2 months agoThis Saturday in Las Vegas, the main event will feature a clash between former strawweight challenger Amanda Lemos and Virna Jandiroba. Lemos bounced back from her loss to strawweight champion Weili Zhang with a win over Mackenzie Dern in February that earned the pair a Fight of the Night bonus at UFC 298. DraftKings has Lemos as the underdog at a salary of $7,700. While in her UFC career, she's averaging 71.8 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoUFC veteran Brad Tavares is set to face off against JunYong Park in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday. In his last bout, Tavares lost to Gregory Rodrigues via third-round TKO. He has struggled since 2020, going just 3-3 and winning only one fight in his last four contests. DraftKings has Tavares as the underdog at a salary of $7,200. While in his UFC career, he's averaging 50.0 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoJunYong Park is looking to rebound from a split-decision loss to Andre Muniz, which snapped a four-fight winning streak. He is scheduled to face off against UFC veteran Brad Tavares in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday. Park has notable victories over Albert Duraev and Denis Tiuliulin and has shown his capacity to finish fights, both on his feet and on the ground. DraftKings has Park as the favorite at a salary of $9,000. In his UFC career, he's averaging 78.8 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoKaynan Kruschewsky will be looking to get back in the win column when he returns to the Octagon to face off against Kurt Holobaugh. Kruschewsky earned his UFC contract by submitting Dylan Mantello on the Contender Series. He faced off against Elves Brener in his UFC debut, where he was knocked out in the first round. Prior to that, he was on a six-fight winning streak. DraftKings sees Kruschewsky as the favorite with a salary of $8,700.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoUltimate Fighter alum Kurt Holobaugh is scheduled to face off against Kaynan Kruschewsky on the main card of UFC Vegas 94. Holobaugh comes into this fight with an MMA record of 21-8. He's gone 1-1 with a loss in his most recent bout as he looks to get back in the win column. Holobaugh enters his fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,500.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoBill Algeo (18-8) is set to open the UFC Vegas 94 main card against Doo Ho Choi. Algeo is coming off a knockout loss to Kyle Nelson back in March and now takes on the returning Choi who hasn't fought in a year-and-a-half. Algeo enters the fight as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,900. In the UFC, Algeo is 5-4 in the promotion with two wins by stoppage while he has been finished just once. If Algeo can get past Choi, he likely would be a win or two away from getting a ranked opponent at featherweight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoDoo Ho Choi (14-4-1) is set to open the UFC Vegas 94 main card against Bill Algeo on Saturday. Choi will be fighting for the first time since March of 2023 when he had a draw against Kyle Nelson and before that, he lost three straight fights, including being knocked out in two of them. With the layoff and lack of success as of late, Choi is the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,300. In the UFC, Choi is 3-3-1 and likely is fighting for his job as a loss here will likely result in him getting cut.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoBruno Silva (13-5-2) is set to take on Cody Durden on the main card of UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday. Silva is riding a three-fight winning streak and is coming off a second-round submission win over Tyson Nam back in March of 2023, as he is dealing with a bit of a layoff. Despite Silva winning three fights in a row, DraftKings has him at a slight underdog at a salary of $7,900. Silva is 3-2 and one NC in the UFC as he has won all three fights by stoppage, while both of his losses came by decision. If Silva can pull off the upset, he should get a top-10 opponent at flyweight next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoCody Durden (16-5-1) is set to take on Bruno Silva on the main card of UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday. Durden enters the fight coming off a submission loss to Tagir Ulanbekov back in December which snapped his four-fight winning streak. Durden enters this fight against Silva as a slight favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,300. In the UFC, Durden is 5-3-1 and has won four times by decision, but he has been submitted in all three of his loses. Durden will likely try to use his wrestling to control the fight and if he wins, he could get a top-10 opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoSeung Woo Choi (11-6) is set to take on Steve Garcia on the main card of UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday. Choi snapped his three-fight losing streak last time and saved his UFC job as he picked up a win over Jarno Ennis back in August, as before that he lost to Mike Trizano, Josh Culibao, and Alex Caceres. Choi enters his fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,600. In the UFC, Choi is 4-5 with three of his wins by decision, while he's been finished in three of his five losses in the promotion, but just once by knockout. If Choi can pull off the upset, the fan-favorite would likely be a fight away from getting a ranked opponent.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoSteve Garcia (15-5) is set to return to the Octagon against Seung Woo Choi on the main card of UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday. Garcia is riding a three-fight winning streak with all three wins by knockout, as he has found immediate success since dropping back down to featherweight. Garcia has been the underdog in his last three fights, but he is now the favorite against Choi as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,600. In the UFC, Garcia is 5-2 with three of his wins coming by knockout while both of his losses are by decision. A win over Choi should get him a ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoRising flyweight contender Tracy Cortez faced former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in the main event of UFC Denver this past weekend. Before losing to Namajunas, Cortez was on an 11-fight win streak. After Maycee Barber got injured, Cortez answered the call on three weeks' notice. She was originally preparing to face off against Miranda Maverick. In 25 minutes of action, Cortez landed two takedowns and 58 significant strikes. With the loss, Cortez's UFC record is 5-1.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoRose Namajunas won her second of three bouts since moving up to flyweight, earning a unanimous decision win over late replacement Tracy Cortez. Namajunas was the only one of the four local fighters on the card to win. In 25 minutes of action, Namajunas landed five takedowns and 96 significant strikes. With the win, Namajunas improved her MMA record to 13-6.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoMuslim Salikhov won the biggest fight of his career at UFC Denver on Saturday night by defeating UFC veteran Santiago Ponzinibbio in the co-main event. By defeating Ponzinibbio, Salikhov avoided the first three-fight losing skid of his career. With this win, Salikhov improves to 7-4 in the UFC. In this closely contested bout, Salikhov landed 46 significant strikes compared to Ponzinibbio, who landed 41.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoThis past Saturday, Santiago Ponzinibbio was outpointed by Muslim Salikhov in a controversial split decision that went down in the co-main event of UFC Denver. This was Ponzinibbio's second loss in a row. Three of Ponzinibbio's past four defeats have come via split decision. In 15 minutes of action, Ponzinibbio landed two takedowns and 41 significant strikes. With the loss, Ponzinibbio drops to 2-5 in his past seven fights since January of 2021, which marked his return to competition after a long layoff due to health issues.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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