Phil Hawes Only Needs 18 Seconds To Secure A Big Win

Phil Hawes made good on his signing after the Contender Series win, knocking out fellow debuting fighter Jacob Malkoun in 18 seconds of action. Hawes has fought for several major organizations around the world and has shown he is more than ready for the UFC spotlight. Though he only saw 18 seconds of Hawes, we […]

Liliya Shakirova Submitted In Second Round Of Debut

Liliya Shakirova had a solid first-round performance against Lauren Murphy, but she suffered a submission defeat later in the second round. Shakirova tallied 23 significant strikes (27 total strikes) in less than two rounds of action, which were well-mixed with seven to the head, seven to the body and nine to the legs. The UFC […]

Lauren Murphy Earns Fourth Win In A Row

Lauren Murphy did everything needed to put her at the top of the flyweight title picture. With Cynthia Calvillo withdrawing from the contest, the UFC was able to find a late replacement and keep Murphy on the pay-per-view portion of the card. Murphy showcased her abilities in earning her first professional submission by submitting Lilya […]

Ion Cutelaba Unable To Avenge His Last Outing

Ion Cutelaba was unable to avenge his controversial knockout loss against Magomed Ankalaev in February in their rematch. Their first bout was ruled a controversial knockout when the referee thought Cutelaba was out on his feet, but the rope-a-dope scheme only fooled the referee. After three rescheduled dates that fell through, the two finally met […]

Magomed Ankalaev Knocks Out Ion Cutelaba

Magomed Ankalaev eliminated any controversy this time around, knocking out Ion Cutelaba without controversy in the first round to open up Saturday's main card. Ankalaev landed a big right-left combination that floored Cutelaba before laying on the ground-and-pound, leading to the end of the bout. In just over four minutes of action, Ankalaev landed 21 […]

Justin Gaethje Has Upset On His Mind In Saturday's Main Event

Though Justin Gaethje (22-2) is only 5-2 in the UFC, he has been on a run lately, winning his last four bouts in a row by knockout. As expected, Gaethje averages 7.74 significant strikes per minute and zero takedown attempts. He'll have to pull out his college All-American moves in this one, as his opponent […]

Can Khabib Nurmagomedov Remain Undefeated?

Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) will look to remain undefeated and the UFC's lightweight champion when he faces dangerous striker Justin Gaethje in Saturday's main event. Nurmagomedov's game plan will shoot for the takedown while wrestling Gaethje to the ground. The Eagle averages 5.35 takedowns per 15 minutes. DraftKings sees the champion retaining his gold by a […]

Jared Cannonier Can Earn A Title Shot With A Win

Jared Cannonier (13-4) has competed at heavyweight and light heavyweight and has a new home in the middleweight division. Since moving to middleweight in the UFC, Cannonier is 3-0 with three knockout victories. Cannonier has scored finishes in 11 of his 13 career victories. The three losses he has sustained in the UFC came at […]

Robert Whittaker Looks To Secure A Big Win

Robert Whittaker (21-5) has a huge opportunity in Saturday's co-main event to interject himself back into the title picture if he can knock off the surging Jared Cannonier. Whittaker has shown the ability to go to the limit or finish his opponents, with 14 of his 21 career wins coming by finish. The Reaper has […]

Walt Harris Would Love A Big Win On Saturday's Main Card

Walt Harris (13-8) is a veteran of the UFC since 2014 and needs a big win on Saturday, as a victory could propel him to just outside the top five of the heavyweight division. The Big Ticket cashes in his victories by way of knockout, with all 13 of his career wins coming by the […]

Alexander Volkov Needs A Win To Stay Atop Heavyweight Division

Alexander Volkov (31-8) has lost two of his last three fights, with those two bouts coming against Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes. It's important for Volkov to score a big win here if he wants to remain in the top echelon of heavyweights. Volkov has finished the large majority of his wins, scoring finishes in […]

Jacob Malkoun Makes Debut On UFC 254 Main Card

Jacob Malkoun (4-0) will make his UFC debut Saturday night on the main card of UFC 254. Though his opponent is making his debut as well, Malkoun is the big underdog due to his lack of competition compared to Phil Hawes'. Though he has scored knockouts in two of his four victories, this is going […]

Phil Hawes Determined To Put On An Excellent Performance

After fighting under the WSOF and Bellator MMA lights, Phil Hawes (8-2) finally earned his spot into the Octagon after a Contender Series win and gets to fight on the main card of UFC 254 this weekend. Hawes is an aggressive fighter always out for the finish, as he's finished all eight of his wins, […]

Liliya Shakirova Gets Late-Notice Call For Saturday's Main Card

Liliya Shakirova (8-1) received what all fighters dream of, and that's the call-up to the UFC. The tough part, however, is that it's a late-notice bout against a veteran in Lauren Murphy. Shakirova enters the Octagon as the former Gorilla Fights strawweight champion. Shakirova has shown several times that she can go the distance, with […]

Lauren Murphy On The Verge Of Four Straight Victories

Lauren Murphy (13-4) will enter the Octagon officially for the 10th time on Saturday night. Murphy averages 3.88 significant strikes per minute along with 1.14 takedowns per 15 minutes. The 37-year-old brings a veteran presence to UFC 254 against her opponent, who is making a late-notice UFC debut. Murphy does pack a punch, with eight […]

Ion Cutelaba Looking To Avenge His Last Outing

Ion Cutelaba (15-5) will look to avenge the bad technical knockout in his last outing against Magomed Ankalaev. Fourteen of Cutelaba's 15 career wins have come by finish, and it's a sure thing that Cutelaba would like nothing more than to avenge his loss with a big knockout win. He does out-strike his opponents, landing […]

Magomed Ankalaev Looking To Prove Himself

Magomed Ankalaev (13-1) and Ion Cutelaba will run it back after Ankalaev was ruled the winner via technical knockout in their last meeting. Many complained that it was an early stoppage, so these fighters will run it back. Ankalaev lands less significant strikes per minute, averaging 3.46, but he lands them at a higher percentage […]

Chan Sung Jung Out-Struck In Saturday's Main Event

Chan Sung Jung, also known as the Korean Zombie, was out-struck in a bout he looked to have the upper hand in. Jung only landed 62 significant strikes (64 total strikes), which was half of his opponent's strike count. Brian Ortega was always just a step ahead of the Zombie, taking all five rounds on […]

Brian Ortega Dominates In Saturday's Main Event

Brian Ortega put on a solid striking display, taking all five rounds in a unanimous decision over the Korean Zombie on Saturday. Ortega landed an impressive 127 significant strikes (129 total strikes) along with only going 3-for-10 on his takedowns. The complete-team switch for Ortega paid off, as he dominated an opponent known for his […]

Katlyn Chookagian Unable To Stop Jessica Andrade

Katlyn Chookagian may have been the division's top fighter, but she had an extremely tough task in front of her while facing the former strawweight champion in Jessica Andrade. With just five seconds left in the first round, the bout was called to a stop as Andrade imposed her will and earned the TKO stoppage. […]

Jessica Andrade Impresses In Flyweight Debut

Jessica Andrade impressed in her bout with Katlyn Chookagian in her flyweight debut against the No. 1 contender. With just five seconds left in the first round, the referee called a stop to the action as Andrade continued to rain down shots on her downed opponent. Scoring a win over the top contender puts Andrade […]

Modestas Bukauskas Unable To Get Out Of First Round

Modestas Bukauskas ran into a tough test on Saturday, getting knocked out in the first round against Jimmy Crute around two minutes into the bout. Bukauskas only landed seven significant strikes in two minutes of action and stuffed one takedown attempt by Crute. Prior to the loss, Bukauskas had won seven bouts in a row, […]

Jimmy Crute Scores Big First-Round Knockout Saturday

Jimmy Crute continues to showcase his skills in the Octagon, scoring his second straight first-round finish. He is now 4-1 in the UFC and is on quite the run. Crute only netted 17 significant strikes, but the bout only lasted two minutes. With the light heavyweight division in a new phase of its evolution, Crute […]

Claudio Silva Unable To Earn Sixth Straight Win

Claudio Silva ran into a roadblock on his path to the top 15, dropping a unanimous decision to James Krause. With top-notch grappling, Silva attempted 12 takedowns but was only successful on two of them. He also had a poor striking output, landing 29% of his strikes. Silva tallied only 64 significant strikes (66 total). […]

James Krause Outshines Undefeated Star For A Victory

James Krause looked impressive inside the Octagon on Saturday, racking up his 28th professional victory. He went into the Octagon and derailed the undefeated Claudio Silva, who was 5-0 in the UFC. At some point during the first round, Krause injured his knee. He did not let that stop him, though, as he racked up […]

Jonathan Martinez Earns A Win After Taking Late-Notice Fight

Jonathan Martinez looked solid against a veteran Saturday night after taking the fight on eight days of notice. Martinez racked up 73 significant strikes on the night and won the battle of exchanges in the pocket with Thomas Almeida. Martinez has now won four of his last five bouts inside the Octagon. Dragon might be […]

Thomas Almeida Unable To Get The Win

Thomas Almeida put on a great performance against Jonathan Martinez but was unable to get the unanimous decision. Almeida scored 64 significant strikes and did not attempt any takedowns on the night. In the battle of two strikers, the two stayed in the pocket and exchanged blows, with Martinez getting the better of the exchanges. […]

Chan Sung Jung Ready For Saturday's Main Event

Chan Sung Jung, also known as the Korean Zombie, has looked great since his return from his mandatory two-year military service back in his homeland of South Korea. He has competed in the Octagon four times since then and has a record of 3-1. The lone loss was to Yair Rodriguez, which came on a […]

Brian Ortega Hoping For A Big Win

Brian Ortega (14-1) returns to the Octagon after a near two-year layoff. Coming off of his first career loss, how will Ortega respond? Thus far in his UFC career, Ortega has landed 4.07 significant strikes per minute. The problem may come from his absorption rate, which sits at 7.36 significant strikes absorbed per minute. T-City […]

Katlyn Chookagian Welcomes Tough Test In Flyweight Division

Katlyn Chookagian (14-3) is welcoming an extremely tough newcomer to the division in Jessica Andrade in Saturday's co-main event. Chookagian uses her strikes to keep opponents away and usually goes the distance, winning 11 of her 14 bouts by decision. It will be vital to keep Andrade at bay, because if her opponent can keep […]