Ian Heinisch Can Make A Big Push With A Win Saturday

Ian Heinisch (14-3) entered the UFC scene on fire, scoring a first-round knockout in the Contender Series. After earning his UFC contract, Heinisch won his first two bouts inside the Octagon. He hit a bit of a skid after that, though, losing his next two bouts. In his most recent outing, the Hurricane knocked out […]

Xiaonan Yan Quietly Going For Six Wins In A Row

Xiaonan Yan (12-1) has been on a quiet run since joining the UFC, going 5-0 inside the Octagon. All five of her wins have been by unanimous decision. In her career, though, Yan has scored five knockouts out of her 12 wins. Yan has a reputation of pressing the pace and will need to do […]

Claudia Gadelha Looking For Three Wins In A Row

Claudia Gadelha (18-4) is at an important crossroads in her career. She has currently won three of her last four bouts and is under the tutelage of striking-genius Mark Henry. Seven of Gadelha's 18 career wins have come by submission, with an additional two more coming by knockout. DraftKings has Claudinha listed at $7,900 for […]

Anderson Silva's Swan Song Not As Sweet As Hoped

It has been a rough ride for Anderson Silva as he's lost seven of his eight bouts since 2012. Unfortunately, Saturday's main event was no different, as he suffered a fourth-round knockout to Uriah Hall. In just over four rounds of action, Silva collected 53 significant strikes (57 total strikes) along with no takedown attempts. […]

Uriah Hall Able To Score Fourth-Round Knockout

Uriah Hall defeated the legendary Anderson Silva in what the UFC is calling Silva's last bout inside the Octagon. Though the numbers were close, Hall won via a fourth-round knockout. Through almost four full rounds of action, Hall tallied 60 significant strikes. Neither fighter attempted a takedown. With the win, Hall has now won his […]

Andre Fili Unable To Grab The Victory On Saturday

Andre Fili was unable to implement the game plan needed to defeat Bryce Mitchell in Saturday's co-main event, dropping the unanimous decision. Fili tallied only 27 significant strikes (51 total strikes) through 15 minutes of action. The biggest flaw in Fili's game was being taken down seven times out of Mitchell's 13 takedown attempts. Now […]

Bryce Mitchell Shines In Co-Main Event Against Tough Opponent

Bryce Mitchell scored a solid performance while debuting his camouflage Reebok shorts in Saturday's co-main event. Mitchell actually out-struck the better striker, landing 46 significant strikes (100 total strikes). As expected, Mitchell's ground game is what secured the unanimous decision. In the takedown department, Mitchell landed seven of his attempted 13 takedown tries on the […]

Maurice Greene Unable To Shake Greg Hardy

Maurice Greene ran into a road block Saturday night, having his night ended with a first-round knockout. Through just over six minutes of action, Greene only tallied 17 significant strikes. With the loss, Greene has now dropped three of his last four bouts. Greene was dropped a few times in the first  and the second […]

Greg Hardy Earns First-Round Knockout On Saturday's Main Card

Greg Hardy entered the Octagon and put on a showcase on Saturday, knocking out Maurice Greene in the second round. Through 6:12 of action, Hardy collected 46 significant strikes (56 total strikes) as well as landing his lone takedown attempt. Hardy's new fight team with Rashad Evans in his corner looks to be doing wonders […]

Charlie Ontiveros Unable To Win His Late-Notice Call

Charlie Ontiveros had an unfortunate end to his UFC debut, being forced to verbally tap out after a slam in the first round. Ontiveros came out with a lot of adrenaline, throwing some big kicks. In just 2:29 minutes of action, Ontiveros was only able to land two significant strikes. It should also be noted […]

Kevin Holland Earns Quick First-Round Submission

Kevin Holland continues to have the hot hand in the middleweight division, earning a first-round verbal submission over late replacement Charlie Ontiveros. Through the 2:21 of action, Holland tallied 11 significant strikes (33 total strikes). Holland executed both of his takedown attempts, scoring the verbal submission off of a slam which caused some sort of […]

Bobby Green Unable To Secure His Fourth Win In 2020

Bobby Green doubled Thiago Moises' significant-strike count but was unable to get the decision nod in Saturday's main-card opener. Green scored 85 significant strikes, while Moises only notched 42. Both fighters were 2-for-3 on their takedown attempts. In the second round, Green had quite a scare when he had to scramble out of a tight […]

Thiago Moises Kicks Off Main Card With A Close Decision Win

Thiago Moises snapped Bobby Green's hot streak, securing the win by way of unanimous decision. Though Green scored twice as many significant strikes, it was Moises' submission attempt and control on the mat that earned him the decision. Moises only collected 42 significant strikes along with landing two of his three takedown attempts. With the […]

Anderson Silva Making Potential Last Octagon Appearance

With 10 title defenses and a highlight reel full of amazing knockouts, Anderson Silva (34-10) enters the Octagon for potentially the last time when faces off against Uriah Hall on Saturday. Silva will go down as one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters of all time. Losing five of his last six bouts, Silva […]

Uriah Hall Can Earn The Win Of A Lifetime

Uriah Hall (15-9) will have the chance of a lifetime as he competes against the legendary Anderson Silva in Saturday's main event. Many had coined Hall as the next Anderson Silva, but things did not pan out for Hall. Obviously, if Hall is to pull out the victory, it must be in the standup game, […]

Andre Fili Looking To Secure A Big Win

Andre Fili (21-7) enters Saturday's co-main event winning three of his last four fights. Fili has been a part of the UFC since 2013 and has fought many of the division's best in that time. Twelve of Fili's 21 career victories have come by finish. Fili's best path to victory will be to try and […]

Bryce Mitchell Has Chance To Stay Undefeated

Bryce Mitchell (13-0) will look to remain undefeated as a professional when he battles in the co-main event spot on Saturday night. The Arkansas native has scored one of the UFC's only twister submission finishes. Though it does not count as a professional bout, Mitchell did suffer a submission loss to Brad Katona on TUF […]

Charlie Ontiveros Makes UFC Debut On 48-Hour Notice

Charlie Ontiveros (11-6) will make his UFC debut in less-than-advantageous conditions, coming in on 48 hours of notice to battle one of the hottest middleweights in Kevin Holland. Four of Ontiveros' 11 victories have come by knockout, with three of those in his last three bouts. He seems to have found his groove lately with […]

Kevin Holland Has A Chance To Earn His Fourth Victory This Year

Kevin Holland (19-5) has been one of the hotter UFC fighters in 2020, winning all three of his bouts so far. Through his eight UFC bouts, Holland averages 4.11 significant strikes per minute along with 2.04 takedown attempts per 15 minutes. He mixes up his significant striking well with 67% of the strikes coming while […]

Maurice Greene Seeking A Big Win Saturday Night

Maurice Greene (9-4) broke his two-fight losing streak by securing a submission victory over division-newcomer Gian Villante in June. Greene has fought some big names, but a victory over a popular name like Greg Hardy would be big in propelling Greene up the division's rankings. DraftKings has the Crochet Boss listed at $7,400 for Saturday. […]

Greg Hardy Looking For A Signature Win

Greg Hardy (6-2) will enter the Octagon for his 10th professional appearance as he takes on a veteran in Maurice Green. Hardy, the former All-Pro NFL football player, has made quite the transition over to mixed martial arts, winning his first two professional bouts on the Contender Series show in 2018. Aside from his third […]

Thiago Moises Looking To Get Back On Track

Thiago Moises (13-4) will look to win his second fight in a row after his victory in May. His last five bouts have flip-flopped between victories and defeats. The ground specialist has finished nine of his 13 victories, with six of those coming by submission. Though he only averages 2.47 significant strikes per minute, Moises […]

Bobby Green Looking For Fourth Win Of 2020

Bobby Green (27-10-1) is having arguably the hottest year of his career, winning three bouts since June alone, and is looking to secure his fourth straight win. Green typically finishes his opponents, with 17 of his 27 career wins coming by knockout or submission. King is a volume striker, averaging 5.15 significant strikes per minute […]

Justin Gaethje Submitted In Second Round

Justin Gaethje came in with a solid game plan for Round 1 on Saturday night, landing a plethora of leg kicks while taking the round on two of the three judges' scorecards. Unfortunately for Gaethje, he was caught on the ground in the second round, leading to a submission loss. Stat-wise, Gaethje tallied 29 significant […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov Earns Second-Round Submission

Khabib Nurmagomedov went into the Octagon and did what he needed, securing a second-round submission to keep the UFC lightweight title. Two of the three judges actually gave his opponent the round, however. Through the 8:26 of action, the Eagle landed 26 significant strikes along with landing two of his three takedown attempts. After winning […]

Jared Cannonier Unable To Secure Victory On Saturday

Jared Cannonier gave it his best effort on Saturday night but was unable to outdo the top-ranked middleweight fighter in Robert Whittaker. Cannonier landed 53 significant strikes (58 total strikes) along with stuffing both of Whittaker's takedown attempts. After starting out strong and attacking Whittaker's leg, by the end of the third round, Whittaker had […]

Robert Whittaker Wins a Hard-Fought Battle

Robert Whittaker, the top-ranked contender for the middleweight title, took care of business Saturday, defeating the second-ranked Jared Cannonier by a unanimous decision. Whittaker showed his foot speed and ability to reel off combos, throwing Cannonier off his game plan. Through 15 minutes of action, Whittaker landed 69 significant strikes (75 total strikes) along with […]

Walt Harris Unable To Cash In For The Win Saturday

Walt Harris was in for a tough test Saturday night as he took on the No.7-ranked heavyweight in Alexander Volkov. The first round saw both competitors swinging for the knockout, with Harris landing a few shots that nearly could have ended the night. In the second round, Harris ate a body kick that ended up […]

Alexander Volkov Impresses With Big Knockout

Alexander Volkov was looking for the knockout early in his bout with fellow heavyweight Walt Harris. Both fighters were throwing shots that could have ended the bout at any point. In the second round, Volkov landed a kick to the midsection of Harris that dropped him, allowing Volkov to jump on top and land the […]

Jacob Malkoun Loses Debut In 18 Seconds

Jacob Malkoun ran into the buzzsaw known as Phil Hawes in his debut. Malkoun was undefeated at 4-0 prior to his UFC debut, but he had not really been tested. In just 18 seconds of Octagon time, it makes it hard to really give a good evaluation of a fighter. Hawes was a highly touted […]