5 months agoTim Means (33-15-1 and one no contest) is set to open the UFC Vegas 91 main card against Uros Medic. Means is coming off a third-round knockout over Andre Fialho, which snapped his three-fight losing skid. Means enters the bout as a sizeable underdog, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,100. The veteran is 15-12 with a no contest in the UFC and has won eight of his fights by stoppage, while out of 12 losses in the UFC, six have come by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoAusten Lane (12-4) is set to take on Jhonata Diniz at UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. Lane is coming off a knockout loss to Justin Tafa back in September after he had a No Contest against Tafa in June in his UFC debut. Lane enters this fight as a sizeable underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,200. In his MMA career, Lane has been knocked out in all four losses while he has won all 12 of his fights by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoJhonata Diniz (6-0) is set to make his UFC debut on the main card of UFC Vegas 91 against Austen Lane on Saturday. Diniz got into the UFC with a first-round knockout win on the Contender Series. The Brazilian enters UFC Vegas 91 as a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,000. Diniz has won all six fights by knockout.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoBogdan Guskov (15-3) is set for his third UFC fight on Saturday at UFC Vegas 91 as he takes on Ryan Spann in the co-main event. Guskov is coming off a first-round knockout over Zac Pauga in February after he lost to Volkan Oezdemir by KO in his UFC debut. Guskov enters the fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,300. Guskov has won all of his fights by stoppage, and if he beats the 11th-ranked light heavyweight, a top-10 opponent could be next for him.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoRyan Spann (21-9) is set to face Bogdan Guskov in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. Spann enters the fight on a two-fight losing streak as he's coming off a split decision loss to Anthony Smith and before that, he suffered a submission loss to Nikita Krylov. Despite being on the losing streak, Spann is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,900. In the UFC, Spann is 7-4 and has five wins by stoppage, while three of his four losses have come by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoAlex Pereira defended his light-heavyweight title for the second time with a knockout win over Jamahal Hill in the main event of UFC 300. Hill landed a low blow, prompting the referee to try and stop the fight, but Pereira held his hand up, stopping Herb Dean from intervening. He then landed his signature left hook that dropped Hill. Pereira followed up with ground-and-pound, finishing Hill in the first round. In 3:14 of action, Pereira landed 24 significant strikes. The win not only cements Pereira's legacy as a two-division champion but also sets him up for more big blockbuster fights moving forward.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoJamahal Hill suffered a first-round knockout loss to Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 300 to drop to 12-2 as a pro. Hill kicked Pereira low, prompting referee Herb Dean to step in and try to pause the fight, but Pereira declined. A signature left hook from Pereira knocked out Hill. In 3:14 of action, Hill landed 12 significant strikes. The loss was only Hill's second defeat in his career after he fell by submission to Paul Craig back in 2021.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoIn the first title bout between Chinese-born fighters in UFC history, Yan Xiaonan was defeated by Zhang Weili via unanimous decision. Having secured eight of her previous 17 wins by knockout, Xiaonan was aggressive in the stand-up department and even knocked Weili down. At the end of the first round, it appeared that victory was Zhang's when she had Xiaonan unconscious from a rear-naked chokehold, but Yan was rescued by the bell. In 25 minutes of action, Xiaonan landed three takedowns and 43 significant strikes. With the loss, Xiaonan's UFC record is 8-3.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoArman Tsarukyan won the biggest fight of his career at UFC 300 on Saturday night, defeating former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira by split decision. After surviving an early guillotine attempt, Tsarukyan edged out a split-decision win by utilizing his superior wrestling and control time. In 15 minutes of action, Tsarukyan landed two takedowns and 49 significant strikes. By defeating Oliveira, Tsarukyan is likely going to face the winner of Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoIn a closely contested lightweight showdown on Saturday, Charles Oliveira was on the wrong side of a split-decision announcement after his fight with Arman Tsarukyan. Oliveira nearly won the fight in the opening stages as he put Tsarukyan in a guillotine choke, but Tsarukyan was able to escape, though. Then, at the end of the third round, Oliveira had Tsarukyan in another choke attempt, but the bell rang as Tsarukyan had a good defense to not tap. In 15 minutes of action, Oliveira landed 19 significant strikes. With the loss, Oliveira's UFC record is 22-10.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoCody Brundage suffered a second-round submission loss to Bo Nickal to open the UFC 300 card on Saturday. Brundage was controlled for nearly the entire first round, but in the second round, he came out swinging trying to get a KO. However, Brundage was taken down again, and then gave up his back and was submitted by a rear-naked choke. With the loss, Brundage fell to 4-5 in the UFC and had his two-fight winning streak snapped.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoBo Nickal picked up a second-round submission win over Cody Brundage to open the main card at UFC 300. Nickal entered the fight as the biggest favorite on the card and in the first round, Nickal had 4:25 of control time. In the second round, Brundage came out swinging but Nickal got him down to the mat again and sunk in a choke to remain undefeated as he improved to 6-0.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoJustin Gaethje suffered a fifth-round knockout loss to Max Holloway at UFC 300. Gaethje was defending his BMF title, and early on, he was struggling with Holloway's speed. 'The Highlight' was getting picked apart for three rounds, but in the fourth round, did appear to drop Holloway as he had him rocked. However, Gaethje couldn't capitalize and in the dying seconds of the fifth round, Holloway pointed to the middle of the Octagon and the two traded massive shots, but it was Gaethje who got KO'd with one second left.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoMax Holloway scored a highlight-reel KO with one second left in the fifth and final round at UFC 300 to become the BMF champion. Holloway was moving back up to lightweight against Gaethje, and early on, the Hawaiian had a ton of success. Holloway was landing the better shots and outlanding Gaethje through three rounds. In the fourth round, Holloway appeared to get rocked. However, he did recover and in the fifth round, he once again was picking Gaethje apart and in the dying seconds went to the middle of the octagon and brawled with Gaethje before landing a KO with one second left. Holloway can now fight for either the featherweight or lightweight title next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoZhang Weili scored a unanimous decision win over Yan Xiaonan to defend her strawweight title for the second time in the co-main event of UFC 300. Weili got Xiaonan down at the end of the first round and sunk in a choke that appeared to put the challenger out, but the ref let the fight continue. Weili had a dominant second round, as she nearly scored a ground-and-pound TKO. However, the champ appeared to gas as she got dropped in the third round, while Xiaonan had a solid fourth. But, in the fifth round, Weili once again control Xiaonan to win the round and get the decision win.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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