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Volkan Oezdemir Ends Nearly Year-Long Layoff
Volkan Oezdemir (18-7) is set to return at UFC Paris as he faces UFC newcomer Bogdan Guskov on Saturday. Oezdemir hasn't fought since October of last year when he suffered a decision loss to Nikita Krylov. The Swiss native was booked to face Azamat Murzakanov, but after Murzakanov pulled out, Guskov stepped in on short […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoThiago Moises Looking For Third Win In A Row
Thiago Moises (17-6) is set for his second fight of 2023 as he takes on Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC Paris. Moises kicked off the year with a second-round submission win over Melzaquiel Costa in January. Moises is 6-4 in the UFC and is now on a two-fight win streak. However, the Brazilian is the underdog […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoBenoit Saint-Denis Gets Home-Country Fight
Benoit Saint-Denis (11-1) is set to fight at home in France as he takes on Thiago Moises at UFC Paris on Saturday. Saint-Denis fought on the card last year earning a stoppage win over Gabriel Miranda. He enters his fight against Moises riding a three-fight win streak and coming off a first-round submission over Ismael […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoParker Porter Suffers Another First-Round Knockout Loss
Parker Porter suffered a first-round KO loss to Junior Tafa at UFC Singapore on Saturday. Porter entered the fight coming off a first-round stoppage win over Braxton Smith, which got him back into the win column after losing by first-round KO to Justin Tafa, the older brother of Junior. Porter got rocked early with a […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJunior Tafa Scores First-Round Knockout At UFC Singapore
Junior Tafa picked up his first UFC win in a big way as he scored a first-round knockout of Parker Porter at UFC Singapore. Tafa was coming off a disappointing loss to Mohammed Usman back in April, and against Porter, Tafa came out with a fast start and rocked the American early. After having him […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoTaila Santos On Two-Fight Losing Streak
Taila Santos has now lost back-to-back fights after dropping a decision to Erin Blanchfield at UFC Singapore. Santos showed off her takedown defense stuffing all 14 of Blanchfield's takedown attempts. But, when Santos went to wrestle Blanchfield, the American reversed her and ended up on top and had over eight minutes of control to get […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoErin Blanchfield Remains Undefeated In The UFC
Erin Blanchfield improved to 6-0 in the UFC with a decision victory over Taila Santos at UFC Singapore on Saturday. Blanchfield struggled with her takedowns, going 0-for-14, but she did stuff Santos' three takedown attempts. Even though Blanchfield couldn't get the fight to the mat with her own takedowns, she did reverse Santos' attempts to […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoJunior Tafa Hoping To Earn First UFC Win
Junior Tafa (4-1) came up short in his UFC debut as he lost a decision to Mohammed Usman back in April. He's now set to return at UFC Singapore against Parker Porter who was knocked out in the first round by Junior's older brother, Justin back in February. Tafa was a kickboxer and boxer before […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoParker Porter Looking For Redemption At UFC Singapore
Parker Porter (14-8) got back into the win column back in May and will now face Junior Tafa at UFC Singapore. This fight will serve as Porter's third scrap of 2023, and back in February, he suffered a first-round KO loss to Justin Tafa, the older brother of Junior. Now, Porter will get the chance […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoTaila Santos Ends 14-Month Layoff At UFC Singapore
Taila Santos (19-2) is set to return at UFC Singapore against Erin Blanchfield in her first fight since losing a split decision to Valentina Shevchenko for the flyweight title at UFC 275 in June 2022. To earn the title shot, Santos was 4-1 in the UFC and was riding a four-fight win streak. The Brazilian […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoErin Blanchfield Looking To Remain Undefeated In The UFC
Erin Blanchfield (11-1) is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC and is now set to face Talia Santos at UFC Singapore on Saturday. Blanchfield is coming off a submission win over Jessica Andrade back in February, which served as her first UFC main event. Blanchfield was originally supposed to face Santos on that card but […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMarlon Vera Edges Out Decision Win At UFC 292
Marlon Vera returned to the win column with a decision win over Pedro Munhoz at UFC 292 on Saturday. Vera out-struck Munhoz in all three rounds, but it was a very even and back-and-forth fight. They both also went 0-for-1 on takedowns as the fight stayed on the feet for the entire 15 minutes. With […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoNeil Magny Falls Flat At UFC 292
Neil Magny suffered a lopsided decision loss to Ian Garry at UFC 292 on Saturday. Magny stepped up on a week's notice and entered the fight with a ton of confidence. However, Magny got dropped with the first two leg kicks as the Irishman dominated him in the standup game. Magny ended up being out-struck […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoIan Garry Runs Through Neil Magny At UFC 292
Ian Garry passed the toughest test of his career with flying colors as he dominated Neil Magny at UFC 292 on Saturday to win a decision. Garry started out strong with leg kicks and dropped Magny with his first two leg kicks. The Irishman went on to out-land Magny 111 to 51 and even had […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoMarlon Vera Gets New Opponent For UFC 292
Marlon Vera (22-8-1) was supposed to fight Henry Cejudo at UFC 292 on Saturday, but the former champion had to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Pedro Munhoz. Vera is coming off a main-event decision loss to Cory Sandhagen, which snapped his four-fight winning streak. Vera is currently the betting favorite, as DraftKings […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoIan Garry Looks To Remain Undefeated At UFC 292
Ian Garry (12-0) got his wish when he called out Neil Magny after his last win. However, he was booked to face Geoff Neal at UFC 292 on Saturday, but Neal was forced out of the bout due to injury, and on 10 days' notice, Magny stepped up. Garry is coming off a first-round TKO […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoNeil Magny Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC 292
Neil Magny (28-10) is stepping up on short notice to face Ian Garry at UFC 292 in Boston on Saturday. Magny is coming off a split-decision win over Phil Rowe back in June, and after Geoff Neal had to pull out just 10 days before the event, Magny jumped up at the chance to take […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoChris Daukaus Suffers Fourth Straight Knockout Loss
Chris Daukaus dropped down to light heavyweight at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday after losing three straight fights by knockout at heavyweight. In his 205-pound debut, Daukaus was taking on Khalil Rountree, and early on, Daukaus had some success by landing a good combination and clinching Rountree. But after the two fighters separated, Daukaus got […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoKhalil Rountree Gets Quick Knockout
Khalil Rountree extended his winning streak to four fights when he picked up a first-round knockout victory over Chris Daukaus at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. Rountree landed some good shots early on and even clinched Daukaus. But after the two separated, Rountree landed a left hand that dropped Daukaus, and he finished him off […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoHakeem Dawodu Loses Competitive Decision At UFC Vegas 78
Hakeem Dawodu dropped a controversial decision to Cub Swanson in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. Dawodu was fighting for the first time in 11 months and was coming off a loss to Julian Erosa. In the first round, Dawodu out-struck Swanson 29 to 23, and after being out-struck in the second […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCub Swanson Wins Controversial Decision
Cub Swanson returned to the win column when he picked up a controversial decision win over Hakeem Dawodu at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. Swanson was out-struck 29 to 23 in the first round and 52 to 32 in the third round, but he did outland the Canadian in the second round. However, the judges […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoChris Daukaus Drops Down To Light Heavyweight At UFC Vegas 78
Chris Daukaus (12-6) is now a light heavyweight as he made the drop from heavyweight at UFC Vegas 78 this Saturday. Daukaus enters his fight against Khalil Rountree on a three-fight losing skid after suffering three straight knockout losses to Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Curtis Blaydes, and Derrick Lewis. Before losing three fights, Daukaus won his first […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoKhalil Rountree Looking To Make It Four Wins In A Row
Khalil Rountree (11-5 with one no-contest) enters his UFC Vegas 78 fight on Saturday against Chris Daukaus riding a three-fight winning streak. Rountree picked up a split-decision win over Dustin Jacoby last time out to enter the light-heavyweight rankings. In the UFC, Rountree is 7-5 with one no-contest and is a sizeable favorite against Daukaus, […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoHakeem Dawodu Ends Layoff In Co-Main Event Of UFC Vegas 78
Hakeem Dawodu (13-3-1) will be fighting for the first time since last September when he takes on Cub Swanson in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday. Dawodu enters the fight coming off a decision loss to Julian Erosa, but he is a sizeable betting favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCub Swanson Returning To Featherweight At UFC Vegas 78
Cub Swanson (28-13) is set to return to featherweight in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday against Hakeem Dawodu. Swanson is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Jonathan Martinez at bantamweight. The long-time UFC veteran is 13-9 inside the Octagon but sees himself as a sizeable underdog on Saturday, as DraftKings […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoGavin Tucker Loses Quickly In Return
Gavin Tucker was ending his near two-and-a-half-year layoff at UFC Nashville on Saturday in a fight against Diego Lopes. Right away, Tucker got a takedown, but Lopes was able to grab ahold of Tucker's arm and get the Canadian into a triangle armbar. Not even two minutes into the fight, Tucker was forced to tap […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDiego Lopes Gets Quick Submission Win
Diego Lopes picked up his first UFC win in a big way at UFC Nashville on Saturday when he submitted Gavin Tucker in the first round. Tucker took Lopes down, but the Brazilian got ahold of Tucker's arm off his back and ended up securing a triangle armbar. Tucker was forced to tap out, giving […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoRob Font Outwrestled At UFC Nashville
Rob Font lost a one-sided decision to Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Font stepped up on two weeks' notice to take the fight against Sandhagen, but he was outwrestled badly. Font didn't stuff one takedown, as Sandhagen went 7-for-7 on takedown attempts and had nearly 20 minutes of control […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoCory Sandhagen Cruises To Lopsided Decision
Cory Sandhagen extended his winning streak to three with a lopsided decision win over Rob Font in the main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Sandhagen was supposed to face Umar Nurmagomedov, but the Dagestani native had to pull out, and Font replaced him on just two weeks' notice. Right away, Sandhagen used his wrestling […]
Cole Shelton 1 year agoDiego Lopes Looks For First UFC Win
Diego Lopes (21-6) is set for his second UFC appearance after suffering a decision loss to Movsar Evloev back in May. Lopes took that fight on short notice and nearly submitted the ranked featherweight contender. The Brazilian enters his UFC Nashville fight on Saturday against Gavin Tucker as the favorite, as DraftKings has him at […]
Cole Shelton 1 year ago