Kennedy Nzechukwu Looks To Get Back In Win Column
1 year agoKennedy Nzechukwu (12-4) is set to take on a former title challenger Ovince Saint Preux in a light-heavyweight bout on Saturday at the UFC Apex. Nzechukwu will look to bounce back from a first-round technical knockout loss against Dustin Jacoby in August 2023. He also saw a three-fight win streak snapped by his loss to Dustin Jacoby. DraftKings sees Nzechukwu as the favorite with a salary of $9,400. He averages 59.1 fantasy points per contest throughout 10 UFC bouts. It's most likely that these two will trade power shots until someone falls.
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Kennedy Nzechukwu's Winning Streak Comes To An End
2 years agoWith a four-fight winning streak on the line on Saturday, Kennedy Nzechukwu was unable to bring another win to fruition and suffered a first-round TKO loss to Dustin Jacoby in a featured light-heavyweight bout. In 1:22 of action, Nzechukwu landed four significant strikes. With this loss, Nzechukwu drops to 12-4. Nzechukwu's loss to Jacoby was his first setback since suffering a split-decision loss to Nicolae Negumereanu back in March of last year.
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Kennedy Nzechukwu Looks To Extend His Winning Streak
2 years agoKennedy Nzechukwu (12-3) will look to continue his ascent up the light-heavyweight rankings when he takes on Dustin Jacoby on Saturday's UFC on ESPN 50 main card. Nzechukwu looks to extend his winning streak to four fights, coming into the bout off wins over Karl Roberson, Ion Cutelaba, and Devin Clark. DraftKings sees Nzechukwu as the favorite over Jacoby with a salary of $8,400. Throughout his UFC career (nine bouts), he's averaged 65.5 fantasy points per contest. This will be Nzechukwu's biggest fight of his career, and if he is victorious, he would finally get that coveted ranking next to his name.
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Kennedy Nzechukwu Shines In Main Event Spotlight
2 years agoAfter a last-second cancellation, Kennedy Nzechukwu fought Ion Cutelaba in the main event of UFC Fight Night. He looked good on Saturday, ending the fight in six minutes with a knockout. After back-to-back losses, Nzechukwu has now secured back-to-back wins, with both coming by KO/TKO. With the recent turnaround, Nzechukwu has plenty of momentum entering his next fight.
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Kennedy Nzechukwu Looking For Fifth UFC Win
2 years agoKennedy Nzechukwu (10-3) has the potential to earn his fifth UFC victory on Saturday and earn back-to-back victories after his third-round knockout back in July. Landing a touch more significant strikes per minute than his opponent, Ion Cutelaba, Nzechukwu will also have a four-inch height advantage and an eight-inch reach advantage over his opponent. DraftKings sees Nzechukwu as the favorite with a salary of $8,800. Throughout his UFC career, he averages 56.2 fantasy points per contest. With Cutelaba's aggressive nature and Nzechukwu's ability to earn a knockout (seven of his 10 career wins), this could end badly again for Cutelaba.
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