he was winning. Morono will now take on Joaquin Buckley at UFC Vegas 80, and heading […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBobby Green A Big Underdog At UFC Vegas 80
Bobby Green (30-14-1 and one No Contest) is set to headline UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday against Grant Dawson. This will be Green's second UFC main event, as in his first, he suffered a first-round TKO to Islam Makhachev. Green is coming off a submission victory over Tony Ferguson back in July but is a […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoGrant Dawson Set For First UFC Main Event
Grant Dawson (20-1-1) is the 10th-ranked UFC lightweight and will be getting his first headlining opportunity. Dawson is coming off a dominant decision win over Damir Ismagulov and will now headline UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday against Bobby Green. Dawson enters the fight as a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoRicardo Ramos Submitted Early At UFC Vegas 79
Ricardo Ramos was fighting for the first time in over a year at UFC Vegas 79 as he took on Charles Jourdain. Ramos started the fight by grappling Jourdain early, as he went 2-of-3 on his takedown attempts. However, as the two were in a scramble, Jourdain got ahold of a guillotine choke and forced […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCharles Jourdain Extends Win Streak To Two
Charles Jourdain extended his win streak to two with a first-round submission over Ricardo Ramos at UFC Vegas 79. Jourdain entered the fight coming off a decision win over Kron Gracie. Early on, Ramos tried to grapple Jourdain, and as the two were scrambling, the Canadian got ahold of a D'Arce choke and forced Ramos […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMarina Rodriguez Scores One-Sided TKO Win At UFC Vegas 79
Marina Rodriguez returned to the win column in a big way at UFC Vegas 79. Rodriguez was rematching Michelle Waterson-Gomez after the two fought in May of 2021. Rodriguez won the first fight by a five-round decision, but in the rematch, the Brazilian dominated Waterson-Gomez and nearly finished her in the first round. In the […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDan Ige Falls Short Against Another Top-10 Opponent
Dan Ige suffered a close decision loss to Bryce Mitchell in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 79. Ige entered the scrap on a two-fight winning streak, as he beat two unranked opponents and was finally getting another crack at a top-10 opponent. Unfortunately, Ige struggled against Mitchell's grappling, as the Hawaiian was taken down […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBryce Mitchell Returns To Win Column At UFC Vegas 79
Bryce Mitchell improved to 16-1 as a pro with a decision win over Dan Ige at UFC Vegas 79. Mitchell entered the fight coming off a second-round submission loss to Ilia Topuria back in December. In the first round, Mitchell went 2-for-6 on takedowns and had nearly two minutes of control. Mitchell's grappling proved to […]
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