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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.

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Brandon Royval Suffers First-Round TKO Loss

Former flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval suffered a first-round TKO loss in the main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. It was mostly an even fight for a couple of minutes, but then Kape pushed Royval to the fence and landed a thunderous right hand that dropped Royval. Royval tried to get up, but […]


Manel Kape Shines At UFC Vegas 112

Manel Kape extended his win streak to three by defeating former title challenger Brandon Royval via first-round TKO on Saturday. It didn't take long for Kape to finish Royval, as Kape backed Royval into the fence and landed a vicious right hook that knocked Royval down. Kape then landed two more strikes while Royval was […]


Kevin Vallejos Gets Second-Round Knockout Win

Up-and-coming UFC prospect Kevin Vallejos extended his win streak by defeating Giga Chikadze via second-round knockout in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Although he had success in the first round, Vallejos was having trouble closing the distance. Vallejos started pushing the pace in the second round, and after tagging Chikadze with […]


Giga Chikadze Suffers His First Career Knockout Loss

Giga Chikadze suffered a second-round knockout loss to Kevin Vallejos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Chikadze looked good in the opening round as he seemed to be the fighter who landed the more damaging punches and kicks. Vallejos started pushing the pace in the second round, and after stunning Chikadze […]


Cesar Almeida Gets Dominated

Cesar Almeida suffered a unanimous decision loss to Cezary Oleksiejczuk on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. There wasn't much to write home about as it was an uneventful fight; however, he wasn't able to do much as he was outgrappled and dominated for the majority of the fight. In 15 minutes […]


Cezary Oleksiejczuk Wins Sixth Fight In A Row

On Saturday's UFC Vegas 112 main card, Cezary Oleksiejczuk extended his win streak by beating Cesar Almeida via unanimous decision. Oleksiejczuk made his UFC debut against Almeida, and even though the fight wasn't the most exciting, Oleksiejczuk outgrappled Almeida to win his first fight in the UFC. In 15 minutes of action, Oleksiejczuk landed 14 […]


Morgan Charriere Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss

Morgan Charriere suffered a first-round knockout loss to Melquizael Costa on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Just past the one-minute mark of the opening round, Costa landed a devastating headkick that knocked Charriere out cold and sent him crashing to the canvas. In 74 seconds of action, Charriere landed two significant […]


Melquizael Costa Gets First-Round Knockout Win

Melquizael Costa extended his win streak by defeating Morgan Charriere via first-round knockout on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Costa closed out 2025 with his fourth win of the year and fifth since 2024. The 29-year-old Costa became the first man to knock out Charriere, and it took him only 74 […]


Marcus Buchecha Still Winless In The UFC

On Saturday, Marcus Buchecha fought to a unanimous decision draw against Kennedy Nzechukwu on the main card of UFC Vegas 112. In the opening round, Buchecha shot for a single leg, landed a takedown, and tried to submit Nzechukwu with a knee bar, but Nzechukwu managed to get back on his feet. In the second […]


Kennedy Nzechukwu And Marcus Buchecha Fight To Draw

Kennedy Nzechukwu fought to a unanimous decision draw against Marcus Almeida on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Despite Buchecha's dominance in the grappling department early on, Nzechukwu's striking was superior to that of Buchecha's, and he would've won the fight if he hadn't got a point taken away for an eye […]


Lance Gibson Jr. Drops Decision In His UFC Debut

Lance Gibson Jr. suffered a split decision loss to UFC veteran King Green on the UFC Vegas 112 main card opener on Saturday. Gibson Jr. had some success with his striking and by landing takedowns, which was enough for one judge to give him the nod, but he didn't do enough to win this fight, […]


King Green Gets Back In The Win Column

King Green got back in the win column by defeating Lance Gibson Jr. via split decision on the UFC Vegas 112 main card opener. Even though the result of the fight was a split decision win for the UFC veteran, Green was the one who was pressing forward and landing more significant strikes. In 15 […]


Manel Kape - UFC, MMA News, DFS Lineup Picks

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Vegas 112: Royval vs. Kape

This Saturday, the leading promotion is heading back to Las Vegas for one last show in the Apex before the holidays. This is actually the final UFC broadcast under the U.S. media rights agreement with ESPN until the Paramount+ debut on January 24, 2026. UFC Vegas 112 features a featherweight co-main event between Giga Chikadze, […]


Manel Kape Set For UFC Vegas 112 Main Event

Flyweight contender Manel Kape will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former title challenger Brandon Royval in the main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Kape and Royval were originally scheduled to fight in March at UFC Vegas 103, but Royval was forced to withdraw because of a concussion. In […]


Brandon Royval An Underdog At UFC Vegas 112

Former title challenger Brandon Royval will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against flyweight contender Manel Kape in the main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. The two were originally scheduled to headline UFC Vegas 103, but Royval was forced to withdraw because of a concussion. Royval has […]


Kevin Vallejos Set For His Third UFC Fight

Kevin Vallejos will look to remain unbeaten in the UFC as he faces off against Giga Chikadze in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Vallejos earned his UFC contract in 2024 by defeating Cam Teague via first-round knockout on Dana White's Contender Series. Since he signed with the leading promotion, Vallejos has […]


Giga Chikadze In Dire Need Of Victory

Giga Chikadze will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Kevin Vallejos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Once touted as the future champion, Chikadze hasn't looked the same since suffering a unanimous decision loss to Calvin Kattar back in 2022. Since then, he's gone 1-2, […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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 […]


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