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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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Maurício Ruffy Gets Back In The Win Column

Mauricio Ruffy got back in the win column by defeating Rafael Fiziev via second-round TKO on the main card of UFC 325 on Saturday. With a minute left in the second round, Ruffy landed a picture-perfect right hand that hurt Fiziev. Ruffy then continued with the onslaught, dropping Fiziev with a flurry of punches. The […]


Diego Lopes An Underdog At UFC 325

Fan-favorite featherweight brawler Diego Lopes will look to avenge his loss to featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Lopes already fought Volkanovski for the title, and although he managed to drop Volkanovski twice, it was Volkanovski who outstruck Lopes to win a unanimous decision. The 31-year-old Lopes rebounded […]


Alexander Volkanovski Set For UFC 325 Main Event

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will look to make the first title defense of his second reign as featherweight champion against fan-favorite Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Volkanovski and Lopes fought less than a year ago at UFC 314, where Volkanovski outstruck Lopes to win via unanimous decision and reclaim […]


Benoit Saint Denis Looks To Extend His Win Streak

Benoit Saint Denis will look to extend his win streak to four when he faces off against Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Since losing back-to-back fights to former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier and Renato Moicano, Saint Denis got back on track by beating Kyle Prepolec and is now […]


Dan Hooker Set For UFC 325 Co-Main Event

Fan-favorite Dan Hooker will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Benoit Saint Denis in the co-main event of UFC 325 on Saturday. Hooker was last seen in action in November 2025 at UFC Qatar,where he suffered a second-round submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan, which snapped his three-fight win streak. […]


Mauricio Ruffy Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Mauricio Ruffy will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Rafael Fiziev on the main card of UFC 325 on Saturday. Ruffy was last seen in action in September 2025 at UFC Paris, where he suffered a second-round submission loss to Benoit Saint Denis. That was also his first loss […]


Rafael Fiziev Returns At UFC 325

Rafael Fiziev will look to win back-to- back fights when he faces off against Mauricio Ruffy on the main card of UFC 325 on Saturday. After losing three fights in a row, to Mateusz Gamrot and twice to Justin Gaethje, Fiziev returned to the win column in his last fight by beating Ignacio Bahamondes via […]


Paddy Pimblett Drops Decision

Paddy Pimblett suffered a unanimous decision loss to Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. It was an exciting, back-and-forth fight, but ultimately, Gathje won because of his pressure and for managing to hurt and drop Pimblett twice. Pimblett had success with his leg kicks and with his striking, but he […]


Justin Gaethje Becomes the New Interim-Lightweight Champion

Justin Gathje became the new interim lightweight champion by defeating former Cage Warriors champion Paddy Pimblett via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. Gathje also made history by becoming the first fighter to win the interim title twice. "The Highlight" pushed the pace the whole fight, and most people thought […]


Song Yadong Suffers Unanimous Decision Loss

Song Yadong suffered a unanimous decision loss to former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley in the co-main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. The first two rounds were close; however, the first went to O'Malley, and the second to Yadong. The third and final round was easily O'Malley's best. In 15 minutes of action, Yadong landed […]


Sean O'Malley Gets Back In The Win Column

Former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley got back in the win column by defeating Song Yadong via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. O'Malley took a measured approach in the first round, and despite a late takedown by Yadong, the first round went to O'Malley. The second round was extremely close,e […]


Waldo Cortes-Acosta Extends His Win Streak

Waldo Cortes-Acosta extended his win streak by defeating former title challenger Derrick Lewis via second-round TKO on the main card of UFC 324 on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta was light on his feet, and he used his footwork to stay out of danger. After tagging Lewis time and time again, Cortes-Acosta landed a jab that dropped his […]


Derrick Lewis Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss

Former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis suffered a second-round TKO loss to Waldo Cortes-Acosta on the main card of UFC 324 on Saturday. Lewis had trouble closing the distance, and he couldn't land a strike significant enough to hurt his opponent as Cortes-Acosta used his footwork to stay away from "The Black Beast". In the […]


Paddy Pimblett Set For Interim Lightweight Title Fight

Paddy Pimblett is scheduled to face off against former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. The last time Pimblett suffered a loss was back in 2018, but since then, Pimblett has won nine fights in a row. Since signing with the UFC […]


Justin Gaethje An Underdog At UFC 324

Former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title in the main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. Back in A[ril 2024 at UFC 300, Gaethje suffered a devastating last-second knockout to former featherweight champion Max Holloway, but Gaethje managed to […]


Song Yadong Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Surging bantamweight contender Song Yadong will look to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley in the co-main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. Yadong was last seen in action in February 2025 at UFC Seattle, where he returned to the win column by defeating former two-division champion Henry […]


Sean O'Malley Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

This Saturday, former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley will look to get back in the win column when he takes on surging bantamweight Song Yadong in the co-main event of UFC 324 on Saturday. Back in September 2024 at UFC 306, O'Malley lost the bantamweight title to Merab Dvalishvili after getting dominated for the majority of […]


Derrick Lewis Returns At UFC 324

Former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis will look for his third consecutive win when he faces off against Waldo Cortes-Acosta on the main card of UFC 324 on Saturday. A veteran of the sport, Lewis has fought for the leading promotion 30 times, and he's gone 20-10 since signing with the UFC back in 2014. […]


Waldo Cortes-Acosta Looks For His Third Consecutive Win

Waldo Cortes-Acosta will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former title challenger Derrick Lewis on the main card of UFC 324 on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta was last seen in action in November 2025 at UFC Qatar, where he knocked out Shamil Gaziev in the first round. Prior to his bout with Gaziev, […]


Brandon Royval Suffers First-Round TKO Loss

Former flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval suffered a first-round TKO loss in the main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. It was mostly an even fight for a couple of minutes, but then Kape pushed Royval to the fence and landed a thunderous right hand that dropped Royval. Royval tried to get up, but […]


Manel Kape Shines At UFC Vegas 112

Manel Kape extended his win streak to three by defeating former title challenger Brandon Royval via first-round TKO on Saturday. It didn't take long for Kape to finish Royval, as Kape backed Royval into the fence and landed a vicious right hook that knocked Royval down. Kape then landed two more strikes while Royval was […]


Kevin Vallejos Gets Second-Round Knockout Win

Up-and-coming UFC prospect Kevin Vallejos extended his win streak by defeating Giga Chikadze via second-round knockout in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Although he had success in the first round, Vallejos was having trouble closing the distance. Vallejos started pushing the pace in the second round, and after tagging Chikadze with […]


Giga Chikadze Suffers His First Career Knockout Loss

Giga Chikadze suffered a second-round knockout loss to Kevin Vallejos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Chikadze looked good in the opening round as he seemed to be the fighter who landed the more damaging punches and kicks. Vallejos started pushing the pace in the second round, and after stunning Chikadze […]


Cesar Almeida Gets Dominated

Cesar Almeida suffered a unanimous decision loss to Cezary Oleksiejczuk on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. There wasn't much to write home about as it was an uneventful fight; however, he wasn't able to do much as he was outgrappled and dominated for the majority of the fight. In 15 minutes […]


Cezary Oleksiejczuk Wins Sixth Fight In A Row

On Saturday's UFC Vegas 112 main card, Cezary Oleksiejczuk extended his win streak by beating Cesar Almeida via unanimous decision. Oleksiejczuk made his UFC debut against Almeida, and even though the fight wasn't the most exciting, Oleksiejczuk outgrappled Almeida to win his first fight in the UFC. In 15 minutes of action, Oleksiejczuk landed 14 […]


Morgan Charriere Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss

Morgan Charriere suffered a first-round knockout loss to Melquizael Costa on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Just past the one-minute mark of the opening round, Costa landed a devastating headkick that knocked Charriere out cold and sent him crashing to the canvas. In 74 seconds of action, Charriere landed two significant […]


Melquizael Costa Gets First-Round Knockout Win

Melquizael Costa extended his win streak by defeating Morgan Charriere via first-round knockout on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Costa closed out 2025 with his fourth win of the year and fifth since 2024. The 29-year-old Costa became the first man to knock out Charriere, and it took him only 74 […]


Marcus Buchecha Still Winless In The UFC

On Saturday, Marcus Buchecha fought to a unanimous decision draw against Kennedy Nzechukwu on the main card of UFC Vegas 112. In the opening round, Buchecha shot for a single leg, landed a takedown, and tried to submit Nzechukwu with a knee bar, but Nzechukwu managed to get back on his feet. In the second […]


Kennedy Nzechukwu And Marcus Buchecha Fight To Draw

Kennedy Nzechukwu fought to a unanimous decision draw against Marcus Almeida on the main card of UFC Vegas 112 on Saturday. Despite Buchecha's dominance in the grappling department early on, Nzechukwu's striking was superior to that of Buchecha's, and he would've won the fight if he hadn't got a point taken away for an eye […]


Lance Gibson Jr. Drops Decision In His UFC Debut

Lance Gibson Jr. suffered a split decision loss to UFC veteran King Green on the UFC Vegas 112 main card opener on Saturday. Gibson Jr. had some success with his striking and by landing takedowns, which was enough for one judge to give him the nod, but he didn't do enough to win this fight, […]


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