DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Abu Dhabi: Whittaker vs. de Ridder

After last week's banger of an event, the leading promotion returns to Abu Dhabi for a Fight Night card featuring multiple former champions and a slew of promising rising contenders. The card is headlined by fan favorite former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker taking on former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder in a fight that […]

Robert Whittaker Returns At UFC Abu Dhabi

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will look to get back in the win column when he takes on former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Since joining the promotion, Whittaker has established himself as one of the greatest middleweights of all time and one of […]

Reinier de Ridder Set For Main Event

Former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder will look to remain undefeated in the UFC as he takes on former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Since joining the leading promotion, de Ridder has looked terrific, winning all three of his UFC fights. De Ridder was last […]

Petr Yan Set For Co-Main Event

Former bantamweight champion Petr Yan will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against surging Marcus McGhee in the co-main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. After losing to former champions Aljamain Sterling, Sean O'Malley and current bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, Yan has bounced back by defeating Song Yadong via unanimous […]

Marcus McGhee Looks To Extend His Win Streak

Surging Marcus McGhee will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former bantamweight champion Petr Yan in the co-main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. McGhee has looked outstanding, winning all four of his fights in the UFC. The only time McGhee lost was to Rafael do Nascimento back in 2022. […]

Marc-Andre Barriault Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Marc-Andre Barriault will look to win back-to-back fights as he takes on UFC prospect Shara Magomedov on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. After losing three consecutive fights, Barriault returned to the win column in his last fight by beating Bruno Silva via first-round knockout, which led to a Performance of the […]

Shara Magomedov Aims To Bounce Back

UFC prospect Shara Magomedov will look to return to the win column when he takes on Marc-Andre Barriault on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Magomedov was last seen in action in February at UFC Saudi Arabia, where he suffered the first loss of his career to Michael "Venom" Page via unanimous […]

Asu Almbayev Looks To Return To The Win Column

Asu Almbayev will look to get back in the win column as he faces off against Jose Ochoa on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Almabayev's win streak made it to 17 before it was snapped in his last outing, as he was stopped by Manel Kape via third-round TKO. Prior to […]

Jose Ochoa Set For His Third UFC Bout

Jose Ochoa will look to win back-to-back fights as he takes on Asu Almabayev on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Ochoa made his UFC debut back in November 2024 at UFC Macau but was unsuccessful as he was defeated by Lone'er Kavanagh via unanimous decision, which was also his first professional […]

Bogdan Guskov Set To Open Up UFC Abu Dhabi Main Card

Bogdan Guskov will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Nikita Krylov on the UFC Abu Dhabi main card opener on Saturday. Since losing his UFC debut to Volkan Oezdemir back in 2023, Guskov has bounced back and won three fights in a row. Last time Guskov was seen in action was […]

Nikita Krylov Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Nikita Krylov is scheduled to face off against Bogdan Guskov on the UFC Abu Dhabi main card opener on Saturday. Krylov was last seen in action in April at UFC 314, where he lost to former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes via first-round knockout. Prior to that, Krylov was on a three-fight winning streak. […]

Dustin Poirier Retires After UFC 318 Loss

On Saturday's UFC 318 main event, former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier suffered a unanimous decision loss to former featherweight champion and current BMF champion, Max Holloway. A first-round knockdown from the Hawaiian set the tone early as Holloway nearly finished Poirier, but Poirier managed to survive. Poirier then returned the favor near the end […]

Max Holloway Retains BMF Title

On Saturday's UFC 318 main event, former featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his BMF title by beating former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier after an epic back-and-forth fight. Both Holloway and Poirier were pushed to the brink in this bout. Holloway badly hurt Poirier in the first and the second round and almost finished him, […]

Paulo Costa Gets Back In The Win Column

Former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa returned to the win column by defeating Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. This was vintage Costa on display as he was always a step or two ahead of Kopylov, dominating Kopylov for most of the fight. Costa also managed to […]

Roman Kopylov Dominated

Roman Kopylov suffered a unanimous decision loss to former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Kopylov was searching for his third consecutive win, but unfortunately for Kopylov, the fight didn't go his way. There wasn't much Kopylov could do as he was dominated for most of the […]

Daniel Rodriguez Defeats Kevin Holland After Back-And-Forth Fight

Daniel Rodriguez extended his win streak to three when he defeated Kevin Holland on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. Rodriguez was getting the better of Holland in the first and the second round as he hurt Holland badly on two occasions and almost got the finish, but somehow Holland survived and almost […]

Kevin Holland Defeated In Back-And-Forth Fight

Kevin Holland suffered a unanimous decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. It was an epic back-and-forth fight, and it was evident that both Holland and Rodriguez gave their all. Holland was knocked down on two different occasions, but somehow he managed to survive and even knocked down […]

Dan Ige Drops Decision At UFC 318

Dan Ige suffered a unanimous decision loss to former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. The fight was uneventful until the midway point of the second round, when Freire landed a big left hand, dropping Ige in the process. Ige survived but was then taken down and […]

Patricio Freire Earns His First UFC Win

On Saturday's UFC 318 main card, former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire won his sophomore appearance in the UFC by defeating Dan Ige via unanimous decision. Not much happened in the first round, but Freire was pushing the pace. The second round started slow, but midway through the second round, "Pitbull" cracked Ige with a […]

Daniel Zellhuber Loses Back-To-Back Fights

Daniel Zellhuber suffered a unanimous-decision loss to UFC veteran Michael Menace on the UFC 318 main-card opener. The 26-year-old Zellhuber had success with his striking, primarily with his kicks, but Johnson was just too fast for Zellhuber. Zellhuber was also finished in the second round after getting knocked down, but Johnson let him up after […]

Michael Johnson Earns Upset Win

UFC veteran Michael Johnson extended his win streak when he defeated Daniel Zellhuber via unanimous decision on the UFC 318 main card opener on Saturday. It was Johnson's striking and speed that brought him the victory. In the second round, Johnson landed a big left hand that dropped Zellhuber. Johnson went in for ground and […]

Max Holloway Set For Main Event

Former featherweight champion and current BMF title holder Max Holloway is set to face off against former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Holloway will attempt to defend his BMF title in a trilogy bout against Poirier and improve it to 2-1. In their first fight, Holloway […]

Dustin Poirier Set For His Final UFC Fight

Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is scheduled to retire after he takes on former featherweight champion and current BMF title holder, Max Holloway, in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Poirier and Holloway have already fought twice, with Poirier winning both times and will now fight for the third and final time. […]

Roman Kopylov Set For Co-Main Event

Roman Kopylov will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Back in February 2024, at UFC 298, Kopylov lost to Anthony Hernandez via a second-round rear-naked choke submission. Since his loss to Hernandez, Kopylov got back on […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3

After last week's solid Nashville event, the UFC is headed to the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, to send off one of the best, if not the best, fighters to never hold an undisputed title with a BMF title fight and a trilogy fight. Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is fighting for […]

Paulo Costa Returns At UFC 318

Former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa is scheduled to take on Roman Kopylov in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Lately, Costa hasn't looked that great as he's gone 1-4 in his last five fights. The last time he won a fight was back in August 2022 at UFC 278 against former middleweight […]

Daniel Rodriguez Looks For Third Win In A Row

Daniel Rodriguez will look for his third win in a row when he takes on Kevin Holland on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. After losing three fights in a row, Rodriguez returned to the winning column by defeating Alex Morono via split decision. Rodriguez was last seen in action in May at […]

Kevin Holland Set For His Fourth Fight This Year

Kevin Holland will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Daniel Rodriguez on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. In the UFC's first event of 2025, Holland was submitted by former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder. Losing to de Ridder, Holland moved down to welterweight, and since moving down, […]

Dan Ige Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Dan Ige will look to win back-to-back fights as he faces off against former Bellator champion Patricio Freire on the main card of UFC 318. Ige was last seen in action in April at UFC 314, where he got back in the win column by finishing Sean Woodson via third-round TKO. Prior to his bout […]

Patricio Freire Set For His Second UFC Fight

Patricio Freire will look to get back in the win column as he takes on Dan Ige on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. At age 37, after requesting his release by the PFL, Freire made the jump to the UFC, but unfortunately, his debut didn't go as planned. Freire had a terrible […]