4 months agoSteve Garcia scored a first-round knockout win over Seung Woo Choi to extend his win streak to four, with all four victories coming by knockout. Garcia entered the fight as the favorite and started out strong as he was aggressive from the get-go, and landed a big left hand that stunned Choi. He then landed a barrage of punches that sat Choi down as he finished him off with ground strikes to get the first-round win. With the victory, Garcia improved to 16-5 as a pro and is now 5-2 in the UFC. A ranked opponent should be next for Garcia.Source: UFC
4 months agoVirna Jandiroba will look to extend her win streak to four when she faces off against Amanda Lemos in the main event of UFC Vegas 94 on Saturday. In her last three bouts, Jandiroba picked up three impressive unanimous decision wins over Angela Hill, Marina Rodriguez and Loopy Godinez. DraftKings sees Jandiroba as the favorite with a salary of $8,500. Throughout her UFC career of nine bouts, Jandiroba averages 75.5 fantasy points per contest.Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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. Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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. Source: UFC
4 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. Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC
4 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.Source: UFC