Dustin Jacoby Impressing In Second Stint With UFC

Dustin Jacoby (14-5) returns to the Octagon on Saturday after a decision victory earlier this year in February. With a wealth of GLORY kickboxing experience under his belt, nine of Jacoby's 14 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. Jacoby's first stint in the UFC came in 2011 before returning to the UFC in October of […]

Ion Cutelaba Hoping To Turn His Luck Around

Known as the Hulk for good reason, Ion Cutelaba (15-6) enters the Octagon on Saturday looking to get back on track after back-to-back knockout/TKO losses to the same opponent. A member of the UFC since 2016, three of his four UFC wins have come in the first round, with a total of 12 of his […]

Giga Chikadze Can Earn Sixth Straight UFC Win

Running through the UFC thus far in his career, Giga Chikadze (12-2) has won all five of his Octagon showings so far and is coming off of a first-round TKO victory in November of last year. Prior to that knockout victory, all four of his UFC wins have come by either split decision or a […]

Cub Swanson Looking For Third Straight Victory

One of the most seasoned veterans under the UFC/WEC banner, featherweight Cub Swanson (27-11) enters Saturday's co-main event coming off of back-to-back victories after losing four previous bouts. Sixteen of Swanson's 27 career wins have come by a finish, with 11 of those by knockout/TKO. It looks like the 37-year-old may have resurrected his career […]

Jiri Prochazka With A Chance To Shine In Main Event

Jiri Prochazka (27-3-1) looked great in his UFC debut, earning a second-round knockout over Volkan Oezdemir in July of last year. Throughout his career, Prochazka has been known for his dangerous striking, earning knockouts/TKOs on 24 of his 27 career wins. The former RIZIN FC champion has earned a main-event spot in only his second […]

Dominick Reyes Hoping To Get Back Into The Title Picture

Hoping to avoid a three-fight losing streak, Dominick Reyes (12-2) is trying to turn it around in 2021 and make another run at the light heavyweight crown on Saturday. His losses have come to the division's current champion, Jan Blachowicz, and arguably one of the greatest fighters of all time in Jon Jones. Reyes averages […]

Cody Stamann Hoping To Make A Run To The Top

Hoping to rebound from his most recent loss, Cody Stamann (19-3-1) is set to face a very tough opponent Saturday in Merab Dvalishvili. Stamann's UFC career started out strong, as he won his first three fights. His next bout was a submission loss to current champion Aljamain Sterling. Since that loss, Stamann hasn't lost his […]

Merab Dvalishvili Looking For Sixth Straight UFC Win

Riding a five-fight winning streak heading into Saturday's bout with Cody Stamann, Merab Dvalishvili (12-4) went 3-0 in the Octagon last year and will enter the UFC cage for the first time in 2021. Known for grinding his opponents out and pushing his own pace, Dvalishvili has won nine of his 12 victories by decision. […]

Luana Carolina Looks To Turn Fortunes Around

Luana Carolina (6-2) is looking to rebound from her first UFC loss in her lone bout of last year. Prior to the loss, Carolina scored a unanimous-decision victory after a victory to earn her UFC contract through the Contender Series. Her inactivity over her career could become an issue fighting in the world's top mixed […]

Poliana Botelho Opens Up Main Card Saturday

Coming off of a loss in her lone bout of last year, Poliana Botelho (8-3) opens up Saturday's UFC card in a battle with Luana Carolina. Currently, Botelho is 3-2 in the Octagon, but she does have a 33-second knockout in the UFC. Botelho has shown she has the striking ability to end a contest, […]

Jorge Masvidal Falls Short In Second Title Match

Falling short in back-to-back title attempts, Jorge Masvidal (35-15) had a quick end to his night on Saturday, taking a huge right hand from defending champion Kamaru Usman in the second round. Through 8:58 of action, Masvidal actually out-struck Usman, landing 31 significant strikes (56 total strikes), but he was taken down on both of […]

Kamaru Usman Continues His Dominance With Another Victory

Continuing his reign of dominance over the UFC's welterweight division, Kamaru Usman (19-1) walked out of the Octagon with a perfect UFC record of 14-0 after his most recent fight on Saturday. Through 8:58 of action, Usman landed 21 significant strikes (32 total strikes) and also landed both of his takedown attempts. Though Usman landed […]

Weili Zhang Suffers First UFC Loss

Having not tasted defeat since her professional debut, strawweight champion Weili Zhang (21-2) lost to Rose Namajunas in Saturday's co-main event via first-round knockout. The bout only lasted 78 seconds, leading to Zhang only tallying five significant strikes. Don't look for the now-former champion to be down and out, though. She is a very skilled […]

Rose Namajunas Becomes Two-Time Champion

Seventy eight seconds is all it took for Rose Namajunas (10-4) to earn her second championship in the women's strawweight division on Saturday. Five significant strikes, including a big head kick, is all it took to dethrone Weili Zhang. Namajunas has scored victories over the biggest names to ever come through the strawweight division. It's […]

Jessica Andrade Unable To Earn The Gold

Jessica Andrade (21-9) learned on Saturday that it wasn't so easy to drop weight and try to defeat the flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko. Andrade made it out of the first round but suffered a second-round TKO loss. Through 8:19 of action, Andrade landed 10 significant strikes (47 total strikes) but was taken down on all […]

Valentina Shevchenko Continues Dominance

Opening up Saturday night's trio of championship bouts and continuing her run of dominance, Valentina Shevchenko (21-3) defeated challenger Jessica Andrade via second-round TKO. Through 8:19 of action, Shevchenko tallied 32 significant strikes (90 total strikes) along with going a dominant 7-for-7 on takedowns. Shevchenko has shown her dominance at the flyweight level and could […]

Chris Weidman Sustains Gruesome Injury

Suffering one of the most gruesome injuries a fighter can sustain, Chris Weidman (15-6) had an unfortunate ending to his Saturday night. Just 17 seconds into the contest, Weidman threw the first strike (a leg kick), which was checked by Uriah Hall, leading to Weidman sustaining a nasty leg break. The break was very similar […]

Uriah Hall Takes First-Round Victory In Wild Turn Of Events

Uriah Hall (18-9) won his battle with former champion Chris Weidman on Saturday without attempting a strike, landing a takedown or attempting a submission. Just 17 seconds into the round, Hall checked a leg kick from Weidman, leading to a gruesome leg break for Weidman. From a fantasy perspective, there is nothing you can take […]

Jimmy Crute Has Night Stopped By The Doctor Early

Unfortunately, Jimmy Crute (12-2) sustained an injury to his ankle on Saturday night, leading to the doctor stopping the bout at the conclusion of Round 1. Through one complete round of action, Crute landed 18 significant strikes (34 total strikes) and landed all three of his takedown attempts. Prior to the loss, Crute had won […]

Anthony Smith Starts Off Saturday With TKO Victory

On a main card where every single bout was stopped by a finish on Saturday, Anthony Smith (35-16) displayed solid striking before earning the TKO stoppage. Smith landed a kick that injured Jimmy Crute. At the end of the round, the doctor was forced to stop the bout due to injury. The sixth-ranked Smith pulled […]

Jorge Masvidal Hoping His Second Shot Will Provide UFC Gold

Hoping the second time is a charm with a full fight camp this time around, Jorge Masvidal (35-14) will look to become the UFC's welterweight king on Saturday. Making his 50th professional mixed martial arts appearance, Masvidal was on quite the run prior to losing the first bout with Usman in July of last year. […]

Kamaru Usman Set for Fourth Title Defense

Nearing 800 days as the UFC's welterweight champion and with three successful title defenses under his belt, Kamaru Usman (18-1) returns to the main-event spotlight as he battles Jorge Masvidal in Saturday night's main event. Landing 4.66 significant strikes per minute, Usman also has an amazing takedown defense with a 100% stoppage rate. DraftKings sees […]

Weili Zhang Set For Next Test In Title Defense

Dominating the UFC since her signing, China's first UFC champion Weili Zhang (21-1) will defend her title against a former champion in Rose Namajunas on Saturday. It will be just over 13 months since Zhang's last matchup, when she took a split decision of Joanna Jedrzejczyk in March of last year. DraftKings sees Magnum as […]

Jessica Andrade Has Her Eyes Set On Flyweight Gold

After a successful flyweight debut, Jessica Andrade (21-8) has earned herself a title shot against the division's greatest in Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday. After back-to-back losses to the two women competing in the night's co-main event strawweight title fight, Andrade earned a first-round knockout in her flyweight debut back in October of last year. A […]

Valentina Shevchenko Set For Fifth Title Defense

The first champion up in the trio of championship fights scheduled for UFC 261 on Saturday, Valentina Shevchenko (20-3) is set to make her fifth women's flyweight title defense against new contender Jessica Andrade. Shevchenko is in the GOAT discussion alongside Amanda Nunes when considering the best women's mixed martial arts fighter of all time. […]

Uriah Hall Has A Chance To Notch His Fourth Win In A Row

With the first scheduled bout canceled in February, Uriah Hall (16-9) will get his chance to showcase his dynamic striking against the All-American wrestler in Chris Weidman at UFC 261 this Saturday. Coming off of a fourth-round TKO stoppage against one of the sports all-time greatest fighters in Anderson Silva in October of last year, […]

Chris Weidman Looking To Pull Out A Big Win

With only two wins since the middle of 2015, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (15-5) returns to the Octagon on Saturday looking to keep the momentum gained from his unanimous-decision victory in August of last year over Omari Akhmedov. The All-American wrestler has finished 10 of his 15 career wins, with six of those […]

Jimmy Crute Looking To Continue His Impressive Run

On an amazing run since joining the UFC after a Contender Series win in July of 2018, Jimmy Crute (12-1) is 4-1 inside the Octagon, with all of his victories coming by finish (three in the first round). Nine of his 12 career wins have come by finish, with five by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees the […]

Anthony Smith Ready To Make Another Title Push

Ready to make his 51st professional MMA appearance, former title contender Anthony Smith (34-16) is set to open up the main card of UFC 261 on Saturday against Jimmy Crute. After dropping his first two bouts of last year, Smith rebounded to score a first-round submission victory over Devin Clark in November. The 32-year-old enters […]

Kelvin Gastelum Unable To Turn Things Around

It has been a tough go of it lately for the former TUF winner Kelvin Gastelum (17-7), who has now lost three of his last four bouts. Gastelum was dominated in the striking department on Saturday, only landing 62 significant strikes (70 total strikes) compared to Robert Whittaker's 150 significant strikes. The 29-year-old Gastelum is […]