Brian Kelleher Unable To Start His Year Off With A Win

A big cut early in the fight on Saturday and Ricky Simon's solid ground game were just too much for Brian Kelleher (22-12) to overcome. Kelleher ended up on the mat too many times, being taken down six out of nine times. In the striking department, Kelleher did land a beautiful front kick, but he […]

Maki Pitolo Drops Bout Against Julian Marquez

Maki Pitolo (13-8) looked to have the upper hand on Julian Marquez in their UFC 258 main-card opener on Saturday. Marquez had been out of action for nearly three years, and Pitolo was taking full advantage of that. Through the 14:43 minutes of action, Pitolo landed 32 significant strikes (70 total strikes) and five of […]

Julian Marquez Scores The Win At UFC 258

Middleweight Julian Marquez (7-2) defeated Maki Pitolo (13-7) during the opening bout of UFC 258. Both men exchanges blows and went back and forth throughout the contest in an attempt to gain the edge. However, it was Marquez, who was making his first octagon appearance in nearly two years, scoring the submission win toward the […]

Polyana Viana Scores A Win At UFC Prelims

Strawweight Polyana Viana defeated Mallory Martin on Saturday night during the UFC 258 Prelims. The bout didn't make it out of the first round, as the Brazilian secured a takedown and put away her opponent with an armbar in short fashion. After dropping three-straight, the 28-year-old has now won her previous two bouts, with both […]

Chris Gutierrez Takes Home A Win On Saturday

In a catchweight bout, Chris Gutierrez (16-3-2) defeated Andre Ewell (17-6) during the UFC 258 Prelims on Saturday night. El Guapo had a dominant third round to help secure his first victory since beating Vince Morales in May of 2020. The 29-year-old didn't do much on the mat but had an impressive showing in the […]

Gabe Green Wins At UFC 258 Early Prelims

Welterweight Gabe Green (9-3) defeated Philip Rowe (7-2) on Saturday night during the UFC 258 Early Prelims. Gifted earned the favor of the judges, gaining the win via unanimous decision by landing 34 of his 73 significant strike attempts while also securing both of his takedowns. Green picked up his first UFC victory after dropping […]

Gilbert Burns Has A Chance To Shock The World

Gilbert Burns (19-3) will enter the UFC cage with a chance to score one of the biggest title upsets in quite some time on Saturday. Burns has won his last six bouts in a row, including a unanimous-decision victory in his last outing at UFC Fight Night against former champion Tyron Woodley in May of […]

Kamaru Usman Making Title Defense Against Former Teammate

Kamaru Usman (17-1) will enter the Octagon on Saturday for his third defense of the UFC welterweight champion he won by defeating then-champion Tyron Woodley back at UFC 235 in March of 2019. Since defeating Hayder Hassan to clinch the TUF 21 season for his team at the time, Usman has gone 11-0 in the […]

Alexa Grasso Has A Huge Opportunity

Alexa Grasso (12-3) will face the returning Maycee Barber on Saturday, and she has a huge opportunity to climb up the flyweight ranks. Winning her only bout in 2020 by unanimous decision against Ji Yeon Kim, she is currently 4-3 since joining the UFC after her run in Invicta FC. Grasso is listed as the […]

Maycee Barber Restarts Her March For Title Shot

Maycee Barber (8-1) will make her long-awaited return to the Octagon after a severe injury in her bout with Roxanne Modafferi, which has kept her out of action since January of last year. With her goal set on becoming the UFC's youngest champion, the quest restarts with her co-main-event bout with Alexa Grasso on Saturday. […]

Ian Heinisch Looking To Get Back Into Middleweight Picture

Ian Heinisch (14-3) scored a knockout victory in his only bout last season, knocking out Gerald Meerschaert in the first round of their June battle. Rebounding from back-to-back losses, Heinisch hopefully turned the corner and is back on track to get into title contentions at some point in 2021. DraftKings has the Hurricane as the […]

Kelvin Gastelum Seeks To Avoid Fourth Loss In A Row

Kelvin Gastelum (16-6) enters the Octagon at UFC 258 in absolute dire need of a victory on Saturday. Currently, Gastelum is on a three-fight losing streak and is without a victory since May of 2018. Gastelum has an array of finishes covering his 16 career wins. He has six knockouts/TKOs, seven submissions and eight decision […]

Jim Miller Battles Another Veteran In Bobby Green

A member of the UFC since 2008, Jim Miller (32-15) will enter the Octagon on Saturday looking to get 2021 off on the right foot after going 1-2 in 2020. Throughout his career, Miller has tallied 18 submissions out of his 32 victories. DraftKings has the veteran as the underdog against Bobby "King" Green with […]

Bobby Green Looking To Continue His Resurgence

Bobby Green (27-11-1) saw a revitalization in his career last year, earning a 3-1 record in 2020. A veteran of the UFC since 2013, Green has secured 17 of his 27 wins by knockout/TKO or submission. In 2020, all three of his victories came by unanimous decision. DraftKings has King listed as the favorite headed […]

Maki Pitolo In Need Of Victory To Open Main Card

Maki Pitolo (13-7) has struggled since his Contender Series victory in July of 2019, going 1-3 inside the Octagon. When he is able to get the victory, it is typically by finish, with 10 of those 13 victories coming by finish. Last competing in August of last year, Pitolo is in need of a victory […]

Julian Marquez Makes Return After Long Absence

Returning to the Octagon after nearly three years away, Julian Marquez (7-2) will make his return after rehabbing from several surgeries on his lat muscle in his middle back. His last taste of action came in July of 2018 when he suffered a split-decision loss to Alessio Di Chirico. Throughout his professional career, every time […]

Jimmie Rivera-Pedro Munhoz Bout Scratched From UFC 258

The bantamweight bout between Jimmie Rivera and Pedro Munhoz has been scratched from UFC 258 due to COVID-19 concerns. It will be rescheduled for a later date. Both fighters are listed inside the top-10 in the 135-pound weight class, ranking No. 8 and No. 9, respectively. Munhoz has struggled as of late inside the octagon, […]

Alistair Overeem Tastes Defeat On Saturday

Alistair Overeem (47-19) suffered a crucial defeat at the hands of fellow top-10 fighter in Alexander Volkov on Saturday in what Overeem said was his last push for a world championship. In 7:06 of action, Overeem collected only 10 significant strikes before being defeated by a second-round TKO stoppage. With so much tread worn off […]

Alexander Volkov Showcases Skills In Main Event

Coming into Saturday night's main event as a huge favorite, Alexander Volkov (33-8) delivered, earning a second-round TKO over veteran Alistair Overeem. In 7:06 of action, Volkov tallied 54 significant strikes, including the huge left hand that dropped Overeem in the second round. Edging out Overeem in the first frame of action, Volkov continued to […]

Frankie Edgar Suffers Devastating Knockout

Frankie Edgar (24-9-1) may have suffered his biggest loss to date in Saturday's co-main event, taking a vicious flying knee less than 30 seconds into the first round, which led to a clean knockout. It's fair to wonder how many more times we will see Edgar inside the Octagon as he approaches 40 years of […]

Cory Sandhagen Earns Win With Potential Knockout Of The Year

Cory Sandhagen (14-2) may have earned a spot in this year's knockout-of-the-year nominations with a show-stopping flying knee against one of the sport's greatest of all time in Frankie Edgar on Saturday. Rushing in, Sandhagen caught Edgar with a flying knee that immediately knocked Edgar out before he hit the mat. Sandhagen may have just […]

Michael Johnson Unable To Get The Win Saturday

Though he was in the whole contest in a closely contested battle, Michael Johnson (19-16) was unable to secure the win over fellow veteran Clay Guida on Saturday, dropping a unanimous decision. With the loss, Johnson has now lost four fights in a row and seven of his last nine outings. Don't let the record […]

Clay Guida Impresses With Unanimous-Decision Victory

In a battle of two seasoned veterans, Clay Guida (36-20) earned an impressive unanimous decision over fellow UFC veteran Michael Johnson on Saturday. Working his striking game to take the first round, the Carpenter was able to utilize his well-known ground game to take the second and third rounds. During the 15 minutes of action, […]

Manel Kape's Long-Awaited Debut Ends In Loss

The long-time RIZIN FF veteran, Manel Kape (15-5) ran into stiff competition in his UFC debut on Saturday, dropping a unanimous decision to the fifth-ranked UFC flyweight in Alexandre Pantoja. In his long-awaited debut, Kape landed 49 significant strikes (51 total strikes.) Though he did not walk out of the Octagon with the win, he […]

Alexandre Pantoja Shows Why He's One Of The Best

Alexandre Pantoja (23-5) showed why he is the UFC's fifth-ranked flyweight on Saturday night, earning a very impressive unanimous decision over a highly touted debuting star in Manel Kape. Being the busier and more aggressive striker, Pantoja landed 74 significant strikes (77 total strikes) in the 15 minutes of action. Though he was taken down […]

Diego Ferreira Drops Split Decision In Close Contest

With only three losses in his lengthy professional MMA career, Diego Ferreira (17-3) has now lost two of those bouts to the surging Beneil Dariush. It was a closely contested battle on Saturday, though, as Ferreira only lost via split decision. Through the 15 minutes of action, Ferreira was able to tally 54 significant strikes […]

Beneil Dariush Continues His Run In Lightweight Division

Continuing his hot streak with his sixth win in a row, Beneil Dariush (20-4-1) earned a tough split-decision win over a very strong Diego Ferreira on Saturday. Through 15 minutes of action, Dariush landed 62 significant strikes (74 total strikes) along with landing five of his 15 attempted takedowns. The 31-year-old Iranian striker has looked […]

Mike Rodriguez Suffers Brutal Loss Saturday

Mike Rodriguez (11-6) suffered his third loss in four appearances on Saturday, dropping his bout with Danilo Marques in the form of a second-round submission. Through 9:52 of action, Rodriguez was only able to land 16 significant strikes (34 total strikes) while being taken down four times. Rodriguez spent most of the time in the […]

Danilo Marques Dominates Main-Card Opener

Danilo Marques (11-2) put on a dominant performance to open up the main card of Saturday's UFC Vegas 18 card. Dominating with his ground game, he scored four takedowns in 9:52 of action. Marques also held a total control time of 7:39 seconds. He also out-struck Mike Rodriguez, landing 29 significant strikes (55 total strikes.) […]

Alexander Volkov In Need Of A Big Main-Event Win

Alexander Volkov (32-8) will make his 41st professional MMA appearance in Saturday's main event against another very seasoned veteran in Alistair Overeem. Volkov is 2-2 in his last four fights and is in dire need of a big win if he wants to get to the top of the heavyweight picture. Both of these men […]