4 months agoWaldo Cortes-Acosta (11-1) is set to open the UFC St. Louis main card against Robelis Despaigne. Cortes-Acosta is coming off a decision win over Andrei Arlovski back in January after scoring a first-round knockout win over Lukasz Brzeski. Cortes-Acosta enters the bout as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,200. In the UFC, Cortes-Acosta is 4-1 with three wins by decision while his lone loss came by decision. If Cortes-Acosta can pull off the upset he should get a ranked opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 months agoRobelis Despaigne (5-0) is set for his second UFC fight as he faces Waldo Cortes-Acosta in the main card opener of UFC St. Louis. Despaigne is coming off an 18-second knockout win back in March in his UFC debut. The Cuban heavyweight has won all five of his fights by first-round KO with four of them coming in 18 seconds or less. Despaigne enters UFC St. Louis as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,000. If Despaigne gets another KO win here, he could get a ranked opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 months agoMateusz Rebecki (19-1) is set to take on Diego Ferreira at UFC St. Louis on Saturday. Rebecki is a perfect 3-0 in the UFC and is coming off a submission win over Roosevelt Roberts last November. The Pole is on a 16-fight winning streak and enters his bout with Ferreira as a big favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,400. Rebecki has won two of his three fights in the UFC by stoppage, and should he get past Ferreira a ranked opponent could be next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 months agoDiego Ferreira (18-5) is set to face Mateusz Rebecki on Saturday on the main card of UFC St. Louis. Ferreira is coming off a knockout win over Michael Johnson last May which snapped his three-fight losing streak. Heading into this fight, Ferreira is a big underdog as DraftKings has the Brazilian at a salary of $6,800. In the UFC, Ferreira is 9-5 with six wins by stoppage while he's been finished in three of his five losses. If he can pull off the upset and beat Rebecki, Ferreira could get a top-15 opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 months agoRodrigo Nascimento (11-1, one no-contest) is set for his first UFC main event on Saturday as he takes on Derrick Lewis at UFC St. Louis. Nascimento is on a three-fight winning streak and a four-fight unbeaten streak while also picking up a no-contest during the run. Although Nascimento is on a nice run, he is the underdog, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,800. In the UFC, the Brazilian is 4-1 with a no-contest, with three of his wins coming by decision, while his lone loss came by first-round knockout. Should Nascimento win, he will get a top-10 opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 months agoDerrick Lewis (27-12, one no-contest) is set to headline UFC St. Louis against Rodrigo Nascimento on Saturday. Lewis is coming off a lackluster decision loss to Jailton Almeida back in November and is 1-4 in his last five fights. Despite the struggles, Lewis is the favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,400. In the UFC, Lewis is 18-10, with 14 wins by knockout, while he has been finished in nine of his 10 losses. A win over Nascimento should get Lewis a top-10 opponent as he looks to remain a title contender.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoAlexandre Pantoja remained the flyweight champion after defeating Steve Erceg via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 301 on Saturday. The first three rounds were extremely close but leaned toward Pantoja, while Erceg dominated the fourth round. With less than two minutes remaining, Erceg went for a takedown, but Pantoja quickly reversed and landed on top, closing the fight with some ground-and-pound. In 25 minutes of back-and-forth action, Pantoja landed nine takedowns and 125 significant strikes. Pantoja is the first champion since Demetrious Johnson was the inaugural champion actually to defend the title twice with victories in both bouts.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoSteve Erceg came up short at UFC 301, losing to flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja in his first-ever UFC title fight. It was a back-and-forth war over five rounds, and it seemed like the fight would be decided in a fifth and final round. In the end, it was Pantoja who won via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46). In 25 minutes of action, Erceg landed a takedown and 111 significant strikes. With the loss, Erceg's UFC record is 3-1.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoIhor Potieria suffered a first-round submission loss to Michel Pereira at UFC 301. Within moments, Pereira dropped Potieria to the ground. There was some controversy shortly after that as Pereira went for a backflip and landed with his shin on Potieria's head. As Potieria was standing up he got caught in a standing guillotine. In 54 seconds of action, Potieria landed only two significant strikes. There is a debate among fans after the fight over whether Pereira's knee strike was legal and how much it affected Potieria.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoMichel Pereira extended his winning streak to eight by submitting Ihor Potieria in the first round at UFC 301. After knocking down Potieria, Pereira went for his signature backflip that ended with his knee connecting with Potieria's face. As Potieria attempted to get up, Pereira caught him with a standing guillotine choke which ended the fight. In 54 seconds of action, Pereira landed six significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoPaul Craig looked to get his career back on track by ending Caio Borralho's 14-fight win streak at UFC 301. However, it didn't go his way as he was knocked out by Borralho in the first round. Borralho landed a two-punch combination that hurt Craig, before knocking him out with a straight right. In 2:10 of action, Craig landed 22 significant strikes. With the loss, Craig falls into a two-fight skid and moves to 1-2 at middleweight in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoCaio Borralho opened up the UFC 301 main card with a second-round knockout win over Paul Craig. Borralho entered the fight as a sizeable betting favorite, and he was having his way with Craig early on. Borralho outstruck Craig 27-to-15 in the first round, and in the second round, the Brazilian landed a big left cross that knocked Craig out cold. With the win, Borralho is 16-1 as a pro and is now 6-0 in the UFC. After the impressive win, Borralho should get a top-10 opponent next time out at middleweight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoVitor Petrino suffered his first career loss as he suffered a first-round submission loss to Anthony Smith at UFC 301. Petrino called out Smith after his last win, and early on, the two were trading shots with one another. As Petrino shot in for a takedown, Smith got ahold of his neck which forced him to tap. With the loss, Petrino is 11-1 as a pro and is now 4-1 in the UFC. Petrino will likely face an unranked opponent next time out as he looks to build himself back up.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoAnthony Smith scored a first-round submission win over Vitor Petrino on the main card of UFC 301. Smith entered the bout as a sizeable underdog as he was 1-3 in his last four fights. After the two were trading shots, Petrino went in for a takedown and Smith got ahold of the Brazilian's neck, which forced Petrino to tap due to the guillotine choke. With the win, Smith is now 38-19 as a pro and 13-9 in the UFC. Smith will likely get a top-10 opponent next after the upset win.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoJonathan Martinez suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jose Aldo in the co-main event of UFC 301. Martinez entered the bout as the favorite, as the 12th-ranked bantamweight was facing the returning Aldo who hadn't competed in MMA since August of 2022. The first round was competitive, but Martinez was outstruck 17-to-16. In the second and third rounds, Aldo took over as Martinez was outstruck 30-to-20 in the second round and 54-to-44 in the third round. With the loss, Martinez is now 19-5 as a pro and 10-4 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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