Cesar Almeida Set To Welcome Cezary Oleksiejczuk To The UFC
Cesar Almeida will look to extend his win streak when he takes on UFC newcomer Cezary Oleksiejczuk on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Almeida made his UFC debut back in April 2024 at UFC Vegas 90, where he extended his win streak by beating Dylan Budka via second-round TKO. He suffered his first professional loss in his next fight against Roman Kopylov, but since then, he returned to the win column by winning back-to-back fights. DraftKings sees Almeida as the underdog with a salary of $7,500.
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Cezary Oleksiejczuk Set To Make His UFC Debut
Cezary Oleksiejczuk will aim to extend his win streak when he takes on Cesar Almeida on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Oleksiejczuk was last seen in action in September on Dana White's Contender Series, where he defeated Theo Haig by first-round knockout. Now, he's set to make his Octagon debut in a main card showdown with Almeida. Oleksiejczuk is currently on a four-fight winning streak. DraftKings sees Oleksiejczuk as the favorite with a salary of $8,700.
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Melquizael Costa Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Melquizael Costa will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against Morgan Charriere on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Since his 2023 knockout loss to Steve Garcia, Costa has looked incredible, winning four fights in a row. Costa was last seen in the Octagon in May at UFC Vegas 106, where he extended his win streak by beating Julian Erosa via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Costa as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,200.
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Morgan Charriere Looks to Win Second Consecutive Fights
Morgan Charriere will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against Melquizael Costa on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Charriere was last seen in action in July at UFC Nashville, where he got back in the win column by finishing Nate Landwehr via third-round TKO. Prior to that, he dropped a unanimous decision to Nathaniel Wood. Since April 2024, Charriere has been alternating wins and losses, going 2-2 in his last four. DraftKings sees Charriere as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,000.
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Marcus Buchecha Looks To Bounce Back
Marcus Buchecha will look to bounce back in the win column when he faces off against Kennedy Nzechukwu on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Buchecha made his UFC debut in July at UFC Abu Dhabi, but unfortunately for Buchecha, the fight didn't go exactly according to plan as he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Martin Buday. DraftKings sees Buchecha as the underdog with a salary of $7,800.
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Kennedy Nzechukwu A Favorite At UFC Vegas 112
Kennedy Nzechukwu will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Marcus Buchecha on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Nzechukwu has gone 8-6 inside the UFC since 2019. In 2024, Nzechukwu went 1-2, losing to former title challenger Ovince St. Preux and beating Chris Barnett and Lukasz Brzeski. This year, however, Nzechukwu fought only once, and he suffered a first-round knockout to Valter Walker. DraftKings sees Nzechukwu as the favorite with a salary of $8,400.
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King Green Returns At UFC Vegas 112
King Green will look to get back in the win column from back-to-back first-round stoppages when he faces off against Lance Gibson Jr. on the UFC Vegas 112 main card opener on Saturday. The 39-year-old Green is set to make his 28th walk to the Octagon on Saturday night. Green was last seen in action in March at UFC 313, where he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Mauricio Ruffy. Prior to that, he suffered a first-round submission loss to Paddy Pimblett. DraftKings sees Green as the favorite with a salary of $9,000.
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Lance Gibson Jr. Set To Open Up UFC Vegas 112 Main Card
Lance Gibson Jr. will look to extend his win streak when he takes on King Green on the UFC Vegas 112 main card on Saturday. Gibson Jr. is also scheduled to make his UFC debut on short notice to take on the 39-year-old Green. "Fearless" has had six fights in the Bellator from 2019 to 2023, with five wins and one loss. He was last seen in action in November 2024 at Muckleshoot Fight Night 11 where he defeated RJ Hoyt via first-round submission. DraftKings sees Gibson Jr. as the underdog with a salary of $7,200.
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Merab Dvalishvili Drops A Decision At UFC 323
Merab Dvalishvili suffered a unanimous decision loss to Petr Yan in the main event of UFC 323 on Saturday. After dominating Yan in their first fight, Dvalishvili wasn't able to adapt to Yan's offense this time around, as he got outclassed in every aspect of MMA. Dvalishvili managed to land only two takedowns out of 29 attempts and was even taken down five times by Yan. In 25 minutes of action, Dvalishvili landed 134 significant strikes. It's tough to imagine that Yan and Dvalishvili won't see each other again in 2026.
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Petr Yan Reclaims Bantamweight Title
Petr Yan became the two-time bantamweight champion by defeating Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 323 on Saturday. After suffering a unanimous decision loss in his first fight against Dvalishvili, Yan looked near perferct as he outclassed Dvalishvili en route to unanimous decision win. Yan's takedown defense was on point as Dvalishvili landed only two takedowns out of 29 takedown attempts. In 25 minutes of action, Yan landed five takedowns and 139 significant strikes.
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Alexandre Pantoja Era Ends With Gruesome Injury
On Saturday's UFC 323 co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja suffered a first-round TKO loss to Joshua Van by injuring his arm just 26 seconds into the fight. Less than half a minute into the fight, Pantoja threw a head kick, but Van caught it, which resulted in Pantoja awkwardly landing on his arm. It looked like Pantoja broke his arm, but it was later confirmed by Pantoja's team that he dislocated his elbow. In 26 seconds of action, Pantoja landed six significant strikes. Pantoja is going to have a lengthy recovery, so Van is most likely going to defend the flyweight title.
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Joshua Van Becomes Second-Youngest UFC Champion
In the co-main event of UFC 323, Joshua Van became the new flyweight champion after Alexandre Pantoja suffered a freak injury that forced the referee to stop the fight. Less than 30 seconds into the fight, Pantoja threw a headkick that Van caught. As Pantoja went down, something in his arm dislocated. It looked like Pantoja broke his arm, but it was later confirmed that Pantoja dislocated his elbow. In 26 seconds of action, Van landed two significant strikes. The win makes Van the youngest champion in flyweight division history at just 24 years old.
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Brandon Moreno Suffers His First TKO Loss
Former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno suffered a second-round TKO loss to surging Tatsuro Taira on the main card of UFC 323 on Saturday. The first round was extremely close, but the controversial moment came in the second round when Taira got back control and started unloading heavy punches on Moreno. It didn't look like Moreno was going out, but the referee decided to stop the fight. In 7:24 of action, Moreno landed nine significant strikes. With the loss, Moreno dropped to 11-6-2 in the UFC.
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Tatsuro Taira Becomes First Fighter To Finish Brandon Moreno
Tatsuro Taira won his second fight in a row by beating the former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno via second-round TKO on the main card of UFC 323 on Saturday. By beating Moreno, Taira became the first fighter to finish the former champion, but the victory came with debate, as many people felt the stoppage was a bit early. In 7:24 of action, Taira landed a takedown and 28 significant strikes. With the win, Taira improved to 18-1 as a pro and is now 8-1 in the UFC.
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Payton Talbott Retires Henry Cejudo
On Saturday's UFC 323 main card, Payton Talbott delivered one of his best performances of his career as he defeated the former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via unanimous decision. Talbott landed 134 significant strikes compared to 60 from Cejudo, not to mention that Talbott also landed three takedowns on the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling. The 27-year-old Talbott will most likely find himself in the bantamweight rankings at some point this week, given that Cejudo was in the top 10.
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