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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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Kyoji Horiguchi Set For UFC Vegas 113 Co-Main Event

Former title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Amir Albazi in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. After nine long years, former title challenger Horiguchi returned to the leading promotion in his last fight in November 2025 at UFC Qatar, where he extended his […]


Amir Albazi Looks To Bounce Back

Amir Albazi will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Kyoji Horiguchi in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Albazi last fought for the promotion back in November 2024 at UFC Edmonton, where he lost by unanimous decision to former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno. Before […]


Rizvan Kuniev Looks For His First UFC Win

Rizvan Kuniev will look to get his first victory in the leading promotion when he faces off against Jailton Almeida on the main card of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Kuniev made his promotional debut in his last fight in June at UFC Baku, where he lost via split decision to Curtis Blaydes. Prior to […]


Jailton Almeida Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Jailton Almeida will look to bounce back in the win column when he takes on Rizvan Kuniev on the main card of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Almeida was last seen in action in October at UFC 321, where he lost by a controversial split decision to Alexander Volkov. This is a short-notice fight for […]


Marc-Andre Barriault In Dire Need Of Victory

Marc-Andre Barriault will aim to get back in the win column when he takes on Michal Oleksiejczuk on the main card of UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. It's safe to say that Barriault isn't as durable as he once was. Since 2024, Barriault has gone 1-4 in his last five fights and has suffered two […]


Michal Oleksiejczuk Looks For His Third Win In A Row

Michal Oleksiejczuk will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against Marc-Andre Barriault on the main card of UFC Vegas 113. After losing three fights in a row, Oleksiejczuk bounced back by finishing Sedriques Dumas via first-round TKO. Oleksiejczuk was last seen in action in August 2025 at UFC 319, where he […]


Diego Lopes Outclassed At UFC 325

Diego Lopes suffered a unanimous decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Lopes had his moments in the first three rounds, but it wasn't nearly enough to defeat Volkanovski, who used his well-rounded skillset to keep Lopes guessing, which left Lopes tentative and not as active as he […]


Alexander Volkanovski Dominates Diego Lopes

Alexander Volkanovski defended the featherweight title by defeating Diego Lopes via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Although it wasn't the most exciting fight, Volkanovski's jab and clinchwork were his best weapons as he dominated Lopes for most of the fight. The first fight between Volkanovski and Lopes this past […]


Dan Hooker Stopped In The Second Round

Fan-favorite Dan Hooker suffered a second-round TKO loss to Benoit Saint Denis in the co-main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Hooker had some success with his striking, to be more specific, with the body kicks. Hooker also threatened Saint Denis with a guillotine choke in the second round, but other than that, Saint Denis […]


Benoit Saint Denis Extends His Win Streak

Benoit Saint Denis extended his win streak by beating Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Saint Denis was having trouble with Hooker on the feet, so he took the fight to the ground and did the most damage there. He first attempted to submit Hooker before deciding just to punish […]


Rafael Fiziev Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss

Rafael Fiziev suffered a second-round TKO loss to Mauricio Ruffy on the main card of UFC 325 on Saturday. Fiziev came out strong in the first round, landing leg kicks and applying pressure to Ruffy; however, Ruffy found his rhythm towards the end of the first round. Ruffy was doing much better than Fiziev in […]


Maurício Ruffy Gets Back In The Win Column

Mauricio Ruffy got back in the win column by defeating Rafael Fiziev via second-round TKO on the main card of UFC 325 on Saturday. With a minute left in the second round, Ruffy landed a picture-perfect right hand that hurt Fiziev. Ruffy then continued with the onslaught, dropping Fiziev with a flurry of punches. The […]


Diego Lopes An Underdog At UFC 325

Fan-favorite featherweight brawler Diego Lopes will look to avenge his loss to featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Lopes already fought Volkanovski for the title, and although he managed to drop Volkanovski twice, it was Volkanovski who outstruck Lopes to win a unanimous decision. The 31-year-old Lopes rebounded […]


Alexander Volkanovski Set For UFC 325 Main Event

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will look to make the first title defense of his second reign as featherweight champion against fan-favorite Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Volkanovski and Lopes fought less than a year ago at UFC 314, where Volkanovski outstruck Lopes to win via unanimous decision and reclaim […]


Benoit Saint Denis Looks To Extend His Win Streak

Benoit Saint Denis will look to extend his win streak to four when he faces off against Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Since losing back-to-back fights to former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano, Saint Denis got back on track by beating Kyle Prepolec and is now […]


Dan Hooker Set For UFC 325 Co-Main Event

Fan-favorite Dan Hooker will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Benoit Saint Denis in the co-main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Hooker was last seen in action in November 2025 at UFC Qatar,where he suffered a second-round submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan, which snapped his three-fight win streak. […]


Mauricio Ruffy Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Mauricio Ruffy will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Rafael Fiziev on the main card of UFC 325 on Saturday. Ruffy was last seen in action in September 2025 at UFC Paris, where he suffered a second-round submission loss to Benoit Saint Denis. That was also his first loss […]


Rafael Fiziev Returns At UFC 325

Rafael Fiziev will look to win back-to- back fights when he faces off against Mauricio Ruffy on the main card of UFC 325 on Saturday. After losing three fights in a row, to Mateusz Gamrot and twice to Justin Gaethje, Fiziev returned to the win column in his last fight by beating Ignacio Bahamondes via […]


Paddy Pimblett Drops Decision

Paddy Pimblett suffered a unanimous decision loss to Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. It was an exciting, back-and-forth fight, but ultimately, Gathje won because of his pressure and for managing to hurt and drop Pimblett twice. Pimblett had success with his leg kicks and with his striking, but he […]


Justin Gaethje Becomes the New Interim-Lightweight Champion

Justin Gathje became the new interim lightweight champion by defeating former Cage Warriors champion Paddy Pimblett via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. Gathje also made history by becoming the first fighter to win the interim title twice. "The Highlight" pushed the pace the whole fight, and most people thought […]


Song Yadong Suffers Unanimous Decision Loss

Song Yadong suffered a unanimous decision loss to former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley in the co-main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. The first two rounds were close; however, the first went to O'Malley, and the second to Yadong. The third and final round was easily O'Malley's best. In 15 minutes of action, Yadong landed […]


Sean O'Malley Gets Back In The Win Column

Former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley got back in the win column by defeating Song Yadong via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. O'Malley took a measured approach in the first round, and despite a late takedown by Yadong, the first round went to O'Malley. The second round was extremely close,e […]


Waldo Cortes-Acosta Extends His Win Streak

Waldo Cortes-Acosta extended his win streak by defeating former title challenger Derrick Lewis via second-round TKO on the main card of UFC 324 on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta was light on his feet, and he used his footwork to stay out of danger. After tagging Lewis time and time again, Cortes-Acosta landed a jab that dropped his […]


Derrick Lewis Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss

Former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis suffered a second-round TKO loss to Waldo Cortes-Acosta on the main card of UFC 324 on Saturday. Lewis had trouble closing the distance, and he couldn't land a strike significant enough to hurt his opponent as Cortes-Acosta used his footwork to stay away from "The Black Beast". In the […]


Paddy Pimblett Set For Interim Lightweight Title Fight

Paddy Pimblett is scheduled to face off against former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. The last time Pimblett suffered a loss was back in 2018, but since then, Pimblett has won nine fights in a row. Since signing with the UFC […]


Justin Gaethje An Underdog At UFC 324

Former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. Back in A[ril 2024 at UFC 300, Gaethje suffered a devastating last-second knockout to former featherweight champion Max Holloway, but Gaethje managed to […]


Song Yadong Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Surging bantamweight contender Song Yadong will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley in the co-main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. Yadong was last seen in action in February 2025 at UFC Seattle, where he returned to the win column by defeating former two-division champion Henry […]


Sean O'Malley Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

This Saturday, former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley will look to get back in the win column when he takes on surging bantamweight Song Yadong in the co-main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. Back in September 2024 at UFC 306, O'Malley lost the bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili after getting dominated for the majority of […]


Derrick Lewis Returns At UFC 324

Former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis will look for his third consecutive win when he faces off against Waldo Cortes-Acosta on the main card of UFC 324 on Saturday. A veteran of the sport, Lewis has fought for the leading promotion 30 times, and he's gone 20-10 since signing with the UFC back in 2014. […]


Waldo Cortes-Acosta Looks For His Third Consecutive Win

Waldo Cortes-Acosta will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former title challenger Derrick Lewis on the main card of UFC 324 on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta was last seen in action in November 2025 at UFC Qatar, where he knocked out Shamil Gaziev in the first round. Prior to his bout with Gaziev, […]


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