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Alen Kurbasic

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Alen Kurbasic is an MMA analyst at RotoBaller, a multi-award-winning fantasy sports media company. He specializes in MMA fantasy analysis and betting content, blending real-world fight experience with data-driven breakdowns. Alen has been immersed in mixed martial arts since 2008 and has trained in combat sports since 2010, when he earned his black belt in Shotokan karate. He also trained in Muay Thai and kickboxing before fully transitioning into MMA in 2013. As a former amateur fighter, Alen brings firsthand experience inside the cage, allowing him to evaluate fighter tendencies, skill sets, and matchup dynamics with unique depth. His analysis focuses on striking metrics, grappling efficiency, and tactical tendencies to help readers gain an edge in fantasy contests and betting markets. Alen has been writing about MMA and fantasy sports for more than five years, combining analytical research with practical combat sports knowledge. Before transitioning into MMA analysis, Alen also spent years playing fantasy soccer, further developing his passion for predictive analytics and performance evaluation. Follow Alen on X (formerly known as Twitter) @sumpor5.

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Alonzo Menifield - UFC, MMA News, DFS Lineup Picks

Value Picks for UFC Macau

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Galaxy Arena in Macau on May 30, 2026, for UFC Macau. The event will mark the promotion's fifth visit to Macau, and first since Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo fought back in November 2024. It'll also be the first UFC event in Macau since the promotion signed a […]

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Deiveson Figueiredo Set For UFC Macau Main Event

Former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Yadong Song in the main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Figueiredo was last seen in action at UFC 320, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Umar Nurmagomedov after he got dominated for […]


Yadong Song Returns At UFC Macau

Yadong Song will aim to return to the win column when he takes on a former two-time flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo, in the main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Song is coming off a controversial unanimous decision loss to former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley at UFC 324 this past January. The last time Song […]


Alonzo Menifield An Underdog At UFC Macau

Alonzo Menifield will look to bounce back in the win column when he faces off against Zhang Mingyang in the co-main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Menifield was last seen competing in November at UFC Qatar, where he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Volkan Oezdemir. Before his fight with Oezdemir, Menifield won back-to-back […]


Zhang Mingyang Set For UFC Macau Co-Main Event

Zhang Mingyang will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Alonzo Menifield in the co-main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Mingyang kicked off his UFC career with three successive first-round stoppages, but in his last fight, he suffered his first loss since joining the leading promotion. In his last […]


Tallison Teixeira Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Tallison Teixeira will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against Sergei Pavlovich on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. Teixeira was last seen in action at UFC 325, where he returned to the win column by beating fan-favorite Tai Tuivasa via unanimous decision. Prior to that, he suffered a first-round […]


Sergei Pavlovich A Favorite At UFC Macau

Sergei Pavlovich will look for his third win in a row when he takes on Tallison Teixeira on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. In his last five fights, Pavlovich recorded three wins against Curtis Blaydes, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and, more recently, Waldo Cortes Acosta. Since signing with the UFC, Pavlovich has gone 8-3. […]


Cameron Smotherman Looks To Bounce Back

Cameron Smotherman will look to return to the win column when he faces off against Kai Asakura on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. Smotherman was last seen in the Octagon almost a year ago at UFC Atlanta, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Ricky Simon. That was his second UFC […]


Kai Asakura Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Kai Asakura will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Cameron Smotherman on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. Asakura was last seen in action at UFC 319, where he suffered a second-round submission loss to UFC veteran Tim Elliott. Prior to that, he suffered a second-round submission […]


Melquizael Costa Drops Decision At UFC Vegas 117

Melquizael Costa suffered a unanimous decision loss to Arnold Allen in the main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. The fight was fairly competitive in the first two rounds, but Allen started taking over in the third round. Costa had his moments, but Allen's experience and well-rounded game were too much for the Brazilian. […]


Arnold Allen Bounces Back

Arnold Allen bounced back in the win column by defeating Melquizael Costa via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. The first two rounds were competitive, but in the third round, Allen started taking over. Allen ended the third round on top, and after that, he dominated Costa to win […]


Daniel Santos Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss

Daniel Santos suffered a second-round TKO loss to Dooho Choi in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Santos had success in the opening round as he was landing power punches on Choi, and it even looked like he was going to finish Choi or dominate him for the entire fight. However, Choi […]


Dohoo Choi Wins His Third Consecutive Fight

Dohoo Choi extended his win streak by beating Daniel Santos via second-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. It looked like Choi wouldn't be able to survive for long, as he absorbed damage for the first five minutes; however, Choi turned things around in the second round. Choi started to […]


Malcolm Wellmaker Suffers His Second Loss In A Row

Malcolm Wellmaker suffered a second-round submission loss to UFC newcomer Juan Diaz on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. The opening round was competitive, but the ending sequence came in the second round after Diaz took Wellmaker down. With a minute left in the second round, Diaz dragged Wellmaker down and quickly […]


Juan Diaz Scores Second-Round Submission

Juan Diaz made a statement in his promotional debut as he scored a second-round submission victory over Malcolm Wellmaker on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Once the fight hit the mat in the second round, Diaz took Wellmaker's back and was looking for a submission in the process. Not long after, […]


Christian Edwards Defeated At UFC Vegas 117

Christian Edwards suffered a split decision loss to Modestas Bukauskas on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Edwards was successful with the clinch game in the first and third rounds. The first and the third rounds were extremely close, but the second clearly went to Bukauskas. In the end, the judges scored […]


Modestas Bukauskas Gets Split-Decision Win

Modestas Bukauskas returned to the win column by defeating Christian Edwards via split decision on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. It was an extremely close fight, but in the end, the two judges scored the fight in favor of Bukauskas, while one judge saw Edwards as the winner. The first and […]


Melquizael Costa Set For UFC Vegas 117 Main Event

Melquizael Costa will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against Arnold Allen in the main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Since his second-round knockout loss to Steve Garcia back in December 2023, Costa has been on a tear, winning six consecutive fights. He was last seen in the Octagon […]


Arnold Allen A Favorite At UFC Vegas 117

Arnold Allen will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Melquizael Costa in the main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Allen was last seen in action in January at UFC 324, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jean Silva. Allen is actually 1-3 in his last […]


Daniel Santos Set For UFC Vegas 117 Co-Main Event

Daniel Santos will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against fan-favorite Dooho Choi in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. He earned his spot on the UFC roster in 2022, but he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Julio Arce in his UFC debut. Since then, Santos has […]


Dohoo Choi Returns At UFC Vegas 117

Fan-favorite Dohoo Choi will look for his third consecutive win when he takes on Daniel Santos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Choi returned to the Octagon in February 2023 after completing mandatory military service and recovering from injuries. First, he fought to a draw with Kyle Nelson, and then he […]


Juan Diaz Set To Make His UFC Debut

Juan Diaz is scheduled to make his UFC debut against Malcolm Wellmaker on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Diaz earned his UFC contract in his last fight at Dana White's Contender Series, where he finished Won Il Kwon via second-round knockout by landing a spinning back elbow. He is currently on […]


Malcolm Wellmaker Looks To Bounce Back

Malcolm Wellmaker will look to bounce back in the win column when he takes on Juan Diaz on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Wellmaker suffered the first loss of his professional career last time out, suffering a unanimous decision loss to short-notice Ethyn Ewing at UFC 322. Before that, Wellmaker was […]


Choi Doo-ho - MMA DFS Picks. UFC DFS Lineups

Value Picks for UFC Vegas 117

After last week's insane UFC 328 event, the leading promotion returns to Apex this Saturday, May 16, for UFC Vegas 117. At first glance, this card doesn't look that bad; however, it is overshadowed by the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card on Netflix. There are also only four fights with combatants weighing 170 pounds […]

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Christian Edwards Set For His UFC Debut

Christian Edwards is scheduled to make his UFC debut against Modestas Bukauskas on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Edwards was last seen competing in February at Shamrock FC 373, where he got back in the win column by finishing Glendal Whitney via second-round knockout. Prior to that, he suffered a unanimous […]


Modestas Bukauskas Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Modestas Bukauskas will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against UFC newcomer Christian Edwards on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Originally, Bukauskas was scheduled to take on Rodolfo Bellato, but the UFC announced on Tuesday that Bellato has been removed from a proposed light heavyweight […]


Khamzat Chimaev Suffers his First Loss

Khamzat Chimaev was set for his first title defense, but unfortunately for Chimaev, he lost the belt and suffered a split-decision loss to Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. Chimaev had a dominant first round, but it seemed that he got tired in the second round. The fight was extremely […]


Sean Strickland Recaptures Middleweight Title

Sean Strickland managed to capture the middleweight title again by defeating Khamzat Chimaev via split decision in the main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. Strickland got taken down in the opening round and was dominated for the majority of the round, but then, when he got up, Strickland started landing jabs almost at will. […]


Tatsuro Taira Suffers Fifth-Round TKO Loss

Tatsuro Taira suffered a fifth-round TKO loss to flyweight champion Joshua Van in the co-main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. In the opening round, Taira secured four takedowns during a dominant first round, but Van managed to get up and started pushing the pace. The blows eventually wore down Taira, and the referee stepped […]


Joshua Van Defends Flyweight Title

Joshua Van secured his first flyweight title defense by defeating Tatsuro Taira via fifth-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. It was a back-and-forth fight where both men gave their all, but in the end, Van's striking was too much as he finished Taira in the fifth round of one of […]


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