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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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Virna Jandiroba Set For UFC 321 Co-Main Event

Virna Jandiroba will look to extend her win streak and become a new strawweight champion when she takes on Mackenzie Dern in the co-main event of UFC 321 on Saturday. Since her loss to Amanda Ribas back in 2021 at UFC 267, Jandiroba has been unstoppable, winning five consecutive fights. In those fights, she beat […]


Mario Bautista Aims To Extend His Win Streak

Surging Mario Bautista will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov on the main card of UFC 321 on Saturday. Since a second-round TKO loss to Trevin Jones back in 2021 at UFC 259, Bautista has rattled off eight-straight wins, including a controversial split decision win […]


Umar Numagomedov A Favorite At UFC 321

Former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov will look to return to the win column when he faces off against surging Mario Bautista on the main card of UFC 321 on Saturday. Nurmagomedov was last seen in action in January at UFC 311, where he fought for the title and where he, after a competitive fight, suffered […]


Jailton Almeida Hopes To Get A Title Shot With A Win

Jailton Almeida will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Alexander Volkov on the main card of UFC 321 on Saturday. Since signing with the UFC, Almeida has looked great, winning eight of his nine bouts inside the Octagon, surging into the top 5 and setting himself up for a potential title […]


Alexander Volkov Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Alexander Volkov will look to bounce back in the win column when he takes on Jailton Almeida on the main card of UFC 321 on Saturday. Volkov went on a four-fight winning streak and took down opposition like Sergei Pavlovich and Tai Tuivasa, but he dropped his last bout. In his last fight with Ciryl […]


Azamat Murzakanov Looks To Remain Undefeated

Azamat Murzakanov will look to remain undefeated when he takes on Aleksandar Rakic on the UFC 321 main card opener on Saturday. Murzakanov signed with the leading promotion in 2021 after finishing Matheus Scheffel via first-round TKO on Dana White's Contender Series. He made his debut in 2022, and since then, Murzakanov has won five […]


Aleksandar Rakic In Dire Need Of Victory

Aleksandar Rakic will look to get back in the win column when he takes on undefeated Azamat Murzakanov on the UFC 321 main card opener on Saturday. Rakic is currently on a three-fight skid, but it's important to look closer at the three losses. First, he lost to Jan Blachowicz after suffering a freak leg […]


Reinier De Ridder Suffers His First UFC Loss

Former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder suffered a fourth-round TKO loss to Brendan Allen in the main event of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. De Ridder had a good first round as he was able to take Allen down, threatening him with submission attempts, but in doing so, he drained most of his energy. The […]


Brendan Allen Wins Back-To-Back Fights

Brendan Allen won his second consecutive fight by beating Reinier de Ridder via fourth-round TKO in the main event of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Allen got taken down in the first round by de Ridder, but it seemed that he lost most of his energy trying to finish Allen. The 29-year-old Allen got taken down […]


Kevin Holland Drops Decision

Kevin Holland suffered a unanimous decision loss to Mike Malott in the co-main event of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. It was a bizarre fight to say the least. It was an entertaining fight, but it was ruined by two illegal shots from Malott. Holland was visibly compromised. Holland took the full five minutes to recover […]


Mike Malott Wins Third Fight In A Row

Mike Malott extended his win streak by defeating Kevin Holland via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Malott landed an illegal groin shot on Holland that stopped the fight for almost a minute, but Holland chose to continue fighting. Not long after that, Malott again landed a low blow, only […]


Marlon Vera Loses Third Consecutive Fight

Former title challenger Marlon Vera suffered a split decision loss to Aiemann Zahabi on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. It was an extremely close fight where Zahabi edged the opening round by landing cleaner combinations. Vera rallied back in the second round with a powerful right hand that dropped Zahabi, and the […]


Aiemann Zahabi Gets A Razor-Thin Split Decision Win

Aiemann Zahabi extended his win streak by defeating former title challenger Marlon Vera via split decision on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. It was a competitive and extremely close fight from start to finish, and the fight could have gone either way, but when the scorecards were read, two judges sided with […]


Jasmine Jasudavicius Suffers First-Round TKO Loss

Jasmine Jasudavicius suffered a first-round TKO loss to former title challenger Manon Fiorot on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Early in the opening round, Fiorot landed a straight left hand that hurt Jasudavicius and put her on wobbly legs. Jasudavicius fell backwards onto the canvas while Fiorot kept on landing ground punches, […]


Manon Fiorot Gets Back In The Win Column

Former title challenger Manon Fiorot returned to the win column by defeating Jasmine Jasudavicius via first-round TKO on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. As soon as the fight started, Fiorot started landing jabs and setting traps for Jasudavicius. Not long after, Fiorot landed a straight left that wobbled Jasudavicius. She then followed […]


Davey Grant Suffers Submission Loss

Davey Grant suffered a first-round submission loss to Charles Jourdain on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Midway through the first round, Jourdain landed a devastating flying knee on Grant, breaking his nose and knocking him down. Jourdain then punished Grant with ground and pound, and while Grant was trying to survive, Jourdain […]


Charles Jourdain Gets First-Round Submission Win

On Saturday, Charles Jourdain won his second consecutive fight by defeating Davey Grant via first-round submission on the main card of UFC Vancouver. Midway through the opening round, Jourdain landed a stunning flying knee that hurt and dropped Grant. Jourdain followed Grant to the mat, landing ground strikes, before sinking in a guillotine choke, finishing […]


Matt Frevola Gets Dominated At UFC Vancouver

Matt Frevola suffered a unanimous decision loss to Kyle Nelson on the UFC Vancouver main card on Saturday. In the opening round, Nelson dropped Frevola, sending him to the mat and landing a barrage of unanswered punches, forcing the referee to stop the fight three seconds before the round ended. The referee then stopped Nelson's […]


Kyle Nelson Dominates Matt Frevola

Kyle Nelson got back in the win column by beating Matt Frevola by unanimous decision on the UFC Vancouver main card opener on Saturday. During the fight, the referee's error sparked controversy. Late in the opening round, Nelson knocked Frevola down, punishing him with ground and pound and with three seconds remaining in the round, […]


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DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs. Allen

Another week, another UFC event. After more than two years, the leading promotion returns to British Columbia for UFC Vancouver. The event will mark the promotion's seventh visit to Vancouver and first since UFC 289 in June 2023. That card was headlined by former two-time champion and greatest female fighter of all time, Amanda Nunes, […]


Brendan Allen Set For UFC Vancouver Main Event

Brendan Allen will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Allen accepted the fight on five weeks' notice after Anthony Hernandez pulled out of the fight due to an injury. The 29-year-old Allen was last seen […]


Reinier De Ridder A Favorite At UFC Vancouver

Former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder will look to remain undefeated in the UFC when he takes on Brendan Allen in the main event of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Since signing with the UFC in 2024, de Ridder has fought four times, going 4-0. In less than a year, de Ridder has defeated Gerald […]


Mike Malott Looks For His Third Consecutive Win

Mike Malott will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Kevin Holland in the co-main event of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Not including his loss to UFC veteran Neil Magny, Malott has been almost flawless in his UFC career, going 5-1. Even in his fight with Magny, Malott had a dominant performance […]


Kevin Holland Set For UFC Vancouver Co-Main Event

Kevin Holland will look to rebound when he faces off against Mike Malott in the co-main event of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Holland is the most active UFC fighter, but as a result, he has a hard time staying consistent. This will be Holland's fifth fight this year. After winning back-to-back fights, Holland suffered a […]


Aiemann Zahabi Looks For His Seventh Consecutive Win

Surging Aiemann Zahabi will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former title challenger Marlon Vera on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. In the beginning, Zahabi's UFC career didn't look so promising to say the least. He defeated Reginaldo Vieira in his UFC debut, but sustained back-to-back losses to […]


Marlon Vera Returns At UFC Vancouver

Marlon Vera will look to get back in the win column when he takes on streaking Aiemann Zahabi on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Vera is in dire need of a win as he's currently on a two-fight skid, having lost a rematch to Sean O'Malley followed by a unanimous decision loss […]


Jasmine Jasudavicius Looks To Extend Her Win Streak

On Saturday, surging Jasmine Jasudavicius will look to extend her win streak when she takes on former title challenger Manon Fiorot on the main card of UFC Vancouver. It could be said that Jasudavicius is in the best form of her life. Since losing to Tracy Cortez back in 2023, Jasudavicius has been on a […]


Manon Fiorot Looks To Bounce Back

Former title challenger Manon Fiorot will look to return to the win column when she takes on surging Jasmine Jasudavicius on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Fiorot fought for the title in her last bout, and even though the fight was competitive, Fiorot suffered a unanimous decision loss to Valentina Shevchenko. Prior […]


Aori Aoriqileng Looks To Rebound

Aori Aoriqileng will look to return to the win column when he takes on Cody Gibson on the main card of UFC Vancouver on Saturday. Aoriqileng will be fighting for the first time in 2025, ending a layoff that lasted more than a year, 13 months to be exact. He hasn't competed since September 2024, […]


Cody Gibson Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Cody Gibson will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Aori Aoriqileng on the main card of UFC Vancouver. Gibson earned his way back into the UFC by going to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 31, where he would lose to Brad Katona by unanimous decision. He holds […]


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