Robert Whittaker Looks To Extend His Win Streak To Three

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will look to extend his win streak to three when he takes on undefeated prospect Khamzat Chimaev in the co-main event of UFC 308. Whittaker was last seen in action in June at UFC Saudi Arabia where he scored a knockout victory over Ikram Aliskerov. DraftKings sees Whittaker as the […]

Khamzat Chimaev Set For Middleweight Matchup

Undefeated prospect Khamzat Chimaev is scheduled to take on former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in a co-main event of UFC 308. Chimaev and Whittaker were already scheduled to face off at UFC Saudi Arabia but Chimaev had to pull out due to illness. He was last seen in action last year at UFC 294 where […]

Aleksandar Rakic An Underdog At UFC 308

Aleksandar Rakic will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Magomed Ankalaev on the main card of UFC 208 on Saturday. Rakic enters this fight having lost two fights in a row, although one was by injury TKO when he injured his knee against Jan Blachowicz back in 2022. […]

MMA DFS DraftKings Value Picks For UFC 308

UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi will be kicking off at 10AM EST, so this is an omelette and black coffee kind of card that you'll want to set an alarm for if you're part of a younger crowd with plans on Friday. With 13 fights on the card, there are also five fighters priced at […]

Armen Petrosyan Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Armen Petrosyan and Shara Magomedov are set for a three-round middleweight bout on the main card of UFC 308 on Saturday. Petrosyan enters this bout with a pro record of 8-3. In his last bout, Petrosyan lost to Rodolfo Vieira via first-round arm triangle. Before that, Petrosyan won back-to-back fights, defeating AJ Dobson and Christian […]

Shara Magomedov Looks To Remain Undefeated

This Saturday, undefeated prospect Shara Magomedov is set to open up the UFC 308 main card against Armen Petrosyan. This will be Magomedov's fourth UFC appearance in 12 months. He was last seen in action in August at UFC on ABC 7, defeating Michal Oleksiejczuk via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Magomedov as the favorite with […]

Magomed Ankalaev In A Title-Eliminator Bout At UFC 308

Magomed Ankalaev (19-1-1, one no-contest) is set to take on Aleksandar Rakic on the main card of UFC 308 on Saturday. Ankalaev is coming off a knockout win over Johnny Walker back in January. Ankalaev enters the bout as a sizeable favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,400. In the UFC, Ankalaev […]

Dan Ige A Big Underdog At UFC 308

Dan Ige (18-8) is set to take on Lerone Murphy at UFC 308. Ige is coming off a decision loss to Diego Lopes in June at UFC 303 in a fight he took on four hour's notice. Ige is 3-5 in his last eight fights and the Hawaiian enters the bout as an underdog as […]

Lerone Murphy Puts Undefeated Record On The Line At UFC 308

Lerone Murphy (14-0-1) is set to take on Dan Ige on the main card of UFC 308. Murphy enters the bout coming off a five-round decision win over Edson Barboza back in May. These two were supposed to fight in January but Murphy was forced to withdraw. Entering this bout at UFC 308, Murphy is […]

Max Holloway Challenges For Featherweight Title At UFC 308

Max Holloway (26-7) is set to take on Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 308 for the featherweight title. Holloway is coming off a stunning fifth-round KO win over Justin Gaethje at lightweight at UFC 300 to win the BMF belt. But, Holloway is a former featherweight champ who has back-to-back wins over […]

Ilia Topuria Defends Belt For First Time At UFC 308

Ilia Topuria (15-0) is set to defend his featherweight title for the first time at UFC 308 as he takes on Max Holloway in the main event. Topuria became the champion back in February with a second-round KO win over Alexander Volkanovski. The Georgian-Spaniard enters the fight as the favorite as DraftKings has him at […]

Tap That: Episode #155: Friends in High Places

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 […]

Anthony Hernandez Dominates At UFC Vegas 99

Anthony Hernandez picked a fifth-round TKO win over Michel Pereira in the main event of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Hernandez became the first man to finish Pereira in the UFC. In 22:22 of action, Hernandez attempted six and landed five takedowns and 152 significant strikes. Hernandez won for the sixth straight time, five of […]

Michel Pereira Gets TKO'd At UFC Vegas 99

Michel Pereira suffered a fifth-round TKO loss to Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Prior to this bout, Pereira was on an eight-fight winning streak. Outside of the first minute, Pereira was dominated for most of the fight. In 22:22 of action, Pereira only managed to land 24 significant […]

Sumudaerji Drops Decision Matchup

On Saturday, Sumudaerji suffered a unanimous decision loss to Charles Johnson on the main card of UFC Vegas 99. Sumudaerji was looking to get back in the win column after losing his previous two fights. Johnson and Sumudaerji put on a spectacular fight, but in the end, all three judges scored the fight for Johnson […]

Charles Johnson Wins Decision At UFC Vegas 99

Charles Johnson picked up a unanimous decision victory over Sumudaerji on the main card of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. By defeating Sumudaerji, Johnson has extended his win streak to four. In 15 minutes of action, Johnson out-landed Sumudaerji in total strikes 84-78 while also landing two takedowns. With the win, Johnson improved to 17-6 […]

Darren Elkins Wins Back-To-Back Fights

Darren Elkins picked up a unanimous decision win over Daniel Pineda on the main card of UFC Vegas 99. After three rounds of back-and-forth action, Elkins and Pineda were awarded "Fight of the Night" honors. All three judges scored the contest 29-28. In 15 minutes of action, Elkins landed three takedowns and 39 significant strikes. […]

Daniel Pineda Retires After Loss At UFC Vegas 99

Daniel Pineda announced his retirement from MMA following his decision loss to Darren Elkins at UFC Vegas 99. Pineda entered the bout as a slight favorite despite being on a two-fight losing streak. The first round was competitive, but Pineda was outstruck 39-to-17 in the second round and 40-to-17 in the third round to lose […]

Cameron Smotherman Wins UFC Debut

Cameron Smotherman beat Jake Hadley by decision on the main card of UFC Vegas 99. Smotherman took the fight on just a few days' notice and was a massive underdog. Yet, in the first round, he fought well as he outstruck the Brit 37-to-24. He was outstruck in the second round and was taken down, […]

Jake Hadley Suffers Upset Loss To UFC Newcomer

Jake Hadley suffered a clear-cut decision loss to Cameron Smotherman on the main card of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Hadley was the biggest favorite on the card as Smotherman took the fight on less than 5 days' notice. However, the Brit struggled on the feet as he was outstruck badly in the first and […]

Kyler Phillips Drops Decision At UFC Vegas 99

Kyler Phillips suffered a decision loss to Rob Font in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 99. Phillips entered the bout as a massive favorite and in the first round, he was able to wrestle Font and controlled him for over three-and-a-half minutes. However, Phillips started to slow down due to the pressure he used […]

Rob Font Pulls Off Upset Win At UFC Vegas 99

Rob Font picked up a decision win over Kyler Phillips in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Font entered the bout as a sizeable underdog and early on, the American struggled. He was taken down and controlled for 3:34 of the first round and it looked to be a long night. But, […]

MMA DFS DraftKings Value Picks For UFC Vegas 99

We've got 11 fights on tap for UFC Vegas 99 on the same day that PFL Super Fights is going down, and the theme of this week is that picking these fights seemed eerily straightforward. So, straightforward we shall keep it. What could go wrong? Well, as Robert Burns wrote in 1785: “[t]he best laid […]

Anthony Hernandez A Favorite At UFC Vegas 99

Anthony Hernandez is set to take on Michel Pereira in the main event of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Hernandez is currently riding a five-fight winning streak and is coming off a submission victory over Roman Kopylov. DraftKings sees Hernandez as the favorite with a salary of $8,300. Throughout his UFC career of eight bouts, […]

Michel Pereira Looks For Ninth Win In A Row

Michel Pereira is scheduled to take on Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Pereira's only losses in the UFC were against Diego Sanchez and Tristan Connelly. Since his loss to Sanchez due to landing an illegal knee, Pereira has gone on an eight-fight winning streak. In his last bout, […]

Sumudaerji Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Sumudaerji will be looking to get back in the win column when he returns to the Octagon to face off against Charles Johnson on the main card of UFC Vegas 99. Since his UFC debut, Sumudaerji has gone 3-3 in his last six fights. He is on a two-fight losing streak, having lost to Matt […]

Charles Johnson Looks To Extend His Win Streak

Charles Johnson is scheduled to take on Sumudaerji on the main card of UFC Vegas 99 this Saturday. After losing three fights in a row, Johnson went on a three-fight winning streak, defeating Azat Maksum, Jake Hadley and most recently, Joshua Van. DraftKings sees Johnson as the favorite with a salary of $8,800. Throughout his […]

Darren Elkins Opens Up UFC Vegas 99 Main Card

Darren Elkins (28-11) is set to open up the UFC Vegas 99 main card on Saturday against fellow veteran Daniel Pineda. Elkins has gone 4-2 in his last six bouts, and he is coming off a third-round submission victory over T.J. Brown. DraftKings sees Elkins as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,000. Throughout […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Vegas 99: Hernandez vs. Pereira

Another weekend, another UFC Vegas event as the UFC returns to the Apex for another fight night, this time headlined by top-15 middleweight contenders Michel Pereira and Anthony Hernandez. The pairing was expected to take place at UFC 306 before being moved to the UFC Vegas 99 event. In the co-main event, we have Kyler […]

Jake Hadley Faces UFC Newcomer At UFC Vegas 99

Jake Hadley (11-3) is set to take on UFC newcomer Cameron Smotherman on the main card of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Hadley is remaining at bantamweight after he beat Caolan Loughran in July at the weight class. The Brit will enter the bout as a sizeable favorite as he takes on Smotherman who took […]