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Jesse Butler Replaces Injured Jared Gordon
A few days ago, news broke that Jared Gordon would be pulled from this weekend's event. While nothing official has been said as to why, we can assume that it had something to do with his last fight with Bobby Green, where Gordon got knocked out after an accidental head-butt. Stepping in on less than... Read More
Victor Altamirano Set For Dangerous Task On Saturday
Victor Altamirano (12-2) is set to make his fourth UFC appearance on Saturday, testing his flyweight pedigree against former title challenger Tim Elliott. Altamirano dropped his UFC debut but has since won back-to-back fights against Daniel Lacerda and Vinicius Salvador. Six of his 12 career wins have come by submission and knockout/TKO. Altamirano is an... Read More
Ketlen Souza Set For UFC Debut
Former Invicta FC flyweight champion Ketlen Souza (13-3) is set to make her promotional debut on UFC Vegas 74 this Saturday in a fight against Karine Silva. Souza is a former world champion in freestyle wrestling and was also part of the Brazilian national team for several years. With her technical proficiency and explosive takedowns,... Read More
Muhammad Naimov Steps Into Octagon For Debut This Saturday
Muhammad Naimov (8-2), a rising prospect from Tajikistan, recently signed with the UFC and is set to face Jamie Mullarkey on Saturday. Naimov will be moving up a weight class for his UFC debut, as all of his other fights prior were at featherweight. He is 3-1 since he fell short on Dana White's Contender... Read More
Angela Hill Dominated In Decision Loss
Angela Hill got completely overwhelmed on Saturday when she suffered a unanimous-decision loss against former ADCC champion Mackenzie Dern. Hill was controlled on the ground for most of the fight, but she defended well, fending off several armbar attempts. Along the way, Hill absorbed plenty of punishment, which showed on her swollen face and nearly... Read More
Anthony Hernandez Dominates In Co-Main Event
Anthony Hernandez put on an impressive performance on Saturday against Edmen Shahbazyan by finishing him in the third round via TKO. In 11:01 of action, Hernandez had 63 significant strikes, 33 more than Shahbazyan. Shahbazyan looked good in the early going, as he was able to control the distance and stay off his back when... Read More
Lupita Godinez Picks Up Decision Win
Stepping up on short notice to replace Polyana Viana, Lupita Godinez faced off against Emily Ducote on the UFC Vegas 73 card this Saturday. Godinez earned herself a second win in a row when she defeated Ducote via unanimous decision. In 15 minutes of action, Godinez landed 132 significant strikes and a takedown. This fight... Read More
Joaquin Buckley Gets Back In Win Column
Joaquin Buckley's move to welterweight proved to be a great decision after his impressive win on Saturday. Buckley scored a victory via a head kick against Andre Fialho in the second round. Buckley returned to welterweight for the first time in the Octagon, and the first time since April of 2018. His busy 2022 concluded... Read More
Diego Ferreira Snaps Losing Streak
Diego Ferreira managed to get back in the win column after defeating Michael Johnson via a second-round KO on Saturday. Ferreira was desperate to get back into the win column after coming up short in his last three contests. After Johnson found success in the first round and for most of the second, Ferreira landed... Read More
Angela Hill In Main-Event Spotlight Saturday
Angela Hill (15-12) and Mackenzie Dern were not in the marquee when the fight was signed, but they now find themselves front and center on the poster. A fighter who is much better than her resume would lead you to believe, Hill has done a lot of growing through her two tenures in the UFC.... Read More
Anthony Hernandez Set For Co-Main-Event Matchup
Anthony Hernandez (10-2) takes on Edmen Shahbazyan in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 73 this Saturday. Hernandez is on a three-fight winning streak with two submissions and one decision win. Overall, "Fluffy" is 4-2 in the UFC with three wins by submission, and both losses coming via finish. DraftKings sees Hernandez as the big... Read More
Lupita Godinez Set For UFC Vegas 73 Showdown
As has become the norm for Lupita Godinez (9-3), she's making a quick turnaround to fight Emily Ducote at UFC Vegas 73 this weekend. Godinez ended 2022 by getting her two-fight win streak snapped by Angela Hill, the woman headlining the card. She was coming off two unanimous-decision wins over Loma Lookboonme and Ariane Carnelossi... Read More
Joaquin Buckley Set For Welterweight Return
After experiencing mixed results in the UFC's middleweight division, Joaquin Buckley (15-6) will make his welterweight debut when he steps into the cage with Andre Fialho on Saturday. The first few years of Buckley's MMA career saw him compete as a welterweight. He had a brief four-fight Bellator campaign at the weight class. DraftKings sees... Read More
Diego Ferreira In Dire Need Of A Victory
At Saturday's UFC Vegas 73 at the UFC Apex, Diego Ferreira (17-5) makes his long-awaited return to the cage after over 17 months on the sidelines to face Michael Johnson. Ever since Ferreira suffered a TKO loss to Mateusz Gamrot in December of 2021, which was his third loss in a row, he has dealt... Read More
Jailton Almeida Shines With First-Round Submission Win
Jailton Almeida made quick work of Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC on ABC 4 on Saturday, submitting the UFC veteran with a first-round, rear-naked choke. It was Almeida's first appearance in a UFC main event and just his third at heavyweight. Almeida was able to score an early takedown like most expected, and it allowed him... Read More
Johnny Walker Dominates In Co-Main Event
Johnny Walker extended his winning streak with a punishing performance over Anthony Smith in the co-main event of UFC on ABC 4 Saturday. Over three rounds, Walker punished Smith's lead leg with a devastating series of calf kicks that did accumulating damage with each shot landed. But the Brazilian fighter didn't go in for the... Read More
Ian Garry Remains Undefeated
In a battle of strikers, Ian Garry came out on top to earn a TKO victory to remain undefeated in his professional MMA career on Saturday. Midway through the first round as Daniel Rodriguez attempted to find his rhythm, Garry stunned him with a thunderous right-head kick and followed up with vicious ground-and-pound to finish... Read More
Ihor Potieria Suffers TKO Loss
Ihor Potieria suffered a first-round TKO loss to Carlos Ulberg at UFC on ABC 4 on Saturday. Potieria attempted a double-leg takedown to start the opening round, but Ulberg defended it well and started to set up his strikes. When Potieria rushed in, Ulberg threw a check left hook that floored the Ukrainian to follow... Read More
Alex Morono Rebounds With Second-Round Submission Victory
The UFC on ABC 4 main card opened with a welterweight clash between Alex Morono and Tim Means on Saturday. Morono scored the second submission victory of his UFC career with a second-round guillotine choke finish. In 7:09 of action, Morono landed 33 significant strikes compared to Means, who had 40 significant strikes. With the... Read More
Jailton Almeida Can Move Up Heavyweight Ladder
Rising heavyweight prospect Jailton Almeida (18-2) will look to remain perfect in the UFC when he enters Saturday's main event to face Jairzinho Rozenstruik. In his last outing, Almeida scored a TKO victory over Shamil Abdurakhimov in January of this year. The victory put the Brazilian on a four-fight winning streak in the UFC heavyweight... Read More
Johnny Walker Seeking Third Straight Win Saturday
Rising UFC light heavyweight Johnny Walker (20-7) has a big test in front of him when he faces Anthony Smith in Saturday's co-main-event showdown. Walker is currently on a two-fight winning streak, having stopped Paul Craig in January while submitting Ion Cutelaba in September. Always one to seek a finish, 19 of his 20 career... Read More
Ian Garry Looks To Remain Undefeated Saturday
Looking to go 5-0 in the UFC, Ian Garry (11-0) will face off against Daniel Rodriguez on Saturday's main card of action at UFC on ABC 4. A former Cage Warriors champion, the Irish striker has stopped six of his opponents via knockout, and he's shown off some punishing accuracy thus far in his young... Read More
Ihor Potieria Hoping To Build Off First-Round Win
Rising light-heavyweight contenders Ihor Potieria (19-3) and Carlos Ulberg are set to clash this Saturday. Potieria has split his first two UFC appearances. After he was stopped by Nicolae Negumereanu in his UFC debut, Dana White's Contender Series signee rebounded with a first-round knockout of former light-heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua at UFC 283. DraftKings sees... Read More
Alex Morono In Search Of Rebound Victory
Though he's coming off of a loss, Alex Morono (22-8) is set to face off against Tim Means on the main card of UFC Charlotte on Saturday night. Morono has beaten four of his last five opponents, stopping one of them and going the distance three times. DraftKings sees Moreno as the favorite with a... Read More
Jessica Andrade Suffers Back-To-Back Losses
Jessica Andrade suffered a first-round TKO loss to Yan Xiaonan at UFC 288 on Saturday. A former UFC strawweight champion, Andrade entered the night having been submitted by Erin Blanchfield earlier this year. Xiaonan looked sharp throughout the fight, keeping Andrade at range with long strikes. Just under halfway into the round, Andrade started rushing... Read More
Henry Cejudo Unsuccessful In Bid To Recapture Title
Henry Cejudo fell short in his bid to recapture his bantamweight championship, dropping a split decision to Aljamain Sterling in the main event of Saturday's UFC 288 event. It was a back-and-forth battle over all five rounds, but Sterling managed to keep his lead in the scoring thanks to solid striking, takedowns and superior grappling... Read More
Gilbert Burns Dominated In Decision Loss
It was a rough night in the Octagon for former IBJJF champion Gilbert Burns on Saturday, as he suffered a unanimous-decision loss against Belal Muhammad in the night's co-main event. In 25 minutes of action, Burns tallied just 81 significant strikes compared to Muhammad, who landed 132 significant strikes. It was clear that Burns was... Read More
Diego Lopes Has Strong Showing But Takes Loss
It was an amazing showing, but not the outcome Diego Lopes would have hoped for on Saturday when he dropped a unanimous decision to Movsar Evloev in the main-card bout of UFC 288. Evloev was a massive favorite of nearly 10-1, but Lopes threatened him with deep submissions on multiple occasions. In 15 minutes of... Read More
Charles Jourdain Dominates To Take Decision At UFC 288
While it wasn't the most exciting fight of the night, Charles Jourdain put on a tactical three-round performance to earn a dominant unanimous-decision win on the main card of UFC 288 on Saturday. Jourdain put on a striking display against Kron Gracie and pretty much avoided all grappling attempts made by Gracie. In 15 minutes... Read More
Henry Cejudo Has Chance To Recapture Gold
Saturday night in the headliner of UFC 288, the bantamweight championship is on the line. Two-time division champion Henry Cejudo (16-2) returns to the octagon to challenge Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title at UFC 288. Cejudo retired and vacated the title after beating Dominick Cruz three years ago, but he's aiming to regain the... Read More