1 day agoSurging Diego Lopes is scheduled to take on former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Lopes was last seen in action back in September 2024 at UFC 206, where he defeated former title challenger Brian Ortega via unanimous decision. Since joining the promotion, Lopes has gone 5-1, losing only to Movsar Evloev in his UFC debut. DraftKings sees Lopes as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,000.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoFormer featherweight champion and lightweight title challenger Alexander Volkanovski is scheduled to face off against surging Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Volkanovski is currently on a two-fight losing streak, having been knocked out by lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and, more recently, by former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Prior to those losses, Volkanovski defeated Yair Rodriguez via third-round TKO. DraftKings sees Volkanovski as a slight favorite with a salary of $8,200.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoPaddy Pimblett is scheduled to face off against former title challenger Michael Chandler in the co-main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Since joining the promotion, Pimblett has gone 6-0. Pimblett is coming off an impressive submission victory over King Green to break into the top 15 of the lightweight division. Before that, Pimblett was seen in action at UFC 296, where he defeated former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Pimblett as the favorite with a salary of $8,400.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoFormer title challenger Michael Chandler is scheduled to take on Paddy Pimblett in the co-main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Since signing with the promotion, Chandler has gone 2-4. He has made his UFC debut at UFC 257 where he defeated Dan Hooker via first-round TKO. Since then, he's lost four out of his last five fights. Currently, he's on a two-fight skid, having lost to former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier and, more recently, to former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. DraftKings sees Chandler as the underdog with a salary of $7,800.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoOn Saturday, former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire is scheduled to make his UFC debut against former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez on the main card of UFC 314. In his last bout, "Pitbull" managed to get back in the win column by beating Jeremy Kennedy by third-round TKO. Prior to that, Freire was on a two-fight skid, losing to Sergio Pettis via unanimous decision and to Chihiro Suzuki via first-round knockout. DraftKings sees Freire as the underdog with a salary of $7,500.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoThis Saturday on the main card of UFC 314, former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez is scheduled to welcome former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire to the UFC. Rodriguez is currently on a two-fight losing streak and has suffered back-to-back losses to former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Brian Ortega. Since joining the promotion, Rodriguez has gone 10-4 with one no-contest. DraftKings sees Rodriguez as the favorite with a salary of $8,700.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoOn Saturday, Jean Silva is scheduled to face off against Bryce Mitchell on the main card of UFC 314. Silva earned his UFC contract by defeating Kevin Vallejos unanimously on The Contender Series back in 2023 and has gone 4-0 since then. Silva was last seen in action at UFC Seattle, where he finished Melsik Baghdasaryan via first-round TKO. Currently, Silva is on a 12-fight winning streak. DraftKings sees Silva as the favorite with a salary of $9,100.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoBryce Mitchell will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Jean Silva on the main card of UFC 314 on Saturday. Mitchell got back in the win column by defeating Kron Gracie via third-round TKO. Prior to that, Mitchell was seen in action at UFC 296, where he suffered a scary knockout loss to Josh Emmett, after which Mitchell to a year off. Mitchell has gone 2-2 in his last four fights. DraftKings sees Mitchell as the underdog with a salary of $7,100.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoFormer title challenger Dominick Reyes is set to open up the UFC 314 main card against Nikita Krylov on Saturday. Since losing a controversial decision to Jon Jones, Reyes has dropped three fights in a row, losing to Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka and Ryan Spann. After those four losses, Reyes managed to bounce back with a first-round TKO win over Dustin Jacoby. Reyes was last seen in action at UFC 310, where he defeated former title challenger Anthony Smith via second-round TKO. DraftKings sees Reyes as the underdog with a salary of $7,400.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 day agoThis Saturday, Nikita Krylov is scheduled to open up the UFC 314 main card against former title challenger Dominick Reyes. Krylov hasn't competed since submitting Ryan Spann in the first round in March 2023. His current run started back in July of 2022 after suffering back-to-back losses to Magomed Ankalaev and Paul Craig. Since then, Krylov has won three in a row, defeating former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson, Volkan Oezdemir and more recently, Spann. DraftKings sees Krylov as the favorite with a salary of $8,800.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 days agoThis past Saturday, Lerone Murphy picked up a unanimous decision win over former interim featherweight title challenger Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. Murphy had a masterful performance where he outpointed and outstruck Emmett on the feet throughout five rounds. The 33-year-old Murphy won 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 on the judges' scorecards, seeing him equal Movsar Evloev for the longest undefeated streak in the featherweight division. In 25 minutes of action, Murphy landed 84 significant strikes. With the win, Murphy improved to 16-0-1 as a pro.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 days agoIn the main event of UFC Vegas 105, former interim title challenger Josh Emmett suffered a five-round unanimous decision loss to an undefeated Lerone Murphy. 40-year-old Josh Emmett was appearing in the Octagon for the first time since December 2023. Throughout five rounds, Emmett was outclassed on the feet. In 25 minutes of action, Emmet landed four takedowns and 41 significant strikes. Emmet is now 1-3 in his last four. With the loss, Emmett has dropped to 19-5 as a pro and is now 10-5 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 days agoJoanderson Brito suffered a unanimous decision loss to Pat Sabatini in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. Brito got taken down multiple times and was dominated for the majority of the fight. All judges scored the bout decisively in favor of Sabatini, with scores of 30-26, 30-26, and 30-27. In 15 minutes of action, Brito managed to land only four significant strikes. Brito has now lost back-to-back fights. With the loss, Brito has dropped to 17-5-1 as a pro and is now 5-3 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 days agoOn Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 105, Pat Sabatini defeated Joanderson Brito by unanimous decision. Throughout the fight, Sabatini scored multiple takedowns and maintained control for the majority of the match. Sabatini had 13 minutes of control time over the 15-minute fight. In 15 minutes of action, Sabatini landed four takedowns and 24 significant strikes. This was Sabatini's second consecutive win. With the win, Sabatini is now 20-5 as a pro and 7-2 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 days agoCortavious Romious suffered a second-round TKO loss to ChangHo Lee on the main card of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. Romious badly missed weight as he was three and a half pounds over the bantamweight limit. The 31-year-old Romious had his moments in the fight but was ultimately outclassed before getting finished. In the second round, Lee got to Romious' back, flattened him out before punishing him with brutal punches and elbows, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 8:48 of action, Romious landed two takedowns and 11 significant strikes. With the loss, Romious fell to 9-4 as a pro and is now 0-2 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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