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Alen Kurbasic

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I’ve been immersed in the world of mixed martial arts since 2008, following the sport’s evolution from older style-versus-style matchups to today’s high-level competition. My journey goes beyond fandom as I’ve been training MMA since 2013. I got my black belt in Shotokan karate back in 2010, while also training in Muay Thai and kickboxing for three years before transitioning fully into MMA in 2013. Having competed as an amateur fighter, I bring firsthand experience of what it takes to perform inside the cage, which helps me break down fighters’ skills and strategies with depth. I specialize in analyzing striking metrics, grappling efficiency and fighter tendencies to give readers an edge in their fantasy lineups and betting strategies. I’ve been writing about MMA and fantasy sports for over five years, combining analytical rigor and combat sports storytelling with real-world fight experience. Before MMA, I honed my competitive instincts through fantasy soccer, learning how to interpret data to predict performance. My work focuses on delivering evidence-based analysis that helps fans and fantasy players make smarter, more confident decisions. You can follow my latest fight breakdowns, predictions, and analysis threads on X @sumpor5.

Articles

Lone'er Kavanagh Set For UFC Mexico City Main Event

Lone'er Kavanagh will look to get back in the win column when he takes on former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in the main event of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Kavanagh was originally scheduled to face Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 114, but he was pulled from the fight to replace an injured Asu […]


Brandon Moreno Looks To Bounce Back

Former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Lone'er Kavanagh in the main event of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. The former flyweight champion was originally scheduled to take on Asu Almabayev, but Almabayev was forced to pull out of the fight due […]


David Martinez Set For UFC Mexico City Co-Main Event

David Martinez will aim to remain undefeated in the UFC and extend his win streak when he takes on former title challenger Marlon Vera in the co-main event of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Martinez was last seen in action in September 2025 at Noche UFC 3, where he extended his win streak to nine […]


Marlon Vera In Dire Need Of Victory

Former title challenger Marlon Vera will look to return to the win column when he takes on David Martinez in the co-main event of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Vera enters this contest on the first three-fight skid of his career. He came up short against Sean O'Malley and Deiveson Figueiredo, losing via unanimous decision […]


King Green Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

King Green will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against Daniel Zellhuber on the main card of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. After suffering back-to-back first-round losses, Green got back in the win column in his last bout by defeating Lance Gibson Jr. via split decision. Prior to beating Gibson, Green suffered […]


Daniel Zellhuber Aims To Snap Two-Fight Skid

Daniel Zellhuber will aim to bounce back in the win column when he faces off against King Green on the main card of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Despite beginning his UFC run at a respectable 3-1, Zellhuber is now in a tough spot because he lost his last two fights. Zellhuber was last seen […]


Felipe Bunes Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Felipe Bunes will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Edgar Chairez on the main card of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Bunes last competed back in August 2025 at UFC Vegas 108, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Rafael Estevam. Since joining the UFC in January 2024, […]


Edgar Chairez A Favorite At UFC Mexico City

Edgar Chairez will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against Felipe Bunes on the main card of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Chairez was last seen in action in March 2025 at UFC Mexico City, where he got back in the win column by submitting C.J. Vergara in the first round. This […]


Anthony Hernandez Suffers Third-Round TKO Loss

Anthony Hernandez suffered a third-round TKO loss to former middleweight champion Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC Houston on Saturday. After a slow start in the first round, Strickland started taking over, and in the third round, Strickland landed a devastating knee that hurt Hernandez. Strickland then followed up with punches, forcing the […]


Sean Strickland Gets Back In The Win Column

Former middleweight champion Sean Strickland got back in the win column by defeating Anthony Hernandez via third-round TKO in the main event of UFC Houston on Saturday. Strickland outclassed Hernandez, who odly enough, decided to strike with Strickland. In the third round, Strickland landed a nasty knee to the body of Hernandez, hurting him. Strickland […]


Geoff Neal Suffers Back-To-Back Knockout Losses

UFC veteran Geoff Neal suffered a first-round knockout loss to Uros Medic in the co-main event of UFC Houston on Saturday. As soon as the fight started, Neal was on the back foot as Medic started aggressively, and it took Medic only 79 seconds to land a left hand that knocked Neal out cold. In […]


Uros Medic Shines At UFC Houston

Uros Medic extended his win streak by beating Geoff Neal via first-round knockout in the co-main event of UFC Houston on Saturday. Medic was in control from the start, coming out of the gate aggressively as he was trying to knock Neal out, and it didn't take long for Medic to land a knockout. The […]


Dan Ige Gets Finished For The First Time In His Career

Dan Ige suffered a first-round TKO loss to surging Melquizael Costa on the main card of UFC Houston on Saturday. Ige landed an early takedown at the start of the first round, but it didn't take long for Costa to get back up. Just after the 10-second clacker hit, Costa landed a spinning back kick […]


Melquizael Costa Extends His Win Streak To Six

Melquizael Costa extended his win streak by defeating Dan Ige via first-round TKO on the main card of UFC Houston on Saturday. With only a few seconds left in the first round, Costa landed a spinning kick to the face of Ige, knocking him down. Costa then pounced on Ige, and after landing some punches […]


Anthony Hernandez Set For UFC Houston Main Event

Anthony Hernandez will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former middleweight champion Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC Houston on Saturday. Since losing to Kevin Holland back in 2020, Hernandez has been on a tear, winning eight fights in a row. Hernandez was last seen in the Octagon in […]


Sean Strickland Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Former middleweight champion Sean Strickland will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Houston on Saturday. Strickland originally earned the middleweight belt with a unanimous decision win over Israel Adesanya in 2023, but lost it in his first title defence against Dricus […]


Uros Medic Set For UFC Houston Co-Main Event

Uros Medic will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Geoff Neal in the co-main event of UFC Houston on Saturday. Known for his aggression, explosiveness and knockout power, Medic enters this bout with back-to-back first-round victories. Medic was last seen in action in November 2025 at UFC Vegas 111, where he […]


Geoff Neal Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Geoff Neal will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Uros Medic in the co-main event of UFC Houston on Saturday. His résumé includes victories over established names in the division, including heavy-handed Vicente Luque and former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos, but Neal hasn't been able to stay […]


Melquizael Costa A Favorite At UFC Houston

Surging Melquizael Costa will look to extend his win streak when he takes on extremely durable Dan Ige on the main card of UFC Houston on Saturday. Costa was last seen in the Octagon in December at UFC Vegas 112, where he extended his win streak by knocking out Morgan Charriere with a headkick. The […]


Dan Ige An Underdog At UFC Houston

Dan Ige will aim to get back in the win column when he faces off against surging Melquizael Costa on the main card of UFC Houston on Saturday. Ige was last seen in action in July at UFC 318, where he lost to Patrício Pitbull by unanimous decision. "50K" hasn't been able to find much […]


Vinicius Oliveira Suffers His First UFC Loss

Vinicius Oliveira suffered his first UFC loss after suffering a second-round submission loss to Mario Bautista in the main event of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. After getting outgrappled in the first round, Oliveira appeared to be gassed out in the second round. Bautista then pressured Oliveira even more, and after taking him down and […]


Mario Bautista Gets Back In The Win Column

Mario Bautista got back in the win column by defeating Vinicius Oliveira via second-round submission in the main event of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Bautista was riding an eight-fight winning streak before his loss against Umar Nurmagomedov last October. The opening rounds were expected to be competitive, but Bautista had a dominant performance, and […]


Kyoji Horiguchi Dominates At UFC Vegas 113

Former title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi extended his win streak by beating Amir Albazi via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Horiguchi had a dominant performance; he was too fast and too accurate for Albazi, who couldn't take him down and struggled to land damaging shots. He also hurt Albazi […]


Amir Albazi Gets Dominated At UFC Vegas 113

Amir Albazi suffered a unanimous decision loss to former title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. As soon as the fight started, it was evident that Albazi was a step behind as Horihuchi was a faster and more accurate fighter. Albazi was even wobbled on a few occasions, […]


Rizvan Kuniev Earns His First UFC Win

Rizvan Kuniev secured his first win in the UFC by defeating Jailton Almeida via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. It wasn't the most exciting fight as both Kuniev and Almeida took turns controlling the clinch, and as a result, the referee separated them on a few occasions. In […]


Jailton Almeida Drops Decision At UFC Vegas 113

Jailton Almeida suffered a unanimous decision loss to Rizvan Kuniev on the main card of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Almeida was coming off a loss in a potential title eliminator against Alexander Volkov. And just like Almeida's last fight, this one was largely uneventful as well. For most of the fight, Almeida and Kuniev […]


Marc-Andre Barriault Loses Back-To-Back Fights

Marc-Andre Barriault suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Michal Oleksiejczuk on the main card of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. It was a back-and-forth fight, but Oleksiejczuk was the one who pushed the pace and landed cleaner punches. Despite taking some big shots, Barriault never stood toe to toe for all 15 minutes of the fight. […]


Michal Oleksiejczuk Gets His Third Win In A Row

Michal Oleksiejczuk extended his win streak by defeating Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. It was an exciting back-and-forth fight with Oleksiejczuk generally being on the front foot and more aggressive in his approach, though it wasn't easy as Barriault proved to be extremely tough. In […]


Vinicius Oliveira Looks For His Seventh Consecutive Win

Vinicius Oliveira will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against Mario Bautista in the main event of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Since his third-round TKO loss to Ali Taleb back in 2022, Oliviera has been on a tear, going 6-0 in his last six fights. Oliveira last competed in July […]


Mario Bautista A Favorite At UFC Vegas 113

Mario Bautista will look to return to the win column when he takes on Vinicius Oliveira in the main event of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Bautista was last seen in action in October at UFC 321, where he lost to Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision. Bautista had been closing in on title contention, but […]


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