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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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Edmen Shahbazyan Suffers Unanimous-Decision Loss

Edmen Shahbazyan suffered a unanimous decision loss to Brendan Allen in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. Shahbazyan had success, especially with his jab, but Allen's pressure, striking and clinchwork were too much for Shahbazyan, who was bloodied up. In 15 minutes of action, Shahbazyan landed 90 significant strikes. With the loss, […]


Brendan Allen Gets Unanimous-Decision Win Over Edmen Shahbazyan

Brendan Allen extended his win streak by defeating Edmen Shahbazyan via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. The first round was close, but it was Allen who landed more impactful punches, plus he attacked with a flurry late in the round, sealing it in his favor. Both fighters fought […]


Tom Nolan Extends Win Streak

Tom Nolan extended his win streak by beating Fares Ziam via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. Nolan entered this fight as the underdog; however, he proved many people wrong by winning the first two rounds. The opening round was close, but Nolan did a bit more, and the […]


Fares Ziam Drops Decision At UFC Vegas 118

Fares Ziam suffered a unanimous decision loss to Tom Nolan on the main card of UFC Vegas 188 on Saturday. The only round Ziam won was the third round as he was able to find a takedown and maintained top position for a few minutes, landing solid elbows on top and threatening Nolan with submissions. […]


Gabriel Bonfim Set For UFC Vegas 118 Main Event

Gabriel Bonfim will look to extend his winning streak when he takes on former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in the main event of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. Since suffering his only career loss to Nicolas Dalby back in 2023, Bonfim has got on the right track and is now on a four-fight winning streak. […]


Belal Muhammad In Dire Need Of Win

Former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad will look to return to the win column when he faces off against Gabriel Bonfim in the main event of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. Muhammad's 11-fight unbeaten streak saw him surge up the UFC welterweight rankings and capture the undisputed welterweight title with a victory over Leon Edwards. He […]


Edmen Shahbazyan An Underdog At UFC Vegas 118

Edmen Shahbazyan will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Brendan Allen in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. The last time Shahbazyan lost was in 2024 at UFC Vegas 96, where he suffered a second-round submission loss to Gerald Meerschaert. Since then, Shahbazyan has looked great, winning three […]


Brendan Allen Looks For His Third Win In A Row

Brendan Allen will look for his third win in a row as he takes on Edmen Shahbazyan in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. Allen was last seen in the Octagon in October at UFC Vancouver, where he defeated Reinier de Ridder via TKO at the end of the fourth round, after […]


Tom Nolan Searches For His Fifth Consecutive Win

Tom Nolan will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Fares Ziam on the main card of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. Nolan made his promotional debut in January 2024 at UFC Vegas 84, but the fight didn't play out as he hoped, as Nikolas Motta knocked him out in the opening […]


Fares Ziam A Favorite At UFC Vegas 118

Fares Ziam will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against Tom Nolan on the main card of UFC Vegas 118 on Saturday. Ziam was last seen in action in December at UFC 323, where he extended his win streak by beating Nazim Sadykhov via second-round TKO. Prior to that, Ziam defeated […]


Gabriel Bonfim - UFC DFS Picks - MMA DFS Lineups

Value Picks for UFC Vegas 118

While we wait for the eagerly anticipated historic UFC Freedom 250 card next week, this weekend’s 12-fight UFC Vegas 118 card delivers a solid five-fight main card. Actually, the five-fight main card may be the best of any Apex card this year so far. Former champion Belal Muhammad fights former LFA welterweight champion Gabriel Bonfim... […]

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Deiveson Figueiredo Suffers Second-Round Submission Loss

Former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo suffered a second-round submission loss to Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Figueiredo started this fight well, but then Yadong started landing leg kicks, keeping Figueiredo hesitant. In the second round, after failing to take Yadong down on three separate occasions, Figueiredo finally landed […]


Song Yadong Gets Second-Round Submission Win

Song Yadong bounced back in the win column by beating former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo via second-round submission in the main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Yadong set the tone right away with leg kicks, and he only continued in the second round, but he also began to add in hard right hands. […]


Zhang Mingyang Suffers Back-To-Back Losses

Zhang Mingyang suffered a first-round TKO loss to Alonzo Menifield in the co-main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Menifield started pressuring Mingyang early on, and after landing a barrage of hooks, Menifield dropped Mingyang to the canvas, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 4:15 of action, Mingyang landed 16 significant strikes. This […]


Alonzo Menifield Gets Back In The Win Column

Alonzo Menifield returned to the win column by defeating Zhang Mingyang via first-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC Macau on Saturday. Despite being a heavy underdog in the matchup, Menifield kept on pressuring Mingyang and kept on throwing hooks until Mingyang couldn't defend any longer. In 4:15 of action, Menifield landed 28 significant […]


Tallison Teixeira Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss

Tallison Teixeira suffered a first-round knockout loss to Sergei Pavlovich on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. This was a good opportunity for Teixeira to fly up the heavyweight rankings, but unfortunately for Teixeira, the fight lasted only 39 seconds as Pavlovich knocked out Teixeira with a vicious combination. In 39 seconds of […]


Sergei Pavlovich Scores First-Round Knockout Win

Sergei Pavlovich extended his win streak by finishing Tallison Teixeira via first-round knockout loss on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. Pavlovich came out aggressively, and he needed just 39 seconds to earn one of the fastest finishes on the card. Following the win, Pavlovich called for a title shot. In 39 seconds […]


Cameron Smotherman Suffers Third Loss In A Row

Cameron Smotherman suffered a first-round knockout loss to former Rizin bantamweight champion Kai Asakura on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. Smotherman was pressured by Asakura from the opening bell, and it didn't take long for the former Rizin champion to stun Smotherman with a crushing right hand. Asakura then landed a follow-up […]


Kai Asakura Earns His First UFC Win

Former Rizin bantamweight champion Kai Asakura earned his first win in the UFC by finishing Cameron Smotherman via first-round knockout on the main card of UFC Macau on Saturday. Asakura was pressuring Smotherman from the opening bell, and it didn't take long for the former Rizin champion to land a thunderous right hand, forcing Smotherman […]


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 […]


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