Ian Machado Garry Gets Back On Track With UFC Kansas City Win

Ian Machado Garry got back in the win column when he defeated Carlos Prates via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Machado Garry dominated the first three rounds, and Prates won the fourth and the fifth rounds. In the fifth round, Prates unleashed multiple punches against Garry on the […]

Carlos Prates Suffers His First UFC Loss

Carlos Prates lost a unanimous decision to Ian Machado Garry in the main event of UFC Kansas City. Prates entered this bout with an undefeated UFC record of 4-0. Machado Garry soundly won the first three rounds, before Prates had a late resurgence to try and turn the tables. Prates almost finished Machado Garry in […]

Zhang Mingyang Still Undefeated In The UFC

Zhang Mingyang extended his win streak to 12 when he defeated former title challenger Anthony Smith in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. The turning point of the fight came when Mingyang landed a hard elbow that caused a deep cut on Smith's head. With blood pouring, Smith was fading fast, so […]

Anthony Smith Retires After UFC Kansas City Loss

On Saturday, former title challenger Anthony Smith suffered a first-round TKO loss to Zhang Mingyang in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City. Smith then hung up his gloves inside the Octagon and announced his retirement at 36 years of age after 59 professional fights. It was Smith's third loss in a row and fourth […]

Giga Chikadze Takes Unanimous Decision Loss

Giga Chikadze was not able to get back in the win column as he lost his UFC Kansas City main card bout with David Onama via unanimous decision. Chikadze had his moments in the fight, in the striking exchanges to be exact, but Onama made an adjustment in the second round and started wrestling and […]

Giga Chikadze Takes Unanimous-Decision Loss

Giga Chikadze was not able to get back in the win column as he lost his UFC Kansas City main card bout with David Onama via unanimous decision. Chikadze had his moments in the fight, in the striking exchanges to be exact, but Onama made an adjustment in the second round and started wrestling and […]

David Onama Extends Win Streak At UFC Kansas City

David Onama picked up a unanimous decision victory over Giga Chikadze on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Onama used his wrestling skills to get the better of Chikadze. Chikadze was winning the striking exchanges, but then in the second round, Onama adjusted and started wrestling. In the end, Onama won the […]

Michel Pereira Drops Decision At UFC Kansas City

Michel Pereira suffered a unanimous decision loss to Abus Magomedov on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. From the opening bell, Pereira didn't look like himself. Usually, he's an explosive, fast starter, but this time around, he looked slow and tentative. Magomedov was in control for most of the fight. In 15 […]

Abus Magomedov Extends His Win Streak

Abus Magomedov extended his win streak to three when he defeated Michel Pereira via unanimous decision on Saturday's UFC Kansas City main card. Just a few minutes into the first round, Magomedov had already landed a few heavy shots on the striker, one of which was a left hook which dropped Pereira. Magomedov was in […]

Nicolas Dalby Gets Finished For The First Time

Nicolas Dalby suffered a second-round knockout loss to Randy Brown on Saturday's main card of UFC Kansas City. The turning point of the fight was when Dalby suffered a severe nose break early into the contest. After hurting Dalby in the second round, Brown landed a counter right hand that knocked the Danish fighter out […]

Randy Brown Gets Back In The Win Column

Randy Brown got back in the win column by scoring a second-round knockout win over Nicolas Dalby on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Brown landed some devastating shots in the second round, hurting Dalby. Dalby responded with wild punches, but Brown landed a perfect counter right hand that knocked Dalby out. […]

Ikram Aliskerov Gets First-Round TKO Finish At UFC Kansas City

Ikram Aliskerov scored a first-round TKO win over Andre Muniz on Saturday's UFC Kansas main card opener. Aliskerov was a massive betting favorite in this fight, even though he was coming off a knockout loss to former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker his last time out. With a few seconds left in the first round, Aliskerov […]

Andre Muniz Gets TKO'd At UFC Kansas City

Andre Muniz suffered a first-round TKO loss to Ikram Aliskerov on Saturday's UFC Kansas City main card opener. With less than a minute in the first round, Aliskerov landed a left hook that hurt Muniz. Muniz took a few seconds to react before falling back into the fence. Aliskerov jumped on Muniz, quickly finishing Muniz. […]

MMA DFS DraftKings Value Picks For UFC Kansas City

Say what you will about Ian Garry and Carlos Prates, but wow, do they have gumption and know how to save a show. For a division like welterweight, which has seen a lot of shuffling amongst its rankings, this fight is pivotal for contendership. Sean Brady, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Jack Della Maddalena, Joaquin Buckley, and Michael […]

Carlos Prates Looks To Remain Undefeated In The UFC

On Saturday, Carlos Prates will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Ian Machado Garry in the main event of UFC Kansas City. Prates earned a UFC contract on The Contender Series back in 2023. He is currently on an 11-fight win streak, four of those being in the UFC. The last […]

Ian Machado Garry Set For UFC Kansas City Main Event

Ian Machado Garry will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Carlos Prates in the main event of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Machado Garry was last seen in action back in December at UFC 310, where he lost to Shavkat Rakhmonov via unanimous decision. Prior to that bout, […]

Zhang Mingyang Scheduled For Co-Main Event

Zhang Mingyang will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former title challenger Anthony Smith in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City. Mingyang is coming off a first-round knockout win over Ozzy Diaz back in November at UFC Macau. That was his second win in the promotion, the first one being […]

Anthony Smith Set For His Final UFC Bout

Former title challenger Anthony Smith is scheduled to take on Zhang Mingyang in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Smith announced that he will retire after his fight with Mingyang. He's gone 1-3 in his last four, with his only win in those four fights being a first-round submission over Vitor Petrino. […]

David Onama Set For Featherweight Bout

David Onama is scheduled to face off against Giga Chikadze on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Onama is riding a three-fight winning streak after going 2-2 in his first four UFC bouts. In his last bout, he faced off against UFC debutant Roberto Romero at UFC 309 this past November. Prior […]

Giga Chikadze Looks To Bounce Back

Giga Chikadze is scheduled to face off against David Onama on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Chikadze was last seen in the Octagon at UFC 304, where he dropped a unanimous decision to Arnold Allen. Before his bout with Allen, Chikadze got back in the win column by outstriking Alex Caceres […]

Abus Magomedov Looks For His Third Consecutive Win

Abus Magomedov will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against Michel Pereira on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Magomedov was last seen in action at UFC 308, where he submitted Brunno Ferreira via third-round arm triangle choke. He suffered two losses in 2023 but has now bounced […]

Michel Pereira Returns To Action At UFC Kansas City

Michel Pereira will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Abus Magomedov on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Pereira is coming off a fifth-round TKO loss to Anthony Hernandez in October 2024, a fight where he got dominated. Prior to that, he secured a first-round submission […]

Nicolas Dalby An Underdog At UFC Kansas City

On Saturday, Nicolas Dalby will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Randy Brown on the main card of UFC Kansas City. Dalby is coming off a controversial split decision defeat to Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Saudi Arabia 2024. Many fans felt Dalby's late pressure should have been enough […]

Randy Brown A Favorite At UFC Kansas City

Randy Brown will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Nicolas Dalby on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Brown was last seen in action at UFC 310, where he lost a split decision to Bryan Battle. Before that bout, Brown was on a three-fight winning streak. […]

Andre Muniz Set To Open Up UFC Kansas City Main Card

On Saturday, Andre Muniz will look to win back-to-back bouts when he faces off against Ikram Aliskerov on the UFC Kansas City main card opener. Muniz hasn't fought since December 2023, when he won a split decision over Jun Yong Park to improve to 6-2 in the UFC. He opened his UFC run with five-straight […]

Ikram Aliskerov Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Ikram Aliskerov is scheduled to face off against Andre Muniz in the UFC Kansas City main card opener on Saturday. Aliskerov was last seen in action at UFC Saudi Arabia, where he got knocked out by former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. The 32-year-old Aliskerov was on a seven-fight win streak before his bout with Whittaker. […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Kansas City: Machado Garry vs. Prates

This Saturday, the UFC is set to return to Kansas City for the first time in a little over two years with UFC Kansas City: Machado Garry vs. Prates at the T-Mobile Center. The event will mark the promotion's third visit to Kansas City and first since UFC Kansas City: Holloway vs. Allen in April […]

Tap That: Episode #175: Giga Bytes

Brady Grove hosts the full-card rundown for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", bringing you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get […]

Alexander Volkanovski Reclaims Featherweight Title

On Saturday, Alexander Volkanovski managed to reclaim his featherweight belt by beating Diego Lopes via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 314. Volkanovski became the only fighter in a weight class below welterweight to win a championship after the age of 35. The fight was competitive with each fighter having big moments, but […]