1 year agoAJ Dobson (7-2) is set to take on Edmen Shahbazyan on the main card of UFC Vegas 89 on Saturday. Dobson was supposed to fight at UFC 298, but a last-second injury to his opponent bumped him to UFC Vegas 89 against Shahbazyan on Saturday night. He returned to the win column back in August 2023 with a decision win over Tafon Nchukwi. The win prevented a 0-3 UFC run for Dobson, whom Jacob Malkoun and Armen Petrosyan bested to begin his promotional tenure. DraftKings currently has Dobson as the underdog at a salary of $7,100, while in his UFC career, he's averaging 49.0 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 years agoAJ Dobson was able to earn his first UFC victory after a back-and-forth striking contest with Tafon Nchukwi on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Dobson was able to out-strike his opponent by landing 67 significant strikes compared to the 53 of Nchukwi. Dobson also scored with the judges by landing two of his three takedown tries and earning 4:33 of control time. Though he was a finishing machine prior to his UFC days, a win here could have been just what Dobson needs to loosen up and get back to his big finishing ways.
--Matt BrickerSource: ESPN
2 years agoAJ Dobson (6-2) enters Saturday's contest on the heels of the only two losses in his MMA career as he gets set to face off against Tafon Nchukwi. Dobson had an impressive showing on the Contender Series in September of 2021, earning a first-round submission. Since then, he has lost both of his Octagon appearances by unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Dobson as the slight underdog with a salary of $7,800. He averages 32.8 fantasy points per contest through two UFC bouts. This one looks like it will go the distance, with neither fighter a real threat to score a finish over the other.
--Matt BrickerSource: UFC
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