Ian Machado Garry In A No. 1 Contender Fight At UFC 310
4 months agoIan Machado Garry (15-0) is set to take on Shavkat Rakhmonov in the co-main event of UFC 310. Garry was supposed to headline UFC Tampa next week but moved up a week after Belal Muhammad withdrew from his title defense, so he now takes on Rakhmonov for a No. 1 contender fight. The Irishman enters the bout as an underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,000. In the UFC, Garry is 8-0 with three wins by knockout as if he can pull off the upset, he'll get a title fight nextSource: UFC
Shavkat Rakhmonov A Big Favorite At UFC 310
4 months agoShavkat Rakhmonov (18-0) is set to take on fellow undefeated fighter Ian Machado Garry in a five-round co-main event at UFC 310. Rakhmonov was supposed to headline the card against Belal Muhammad for the welterweight title but after Muhammad withdrew he will now face Garry in a No. 1 contender fight. Rakhmonov is 6-0 in the UFC and enters the bout as a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,200. Rakhmonov has won all 18 of his pro fights by stoppage and if he wins, he will get the next title shot.Source: UFC
Yan Xiaonan Gets Back In The Win Column
5 months agoYan Xiaonan picked up a one-sided decision win over Tabatha Ricci in the co-main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Xiaonan managed to keep the fight on the feet, where she kept tagging Ricci at a distance, dominating her throughout three rounds. In 15 minutes of action, Xiaonan landed 78 significant strikes, compared to Ricci who only landed 15. With the victory, Xiaonan bounced back from her loss to champion Zhang Weili and is now 9-3 in the UFC.Source: UFC
Tabatha Ricci Drops Decision At UFC Macau
5 months agoTabatha Ricci suffered a unanimous decision loss to Yan Xiaonan in the co-main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Prior to this bout, Ricci was on a two-fight winning streak. Most of the fight took place on the feet, and throughout three rounds, Xiaonan was one step ahead of Ricci. In 15 minutes of action, Ricci landed a takedown and only 15 significant strikes, compared to Xiaonan who landed 78. With the loss, Ricci dropped to 11-3 as a pro and is 6-3 in the UFC. Source: UFC
Muslim Salikhov Gets Highlight-Reel Knockout Win At UFC Macau
5 months agoMuslim Salikhov scored a highlight-reel first-round knockout win over Song Kenan on the main card of UFC Macau. After close to four minutes of action, Salikhov threw a stunning spinning wheel kick that knocked Kenan out. In 3:49 of action, Salikhov landed 20 significant strikes, compared to Kenan who landed nine. With the win, Salikhov improved to 21-5 as a pro and 8-4 in the UFC and has won two straight fights.Source: UFC
Song Kenan 2-2 In Last Four Fights After UFC Macau Loss
5 months agoSong Kenan suffered a first-round spinning wheel kick knockout loss to Muslim Salikhov on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. Kenan and Salikhov went back and forth for the majority of the first round until Salikhov landed a spinning wheel kick that flattened Kenan. Kenan has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout. In 3:49 of action, Kenan landed nine significant strikes. With the loss, Kenan is now 6-5 in the UFC and 22-9 as a pro. Source: UFC
Zhang Mingyang Gets TKO Win At UFC Macau
5 months agoZhang Mingyang scored a first-round TKO win over Ozzy Diaz in the main card opener of UFC Macau. After two and a half minutes of action, Mingyang landed a thunderous elbow, dropping Diaz in the process. Mingyang followed up with vicious ground and pound to end the bout less than 3 minutes in, Mingyang landed 17 significant strikes during the fight, compared to Diaz, who landed only nine. With the win, Mingyang improved to 2-0 in the UFC and is on an 11-fight winning streak.Source: UFC
Ozzy Diaz Gets TKO'd At UFC Macau
5 months agoOzzy Diaz suffered a first-round TKO loss to Zhang Mingyang on the main card of UFC Macau. Diaz made his UFC debut, but unfortunately for Diaz, it didn't go his way. Just before the halfway point of the first round, Diaz got caught with a devastating elbow that dropped him, and then Mingyang jumped on him with vicious ground and pound, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 2:25 of action, Diaz landed nine significant strikes. Source: UFC
Volkan Oezdemir Drops Decision At UFC Macau
5 months agoVolkan Oezdemir suffered a decision loss to Carlos Ulberg on the main card of UFC Macau. Oezdemir was competitive on the feet, but Ulberg was able to land the better and more damaging shots. With the loss, Oezdemir fell to 8-7 in the UFC and is now 20-8 as a pro. Oezdemir will likely have to fight someone ranked below him or someone unranked next time out.Source: UFC
Carlos Uberg Extends Win Streak At UFC Macau
5 months agoCarlos Ulberg scored a unanimous decision win over Volkan Oezdemir on the main card of UFC Macau. Ulberg entered the fight as the betting favorite and he was the better and faster striker. Ulberg was able to land the more damaging shots and won all three rounds on two of the judges' scorecards to pick up the decision win. With the win, Ulberg is now 11-1 as a professional and is 7-1 in the UFC. He is likely a win away from a title shot at UFC Macau.Source: UFC
Cong Wang Gets Submitted In Upset Fashion At UFC Macau
5 months agoCong Wang suffered a stunning second-round submission loss to Gabriella Fernandes at UFC Macau. Wang was the biggest betting favorite on the card and early on she had some success on the feet. However, in the second round, she got rocked with strikes and was taken down. Wang quickly had her back taken and Fernandes sunk in the rear-naked choke to get the win. With the loss, Wang fell to 6-1 as a pro and is now 1-1 in the UFC.Source: UFC
Gabriella Fernandes Pulls Off Massive Upset At UFC Macau
5 months agoGabriella Fernandes scored a stunning second-round submission win over Cong Wang on the main card of UFC Macau. Fernandes was the biggest betting underdog on the card and she pulled off the fourth-biggest upset in UFC history. Fernandes was getting pieced up on the feet, but in the second round, she rocked Wang with strikes and got her down and quickly got ahold of her back sinking in a rear-naked choke. With the win, Fernandes is now 10-3 and 2-2 in the UFC as she likely saved her job.Source: UFC
Deiveson Figueiredo Falls Short At UFC Macau
5 months agoDeiveson Figueiredo suffered a clear-cut unanimous decision loss to Petr Yan in the main event of UFC Macau. Figueiredo entered the fight being undefeated at bantamweight, but the Brazilian struggled with Yan's striking as he also had a hard time getting Yan down. With the loss, Figueiredo fell to 24-4-1 as a pro and is now 13-4-1 in the UFC. Figueiredo still should get a top-10 opponent next time out.Source: UFC
Petr Yan Gets Dominant Win At UFC Macau
5 months agoPetr Yan scored a unanimous decision win over Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Yan entered the fight coming off a decision win over Song Yadong. The Russian dominated the fight from start to finish as he looked good on the feet and was the better striker. However, Yan did get rocked at one point in the fight but was able to recover. He ended up winning every single round on all three judges' scorecards. Yan is now 18-5 as a pro and could be a win away from a title shot next.Source: UFC
Tabatha Ricci Looks To Extend Her Win Streak
5 months agoTabatha Ricci is set to face off against former title challenger Yan Xiaonan in the co-main event of UFC Macau. Her last two wins have been decision wins over Tecia Pennington and Angela Hill. She joined the UFC in 2021, and after losing her debut to Manon Fiorot, Ricci has gone 6-1. Ricci enters the fight as the underdog as DraftKings has her at a salary of $7,400. While in her UFC career of eight bouts, she's averaging 77.9 fantasy points per fight.Source: UFC