Calvin Kattar Drops First Main Event Of 2021

Calvin Kattar (22-5) faced his toughest task to date in former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway on Saturday night in the UFC's first card on ABC and first main card of 2021. Kattar was able to tally 133 significant strikes (134 total strikes) in the unanimous-decision loss. In the 25 minutes of action, no takedowns […]

Max Holloway Shines In Saturday's Main Event

Max Holloway (22-6) showed why many consider him arguably the greatest featherweight of all time on Saturday, taking a dominant unanimous decision from young star Calvin Kattar. After suffering back-to-back losses to Alexander Volkanovski, Holloway needed a big win to remain in title talks, and he did exactly that. Blessed landed an astounding 445 significant […]

Matt Brown Drops Co-Main-Event Battle

If this is the last time we see Matt Brown (22-18) in action, it could not have been against a better opponent. Prior to the matchup on Saturday night, Brown had made comments that this could be his last bout as a competitor inside the Octagon. Though Carlos Condit walked out of the Octagon with […]

Carlos Condit Showcases Himself In Main Event

In a contest made for the hardcore fan, Carlos Condit (32-13) battled with fellow veteran Matt Brown to a decision on Saturday night. Controlling the majority of the 15-minute battle, Condit took the unanimous decision (30-27) on all three judges' scorecards. Only tallying 39 significant strikes, Condit landed a nice total of 157 total strikes. […]

Santiago Ponzinibbio Unable To Get The Win In Return

After two years out of the Octagon, Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-4) did not get the return he wanted on Saturday night, suffering a first-round knockout at the hands of opponent, Jingliang Li. Starting out the contest appearing to have Octagon rust, Ponzinibbio was unable to work it off as Li kept the pressure on and secured […]

Jingliang Li Welcomes Back Opponent With First-Round KO

Jingliang Li (18-6) earned his biggest knockout to date on Saturday night, knocking out one of the division's top stars in Santiago Ponzinibbio in the first round. With more than a two-year layoff, Ponzinibbio looked rusty against Li in the striking department. Li kept the pressure on and dropped Ponzinibbio, leading to the referee stopping […]

Joaquin Buckley Surprised With Head-Kick Knockout

After a hot 2020 that saw him with a knockout of the year, Joaquin Buckley (12-4) had a much more bumpy start to his year on Saturday night, suffering a devastating head-kick knockout in the first round from Italian fighter Alessio Di Chirico. Just over two minutes into the very first round is all it […]

Alessio Di Chirico Scores The Night's Biggest Surprise

Just over two minutes of total action is all it took for Italian fighter Alessio Di Chirico (13-5) to turn around his fortunes on Saturday night. Riding a three-fight losing streak and almost on his way out of the UFC, Di Chirico landed a huge head-kick knockout on rising knockout star Joaquin Buckley. Manzo came […]

Dusko Todorovic Drops First Professional Bout

Dusko Todorovic (10-1) was unable to build off of the momentum from his UFC debut in October of last year, dropping Saturday night's main-card opener to fellow undefeated fighter Punahele Soriano. Both fighters came out of the gates strong, looking to take over the striking game. Todorovic ate a big left from Soriano, which dropped […]

Punahele Soriano Has A Big First-Round Finish

It was a great night for Punahele Soriano (8-0) on Saturday, as he remained undefeated with his first-round knockout of Dusko Todorovic. With only 12 seconds to go in the round, Soriano scored a knockdown that led the referee to stop the bout. The 28-year-old Hawaiin native is now 2-0 in the UFC plus a […]

Calvin Kattar Could Enter Title Talks With A Win

Calvin Kattar (22-4) will be placed on a massive stage Saturday as he headlines the UFC's first card of 2021 and also the first card to air on the ABC network. The 32-year-old has won four of his last five bouts, with his lone defeat coming against Zabit Magomedsharipov in November of 2019. As with […]

Max Holloway Set To Headline 2021's First UFC Card

Max Holloway (21-6) is set to fight in the UFC's first main event of 2021. It's been a bumpy road for the former featherweight champion as of late, as he's lost three of his last four bouts, including dropping his title to current champion Alexander Volkanovski. Holloway is one of the UFC's all-time greatest strikers […]

Matt Brown Could Go Out On A High Note

At 40 years old, Matt Brown (22-17) has made statements recently hinting that his matchup with Carlos Condit could be his swan song. Brown has been part of the UFC since 2008, when he was apart of the Ultimate Fighter Season 7 cast. Though he never won a championship, you will be hard-pressed to find […]

Carlos Condit Looks To Showcase His Popularity

Carlos Condit (31-13) is a veteran of the UFC since 2009 and has been a member of the purchased WEC organization since 2007. With that said, Condit's staying power is based largely on his fan-favorite style of fighting. Twenty eight of his 31 career professional wins have come by finish. There are no other unranked […]

Jingliang Li Hopes To Get Back On Track With A Huge Win

Jingliang Li (17-6) steps into the Octagon for the first time in 2021 as he faces the returning Santiago Ponzinibbio, who is coming off of a two-year layoff. Li's last bit of action came in March of last year, when he lost a unanimous decision to Neil Magny. The UFC veteran has been with the […]

Santiago Ponzinibbio Returns To Action After Two-Year Layoff

Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-3) returns to the Octagon after a two-year absence. The last time we saw him, he defeated Neil Magny in November of 2018. After several medical issues, it appears the top-ranked welterweight is ready to return to action and seek his spot back at the top of the rankings. He returns to action […]

Alessio Di Chirico Needs A Win To Stay Afloat

Alessio Di Chirico (12-5) enters Saturday's event with his back against the wall. The Italian striker has been with the UFC since 2016 but has lost his last three bouts and could be on his way out with a fourth straight defeat. Manzo had his last taste of victory in July of 2018 when he […]

Joaquin Buckley Would Love To Pick Up Where He Left Off

Joaquin Buckley (12-3) put his name on the UFC map with his knockout-of-the year-performance against Impa Kasanganay at UFC Fight Night in October of last year. Not one to let the momentum slip away, Buckley scored another knockout, this time in the second round against Jordan Wright in November of 2020. Through three bouts in […]

Dusko Todorovic Looks For Another Impressive Finish

Undefeated Russian Dusko Todorovic (10-0) will look for his second UFC victory after defeating Dequan Townsend easily in his debut back in October of last year. Finishing Townsend in the first round, Todorovic has now finished nine of his 10 victories. With another big performance, Thunder can make a huge step up in the middleweight […]

Punahele Soriano Can Make A Statement With Win

Undefeated middleweight Punahele Soriano (7-0) will look to kick off the UFC's first main-card bout of 2021 with a bang. It has been a little over a year since his last UFC outing when he knocked out Oskar Piechota in the first round back at UFC 245 in December of 2019. Competing against tough competition […]

Geoff Neal Unable To Finish Off 2020 With Main-Event Win

Geoff Neal gave it his best effort on Saturday in the main event, dropping a unanimous decision to Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson 50-45 on all three judges' scorecards. Statistically, Neal landed 85 significant strikes (110 total strikes), which is pretty impressive against an elusive and safe fighter like Thompson. Neal still has a ton of potential […]

Stephen Thompson Shines On Saturday

Stephen Thompson showed he still has plenty left in the tank by dismantling the up-and-coming Geoff Neal by unanimous decision on Saturday. Thompson dominated on all of the judges' scorecards, taking it 50-45 across the board. Statistically, Thompson's numbers looked great for 25 minutes of action, landing 171 significant strikes (191 total strikes), which breaks […]

Marlon Vera Goes The Distance With Jose Aldo

Coming off of an impressive win, Marlon Vera was unable to replicate the outcome on Saturday, dropping a decision to the Brazilian legend Jose Aldo. Vera took the second round to even things up at one round each heading into the third and final round. Aldo was able to utilize his ground game to take […]

Jose Aldo Controls The Bout To Take The Decision

Jose Aldo showed much of his old ways on Saturday night, securing a unanimous-decision win over Marlon Vera in the night's co-main event. Aldo took control of the first round, landing some big leg kicks and working some body strikes. After a second round that saw Vera take the round, Aldo utilized the ground game […]

Khaos Williams Unable To Secure Another Highlight Win

Khaos Williams was unable to keep up his legendary knockout streak and suffered his first UFC loss on Saturday, which was by unanimous decision to Michel Pereira. Williams tallied 55 significant strikes (62 total strikes) in the 15 minutes of action. The matchup was very close until the closing seconds of each round. After taking […]

Michel Pereira Takes Khaos Williams To The Limit

Michel Pereira implemented his game plan to perfection, taking the unanimous-decision victory over Khaos Williams on Saturday night. Statistically, Pereira tallied 44 significant strikes (56 total strikes) along with landing both of his takedown attempts. Pereira also secured one submission attempt, a rear-naked choke, which allowed him to take the second round. With the win, […]

Marlon Moraes Drops Another Bout Due To TKO Stoppage

Marlon Moraes lost his second bout in a row and third in four bouts on Saturday night. This is back-to-back matchups now where Moraes was stopped via strikes. Though the bout was only 1:13 in length, Moraes scored two takedowns, landing only nine significant strikes (12 total strikes.) If not for a split-decision win over […]

Rob Font Earns A Big TKO Stoppage

Rob Font made a massive statement Saturday night, dismantling the veteran Marlon Moraes. After a heated exchange to start out while being taken to the mat, Font let his hands go, dropping Moraes about two minutes into the contest. Just over two minutes into the first round, Font was announced as the winner via stoppage. […]

Greg Hardy Unable to Finish Marcin Tybura

Greg Hardy looked amazing in the first round of action on Saturday night but was unable to keep up the pace in the second round. In the second frame of action, Hardy was worn down and the veteran Marcin Tybura took the second-round TKO victory. Through almost 10 minutes of action, Hardy tallied up 50 […]

Marcin Tybura Weathers The Storm

As expected, Marcin Tybura faced a heavy onslaught by Greg Hardy throughout the first round of action on Saturday. The veteran Tybura made adjustments in the second round and actually ended up earning the TKO stoppage in Round 2. Statistically, through 9:31 of action, Tybura collected 51 significant strikes (60 total strikes) while only landing […]