Bryan Barberena Delivers Big Performance On Saturday

Earning back-to-back wins for the first time since 2016, Bryan Barberena defeated Matt Brown by split decision in Brown's home state of Ohio on the main card of Saturday's Columbus card. Barberena was very successful in the striking department, landing 111 significant strikes (186 total strikes) in 15 minutes of action. In the fire-fight everyone […]

Askar Askarov Takes First Career Loss On Columbus Card

The professional undefeated streak of Askar Askarov came to an end Saturday when he suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Kai Kara-France on the Columbus card. In 15 minutes of action, Askarov tallied only 27 significant strikes compared to the 51 of Kara-France. The wrestling game was not working for Askarov, either, as he whiffed on […]

Kai Kara-France Enters Title Picture With Decision Win

Putting himself deep into the flyweight title picture, Kai Kara-France took Askar Askarov the distance and walked out with a unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) on Saturday. Through 15 minutes of their bout, Kara-France tallied 51 significant strikes (64 total strikes) and missed his lone takedown try on the night. On the defensive end, Kara-France […]

Max Griffin Takes Close Split-Decision Loss In Columbus

Previously on a three-fight winning streak and hoping to make it four in a row, Max Griffin fell just short on Saturday by dropping a split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) to Neil Magny on the main card of the Columbus event. In 15 minutes of action, Griffin tallied 67 significant strikes (75 total strikes) and […]

Neil Magny Becomes UFC's All-Time Decisions Leader

Now the UFC's all-time leader in decision wins (13), Neil Magny took a very close split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) over Max Griffin in their main-card battle on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Magny collected 54 significant strikes (104 total strikes) but was only able to land one of his nine takedown tries on […]

Viacheslav Borshchev Unable To Continue Winning Streak

It was not meant to be for Viacheslav Borshchev, who was looking to win his third straight fight in the UFC. In Saturday's main-card opener against Marc Diakiese, Borschev suffered a unanimous-decision loss (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). It was all about the takedowns in this one, with Borshchev being taken down on 11 of Diakiese's 18 […]

Marc Diakiese Impresses With Dominant Decision Win

Looking to be reinvigorated and ready for a run, Marc Diakiese opened up the main card on Saturday with a strong unanimous-decision win over a very tough opponent in Viacheslav Borshchev. In 15 minutes of action, Diakiese tallied 17 significant strikes (40 total strikes), but he really scored with his 11 takedowns and 12:24 of […]

Chris Daukaus Can Rebound Nicely With A Main-Event Victory

After coming off of his first UFC loss, Chris Daukaus (12-4) will look to rebound on a big stage in Saturday night's main event against a top contender in Curtis Blaydes. A big-time striker and finisher in the cage, 11 of his 12 wins have come by the finish, with 10 of those via knockout/TKO. […]

Curtis Blaydes Set For Main-Event Showing In Columbus

With only one loss since a defeat in 2018, Curtis Blaydes (15-3) will no doubt look to execute his wrestling and takedown game in Saturday's main event against Chris Daukaus in Columbus, Ohio. Though Blaydes can score takedown after takedown, he can also finish the bout to earn knockout points with nine of his 15 […]

Alexa Grasso Can Get Her Third Straight Win Saturday

With a chance to earn her third straight victory in Saturday night's co-main event, Alexa Grasso (13-3) will take on the struggling Joanne Wood in Columbus. A grinding-style finisher like her opponent, nine of her 13 career wins have come by decision, while the other four have come by knockout/TKO. After a rough 2-2 start […]

Joanne Wood Needs A Win In Saturday's Co-Main Event

Suffering losses in her last two contests and in three of her last four bouts, Joanne Wood (15-7) will hope to rebound in a big spotlight contest as she is set for the co-main-event spot with Alexa Grasso on Saturday. A grinding-style finisher, 10 of Wood's 15 career victories have come by decision. DraftKings sees […]

Bryan Barberena Hoping For Back-To-Back Wins

Hoping he can finally string together some success in the UFC, Bryan Barberena (16-8) will battle UFC veteran Matt Brown on Saturday in Brown's home state of Ohio. A win for Barberena would give him his first back-to-back wins in the UFC since 2016. A dangerous striker, 10 of his 16 career wins have come […]

Matt Brown Hoping For A Big Victory In His Home State

Still as dangerous a striker as anyone, Matt Brown (23-18) will look to capitalize off of the momentum built from his second-round knockout win in June of last year when he takes on Bryan Barberena on Saturday in Columbus. Fighting in his home state of Ohio, he will look to earn his 15th UFC finish, […]

Kai Kara-France Can Continue His Recent Run

Kai Kara-France (23-9) has displayed his ability to earn a finish in the UFC with his last two victories coming by first-round knockout. His last outing was a victory over former champion Cody Garbrandt in December of last year. Finally displaying that finishing power at the highest level, 12 of his 24 career wins have […]

Askar Askarov Looking For Fourth Straight Octagon Win

With his only blemish being a draw with former champion Brandon Moreno, Russian ground specialist Askar Askarov (14-0-1) will take to Saturday's main card when he battles Kai Kara-France. Since that Octagon debut draw, Askarov has won three in a row, with all three coming by decision. Though his UFC wins have come by decision, […]

Ilir Latifi Can Go 2-1 In The Heavyweight Division

After a lengthy run in the UFC's light-heavyweight division, Ilir Latifi (15-8) made the jump up to heavyweight and has since gone 1-1 after the move up. Literally a balanced finisher, Latifi has five wins each by knockout/TKO, submission and decision. February of 2018 was the last time we have seen Latifi earn a finish, […]

Aleksei Oleinik Set For 77th Professional MMA Bout Saturday

Very few mixed martial artists have the professional experience of heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik (59-16-1), who has been a veteran of the UFC since 2014. Set for his 77th professional bout, an astounding 46 of those 59 career wins have come by submission. On the flip side, Oleinik is on a three-fight losing streak. DraftKings sees […]

Viacheslav Borschev Can Earn Fifth Straight Win

After an impressive second-round knockout in October of last year on the Contender Series, Viacheslav Borshchev (6-1) put on a show in his Octagon debut, earning a first-round knockout via a liver shot in January. Now on a four-fight winning streak spanning the UFC and Titan FC, the Team AlphaMale Russian striker is the big […]

Marc Diakiese Hoping To Turn Things Around

Looking to avoid a three-fight losing streak, dangerous British striker Marc Diakiese (14-5) will take to Saturday night's main card to battle Viacheslav Borschlev. Seven of his 14 career wins have come by the finish, showing that Diakiese has the ability to end a contest or take it the distance and still come out victorious. […]

Alexander Volkov Has Rough Night In London

It was not the bout Alexander Volkov needed to get back on track, as he suffered a first-round submission loss to Tom Aspinall in London on Saturday night's main event. In 3:45 of action, Volkov only landed 13 significant strikes but absorbed 35 total strikes. In a battle of two heavy hitters, it came down […]

Tom Aspinall Locks In Submission For Big Main-Event Victory

Known for his devastating power, Tom Aspinall gave the home nation something different on Saturday by earning a first-round submission in the night's main event. In a battle of two strikers, we normally see one of them prevail by a different tactic, and that's exactly how Aspinall pulled off the victory against Alexander Volkov. In […]

Dan Hooker's Struggles Continue With First-Round Loss

The struggles continued for the Hangman as Dan Hooker suffered a first-round TKO loss to Arnold Allen on Saturday in London. Hooker has lost four of his last five bouts, with three coming by a finish. Overall, the drop to featherweight might serve him some good, but Allen is a top-five talent and should eventually […]

Arnold Allen Earns First-Round Finish Saturday In London

The punches came in bunches for rising star Arnold Allen, who earned a first-round finish over Dan Hooker, at just 2:33 into the contest on Saturday. Allen racked up 49 significant strikes (nearly 25 per minute) in Saturday's contest. With the win, Allen moves to 18-1 in his career and a perfect 9-0 in the […]

Paddy Pimblett Puts On A Show

Less than one round is all it took England's Paddy Pimblett to score a first-round submission victory over Kazula Vargas at London's UFC event on Saturday. Though he only tallied three significant strikes, Pimblett was able to score a takedown and work his way to a rear-naked-choke victory. The former Cage Warriors champion is now […]

Takashi Sato Takes Decision Loss In London

Takashi Sato was greatly out-struck by Gunnar Nelson in 15 minutes of action Saturday night in London, and Sato now has lost three of his last four fights. Sato landed 16 total strikes compared to Nelson's 140. He also spent over 8:00 in the control of Nelson, keeping Sato from really being able to execute […]

Gunnar Nelson Shines In Return Saturday In London

You wouldn't have been able to tell that it had been 30 months since we last saw Gunnar Nelson in the Octagon based off of his dominant performance Saturday in London against Takashi Sato. In 15 minutes of action, Nelson landed 44 significant strikes and out-landed Sato in overall strikes by landing 124 more (140 […]

Luana Carolina Has Her Night Ended In London

Things could not have gone more wrong for Luana Carolina, who suffered a devastating spinning back elbow, to take a third-round knockout loss at the hands of Molly McCann on Saturday in London. Carolina started to pick it up in the third round while McCann began to run out of steam, but out of nowhere, […]

Molly McCann Earns Devastating Knockout Saturday

In a spectacular finish for the home crowd, Molly McCann landed a perfect spinning back elbow to cleanly knock out Luana Carolina in the third round of their matchup Saturday in London. In 11:52 of action, McCann out-struck Carolina by landing 85 significant strikes (99 total strikes), while landing both of her takedown tries. After […]

Jai Herbert Unable To Score Much-Needed Win Saturday

The first round looked to be in the bag for Jai Herbert, but after eating a big right hand in the second round, the contest was called to a finish on Saturday. In 6:07 of action, Herbert out-struck Ilia Topuria with 22 significant strikes (50 total strikes). With the loss, Herbert has now lost three […]

Ilia Topuria Scores Big Knockout On Saturday

Ilia Topuria walked onto enemy turf and walked out with a huge second-round knockout victory on Saturday. 1:07 into the second round, Topuria landed a big right hand that floored Jai Herbert. In 6:07 of total action, Topuria landed 20 significant strikes (31 total strikes.) With the win, Topuria improves to 12-0, with 11 of […]