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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.

Articles

Arman Tsarukyan Looks To Extend His Win Streak

Arman Tsarukyan will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against fan-favorite Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Since his UFC debut back in 2019, when he dropped a decision to Islam Makhachev, Tsarukyan has been on a tear, going 9-1 in his last 10 fights. The […]


Ian Machado Garry A Favorite At UFC Qatar

Ian Machado Garry will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in the co-main event of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Machado Garry's most recent fight was in April at UFC Kansas City, where he got back in the win column by beating Carlos Prates via unanimous decision. […]


Belal Muhammad Looks To Bounce Back

Belal Muhammad will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Ian Machado Garry in the co-main event of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Muhammad was last seen in action in May at UFC 315, where he lost the welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena by losing via unanimous decision. Before he […]


Alonzo Menifield Looks For His Third Consecutive Win

Alonzo Menifield will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir on the main card of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Menifield has won his last two fights by unanimous decision. His most recent fight was in June at UFC Atlanta, where he defeated Oumar Sy via […]


Volkan Oezdemir Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Alonzo Menifield on the main card of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Oezdemir last competed in November 2024 at UFC Macau, where he dropped a unanimous decision to Carlos Ulberg. Prior to his loss to Ulberg, the […]


Myktybek Orolbai Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Myktybek Orolbai will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against Jack Hermansson on the main card of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Orolbai was last seen in action in June at UFC Baku, where he bounced back from his loss to Mateusz Rebecki by submitting Tofiq Musayev in the first round. Since signing […]


Jack Hermansson Makes His Welterweight Debut

Jack Hermansson will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Myktybek Orolbai on the main card of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Hermansson was on the right track to receiving a title shot, winning four consecutive fights, but then, he suffered a second-round TKO loss to former title challenger Jared Cannonier. […]


Kyoji Horiguchi Returns To The UFC

Former flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Tagir Ulanbekov on the UFC Qatar main card opener on Saturday. Horiguchi left the UFC nine years ago, after going 7-1 in the promotion, with his only loss being a last-minute submission loss to Demetrious Johnson. After leaving […]


Tagir Ulanbekov Set To Open Up UFC Qatar Main Card

On Saturday, Tagir Ulanbekov will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against former flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi on the UFC Qatar main card opener. Since signing with the UFC back in 2020, Ulanbekov has gone 6-1, with his only loss in the promotion being to former title challenger Tim Elliott. […]


Jack Della Maddalena Gets Dominated

Jack Della Maddalena suffered a unanimous decision loss to former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 322 on Saturday. It was a brutally one-sided contest with Maddalena struggling to land any serious shots. Makhachev also took Della Maddalena down four times, with more than 19 minutes of control time. In 25 […]


Islam Makhachev Claims UFC Welterweight Belt

Islam Makhachev became the new welterweight champion by defeating Jack Della Maddalena via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 322 on Saturday. Makhachev dominated Della Maddalena for almost the entire fight, taking him down time and time again and controlling him on the ground. In 25 minutes of action, Makhachev landed four takedowns […]


Zhang Weili Gets Outclassed

Former women's strawweight champion Zhang Weili suffered a unanimous decision loss to Valentina Shevchenko in the co-main event of UFC 322 on Saturday. It wasn't the most entertaining fight as Shevchenko's size, strength, and technique proved to be too much for the former champion, as Weili got taken down time and time again. In 25 […]


Valentina Shevchenko Wins Unanimous Decision At UFC 322

Women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defended her title by beating former women's strawweight champion Zhang Weili via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 322 on Saturday. Although it was an uneventful fight to say the least, Shevchenko dominated Weili for 25 minutes, winning every round on the scorecards. In 25 minutes of action, […]


Sean Brady Suffers First-Round TKO Loss

Sean Brady suffered a first-round TKO loss to Michael Morales on the main card of UFC 322 on Saturday. Brady entered the fight with a three-fight win streak, including a fourth-round submission over former welterweight champion Leon Edwards in May. Midway through the first round, Morales landed a devastating right hand that hurt Brady, but […]


Michael Morales Remains Unbeaten

Michael Morales extended his win streak by beating Sean Brady via first-round TKO on the main card of UFC 322 on Saturday. In the first round, Morales loaded up with punches and stunned Brady, but Brady managed to survive. A minute later Morales hurt Brady again, sending Brady toppling to the mat off a beautiful […]


Leon Edwards Suffers Second-Round Knockout Loss

Former welterweight champion Leon Edwards suffered a second-round knockout loss to Carlos Prates on the main card of UFC 322 on Saturday. The opening round was uneventful but Edwards landed a few takedowns and controlled Prates for the most of the round. In the second round, Prates uncorked a devastating left hand that landed clean […]


Carlos Prates Becomes The First Man To Knock Out Leon Edwards

Carlos Prates won his second consecutive fight by defeating former welterweight champion Leon Edwards via second-round knockout on the main card of UFC 322 on Saturday. Prates had struggled to get Edwards off him in the first round and while the round was uneventful, Edwards did a bit more. In the second round, Prates started […]


Beneil Dariush Suffers Brutal First-Round Knockout Loss

On Saturday, Beneil Dariush suffered a first-round knockout loss to Benoit Saint Denis on the UFC 322 main card opener. Dariush knocked Saint Denis down after a leg kick but Saint Denis immediately got up and landed a brutal left that knocked Dariush down after only 16 seconds. In 16 seconds of action, Dariush landed […]


Benoit Saint Denis Knocks Out Beneil Dariush In 16 Seconds

Benoit Saint Denis extended his win streak by beating Beneil Dariush via first-round knockout on Saturday's UFC 322 main card opener. The fight between Saint Denis and Dariush didn't last long as Saint Denis needed just 16 seconds to end the bout against Dariush. The ending sequence came when Saint Denis landed a nasty left […]


Islam Makhachev Set For UFC 322 Main Event

In Saturday's UFC 322 main event, former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will look to become the new welterweight champion by defeating Jack Della Maddalena. After defending his lightweight title four times, Makhachev decided to vacate the belt and move up a weight class to challenge Della Maddalena. Makhachev was last seen in action in January […]


Jack Della Maddalena Set For His First Title Defense

Jack Della Maddalena is scheduled for his first title defense against a former lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, in the main event of UFC 322 on Saturday. Della Maddalena became the new welterweight champion in his last fight at UFC 315 by defeating Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision. He is currently on an 18-fight win streak. […]


Zhang Weili Can Become The New Women's Flyweight Champion

Former women's strawweight champion Zhang Weili is scheduled to face off against women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko in the co-main event of UFC 322 on Saturday. After beating Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312, Weili expressed interest in moving up a weight class and six months later, Dana White confirmed that Weili is vacating the strawweight […]


Valentina Shevchenko Set For UFC 322 Co-Main Event

Women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko will look to extend her win streak when she takes on former strawweight queen Zhang Weili in the co-main event of UFC 322 on Saturday. Shevchenko defended her title against Manon Fiorot at UFC 315, which was the first defense of her belt during her second title reign. She reclaimed […]


Michael Morales Looks To Remain Undefeated

Michael Morales will look to remain undefeated when he faces off against Sean Brady on the main card of UFC 322 on Saturday. Morales earned his UFC contract back in 2021 after beating Nikolay Veretennikov by unanimous decision on Dana White's Contender Series. Since he joined the promotion, Morales has been on a tear, going […]


Sean Brady Set For Title Eliminator Bout

Sean Brady will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against undefeated Michael Morales on the main card of UFC 322 on Saturday. After suffering his first loss to eventual champion Belal Muhammad, Brady bounced back by finishing Kelvin Gastelum via third-round submission. Brady is currently on a three-fight winning streak. He […]


Carlos Prates A Favorite At UFC 322

Carlos Prates will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on former welterweight champion Leon Edwards on the main card of UFC 322 on Saturday. Prates was last seen in action in August at UFC 319, where he returned to the win column by knocking out Geoff Neal with a highlight-reel spinning back elbow […]


Leon Edwards Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Former welterweight champion Leon Edwards will look to return to the win column when he faces up-and-coming Carlos Prates on the main card of UFC 322 on Saturday. It seemed like Edwards was going to be the welterweight champion for a long time, and then he lost back-to-back fights. First, he lost the welterweight belt […]


Islam Makhachev - UFC DFS Picks - MMA DFS Lineups

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

The UFC's annual trip to Madison Square Garden in New York is always highly anticipated by fight fans because the UFC always pulls out all the stops, and it's no different this time. Former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev looks to become one of the greats who have won titles in two different weight classes when […]


Benoit Saint Denis Set To Open Up UFC 322 Main Card

Benoit Saint Denis will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Beneil Dariush on the UFC 322 main card opener on Saturday. After going 0-2 in 2024, Saint Denis bounced back in the win column this year, picking up back-to-back wins. First, he defeated Kyle Prepolec via second-round submission and more recently, […]


Beneil Dariush Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Beneil Dariush will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against Benoit Saint Denis on the UFC 322 main card opener on Saturday. Dariush was last seen in action in June at UFC 317, where he got back in the win column by beating Renato Moicano via unanimous decision. Before that, Dariush had […]


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