4 weeks agoThis Saturday, undefeated prospect Shara Magomedov is set to open up the UFC 308 main card against Armen Petrosyan. This will be Magomedov's fourth UFC appearance in 12 months. He was last seen in action in August at UFC on ABC 7, defeating Michal Oleksiejczuk via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Magomedov as the favorite with a salary of $8,600. Throughout his UFC career of three bouts, he averages 88.2 fantasy points per contest.Source: UFC
4 weeks agoMagomed Ankalaev (19-1-1, one no-contest) is set to take on Aleksandar Rakic on the main card of UFC 308 on Saturday. Ankalaev is coming off a knockout win over Johnny Walker back in January. Ankalaev enters the bout as a sizeable favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,400. In the UFC, Ankalaev is 10-1-1 with one no-contest and has won six times by knockout, while his lone loss came via submission. If Ankalaev can beat Rakic, he should get the next light-heavyweight title shot.Source: UFC
4 weeks agoDan Ige (18-8) is set to take on Lerone Murphy at UFC 308. Ige is coming off a decision loss to Diego Lopes in June at UFC 303 in a fight he took on four hour's notice. Ige is 3-5 in his last eight fights and the Hawaiian enters the bout as an underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,300. In the UFC, Ige is 10-7 with five wins by stoppage while he has never been finished. If he can pull off an upset, Ige should get a top-10 opponent next.Source: UFC
4 weeks agoLerone Murphy (14-0-1) is set to take on Dan Ige on the main card of UFC 308. Murphy enters the bout coming off a five-round decision win over Edson Barboza back in May. These two were supposed to fight in January but Murphy was forced to withdraw. Entering this bout at UFC 308, Murphy is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,900. In the UFC, Murphy is 6-0-1 and if he beats Ige he should get a top-10 opponent next.Source: UFC
4 weeks agoMax Holloway (26-7) is set to take on Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 308 for the featherweight title. Holloway is coming off a stunning fifth-round KO win over Justin Gaethje at lightweight at UFC 300 to win the BMF belt. But, Holloway is a former featherweight champ who has back-to-back wins over Korean Zombie and Arnold Allen to be the No. 1 contender. Holloway enters the bout as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,400. In the UFC, Holloway is 22-7 with 13 wins by stoppage while he's been finished just once. If Holloway can win, he would be a two-time champ and would only further cement himself as an all-time great.Source: UFC
4 weeks agoIlia Topuria (15-0) is set to defend his featherweight title for the first time at UFC 308 as he takes on Max Holloway in the main event. Topuria became the champion back in February with a second-round KO win over Alexander Volkanovski. The Georgian-Spaniard enters the fight as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,880. In the UFC, Topuria is 7-0 with five wins by stoppage. If he can beat Holloway it would be another statement-win and start to build his resume up as an all-time great.Source: UFC
1 month agoAnthony Hernandez picked a fifth-round TKO win over Michel Pereira in the main event of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Hernandez became the first man to finish Pereira in the UFC. In 22:22 of action, Hernandez attempted six and landed five takedowns and 152 significant strikes. Hernandez won for the sixth straight time, five of which have been by stoppage. With this win, Hernandez improved to 13-2 as a pro and his UFC record is now at 7-2.Source: UFC
1 month agoMichel Pereira suffered a fifth-round TKO loss to Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Prior to this bout, Pereira was on an eight-fight winning streak. Outside of the first minute, Pereira was dominated for most of the fight. In 22:22 of action, Pereira only managed to land 24 significant strikes, compared to Hernandez who landed 152. With the loss, Pereira dropped to 31-12 as a pro and is now 9-3 in the UFC.Source: UFC
1 month agoOn Saturday, Sumudaerji suffered a unanimous decision loss to Charles Johnson on the main card of UFC Vegas 99. Sumudaerji was looking to get back in the win column after losing his previous two fights. Johnson and Sumudaerji put on a spectacular fight, but in the end, all three judges scored the fight for Johnson (29-28). In 15 minutes of action, Sumudaerji landed 75 significant strikes. With the loss, Sumudaerji lost three in a row and has dropped to 16-7 as a pro.Source: UFC
1 month agoCharles Johnson picked up a unanimous decision victory over Sumudaerji on the main card of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. By defeating Sumudaerji, Johnson has extended his win streak to four. In 15 minutes of action, Johnson out-landed Sumudaerji in total strikes 84-78 while also landing two takedowns. With the win, Johnson improved to 17-6 as a pro and is 6-4 in the UFC. Although Johnson is on a four-fight winning streak, he is still not ranked in the top 15. Source: UFC
1 month agoDarren Elkins picked up a unanimous decision win over Daniel Pineda on the main card of UFC Vegas 99. After three rounds of back-and-forth action, Elkins and Pineda were awarded "Fight of the Night" honors. All three judges scored the contest 29-28. In 15 minutes of action, Elkins landed three takedowns and 39 significant strikes. This is Elkins' first winning streak in over three years, 12 months after his second-round finish over TJ Brown. Elkins improved to 29-11 as a pro and 19-10 in the UFC.Source: UFC
1 month agoDaniel Pineda announced his retirement from MMA following his decision loss to Darren Elkins at UFC Vegas 99. Pineda entered the bout as a slight favorite despite being on a two-fight losing streak. The first round was competitive, but Pineda was outstruck 39-to-17 in the second round and 40-to-17 in the third round to lose a clear-cut decision. After the loss, Pineda announced his retirement from MMA.Source: UFC
1 month agoCameron Smotherman beat Jake Hadley by decision on the main card of UFC Vegas 99. Smotherman took the fight on just a few days' notice and was a massive underdog. Yet, in the first round, he fought well as he outstruck the Brit 37-to-24. He was outstruck in the second round and was taken down, but he outstruck Hadley again in the third as his striking looked good to win a clear-cut decision. With the win, Smotherman is 12-4 as a pro and is riding a four-fight winning streak.Source: UFC
1 month agoJake Hadley suffered a clear-cut decision loss to Cameron Smotherman on the main card of UFC Vegas 99 on Saturday. Hadley was the biggest favorite on the card as Smotherman took the fight on less than 5 days' notice. However, the Brit struggled on the feet as he was outstruck badly in the first and third rounds to lose a clear-cut decision. With the loss, Hadley is now 11-4 as a pro and is 3-4 in the UFC. He's also 1-3 in his last four fights and could be released following the upset loss.Source: UFC
1 month agoKyler Phillips suffered a decision loss to Rob Font in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 99. Phillips entered the bout as a massive favorite and in the first round, he was able to wrestle Font and controlled him for over three-and-a-half minutes. However, Phillips started to slow down due to the pressure he used in the opening round as he was outstruck in the second and third rounds to lose a decision. With the loss, Phillips is now 12-3 as a pro and 6-2 in the UFC. Phillips will likely have to fight an unranked opponent next time out.Source: UFC