Derrick Lewis Loses One-Sided Decision At UFC Sao Paulo

Derrick Lewis is now 1-4 in his last five fights as he lost a lopsided decision to Jailton Almeida in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. Lewis took this fight on a month's notice but he had nothing for Almeida. 'The Black Beast' was taken down six times and was controlled for […]

Jailton Almeida Dominates Derrick Lewis At UFC Sao Paulo

Jailton Almeida improved to 20-2 as a pro and 6-0 in the UFC with a one-sided decision win over Derrick Lewis at UFC Sao Paulo. Almeida went 6-of-15 on takedowns in the fight, but when he did get Lewis down, he was able to keep him there. The Brazilian finished the fight with 21:10 of […]

Vinc Pichel Ending Layoff At UFC Sao Paulo

Vinc Pichel (14-3) is set to return at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday as he takes on Ismael Bonfim. It's the first time Pichel will fight since April of 2022 when he lost to Mark Madsen. Since then, Pichel had hip surgery but is finally able to return on Saturday night in Brazil. The 40-year-old […]

Ismael Bonfim Coming Off First UFC Loss

Ismael Bonfim (19-4) is coming off a first-round submission loss to Benoit Saint-Denis, which was his first loss in the UFC. In his promotional debut in January in Brazil, Bonfim scored a second-round flying knee knockout over Terrance McKinney. Bonfim will now return at UFC Sao Paulo against Vinc Pichel and enters the fight as […]

Abus Magomedov Looking To Rebound At UFC Sao Paulo

Abus Magomedov (25-5-1) is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Sean Strickland in a main event spot in just his second UFC fight. Magomedov stepped up on about a month's notice to face Caio Borralho at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. Magomedov enters this fight as an underdog as DraftKings has him at a […]

Caio Borralho Undefeated In The UFC

Caio Borralho (14-1) is a perfect 4-0 in the UFC and is set for his fifth fight on the main card of UFC Sao Paulo as he takes on Abus Magomedov. Borralho was supposed to fight Nursulton Ruziboev but a month out, his opponent pulled out and was replaced by Magomedov. Borralho enters this matchup […]

Derrick Lewis Steps Up On Short Notice At UFC Sao Paulo

Derrick Lewis (27-11 and one No Contest) returned to the win column back in July as he scored a 33-second flying knee KO win to snap his three-fight losing skid. After the win, Lewis re-signed with the Las Vegas-based promotion and ended up agreeing to step up on about a month's notice to face Jailton […]

Jailton Almeida Set For Second Straight UFC Main Event

Jailton Almeida (19-2) is set to headline his second straight card as he takes on Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. Almeida is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC and is coming off a first-round submission over Jairzinho Rozenstruik back in May. The Brazilian is the biggest favorite on […]

Muin Gafurov Drops To 0-2 In The UFC

Muin Gafurov suffered a 73-second submission loss to Said Nurmagomedov at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Gafurov had lost to John Castaneda by decision back in June and returned against Nurmagomedov. Gafurov tried to blitz Nurmagomedov early got caught in a choke and was forced to tap. Gafurov ended up landing just one strike in […]

Said Nurmagomedov Gets Quick Win At UFC 294

Said Nurmagomedov returned to the win column at UFC 294 with a first-round submission over Muin Gafurov. Nurmagomedov suffered a decision loss to Jonathan Martinez back in March which snapped his four-fight win streak. In the opening moments of the fight, the two bantamweights had a feeling out process, but as Nurmagomedov's back was near […]

Magomed Ankalaev's Return Fight Ends In No-Contest

Magomed Ankalaev was fighting for the first time since last December when he fought Jan Blachowicz to a draw for the light heavyweight belt. In his return fight at UFC 294, Ankalaev took on Johnny Walker in a potential title eliminator fight. Ankalaev started out strong as he got a takedown and had over a […]

Kamaru Usman Suffers Third Straight Loss At UFC 294

Kamaru Usman lost a majority decision to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Usman took the fight on less than two weeks' notice and moved up to middleweight to face the undefeated fighter. After getting dominated in the first round, Usman outstruck Chimaev in the second and third rounds, but he […]

Khamzat Chimaev Remains Undefeated

Khamzat Chimaev improved to 13-0 as a pro with a majority decision win over Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Chimaev was fighting for the first time in over a year, as he fought Usman who took this fight on less than two weeks' notice. In the first round, Chimaev got […]

Muin Gafurov Searching For First UFC Win

Muin Gafurov (18-5) is set for his second UFC fight as he takes on Said Nurmagomedov on Saturday at UFC 294. Gafurov made his debut back in June as he lost a decision to John Castaneda after being the LFA bantamweight champion. He was scheduled to face Taylor Lapilus at UFC Paris in September but […]

Said Nurmagomedov Looking To Return To The Win Column

Said Nurmagomedov (17-3) had his four-fight win streak snapped last time out as he suffered a decision loss to Jonathan Martinez back in March. Nurmagomedov now returns at UFC 294 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi against Muin Gafurov. The Russian is the favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,800 while in his […]

Magomed Ankalaev Set For First Fight Of 2023 At UFC 294

Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1) is set for his first fight since December of last year when he fought Jan Blachowicz to a draw for the light heavyweight title. Ankalaev is currently on a 10-fight unbeaten streak and will face Johnny Walker at UFC 294 in a potential title eliminator fight at light heavyweight. Ankalaev enters the […]

Khamzat Chimaev A Favorite Over Former Champ At UFC 294

Khamzat Chimaev (12-0) is set to end his 13-month layoff on Saturday as he faces Kamaru Usman at middleweight at UFC 294. Chimaev was supposed to fight Paulo Costa, but less than two weeks out, the Brazilian was forced out with an injury and replaced by Usman. With Usman taking the fight on short notice, […]

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 […]

Cameron 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 […]

Christian 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 […]

Andre 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 […]

Michel 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 […]

Adrian 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 […]

Jonathan 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 […]

Cameron 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, […]

Christian 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 […]

Andre 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 […]

Michel 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 […]

Adrian 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 […]

Jonathan 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 […]