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Petr Yan Snaps Losing Skid At UFC 299
Petr Yan returned to the win column with a hard-fought decision win over Yadong Song at UFC 299. Yan entered the fight on a three-fight losing skid and in the first round, the Russian struggled. Yan was biting on Song's feints and takedowns early in the fight. But, in the second and third rounds, Yan... Read More
Kevin Holland Struggles At UFC 299
Kevin Holland suffered a decision loss to Michael Page at UFC 299 on Saturday. Holland struggled in the first round dealing with Page's unique striking style. However, in the second round, Holland finally got the fight to the ground as he controlled Page for over two minutes. In the third round, however, Holland once again... Read More
Michael Page Wins UFC Debut
Michael Page scored a decision win over Kevin Holland in his UFC debut on Saturday at UFC 299. Page signed with the promotion last year and got a top-15 opponent right away. In the first round, Page had success outstriking Holland. But, in the second round, Holland was able to get Page down and control... Read More
Dustin Poirier Scores Second-Round TKO At UFC 299
Dustin Poirier scored a second-round TKO over Benoit Saint-Denis in the co-main event of UFC 299 on Saturday. Poirier struggled in the first round as he jumped the guillotine but didn't get it as Saint-Denis had over three minutes of control in the first round. In the second round Poirier landed a big uppercut that... Read More
Yadong Song On Two-Fight Winning Streak Entering UFC 299
Yadong Song (21-7-1) is set to open UFC 299 on Saturday against former bantamweight champion Petr Yan. Song is coming off a decision win over Chris Gutierrez back in December and before that, scored a TKO win over Ricky Simon. Song enters the fight as the betting underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary... Read More
Petr Yan Looks To Snap Losing Skid At UFC 299
Petr Yan (16-5) is set to open the UFC 299 main card against Yadong Song on Saturday. Yan is the former UFC bantamweight champion but enters this fight on a three-fight losing skid. The Russian is coming off three straight decision losses to Merab Dvalishvili, Sean O'Malley, and Aljamain Sterling, Despite being on the losing... Read More
Michael Page Makes UFC Debut At UFC 299
Michael Page (21-2) is set to make his highly-anticipated UFC debut on Saturday at UFC 299 against Kevin Holland. Page is a longtime Bellator veteran as he went 17-2 in the promotion and coming off a first-round stoppage win over Goiti Yamauchi. Page is a small underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of... Read More
Kevin Holland Gets Newcomer At UFC 299
Kevin Holland (25-10 and one No Contest) is set to welcome Michael Page to the UFC on the main card if UFC 299. Holland is coming off a split-decision loss to Jack Della Maddalena back in September which snapped his two-fight winning streak. Holland is a slight favorite in this one as DraftKings has him... Read More
Dustin Poirier An Underdog At UFC 299
Dustin Poirier (29-8 and one No Contest) is set to face Benoit Saint-Denis in a five-round fight in the co-main event of UFC 299 on Saturday. Poirier is coming off a KO loss to Justin Gaethje and is 1-2 in his last two fights. Even though Poirier is fighting down in the rankings, he enters... Read More
Umar Nurmagomedov Overcomes Adversity At UFC Vegas 87
Umar Nurmagomedov picked up a dominant decision win over newcomer Bezkat Almakhan at UFC Vegas 87. Nurmagomedov was a sizeable betting favorite, but seconds into the fight, Almakhan landed a punch that dropped the undefeated fighter. Nurmagomedov was able to recover and outwrestled Almakhan for the rest of the fight. The Dagestani fighter finished the... Read More
Muhammad Mokaev Gets Decision Win At UFC Vegas 87
Muhammad Mokaev remained undefeated with a hard-fought decision win over Alex Perez at UFC Vegas 87. Mokaev did well in the first round, as he outstruck Perez 32-to-12 and had over a minute of control. The second and third rounds were more competitive, as Mokaev was outstruck in both of them, but he landed the... Read More
Alex Perez Falls Short In Return
Alex Perez suffered a decision loss to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC Vegas 87, which was his first fight since July of 2022. Perez was outstruck 32-to-12 in the first round and was controlled for over a minute. The second and third rounds were both competitive, as Perez officially outstruck him in both rounds, but Mokaev... Read More
Tyson Pedro Retires After UFC Vegas 87 Loss
Tyson Pedro suffered a decision loss to Vitor Petrino in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday. Pedro outstruck Petrino 11-to-10 in the first round, but after that, the Brazilian took over as he landed the harder shots and had over five minutes of control time in the final two rounds. Pedro fell... Read More
Vitor Petrino Remains Undefeated
Vitor Petrino improved to 11-0 as a pro as he scored a dominant decision over Tyson Pedro in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 87. The first round was very lackluster, as Pedro outstruck Petrino 11-to-10. In the second round, Petrino landed the harder shots and had over a minute of control. The third round... Read More
Umar Nurmagomedov Takes On Newcomer At UFC Vegas 87
Umar Nurmagomedov (16-0) is set to take on UFC newcomer Bekzat Almakhan on the main card of UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday. Nurmagomedov hasn't fought since January of last year when he scored a first-round knockout over Raoni Barcelos. The undefeated Dagestani fighter is a massive favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of... Read More
Muhammad Mokaev Puts Undefeated Record On The Line At UFC Vegas 87
Muhammad Mokaev (10-0 and one No Contest) is set to face former flyweight title challenger Alex Perez on the main card of UFC Vegas 87. Mokaev is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC and coming off a third-round submission win over Tim Elliott back in October. Mokaev enters the fight as a sizeable favorite as... Read More
Alex Perez Finally Ends Layoff At UFC Vegas 87
Alex Perez (24-7) is booked to face Muhammad Mokaev on the main card of UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday. Perez has not fought since July of 2022 when he was quickly submitted by now flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja. That was his first fight since being submitted by Deiveson Figueiredo for the flyweight title. Since losing... Read More
Tyson Pedro Set For 11th UFC Appearance
Tyson Pedro (10-4) is set to face Vitor Petrino in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday. Pedro returned to the win column back in September with a first-round knockout win over Anton Turkalj after dropping a decision to Modestas Bukauskas. Pedro is a sizeable underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary... Read More
Vitor Petrino A Big Favorite At UFC Vegas 87
Vitor Petrino (10-0) is set to face Tyson Pedro in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 87 on Saturday. Petrino is coming off a second-round knockout over Modestas Bukauskas back in November as the Brazilian is a perfect 3-0 in the UFC. He enters the co-main event fight as a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has... Read More
Chris Duncan Gets Submitted Quickly At UFC Mexico City
Chris Duncan suffered a first-round submission loss to Manuel Torres at UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Duncan appeared to get rocked early and he immediately tried to take the Mexican down. However, Torres got ahold of his back and sunk in a rear naked choke as Duncan was forced to tap not even two minutes... Read More
Manuel Torres Remains Undefeated In The UFC
Manuel Torres scored a first-round submission win over Chris Duncan to open the UFC Mexico City main card on Saturday. Torres entered the fight as the betting favorite and he made quick work of his opponent. Torres appeared to rock Duncan early and as the Scottish fighter tried to take him down, the Mexican got... Read More
Yair Rodriguez Gets Finished At UFC Mexico City
Yair Rodriguez suffered a third-round submission loss to Brian Ortega in the co-main event of UFC Mexico City. Rodriguez was coming off a lopsided TKO loss to Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title. Rodriguez dominated the first round outstriking Ortega 50-to-7 and it appeared he was close to finishing the American. However, Rodriguez struggled in... Read More
Brian Ortega Gets Submission Win At UFC Mexico City
Brian Ortega picked up his first win since October of 2020 as he submitted Yair Rodriguez in the third round in the co-main event of UFC Mexico City. Ortega struggled early on as he was outstruck 50-to-7 in the first round, but did start to take over after a rough five minutes. The American outstruck... Read More
Manuel Torres Looking To Remain Undefeated In The UFC
Manuel Torres (14-2) is set to open the UFC Mexico City main card against Chris Duncan on Saturday. Torres gets to fight in his home country as he's currently 2-0 in the UFC with two first-round knockouts. The Mexican enters this matchup as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,300 while... Read More
Chris Duncan Goes Into Enemy Territory At UFC Mexico City
Chris Duncan (11-1) is set to open the UFC Mexico City main card against Mexican Manuel Torres. Duncan is a perfect 2-0 in the UFC and coming off a decision win over Yanal Ashmouz back in July. Entering this fight, Duncan is an underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,900 while in... Read More
Ricky Turcios A Big Underdog At UFC Mexico City
Ricky Turcios (12-3) is set to take on Raul Rosas Jr. on Saturday on the main card of UFC Mexico City. Turcios returned to the win column back in November of 2022 with a split-decision victory over Kevin Natividad, and the TUF winner lost to Aiemann Zahabi before that. Heading into this fight, Turcios is... Read More
Raul Rosas Jr. Set For Fourth UFC Appearance
Raul Rosas Jr. (8-1) is set to take on Ricky Turcios on the main card of UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Rosas Jr. returned to the win column back in September with a first-round TKO win over Terrance Mitchell after dropping a decision to Christian Rodriguez in the fight prior. Rosas Jr. enters this fight... Read More
Brian Ortega Ends Layoff At UFC Mexico City
Brian Ortega (15-3 and one No Contest) is set for his first fight since July of 2022 when he lost to Yair Rodriguez in a fight he injured his shoulder in. Ortega will now be rematching Rodriguez in a five-round co-main event at UFC Mexico City on Saturday. The American enters the fight as the... Read More
Yair Rodriguez A Favorite At UFC Mexico City
Yair Rodriguez (18-4 and one No Contest) is set to rematch Brian Ortega in a five-round co-main event fight at UFC Mexico City on Saturday. Rodriguez scored a first-round stoppage over Ortega back in July 2022, in a fight the American suffered a shoulder injury. Rodriguez enters the rematch as the favorite as DraftKings has... Read More
Anthony Hernandez Gets Submission Win At UFC 298
Anthony Hernandez opened up the UFC 298 main card with a second-round submission over Roman Kopylov. In the first round, Hernandez struggled to get the fight to the ground as he went 1-for-11 on his takedown attempts. Kopylov also landed some good strikes early on as he was dictating the pace. However, in the second... Read More