Charles Oliveira Extends Submission Record

The champion reigned supreme in UFC 269's main event with Charles Oliveira earning a third-round submission victory over Dustin Poirier on Saturday. In 11:02 of total action, Oliveira actually out-struck the dangerous striker by landing 73 significant strikes (98 total strikes), but he failed on all six of his takedown tries. The third time was […]

Amanda Nunes Suffers Shocking Defeat

In one of the biggest upsets in women's mixed martial arts history on Saturday, Amanda Nunes dropped the bantamweight title to the big underdog Julianna Pena via second-round, rear-naked choke. In 8:26 of total action, Nunes landed 46 significant strikes, well under the 79 landed by Pena. The end came 3:26 into the second round […]

Julianna Pena Shocks The World Saturday

As we mentioned before this fight, Julianna Pena's best shot at victory would be to catch Amanda Nunes in a submission, and that is what happened in the co-main event of UFC 269 on Saturday night. Just 3:26 into the second round, Pena locked in the rear-naked choke to shock the world and become the […]

Santiago Ponzinibbio Suffers Decision Loss On Main Card

For the first time in his professional career, Santiago Ponzinibbio has lost two of three contests, with the latest coming on a split-decision loss to Geoff Neal at UFC 269 on Saturday. The loss was the only decision on the main card of Saturday's action. In 15 minutes of action, Ponzinibbio actually out-struck Neal by […]

Geoff Neal Takes Lone Decision On The Main Card

Avoiding a three-fight losing streak did not come easy for Geoff Neal on Saturday, but he was able to take the lone decision on the UFC 269 main card by defeating Santiago Ponzinibbio via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28). The stats were very similar in this contest between two evenly matched opponents, with Neal landing […]

Cody Garbrandt Suffers Fifth Loss In Six Contests

Now 12-5 in his MMA career, Cody Garbrandt has suffered all five of his losses in his last six contests. Alarmingly, three of the last four losses for Garbrandt have been first-round knockouts, including the knockout loss to Kai Kara-France at UFC 269 on Saturday. It's sad to say, but Garbrandt may have a lot […]

Kai Kara-France Dominates In First-Round Knockout

Kai Kara-France faced the biggest name of his career at UFC 269 and delivered with a first-round knockout victory over former champion Cody Garbrandt on Saturday. Kara-France scored his last knockout win in 2017 before earning first-round knockouts in his last two bouts. In 3:21 of action, Kara-France landed 23 significant strikes while stuffing Garbrandt's […]

Raulian Paiva Has Winning Streak Broken

Entering his UFC 269 main-card opener on a three-fight winning streak, Raulian Paiva was unable to make it out of the first round against Sean O'Malley on Saturday, suffering a first-round TKO loss. Through nearly five minutes of action, Paiva was only able to land 11 significant strikes compared to the 39 of O'Malley. A […]

Sean O'Malley Wins Third Straight By Knockout

With another first-round knockout to his name, Sean O'Malley tallied up a first-round finish of Raulian Paiva with 18 seconds left in the round on Saturday. Through 4:42 of action, O'Malley collected 39 significant strikes (40 total strikes) and stuffed both of Paiva's takedown attempts. After his loss to Vera, O'Malley has now won his […]

Charles Oliveira Defends Title Against Former Champion

Charles Oliveira (31-8) is on the best run of his career and is coming off of a second-round TKO win against Michael Chandler for the vacant UFC lightweight title. Since his 2017 loss to Paul Felder, Oliveira has won nine straight bouts, with eight of the nine wins coming by finish. Throughout his experienced career, […]

Dustin Poirier Can Recapture The UFC Crown

After his defeat to arguably the greatest lightweight of all time, Dustin Poirier (28-6) has dusted the dirt off his shoulders and won three straight fights to find himself in the lightweight title bout to headline UFC 269 on Saturday. With some of the best boxing in all of MMA, Poirier is set to challenge […]

Julianna Pena Earns A Title Shot Saturday

Julianna Pena (10-4) has a chance of a lifetime when she faces the women's MMA GOAT in Amanda Nunes in the co-main event of UFC 269 on Saturday. 2-2 in her last four bouts, Pena is without a doubt the biggest underdog, according to DraftKings, with a salary of $6,500. In her career, four of […]

Amanda Nunes Looks For 13th Straight Win

You will find to find someone in the MMA community who will argue with the fact that Amanda Nunes (21-4) is the greatest women's mixed martial artist of all time. On Saturday, she can continue to cement that legacy with a bantamweight title defense against Julianna Pena in the co-main event of UFC 269. Seventeen […]

Santiago Ponzinibbio Set To Face Another Tough Striker

Few welterweights have had the career of Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4). A veteran of the UFC since 2013, Ponzinibbio has secured five finishes in the Octagon alone. Of his 28 career wins, 23 have come via finish, with 17 of those coming by knockout/TKO. Rebounding after a first-round knockout in January, Ponzinibbio was able to earn […]

Now Is The Time For Geoff Neal To Turn It Around

With back-to-back losses after five straight Octagon wins, Geoff Neal (13-4) is in dire need of a big victory on Saturday to get himself back on a path to the top of the welterweight division. Scoring a big knockout victory on the Contender Series, four of his following five wins came as knockout/TKO victories, including […]

Cody Grabrandt In Need Of A Big Win Saturday

Though he has losses in four of his last five contests, Cody Garbrandt (12-4) is always one strike away from a big knockout, as evidenced in his one victory over a five-fight span. Ten of Garbrandt's 12 career wins have come by knockout/TKO, showing his ability to get a big finish. Facing Kai Kara-France this […]

Kai Kara-France Set To Face Dangerous Striker

With a big first-round knockout in March, Kai Kara-France (22-9) returns to action on Saturday looking for back-to-back victories when he faces off with Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269. Prior to the knockout win, it had been eight victories since Kara-France earned a finish. Throughout his career, Kara-France has scored a knockout/TKO 11 times out […]

Raulian Paiva Has A Chance For A Big Upset At UFC 269

Raulian Paiva (21-3) will enter UFC 269's main-card opener on Saturday with a very big task in front of him while facing the ever-dangerous Sean O'Malley. Since joining the UFC after a split-decision win on the Contender Series, Paiva has gone 3-2 in the Octagon, with his last two appearances being decision victories. DraftKings sees […]

Sean O'Malley Looking For Third Straight Win

With back-to-back wins after his loss in August of 2020, Sean O'Malley (14-1) returns to action on Saturday looking for his third win of 2021 when he faces the experienced Raulian Paiva to open up the main card of UFC 269. Known for his dangerous striking, 11 of O'Malley's 14 career wins have come with […]

Rob Font Unable To Get The Victory Saturday

Riding high into Saturday's main event on a four-fight winning streak, Rob Font was unable to get the win, dropping a unanimous decision to Jose Aldo (45-50, 45-50, 46-49). Font actually out-struck Aldo by landing 149 significant strikes (193 total strikes), compared to Aldo's 86 significant strikes (96 total strikes) in 25 minutes of main-event […]

Jose Aldo Earns Third Straight Victory

Though he actually did not dominate statistically, Jose Aldo dominated on the scorecards to take Saturday night's main event from Rob Font (45-50, 45-50, 46-49) in a decision. Statistically, Aldo tallied 86 significant strikes (96 total strikes) in 25 minutes of action, compared to the 149 significant strikes (193 total strikes) of Font. With the […]

Brad Riddell Suffers Loss In Co-Main-Event Spotlight

Brad Riddell's undefeated mark in the UFC (4-0) and seven-fight winning streak came to an end Saturday at the hands of the dangerous striker Rafael Fiziev via third-round knockout. In 12:20 of action with the dangerous striker, Riddell was able to land 59 significant strikes (62 total strikes) but was only able to land 25% […]

Rafael Fiziev Continues To Dominate With Third-Round Knockout

There is no doubt that Rafael Fiziev has the makings of a future UFC champion. The deadly striker did it again on Saturday night by earning a third-round knockout via wheel kick against a very tough foe in Brad Riddell in the night's co-main event. In 12:20 of action, Fiziev collected 66 significant strikes along […]

Jimmy Crute Has Rough Night In The Cage

It was a tough night at the office for Jimmy Crute on Saturday when he suffered his second knockout/TKO loss in a row, this time in less than one minute at the hands of  Jamahal Hill. In 48 seconds of action, Crute only landed six significant strikes. After winning four of his five contests by […]

Jamahal Hill Earns Big First-Round Knockout

Jamahal Hill ended the night of Jimmy Crute swiftly with a 48-second knockout in the first round of action on Saturday. Hill only tallied four significant strikes, but that's all it took in less than one minute of action. If it wasn't for the arm injury in his last outing, Hill would probably be undefeated […]

Leonardo Santos Drops Second Straight Bout

With back-to-back losses after not being defeated in the previous eight Octagon appearances, Leonardo Santos suffered a second-round submission at the hands of the very seasoned UFC veteran Clay Guida on Saturday. In 6:21 of action, Santos actually out-struck Guida by landing 41 significant strikes compared to Guida's 15. The issue was on the mat, […]

Clay Guida Continues To Impress With Submission Victory

Continuing to amaze, future UFC Hall of Famer Clay Guida earned a second-round submission 1:21 into the second round on Saturday. He went 2-for-7 on his takedown tries, but the resilient attack of his ground game allowed Guida to keep Leonardo Santos off-balance enough to get the victory. In 6:21 of action, Guida tallied only […]

Brendan Allen Suffers Tough Defeat Saturday

In a much-needed win for Louisiana native Brendan Allen, a defeat was unfortunately in the cards and he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Chris Curtis on Saturday's main card. In 8:02 of action, Allen tallied 43 significant strikes (44 total strikes) while missing on all three of his takedown tries. Keeping the bout upright […]

Chris Curtis Shines Against A Tough Foe

It was a huge victory for Chris Curtis on Saturday when he earned a second-round TKO victory over a hot prospect in Brendan Allen. In 8:02 of action, Curtis landed 61 significant strikes (64 total strikes) while stuffing all three of Allen's takedown tries. After landing a big right hand and following it up with […]

Rob Font's 20th Career Victory Could Come Saturday

4-0 in the UFC since December of 2018, Rob Font (19-4) finds himself in a main-event role Saturday to take on a future Hall of Famer in Jose Aldo. Font's four-fight winning streak kicked off against the now Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis. With 12 of his 19 career wins coming by the finish, this […]