3 months agoSteve Garcia (16-5) is set to take on Kyle Nelson on the main card of UFC Vegas 97 on Saturday. Garcia stepped up on short notice after Calvin Kattar suffered an injury. Garcia enters the bout riding a four-fight winning streak and coming off a first-round knockout win over Seung Woo Choi back in July. The American enters the bout as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,600. In the UFC, Garcia is 5-2 with all five wins coming by knockout while he has been finished once. If Garcia gets the win at UFC Vegas 97, a top-15 opponent should be next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 months agoKyle Nelson (16-5-1) is set to take on Steve Garcia on the main card of UFC Vegas 97 on Saturday. Nelson is on a three-fight winning streak and is coming off a first-round stoppage win over Bill Algeo. The Canadian has been an underdog in his last six fights and is 3-2-1 in those six fights. DraftKings has him as the underdog with a salary of $7,600. In the UFC, Nelson is 4-4-1 and has won two fights by knockout while he's been finished three times. If Nelson can pull off another upset, he should get a top-15 opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 months agoSean Brady (16-1) is set to take on Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC Vegas 97. Brady is coming off a third-round submission win over Kelvin Gastelum to return to the win column after a loss to Belal Muhammad by TKO. Brady is set for his first UFC main event against Burns and enters the belt as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,700. In the UFC, Brady is 6-1 and has won three fights by stoppage while he was stopped in his lone loss. If Brady can get the win, he should get a top-five opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 months agoGilbert Burns (22-7) is set to take on Sean Brady in the main event of UFC Vegas 97 on Saturday. The Brazilian enters his fight on a two-fight losing streak having been knocked out by Jack Della Maddalena back in March. Burns enters this bout as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,500. In the UFC, Burns is 15-7 and has won eight times by stoppage while he's been finished three times, with all three coming by knockout. If Burns can pull off the upset he will prove he still is a title contender at welterweight while a loss puts his future in the sport in doubt.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 months agoA middleweight bout between 12th-ranked Caio Borralho and former title challenger Jared Cannonier headlined Saturday's UFC Vegas 96 fight card. After 25 minutes of back-and-forth action, Borralho was victorious after the judges scored the bout 49-45, 49-45 and 48-46. In 25 minutes of action, Borralho landed a knockdown and 153 significant strikes. Borralho improved to 17-1, 1 NC and is undefeated in 17 fights.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 months agoJared Cannonier suffered a unanimous decision loss to Caio Borralho in the main event of UFC Vegas 96 on Saturday. Cannonier. His previous bout against Nassourdine Imamov ended in controversy, as most of the fans and professionals thought that the fight was stopped too early. For all of 25 minutes, Cannonier and Borralho battled in a nonstop slugfest in which Borralho emerged victorious. In 25 minutes of action, Cannonier landed 83 significant strikes. With the loss, Cannonier dropped to 17-8 as a pro.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 months agoNeil Magny suffered a first-round TKO loss to Michael Morales on the main card of UFC Vegas 96 on Saturday. Morales landed a spinning elbow on Magny, dropping him. Magny was attempting to escape, but was unsuccessful in getting back on his feet, and ended up on his stomach where he got blasted with punches, and was finished not long after that. In 4:39 of action, Magny landed only five significant strikes. With the loss, Magny dropped to 29-12 as a pro.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 months agoMichael Morales finished UFC veteran Neil Magny inside of a round with ground-and-pound on the main card of UFC Vegas 96. Other notable UFC wins prior to Saturday's contest include Jake Matthews, Max Griffin, and Trevin Giles. In 4:39 of action, Morales landed 34 significant strikes. With the victory by TKO, Michael Morales improved his unbeaten record to 17-0.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 months agoEdmen Shahbazyan suffered a second-round submission loss to Gerald Meerschaert on the main card of UFC Vegas 96 on Saturday. Shahbazyan entered the bout with a 2-3 score in his last five fights. Meerschaert was nearly finished in the second round after Shahbazyan dropped him and jumped for the kill. Meerschaert survived and worked his way to the top position, and eventually finished Shahbazyan via arm-triangle. In 9:12 of action, Shahbazyan landed 48 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 months agoOn the main card at the UFC Vegas 86, Gerald Meerschaert established himself as the middleweight division's all-time finisher with 12, when he submitted Edmen Shahbazyan with a second-round arm-triangle choke. With this victory, Meerschaert passed former champion and Hall of Famer Anderson Silva for UFC middleweight history's most finishes (12). In 9:12 of action, Meerschaert landed a takedown and 21 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 months agoKaan Ofli suffered a second-round knockout loss to Mairon Santos in the TUF 32 featherweight finals, which took place on the main card of UFC Vegas 96. The first round was competitive as Ofli was barely outstruck but had 1:29 of control in the opening round. However, less than two minutes into the second round, Ofli got hit by a left hook which dropped him and after some follow-up shots, he was put out cold. With the loss, Ofli is now 11-3-1 as a pro and it's uncertain if he will get a UFC contract.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 months agoMairon Santos scored a second-round knockout win over Kaan Ofli on the main card of UFC Vegas 96 in the TUF 32 featherweight finals. Santos barely outstruck Ofli in the first round but was controlled for nearly 90 seconds. However, in the second round, Santos landed a left hook that dropped Ofli and follow-up shots put him out cold. With the win, Santos secures a UFC contract as he becomes the TUF 32 featherweight champion and is now 14-1 as a pro.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 months agoRobert Valentin suffered a second-round TKO loss to Ryan Loder in the TUF 32 middleweight finals on the main card of UFC Vegas 96. Valentin had a lot of success early on as he had Loder's back and was working on a rear-naked choke, but he couldn't lock it in. In the second round, Valentin was taken down and got put into the crucifix position, and after several unanswered elbows, the ref stopped the fight. With the loss, Valentin is now 10-4 as a pro and it's uncertain if he will get a UFC contract after losing in the finals.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 months agoRyan Loder scored a second-round TKO win over Robert Valentin on the main card of UFC Vegas 96 in the TUF 32 middleweight finals. Loder was in a troubling spot early on, as Valentin had his back and was locking in a rear-naked choke. However, Loder got out of it and got to the second round. In the second round, Loder got Valentin down and into a crucifix position landing elbows to get the TKO finish. With the win, Loder became the TUF 32 middleweight champion which means he gets a UFC contract. Loder is 7-1 as a pro.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 months agoAngela Hill suffered a unanimous decision loss to Tabatha Ricci at UFC Vegas 96 on Saturday. Hill entered the bout as a slight underdog, and the veteran struggled early on as she was outstruck 42-to-35 in the first round. She was then taken down twice in the second round and was controlled for nearly two minutes. Hill was much slower than Ricci and that proved to be the difference as the American suffered a decision. With the loss, Hill is now 17-14 as a pro and 12-14 in the UFC. She is now 2-2 in her last four and but remains a top-15 strawweight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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