Khamzat Chimaev Returns To Action At UFC 267

Without a doubt, Khamzat Chimaev (9-0) was the UFC's hottest rising star prior to COVID-19 issues near the end of 2020, and he will make his return to action on Saturday after a 13-month layoff. Currently 3-0 in the UFC with three finishes, Chimaev will hope for No. 4 when he takes to the cage […]

Volkan Oezdemir Faces An Extremely Tough Test At UFC 267

With losses in three of his last five contests, Volkan Oezdemir (17-5) will look to turn around his fortunes against one of the hottest rising stars in the UFC in Magomed Ankalaev on Saturday. A dangerous striker from the kickboxing world, 12 of his 17 career MMA wins have come by knockout/TKO. If he plans […]

Magomed Ankalaev Looking For His Seventh Straight Win

Since his last-second submission loss to Paul Craig, Russia's Magomed Ankalaev has gone on a six-fight winning streak. Four of those six wins have been finishes, with three coming in the first round. Dominating as he climbs the light-heavyweight ladder, his next test will come in the form of Volkan Oezdemir to open up the […]

Paulo Costa Unable To Get The Victory In Saturday's Main Event

It was not the main-event showing Paulo Costa wanted on Saturday when he dropped a unanimous decision at the light heavyweight weight class to Marvin Vettori, another former middleweight title challenger. Statistically, Costa tallied 163 significant strikes (172 total strikes) and landed his lone takedown try on the night. The only two losses of Costa's […]

Marvin Vettori Takes Decision Against Paulo Costa

Taking a step up to the light heavyweight division, former middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori headlined Saturday's card with Paulo Costa and won the bout by unanimous decision (46-48, 46-48, 46-48). Through 25 minutes of action, Vettori tallied 190 significant strikes (214 total strikes) and earned just one takedown on five tries. We will have […]

Ricky Glenn Ends Co-Main-Event Showing With Draw

The veteran prowess of Ricky Glenn helped him end up with a majority draw on the scorecards on Saturday despite a dominant first round by Grant Dawson. Statistically, Glenn out-struck Dawson by landing 28 significant strikes compared to Dawson's 24 significant strikes. Though Glenn stuffed eight takedowns, he was taken down three times. Now 22-6-2, […]

Grant Dawson Ends Co-Main Event With A Draw

Grant Dawson remains without a loss in the UFC, but Saturday was not the outcome he was hoping for. In the night's co-main-event action, Dawson walked out of the Octagon with a majority draw. Dawson did get the other scorecard, though. Statistically, Dawson was actually out-struck, landing 24 significant strikes (71 total strikes) compared to […]

Joselyne Edwards Goes The Distance But Loses

Since winning her debut, Joselyne Edwards has now lost her last two fights, dropping a unanimous decision to Jessica-Rose Clark on Saturday (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Statistically, Edwards actually out-struck Clark, landing 30 significant strikes (72 total strikes) compared to Clark's 18 significant strikes (54 total strikes). The issue for Edwards was being able to stop […]

Jessica-Rose Clark Takes Decision Win

Now a winner of back-to-back fights, Jessica-Rose Clark defeated Joselyne Edwards on Saturday via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Statistically, Clark was out-struck, only landing 18 significant strikes (54 total strikes) compared to Edwards' 30 significant strikes (72 total strikes.) Clark's advantage came in the takedown game, where she landed five of her 11 tries […]

Seung Woo Choi Unable To Win His Fourth Straight

Seung Woo Choi had his bid for four straight wins snapped on Saturday night when he was submitted in the second round of his contest with Alex Caceres. In 8:31 of action, Choi tallied 33 significant strikes (38 total strikes) but absorbed 46 significant strikes. The loss does not look too bad on Choi's record, […]

Alex Caceres Locks In Submission For Fifth Straight Win

Continuing his impressive run through the featherweight division, Alex Caceres is now on a five-fight winning streak after Saturday night's second-round submission against Seung Woo Choi. In 8:31 of action, Caceres was able to tally 46 significant strikes (54 total strikes) while absorbing 33 significant strikes. The end of the contest saw Caceres lock onto […]

Dwight Grant On The Losing End Saturday Night

Though there were some bright spots in Saturday's contest for Dwight Grant, he was unable to pull out the victory, dropping a decision to Francisco Trinaldo (29-27, 29-27, 27-29). In 15 minutes of action, Grant was able to land 31 significant strikes (41 total strikes) while only being taken down once out of three of […]

Francisco Trinaldo Grinds Out Decision Win

Although he took several big shots and lost a point in the third round for an eye poke, Francisco Trinaldo pulled out a split-decision win on Saturday (29-27, 29-27, 27-29) against Dwight Grant. In 15 minutes of action, Trinaldo landed 36 significant strikes (61 total strikes) and only landed one of his three takedown tries […]

Ike Villanueva Suffers First-Round Knockout

The hard times continued for Ike Villanueva in the UFC, as he now has a record in the Octagon of 1-4 after Saturday's first-round knockout loss. After engaging in an early firefight with Nick Negumereanu, his opponent landed a shot above his ear that sent him to the mat, leading to the end of his […]

Nick Negumereanu Earns Big Knockout To Open Main Card

Nick Negumereanu was able to show that his pre-UFC power could translate to the big stage on Saturday by earning a first-round knockout in the main-card opener. After engaging in a firefight with Ike Villanueva, Negumereanu landed a shot behind the ear of his opponent that sent him to the mat, leading to the end […]

Marvin Vettori Returns To Main-Event Slot Saturday

Just like his opponent, Marvin Vettori (17-4-1) enters Saturday's main-event contest after coming off of a loss to the current middleweight champion. A solid finisher on the mat, 11 of Vettori's 17 career wins have come by submission. If he is able to get Paulo Costa to the mat, this matchup could easily come to […]

Paulo Costa Returns To Action In Saturday's Main Event

It has been over a year since we have seen Paulo Costa (13-1) in the Octagon, but he is ready to make his return, and it will come under the main-event spotlight as he takes on Marvin Vettori in a catchweight battle on Saturday. Taking a loss to the middleweight champion, Costa faces another former […]

Ricky Glenn Hoping He Can Get A Surprise Win

4-2 in his last six outings, veteran Ricky Glenn (22-6-1) takes to the Octagon on Saturday for a co-main-event contest with the streaking Grant Dawson. The majority of his wins have come by the finish, and Glenn has tallied 16 of his 22 career wins by finish, with 11 coming by knockout/TKO. In fact, Glenn […]

Grant Dawson Poised For Big Co-Main-Event Showing

It's been perfection for Grant Dawson (17-1) ever since his Contender Series victory in 2017, as he's currently 5-0 inside the Octagon. Not only has Dawson won five straight in the Octagon, but three have come by finish. Spanning his career, 15 of Dawson's 17 career wins have come by a finish, with 11 of […]

Joselyne Edwards Ready To Rebound

Looking to rebound from her first UFC loss, Joselyne Edwards (10-3) returns to action on Saturday to face Jessica-Rose Clark on the main card. After a 28-second knockout victory in her debut, Edwards went on to win a decision in her next bout and suffered a decision loss in her last outing in February. A […]

Jessica-Rose Clark Hoping For Big Victory

A winner of three of her last five Octagon visits, Jessica-Rose Clark (10-6) will look to build off of her third-round TKO victory in September of last year when she does battle this Saturday. With just a little over a year since her last UFC appearance, Clark will look for the victory in back-to-back fights […]

Seung Woo Choi Trying To Keep His Streak Going

On a three-fight winning streak and not suffering a loss since 2019, Seung Woo Choi (10-3) steps into the Octagon on Saturday to face Alex Caceres, who is also on a winning streak of his own. Able to finish the fight in a multitude of ways, six of Choi's 10 wins have come by knockout/TKO, […]

Alex Caceres Looking For Fifth Straight Win Saturday Night

Alex Caceres (18-12) returns to action for the second time in 2021 this Saturday and is looking to win his fifth straight bout inside the Octagon. Silently rising up the ranks, Caceres has been a member of the UFC since 2010 and is putting that experience to use, with three of his four wins coming […]

Francisco Trinaldo Hoping To Get Back On Track

Brazilian veteran Francisco Trinaldo (26-8) takes to the main card of Saturday's UFC event to face Dwight Grant. Looking to rebound after having his three-fight winning streak snapped in his last outing, Trinaldo can do so with his finishing ability. Fifteen of his 26 career wins have come by finish, with 10 coming from knockouts/TKO. […]

Dwight Grant Hoping To Score A Big Knockout

3-2 inside the UFC since his Contender Series victory, AKA product Dwight Grant (11-3) looks to build off of his April split-decision win when he takes to the main card of Saturday's event. A heavy handed striker, seven of his 11 career wins have come by knockout/TKO, including a first-round knockout in his UFC debut. […]

Ike Villanueva Hoping To Turn His Fortunes Around

It's been a rough road in the UFC for Ike Villanueva (18-12), who is currently 1-3 inside the Octagon and is now looking to rebound from a second-round TKO back in June. Facing some big names throughout his career, 15 of Villanueva's 18 career victories have come by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Hurricane as the huge […]

Nick Negumereanu Set To Showcase Knockout Power

Rebounding from a debut loss in the Octagon, Nick Negumereanu (10-1) scored his first UFC win back in June with a split decision. Proving to be a dangerous finisher, all nine of his previous victories came by finish, with six of those coming by knockout/TKO. The level of competition in the UFC will increase, and […]

Aspen Ladd Unable To Earn The Victory In Her Return

It was a rough return to the Octagon for Aspen Ladd on Saturday after a near two-year absence from action, as she took a decision loss in her main-event showdown with Norma Dumont. Statistically, Ladd only compiled 33 significant strikes (86 total strikes) in 25 minutes of action. Hopefully for Ladd, it was a case […]

Norma Dumont Does Enough To Take Decision

In what many considered a lackluster main event, Norma Dumont got the job done to win her third straight Octagon bout on Saturday. Taking the main event from the returning Aspen Ladd, Dumont scored 46-49, 46-49 and 47-48 in 25 minutes of main-event action. In the 25 minutes of action, Dumont tallied only 65 significant […]

Carlos Felipe Goes The Distance But Doesn't Win

As expected, Carlos Felipe went the distance with Andrei Arlovski on Saturday night, but he came out on the losing side of a unanimous decision. Statistically, Felipe kept it close by landing 73 significant strikes compared to Arlovski's 83 significant strikes. With his three-fight winning streak snapped, look for Felipe to continue to grind out […]