Brendson Ribeiro Edges Out Split Decision At UFC Edmonton

Brendson Ribeiro picked up a split decision win over Caio Machado at UFC Edmonton to get his first UFC win. The Brazilian entered the fight as the underdog and he was outstruck in all three rounds. However, all three rounds were super close and two of the judges though he did enough to win. With […]

Amir Albazi Falls Short At UFC Edmonton

Amir Albazi suffered a clear-cut decision loss to Brandon Moreno in the main event of UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Albazi entered the fight being 5-0 in the UFC and riding a six-fight winning streak. But, Albazi struggled on the feet as he was outstruck in all five rounds and went just 1-for-4 on his takedowns. […]

Brandon Moreno Dominates At UFC Edmonton

Brandon Moreno picked up a clear-cut decision win over Amir Albazi in the main event of UFC Edmonton. Moreno ended his brief hiatus from MMA and looked good early on. He outstruck Albazi 18-to-16 in the first round but took over in the second round outstriking Albazi 29-to-6. Moreno outstruck Albazi in every single round […]

Rose Namajunas An Underdog At UFC Edmonton

Former champion Rose Namajunas is scheduled to take on Erin Blanchfield in the co-main event of UFC Edmonton. In her last bout, Namajunas faced off against Tracy Cortez at UFC on ESPN 59 where she defeated Cortez via unanimous decision. Prior to that bout, Namajunas defeated Amanda Ribas by unanimous decision. Namajunas is the underdog, […]

Erin Blanchfield Returns At UFC Edmonton

Erin Blanchfield is set to return to the Octagon against former champion Rose Namajunas in the co-main event of UFC Edmonton on Saturday. In her prior outing, Blanchfield faced off against Manon Fiorot, but it didn't go his way as she lost via unanimous decision and suffered her first UFC loss. DraftKings sees Blanchfield as […]

Dustin Stoltzfus Set To Face Marc-Andre Barriault At UFC Edmonton

Dustin Stoltzfus will be looking to get back in the win column when he returns to the Octagon to face off against Marc-Andre Barriault on the main card of UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Stoltzfus. Stoltzfus was last seen in action in June at UFC on ESPN 57 where he suffered a knockout loss. DraftKings sees […]

Marc-Andre Barriault A Favorite At UFC Edmonton

Marc-Andre Barriault is scheduled to face off against Dustin Stoltzfus on the main card of UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Barriault looks to get back in the win column after suffering back-to-back losses to Chris Curtis and more recently, Joe Pyfer. He's gone 3-3 in his last six bouts. DraftKings sees Barriault as the favorite with […]

Trevin Giles Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Trevin Giles is scheduled to take on Mike Malott on the main card of UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Giles looks to get back in the win column after getting stopped in his past two fights by Gabriel Bonfim and Carlos Prates. Giles enters the fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary […]

Mike Malott Opens Up UFC Edmonton Main Card

Mike Malott (10-2-1) is set to take on Trevin Giles on the main card of UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Malott returns to action after suffering his first UFC loss against Neil Magny at UFC 297 in January. Prior to that, he had been on a six-fight win streak. DraftKings sees Malott as the favorite with […]

MMA DFS DraftKings Value Picks For UFC Edmonton

The UFC is back in Canada -- so put some gravy on your fries and syrup on your pancakes -- because the Canadian fighters have a whole lot of making up to do. Thankfully, after a lot of UFC events in 2024, we're looking at boxing cards with heavy favorites, as this is a card […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Edmonton: Moreno vs. Albazi

Coming off an outstanding event in UFC 308, we are back at Rogers Place with another UFC Edmonton event. The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Edmonton and its first since UFC 240 in July 2019. This weekend at UFC Edmonton, two major rule changes go into effect. The fighters fighting this weekend […]

Brendson Ribeiro Searching For 1st UFC Win At UFC Edmonton

Brendson Ribeiro (15-7) is set to take on Caio Machado on the main card of UFC Edmonton. Ribeiro is 0-2 in the UFC and coming off a majority decision loss to Magomed Gadzhiyasulov back in June after being knocked out by Mingyang Zhang in February. Ribeiro is likely fighting for his job on Saturday and […]

Caio Machado Drops Down To Light Heavyweight At UFC Edmonton

Caio Machado (8-3-1) is set to take on Brendson Ribeiro on the main card of UFC Edmonton. Machado is dropping down to light heavyweight after losing his first two fights by decision at heavyweight. The Brazilian-Canadian is coming off a decision loss to Don'Tale Mayes in April and could be fighting for his job here. […]

Jhonata Diniz Gets Big Step-Up At UFC Edmonton

Jhonata Diniz (8-0) is set to take on Derrick Lewis on the main card of UFC Edmonton. Diniz is 2-0 in the UFC and now gets top fight a top-15 opponent in Lewis. Even though Diniz is getting the step-up in competition he is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,600. […]

Derrick Lewis Faces An Unranked Heavyweight At UFC Edmonton

Derrick Lewis (28-12, 1 NC) is set to take on Jhonata Diniz on the main card of UFC Edmonton. Lewis is coming off a KO win over Rodrigo Nascimento back in May. Despite Diniz being unranked, Lewis enters the bout as an underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,600. In the UFC, […]

Amir Albazi An Underdog At UFC Edmonton

Amir Albazi (17-1) is set to headline UFC Edmonton against former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno. Albazi is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC but is coming off a controversial decision win over Kai Kara-France in June of 2023. Albazi will now have the toughest test of his career and he enters the fight as an […]

Brandon Moreno Ends Layoff At UFC Edmonton

Brandon Moreno (21-8-2) is set to headline UFC Edmonton against Amir Albazi. Moreno is coming off a split-decision loss to Brandon Royval in February and he planned to take time off after the loss. Now, he ends his layoff and faces the streaking Albazi. Moreno enters the bout as the favorite as DraftKings has him […]

Tap That: Episode #156: Punches and Poutine

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 […]

Khamzat Chimaev Remains Undefeated

Khamzat Chimaev picked up a first-round submission win over Robert Whittaker in the co-main event of UFC 308 on Saturday. Chimaev managed to take Whittaker down early in the first round and eventually secured a face crank that reportedly left Whittaker with a dislocated jaw. In 3:34 of action, Chimaev landed two takedowns and three […]

Robert Whittaker Gets Submitted At UFC 308

Robert Whittaker suffered a first-round submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev in the co-main event of UFC 308 on Saturday. Whittaker was taken down early by Chimaev, who then applied a face crank and forced Whittaker to tap out. Though the submission wasn't fully locked in, the force was enough to dislocate Whittaker's jaw. In 3:34 […]

Aleksandar Rakic Drops Decision At UFC 308

Aleksandar Rakic suffered a unanimous decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev on the main card of UFC 308 on Saturday., Before the loss to Ankalaev, Rakic lost to former UFC titleholder Jiri Prochazka via TKO at UFC 300. Rakic and Ankalaev had a competitive fight, but after three rounds, all three judges scored the fight 29-28 […]

Armen Petrosyan Knocked Out At UFC 308

Armen Petrosyan suffered a second-round knockout loss to Shara Magomedov on Saturday's main card opener of UFC 308. Eight seconds before the end of the second round, Magomedov threw a back fist that Petrosyan was able to block. Then Magomedov surprised Petrosyan by throwing another back fist, knocking him out. In 9:52 of action, Petrosyan […]

Shara Magomedov Gets Highlight-Reel Knockout Win At UFC 308

Shara Magomedov scored a highlight-reel second-round knockout win over Armen Petrosyan in the main card opener of UFC 308. Near the end of the second round, Magomedov threw a spinning back fist that Petrosyan managed to block but then threw another back fist as he turned back around and knocked Petrosyan out cold. In 9:52 […]

Interlude: Evan Willsmore is Back

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 […]

Dan Ige Loses Second-Straight Fight At UFC 308

Dan Ige suffered a decision loss to Lerone Murphy on the main card of UFC 308. The Hawaiian had a strong first round, dropping Murphy and nearly finishing him. But, in the second round, he appeared to tire out as he was badly outstruck and taken down. In the final round, Ige got Murphy down […]

Lerone Murphy Remains Undefeated At UFC 308

Lerone Murphy scored a decision win over Dan Ige on the main card of UFC 308. Murphy entered the fight as the betting favorite but in the first round, he was dropped and was nearly knocked out. However, Murphy was able to rally as he outstruck Ige in the second round as well as taking […]

Magomed Ankalaev Wins Lackluster Decision Win At UFC 308

Magomed Ankalaev edged out a decision win over Aleksandar Rakic on the main card of UFC 308. Ankalaev entered the bout as a massive favorite as the Russian was looking to cement himself as the next title contender. The fight was rather boring as neither man threw many strikes, but Ankalaev outstruck Rakic in two […]

Max Holloway Gets Knocked Out For First Time At UFC 308

Max Holloway suffered a third-round knockout loss to Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 308. The Hawaiian was looking to become a two-time featherweight champ. The first two rounds were competitive as Holloway was doing better than the odds suggest. But, in the third round, Holloway got rocked with a big punch and […]

Ilia Topuria Defends Featherweight Belt In Highlight-Reel Fashion At UFC 308

Ilia Topuria scored a third-round knockout win over Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 308 to defend his featherweight title for the first time. Topuria entered the bout as the betting favorite and in the first round, he went to his wrestling early on. The second round was competitive, but in the third, […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

UFC 308 promises to be an exciting event that won't be forgotten anytime soon. The event will mark the promotion's 20th visit to Abu Dhabi and the first since UFC on ABC in August 2024. Featherweight gold is on the line on Saturday night when Ilia Topuria puts his title on the line against former […]