King Green Gets Knocked Out At UFC 313

King Green suffered a first-round knockout loss to Mauricio Ruffy on Saturday's main card opener of UFC 313. Just over two minutes into the first round, Ruffy landed a spinning back kick that knocked Green out. With the defeat, Green has lost three of his past four fights and is 3-3 in his past six, […]

Mauricio Ruffy Scores Highlight-Reel Knockout

In the main card opener of UFC 313, Mauricio Ruffy scored a first-round highlight-reel knockout over King Green. Less than 3 minutes into the first round, Ruffy landed a spinning heel kick on the Green, knocking the veteran out cold. Ruffy's knockout led to a reward of a well-deserved $50,000 performance bonus. In 2:07 of […]

Magomed Ankalaev Challenges For Light-Heavyweight Title At UFC 313

Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1, one no-contest) is set to take on Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 313 for the light-heavyweight title on Saturday. Coming off a unanimous-decision win over Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 308, Ankalaev has been undefeated in his last 13 fights. DraftKings sees Ankalaev as the underdog with a salary of […]

Alex Pereira Set For Fourth Title Defense

In the main event of UFC 313, UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (12-2) is set to defend his title for the fourth time against Magomed Ankalaev. Since losing to Israel Adesanya in 2023, Pereira went on a tear, winning five fights in a row. In his last bout, Pereira dominated Khalil Rountree Jr. for […]

Rafael Fiziev Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Rafael Fiziev (12-3) will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Justin Gaethje on Saturday. Fiziev is currently on a two-fight losing streak, having lost Justin Gaethje and, more recently, Mateusz Gamrot. He's been on the sidelines since September 2023 after suffering an ACL injury in his UFC Vegas […]

Justin Gaethje Set For A Rematch

The co-main event of UFC 313 features a rematch between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev. Gaethje was originally scheduled to face off against Dan Hooker but Hooker was forced to pull out due to a broken hand. Gaethje has been out of action since April last year when he suffered a knockout loss to Max […]

Ignacio Bahamondes Looks To Extend His Win Streak

Ignacio Bahamondes (16-5) is set to face off against Jalin Turner on the main card of UFC 313 on Saturday. Bahamondes earned his UFC contract on The Contender Series back in 2020. Bahamondes has gone 5-2 since signing with the UFC. Currently, he's on a two-fight winning streak. In his last bout, Bahamondes defeated Manuel […]

Jalin Turner Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Jalin Turner (14-8) will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Ignacio Bahamondes on the main card of UFC 313 on Saturday. Turner has gone 1-3 in his last four bouts, with his only victory being his first-round knockout over King Green. Turner was last seen in action at […]

Iasmin Lucindo Looks For Her Fifth Win In A Row

Iasmin Lucindo (17-5) will look to extend her win streak when she takes on Amanda Lemos on the main card of UFC 313 on Saturday. Since losing her UFC debut to Yazmin Jauregui back in 2022, Lucindo has gone 4-0 in her last four fights. In her last bout, Lucindo defeated Marina Rodriguez via split […]

Amanda Lemos Looks To Return To Win Column At UFC 313

Amanda Lemos (14-4-1) is set to take on Iasmin Lucindo on the main card of UFC 313 on Saturday. Lemos has gone 1-2 over her last three fights following a title challenge against Weili Zhang. She was last seen in action at UFC Vegas 94, where she lost to Virna Jandiroba via second-round armbar. DraftKings […]

Mauricio Ruffy Returns To Action At UFC 313

Mauricio Ruffy (11-1) is scheduled to take on King Green in the main card opener of UFC 313 on Saturday. Ruffy earned his UFC contract with a knockout victory on Dana White's Contender Series and won his debut fight against Jamie Mullarkey via first-round knockout. He is coming off a dominant decision win over James […]

King Green Opens Up UFC 313 Main Card

King Green (32-16-1, one no-contest) will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Mauricio Ruffy in the main-card opener of UFC 313 on Saturday. Green has been fighting for the promotion since 2009. Since signing with the UFC, Green has gone 13-11-1 with one no-contest. Green was last seen in […]

MMA DFS DraftKings Value Picks For UFC 313

Now, here is one we've all been waiting for. It will be very difficult for this PPV event to not deliver. The opportunity to finally deliver for Magomed Ankalaev and the opportunity to exponentially grow his legacy and silence all talks of ducking for Alex Pereira. Even though it isn't the original Justin Gaethje matchup […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev

While the last two cards weren't anything to remember fondly, the UFC is back with a much better card this time around. At the top of the bill for the UFC 313 main card on Saturday is the battle for the light heavyweight belt. Alex Pereira is set for his fourth title defense against Magomed […]

Tap That: Episode #169: Hooker, Line, and Sinker

Brady Grove hosts the full-card rundown for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", bringing you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get […]

Interlude: Talk with Juan Adams

Brady Grove hosts an interlude episode of "Tap That", and is joined by a special guest, bringing you stories and insight from inside the world of mixed martial arts/combat sports from those who are currently living it. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like […]

Asu Almbayev Gets TKO'd At UFC Vegas 103

Asu Almbayev suffered a fifth-round TKO loss to Manel Kape in the main event of UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday. Prior to this bout, Almabayev was on a 17-fight winning streak. The constant pressure left Almabayev without an answer. In the finishing sequence, Kape chased Almbayev across the Octagon, unloading a flurry of punches. In […]

Manel Kape Gets TKO Win At UFC Vegas 103

Manel Kape picked a third-round TKO win over Asu Almabayev in the main event of UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday. Kape dominated the three-round fight before getting the TKO in the third round. In the second round, and the third, replays showed Kape poking the eye of Almabayev, however, the referee Mike Beltran didn't pause […]

Julian Marquez Loses Fourth Fight In A Row

Julian Marquez suffered a first-round TKO loss to Cody Brundage in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday. After trading heavy shots from the outset, with both fighters having their moments, Brundage landed an upercut that hurt Marquez. Brundage followed up with ground-and-pound, finishing Marquez with 15 seconds remaining in the first round. […]

Cody Brundage Gets Back In The Win Column

Cody Brundage got back in the win column by defeating Julian Marquez via first-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 103. Brundage was badly hurt by Marquez toward the end of the opening round, but Brundage was able to turn things around. Not long after that, Brundage landed an upercut that hurt Marquez. […]

Esteban Ribovics Drops Decision At UFC Vegas 103

Esteban Ribovics suffered a split decision loss to Nasrat Haqparast on the main card of UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday. During the three-round battle, Haqparast ultimately got the better of Ribovics via split decision. The first and the second round went to Haqparast while the third round went to Ribovics. The fight earned both athletes […]

Nasrat Haqparast Extends Win Streak At UFC Vegas 103

On Saturday, Nasrat Haqparast scored a split decision win over Esteban Ribovics on the main card of UFC Vegas 103. It was an extremely close fight, but in the end, Haqparast was able to do enough in the first and the second round to win a split decision. Hasparast has now extended his winning run […]

William Gomis Takes Split-Decision Loss

This past Saturday, William Gomis was outpointed by Hyder Amil in a split decision on the main card of UFC Vegas 103. Gomis won the first round, but Amil turned things around and won the second and third rounds. It was an extremely close fight, but in the end, Amil did enough to get the […]

Hyder Amil Remains Undefeated

On Saturday, Hyder Amil extended his win streak to 11 by defeating William Gomis via split decision at UFC Vegas 103. The first round went to Gomis as he was able to knock Amil down. After losing the first round, Amil was able to rally back and get a gutsy win. In 15 minutes of […]

Sam Patterson Extends Win Streak To Three

Sam Patterson extended his win streak to three when he defeated Danny Barlow on Saturday's main card opener of UFC Vegas 103. Patterson stunned Barlow with a massive right hand that set up his finish. Once he had rocked Barlow, Patterson pressured Barlow with a barrage of punches, dropping Barlow. He then quickly finished the […]

Danny Barlow Suffers First Career Loss At UFC Vegas 103

Previously undefeated prospect Danny Barlow suffered his first career loss on Saturday at UFC Vegas 103 as Sam Patterson knocked him out in the first round. Patterson caught Barlow with a devastating hook that stumbled Barlow and forced him onto the back foot. Patterson then put the pressure on Barlow with a flurry of punches, […]

Asu Almbayev Looks To Remain Undefeated In The UFC

Asu Almbayev (21-2) is set to take on Manel Kape in the main event of UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday. Almabayev joined the UFC in 2023. Since then, he has won four fights in a row. Almabayev was originally expected to face former flyweight title challenger Steve Erceg but was moved to headline UFC Vegas […]

Manel Kape Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Manel Kape (20-7) is scheduled to take on Asu Almabayev in the main event of UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday. A title eliminator bout between Brandon Royval and Kape was expected to headline the event, but Royval was forced to pull out due to an injury. In his last bout, Kape got back in the […]

Julian Marquez In Dire Need Of Victory

Julian Marquez (9-5) will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Cody Brundage in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday. Marquez is on a three-fight losing streak, with all three losses coming by way of knockout. He was last seen in action back in June at […]

Cody Brundage Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Cody Brundage (10-6 with a no-contest) is scheduled to take on Julian Marquez in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday. Brundage is coming off a no-contest against Abdul Razak Alhassan, which ended early due to illegal strikes landed to the back of Brundage's head. Prior to that bout, Brundage was defeated by […]