Sean Strickland Earns Another Spectacular Win

Two weeks after his last victory, Sean Strickland returned to the Octagon for a very tough matchup against Brendan Allen, who had a fight fall through last week when his opponent tested positive for COVID-19. After a two-year layoff due to an injury from a motorcycle crash, Strickland has looked great in his two bouts […]

Kay Hansen Unable To Score Victory Over Cory McKenna

Kay Hansen performed well but was unable to get the decision over the newcomer Cory McKenna. After a two-fight winning streak in Invicta FC, Hansen signed with the UFC and won her debut in June. Hansen did out-strike McKenna, scoring 67 significant strikes (87 total strikes) and landed just two of her five takedown attempts. […]

Cory McKenna Showcases Well In UFC Debut

Cory McKenna looked solid in her UFC debut on Saturday, taking a unanimous decision from Kay Hansen. McKenna and Hansen are the two youngest women on the UFC's roster. Stat-wise, McKenna reeled off the strikes, landing 156 total strikes, but only 57 significant strikes. McKenna was unable to land her lone takedown but did stuff […]

Rafael Dos Anjos Needs A Big Win In Saturday's Main Event

Rafael Dos Anjos (29-13) has a late opponent switch in Saturday's main event. Dos Anjos lost all four of his last five bouts by unanimous decision. Dos Anjos will have similar striking numbers to his opponent, averaging 3.47 significant strikes per minute. DraftKings has Dos Anjos as the favorite over Paul Felder at $8,800 along […]

Late Addition Paul Felder Headlines Saturday's Event

Paul Felder (17-5) took the late-notice call to headline this weekend's main event. Felder is coming off of a close split-decision loss to Dan Hooker in February. Felder will also seek his 10th Octagon win and he is currently 9-5 in the UFC. This could easily end up as a striking affair, as both he […]

Khaos Williams' Bout Could Have Plenty Of Fireworks

Khaos Williams (10-1) returns to the Octagon on the heels of a very impressive debut, knocking out Alex Morono in 27 seconds back in February. Six of his 10 career victories have come by finish, with four of those coming by knockout/TKO. He does have two submission wins, and that's where he needs to take […]

Abdul Razak Alhassan Has One-Punch Knockout Ability

Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-2) enters the Octagon for the seventh time and he is currently 4-2. All 10 of Alhassan's wins have come by way of knockout, including all four of his UFC wins coming by first-round knockout. The thing with Alhassan is if he doesn't knock his opponent out, it goes to a decision. […]

Cory McKenna Makes Her UFC Debut This Weekend

Cage Warriors veteran Cory McKenna (5-1) will make her UFC debut after defeating Vanessa Demopoulos in a unanimous decision on the Contender Series. McKenna currently trains with Team AlphaMale, giving her amazing training partners and coaches at just 21 years old. The Hobbit is listed by DraftKings at $7,000 for Saturday's main-card bout against fellow […]

Kay Hansen Continues Her Amazing Career At 21 Years Old

One of the UFC's youngest upcoming stars, Kay Hansen (7-3) makes her third Octagon appearance this weekend. She is currently 2-0 in the UFC. The former Invicta FC star has submitted her opponents in four of her seven career wins. In what could absolutely be the fight of the night, Hansen averages 2.41 takedowns per […]

Eryk Anders Looking For Huge Win To Get Back On Track

Eryk Anders (13-5) will make his 11th appearance inside the Octagon this weekend and is looking to get back on track after dropping a unanimous decision in May. Anders likes to finish his bouts, with nine of his 13 victories ending by finish and eight of those coming by knockout/TKO. Ya Boy also averages 3.02 […]

Antonio Arroyo Seeks First Octagon Win This Weekend

Antonio Arroyo (9-3) will seek out his first win inside the Octagon since earning two wins on the Contender Series. In his first appearance in the UFC, he dropped a unanimous decision to Andre Muniz in November of 2019. In his first bout, Arroyo averaged 3.12 significant strikes per minute along with 1.95 takedown attempts […]

Sean Strickland Fighting Again This Weekend

After a two-year layoff due to an injury sustained in a motorcycle crash, Sean Strickland (21-3) came out of the gate strong and earned a very impressive unanimous-decision victory over Jack Marshman just about two weeks ago. Strickland is set to battle Brendan Allen, who had a bout scheduled for last weekend canceled due to […]

Brendan Allen Returning To Action After COVID-19 Setback

Brendan Allen (15-3) was set to compete on last weekend's card but was pulled at the last second due to his opponent testing positive for COVID-19. The UFC was able to get him a late-notice bout with Sean Strickland. After winning his Contender Series bout, Allen is undefeated in the UFC, winning all three of […]

Thiago Santos Unable To Get The Win After Injury Layoff

With his first fight in 16 months due to injuries stemming from his title bout against Jon Jones, Thiago Santos took to the Octagon with a chance to climb back into the title picture. Unfortunately, Santos was taken to the mat by the very dangerous ground specialist in Glover Teixeira, and he was submitted in […]

Title Shot Now In Sight For Glover Teixeira

Glover Teixeira firmly put himself in the top contender spot by defeating Thiago Santos by third-round submission. It was pretty well-known that if the bout went to the ground, it would be Teixeira's to win. He made good on that and defeated Santos. In addition to landing 46 significant strikes (148 total strikes), Teixeira was […]

Tanner Boser Unable To Take Out The Ageless Pitbull

Tanner Boser's two-fight winning streak was snapped in Saturday's co-main event when he dropped a unanimous decision to the ageless Andrei Arlovski. Statistically, Boser outstruck his opponent by a wide margin, tallying 68 significant strikes -- exactly twice as many as Arlovski. Forty six of those significant strikes were to Arlovski's legs. Depending on the […]

Andrei Arlovski Defies Age And Continues To Win

Andrei Arlovski continues to be the ageless wonder as he scored a unanimous-decision victory over a tough, young opponent in Tanner Boser. Looking at the overall statistics, you wouldn't think Arlovski walked away with the win. He collected 34 significant strikes, which was exactly half of what Boser earned. With the win, the Pitbull has […]

Khalid Taha Goes The Distance In Return But Drops Decision

In his first bout after his suspension, Khalid Taha entered the Octagon against a streaking Raoni Barcelos. Though Taha was able to go the full 15 minutes, he was unable to pull off the victory, losing by unanimous decision. Statistically, Taha only landed 49 significant strikes (68 total strikes) and was unable to land his […]

Raoni Barcelos Earns Another Victory And Continues To Impress

Raoni Barcelos moved to 5-0 inside the Octagon, scoring a unanimous decision over Khalid Taha on Saturday. Barcelos dominated in the striking division, racking up 120 significant strikes (129 total strikes) and landing two of his four takedown attempts. Eighty five of Barcelos' significant strikes landed to the head of his opponent. Barcelos outstruck Taha […]

Jamey Simmons Can't Turn It On With Late Switch To Main Card

Jamey Simmons went from just making his UFC debut to making his UFC debut on the main card. Simmons, who was on a three-fight winning streak entering the UFC, had an early end to his night on Saturday, getting knocked out just 3:51 into the first round. Simmons was only able to collect two significant […]

Giga Chikadze Comes Up With A Big Knockout

After a four-fight winning streak in the UFC, Giga Chikadze got the late call-up to the main card after Brendan Allen and Ian Heinisch had their bout pulled late due to a positive COVID-19 test. It only took Chikadze 3:51 to move his record to a perfect 5-0 inside the Octagon with a knockout of […]

Claudia Gadelha Takes The Loss In A Tough Battle

Claudia Gadelha ran into the roadblock known as Yan Xiaonan in Saturday's main-card opener. Gadelha showed she wanted to get the bout to the ground, but she was unable to implement her will, only landing two of her 10 attempted takedowns. Yan also ended up collecting more of the strikes. Gadelha was only able to […]

Xiaonan Yan Continues To Impress

Xiaonan Yan has now moved to an impressive 6-0 inside the Octagon, earning a unanimous decision over veteran Claudia Gadelha. Yan ended up with a huge striking edge over Gadelha, tallying 74 significant strikes (133 total strikes). Her takedown defense was huge in this bout, as she stopped eight of Gadelha's 10 attempted takedowns. Yan […]

Tanner Boser Fighting A Legendary Heavyweight Saturday

Tanner Boser (19-6-1) is on a great run so far since joining the UFC, as he's 3-1 inside the Octagon. The ACB and M-1 Challenge veteran has scored knockouts in his last two bouts, which were in June and July of this year. The Bulldozer is favored by DraftKings entering this matchup and is listed […]

Can Andrei Arlovski Pull Off The Win?

Long-time UFC veteran Andrei Arlovski (29-19) returns to the Octagon for the second time in 2020 in Saturday's co-main event. It's been a rough span for Arlovski in the UFC since 2012, where he has gone 4-9 in that time frame. With a handful of fights outside of the UFC in between, Arlovski made his […]

Glover Teixeira Needs A Win To Make A Push For The Title

Glover Teixeira (31-7) enters Saturday's main event on a four-fight winning streak. The 41-year-old Brazilian could potentially be on his last wave toward the title. Earning a victory over the returning Thiago Santos could put Teixeira right up there for an immediate title shot. Fighting under the UFC banner since 2012, Teixeira does an amazing […]

Thiago Santos Can Get Right Back Into Title Picture

Thiago Santos (21-7) returns to action after dropping a split decision to Jon Jones last summer in a fight in which many believe Santos would have became the champion if he was not injured in the bout. Santos is one of the most dangerous strikers in the sport today, owning 15 knockouts in 21 of […]

Khalid Taha Returns From Suspension With Tough Matchup

Khalid Taha (13-2) returns to the Octagon after serving his one-year suspension for diuretic usage. His submission victory in his last bout against Bruno Silva was turned into a no contest. Prior to the no contest, Taha scored a very impressive 25-second knockout of Boston Salmon in April of 2019. DraftKings has Taha listed as […]

Raoni Barcelos Can Continue His Hot Run In The UFC

Raoni Barcelos (15-1) has been on fire since joining the UFC, winning all four of his Octagon bouts. The bantamweight from Brazil has eight knockout wins and two submission wins among his 15 career wins. Three of his four UFC bouts alone have been finishes. Though his last bout was a decision, it was against […]

Brendan Allen Looking To Make A Statement Saturday

Brendan Allen (15-3) has been on fire since joining the UFC, going 3-0 with two finishes. The former LFA middleweight champion also has a win over Kevin Holland, who is the first fighter in 2020 to win four bouts. Allen typically finishes his opponents, scoring eight submissions and five knockouts among his 15 career wins. […]