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Sean Strickland Becomes The New UFC Middleweight Champion
Sean Strickland defied the odds at UFC 293 by scoring one of the biggest upsets in recent UFC history. Strickland maintained relentless pressure and even managed to knock down the former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, in the first round. With that impressive performance, Strickland won the fight via unanimous decision and earned a championship belt.... Read More
Felipe Dos Santos Takes Decision Loss Despite Solid Performance
Despite debuting in the UFC and taking a short-notice fight against a top 10 flyweight in Manel Kape, Felipe dos Santos gained a lot of new fans around the world after this bout. For Felipe dos Santos, his undefeated record was on the line in his promotional debut, while Kape was risking losing his spot... Read More
Tyson Pedro Quickly Flattens Anton Turkalj
Tyson Pedro managed to get back into the win column when he defeated Anton Turkalj via TKO in 2:12 of action on Saturday. In his last bout, Pedro suffered a unanimous decision loss to the former undisputed Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion Modestas Bukauskas back in February of this year at UFC 284 in Perth.... Read More
Anton Turkalj Losses Third Fight In A Row
Anton Turkalj remains winless in the UFC after dropping his third bout to Tyson Pedro on Saturday, this time via first-round TKO. This is the first three-fight losing streak of Turkalj's professional career. Pedro dropped Turkalj in quick succession on the feet with his boxing, before quickly following up with a ground strikes to force... Read More
Israel Adesanya Looks To Defend Crown On Saturday
UFC's middleweight king Israel Adesanya (24-2) will look to continue his reign over the division in his main-event title defense at UFC 293 on Saturday against Sean Strickland. Adesanya competes in his 11th title fight in five years and is a strong favorite against Strickland. In his last bout, Adesanya managed to regain his middleweight... Read More
Sean Strickland Could Become A Champion
Saturday night's main event of UFC 293 will feature a pair of middleweights clashing for the championship belt. Sean Strickland will face UFC middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in Australia. Strickland is on a two-fight winning streak, as he managed to defeat Abus Magomedov and Nassourdine Imavov in his past two bouts.... Read More
Felipe Dos Santos Set For UFC Debut
Felipe dos Santos was set to take on Luciano Pereira at the Contender series but had his fight canceled. With that cancelation, dos Santos was given an opportunity to replace injured Kai Kara-France and face off against Manel Kape. Chute Box prospect, dos Santos, brings with him an undefeated record of seven wins and no... Read More
Anton Turkalj In Dire Need Of Victory
Anton Turkalj (8-2) will try to snap a two-fight losing streak when she takes on Tyson Pedro on the main card of the UFC 293 event this Saturday. Turkalj had a solid showing on the Contender Series in July of 2022, earning a unanimous decision victory. Since then, he has lost both of his Octagon... Read More
Tyson Pedro Looks To Rebound
Tyson Pedro (9-4) will return to the Octagon for the tenth time when he meets Anton Turkalj this Saturday. Pedro will look to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 284, which snapped his two-fight winning streak. Pedro is currently the slight favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of... Read More
Ciryl Gane Dominates In The Main Event
In front of a hometown crowd at the Accor Arena in Paris, Ciryl Gane put together a sensational striking display and much-improved takedown defense to defeat Sergey Spivak via second-round TKO in the UFC Fight Night 226 main event on Saturday. This was a much-needed win for Gane, as he suffered a humiliating defeat in... Read More
Sergey Spivak Takes TKO Loss Saturday
It was not the performance Sergey Spivak was hoping for on Saturday, dropping the night's main event to Ciryl Gane. Spivak suffered a second-round TKO loss to Gane after being dominated for almost two rounds. In 8:44 of action, Spivak was vastly out-struck and landed only 11 significant strikes compared to that of Gane's 109.... Read More
Manon Fiorot Extends Her Winning Streak
Rising flyweight prospect Manon Fiorot spoiled Rose Namajunas' flyweight debut as she managed to defeat her via unanimous decision on Saturday. Fiorot entered the match riding a 10-fight winning streak. She controlled the range from the get-go and effectively countered Namajunas' blitzing attacks. In 15 minutes of action, Fiorot landed 58 significant strikes. With this... Read More
Rose Namajunas Unsuccessful In Her Flyweight Debut
Former UFC women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas dropped a unanimous decision to surging contender Manon Fiorot in her flyweight debut in the UFC Fight Night 226 co-main event on Saturday. This UFC event marked Namajunas' return to the Octagon after losing her championship belt to Carla Esparza at UFC 274 back in May of 2022.... Read More
Ciryl Gane Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Former heavyweight interim champion Ciryl Gane, a year removed from headlining the UFC's first-ever French card, will once again fight in a main event in Paris this weekend against Sergey Spivak. In his last outing in the UFC, Gane was submitted in the very first round by the returning Jon Jones, who had just moved... Read More
Sergey Spivak Has A Big Test In Front Of Him On Saturday
Sergey Spivak (16-3) will be looking for his fourth straight win as he takes on Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night 226 on Saturday. Spivak comes into UFC Paris riding a three-fight winning streak and is fresh off a victory over Derrick Lewis earlier this year. DraftKings sees Spivak as the underdog with a salary... Read More
Manon Fiorot Looks To Extend Her Winning Streak
French karate specialist Manon Fiorot is set to face off against former two-time UFC women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas this Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 226. The Frenchwoman has remained unbeaten through five fights in the UFC, most recently defeating Katlyn Chookagian via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Fiorot as the favorite... Read More
Rose Namajunas Makes Her Flyweight Debut
Former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is set to return to the UFC this Saturday in Paris as she takes on Manon Fiorot in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 226. In her last bout, Namajunas was unsuccessful in defending her strawweight title, as she lost to Carla Esparza at UFC 274 in 2022. After... Read More
Max Holloway Scores Walk-Off Knockout
Max Holloway cemented his spot as a top featherweight contender by defeating fan-favorite Chan Sung Jung via third-round knockout in the main event of UFC Fight Night 225 on Saturday. Holloway put on a classic performance, as he went toe-to-toe with Jung from the first second of the fight until the last. In 10:23 of... Read More
Chan Sung Jung Retires After 25 Fights
In the main event of UFC Fight Night 225 on Saturday, two-time UFC title challenger Chan Sung Jung, also known as "The Korean Zombie," faced off against former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. Both men landed good shots in their striking battle, but it was the former champion who would get his hand raised after... Read More
Alex Caceres Drops Decision Matchup
UFC featherweights Alex Caceres and Giga Chikadze delivered a spectacular striking battle that ended up with Chikadze winning the fight via unanimous decision on Saturday. Caceres returned to the Octagon after defeating Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision back in June. It was revealed after the fight that Caceres broke his arm in the first round... Read More
Giga Chikadze Defeats Alex Caceres
Giga Chikadze managed to get back in the win column after defeating Alex Caceres via unanimous decision at UFC Singapore on Saturday. Chikadze had not competed since losing a fight to Calvin Kattar in January of 2022. The victory was crucial for Chikadze's career, especially after having trouble finding himself a fight for a long... Read More
Max Holloway A Heavy Favorite Again
The UFC returns to Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, on Saturday with former featherweight champion Max Holloway (24-7) returning to action to take on fan-favorite Chan Sung Jung in the main event of UFC Fight Night 225. In his last bout, Holloway defeated Arnold Allen via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Holloway as a massive... Read More
Chan Sung Jung Has A Tough Test In Front Of Him
This Saturday, the main event of UFC Fight Night 225 will see Chan Sung Jung (17-7) square off with former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. In his last fight, Jung fought Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight belt. Unfortunately for Jung, he lost the fight via TKO in the fourth round. "The Korean Zombie" has... Read More
Giga Chikadze Looking To Rebound At UFC Fight Night 225
Featherweight strikers Giga Chikadze (14-3) and Alex Caceres will square off this weekend on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 225 inside Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Chikadze looks to bounce back after having his nine-fight winning streak snapped by Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Vegas 46 in January of 2022. Before... Read More
Alex Caceres Looks To Extend His Winning Streak
Alex Caceres (21-13) will be looking for his third straight win as he takes on Giga Chikadze at UFC Fight Night 225 on Saturday. Caceres will look to build off a winning streak that includes consecutive victories over Julian Erosa and Daniel Pineda. He has quietly put up an impressive run, winning seven out of... Read More
Sean O'Malley Stops Aljamain Sterling In Spectacular Fashion
Sean O'Malley got the job done on Saturday night at UFC 292 as he scored a TKO victory over Aljamain Sterling in the opening minute of the second round to become the new undisputed bantamweight champion. O'Malley entered the main event of UFC 292 as a sizeable underdog, with Sterling riding a nine-fight undefeated streak... Read More
Aljamain Sterling Loses His Title To Sean O'Malley
The reign of Aljamain Sterling in the bantamweight division has come to an end after a second-round TKO defeat to Sean O'Malley on Saturday. Sterling had won nine straight fights, including three title defenses, heading into the main event this weekend. The new champion made Sterling miss before catching him with a lightning-fast counter that... Read More
Amanda Lemos Unable To Earn Victory
It was not the performance Amanda Lemos was hoping for on Saturday, as she got completely dominated in a unanimous-decision loss by strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Lemos entered as a winner of seven of nine UFC bouts, including back-to-back stoppages of Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Marina Rodriguez. In 25 minutes of action, Lemos only landed 24... Read More
Weili Zhang Dominates In Saturday Night's Co-Main Event
Weili Zhang defended her strawweight belt with one of the best performances of her career, dominating Amanda Lemos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 76 on Saturday. Zhang out-struck Lemos 296 to 29 in terms of total strikes, which was the largest differential in UFC women's history. She also landed six takedowns and logged... Read More
Sean O'Malley Could Earn Bantamweight Title
Sean O'Malley (16-1) looks to continue his run toward UFC stardom in his first promotional title bout. He is set to face bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling in the main event of UFC 292 on Saturday. O'Malley is 8-1 since Dana White's Contender Series bout, only losing to veteran Marlon "Chito" Vera in 2020. His last... Read More