L'udovit Klein Hoping To Get Back On Track With A Big Win

Looking to remain unbeaten after emerging victorious in his last four outings, L'udovit Klein (19-4-1) will hope to have a dominant showing against Ignacio Bahamondes after a majority draw back in March. Klein is a dangerous finisher as well, with 16 of his 19 wins coming via the finish -- eight via knockout/TKO and eight […]

Ignacio Bahamondes Looking For Fourth Straight Win

A Contender Series alumni, Ignacio Bahamondes (14-4) will look for his fourth straight victory when he faces L'udovit Klein on Saturday. A very dangerous striker, nine of his 14 wins have come by knockout/TKO, including his first Octagon win. Since dropping his debut, Bahamondes has earned two finishes and a strong decision win in his […]

Tony Ferguson's Downfall Continues At UFC 291

Tony Ferguson continued his disappointing decent in the lightweight division after suffering a submission loss with just seconds to go on Saturday. The loss gives Ferguson his sixth straight, making him winless since June of 2019. Despite the late finish, Ferguson was down on all scorecards due to the dominant all-around performance of Bobby Green. […]

Bobby Green Earns Impressive Finish At UFC 291

With only six seconds left in the bout, Bobby Green was able to secure an arm triangle to make the former champion, Tony Ferguson, tap out on Saturday. In 14:54 of action, Green dominated the numbers by landing 137 significant strikes compared to the 54 of Ferguson. Not only did Green dominate in the standup […]

Michael Chiesa Loses Third Straight Bout At UFC 291

Michael Chiesa walked out of the Octagon with his third straight loss after Saturday's matchup with Kevin Holland at UFC 291. In less than three minutes, Holland locked in a D'Arce choke on the submission ace. In 2:39 of action, Chiesa was only able to land four significant strikes and missed on all five of […]

Kevin Holland Finishes UFC 291 With D'Arce Choke

Kevin Holland looks to have finally gotten back on track, defeating Michael Chiesa with a D'Arce choke in the first round of action on Saturday. Facing an opponent known for his submission-finishing ability, Holland flipped the script and took it to the ground fighter. In 2:39 of action, Holland landed just nine significant strikes. His […]

Dustin Poirier Unsuccessful In Bid To Capture BMF Title

Former interim champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje clashed at UFC 291 inside the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday Poirier and Gaethje first met inside the Octagon back in 2018, with Poirier winning that fight via fourth-round TKO. Unfortunately for Poirier, things didn't go his way this time. Poirier performed well […]

Justin Gaethje Becomes The New BMF Champion

Justin Gaethje knocked Dustin Poirier out cold with a stunning head kick on Saturday, winning their rematch at UFC 291 and claiming the BMF title. Emerging victorious in their first encounter was Poirier via TKO. Five years after suffering a TKO loss to Poirier, Gaethje looked like a completely different fighter, getting the better of […]

Jan Blachowicz Drops Split Decision In Co-Main Event

In a closely contested light-heavyweight showdown on Saturday, Jan Blachowicz was on the wrong side of a split-decision announcement after his fight with Alex Pereira. The fight saw Blachowicz go to his grappling early, controlling Pereira for the majority of the first round, as well as threatening him with submissions. That action was reflected in […]

Alex Pereira Earns A Close Victory In Saturday's Co-Main Event

Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira scored a split-decision win over Jan Blachowicz in his light-heavyweight debut in the UFC 291 co-main event on Saturday. Pereira survived a scare with Blachowicz being stuck on his back following a takedown early in the fight, but he was able to get back on his feet in the […]

Marcos Rogerio de Lima Suffers TKO Loss At UFC 291

Marcos Rogerio de Lima had his two-fight winning streak snapped on Saturday when he suffered a 33-second TKO loss to Derrick Lewis. The Brazilian got caught by a flying knee just seconds into the fight that dropped him. Lewis then landed ground-and-pound shots before the referee stopped the scrap. The loss drops de Lima to […]

Derrick Lewis Gets Another Early Knockout

Derrick Lewis snapped his three-fight losing streak at UFC 291 on Saturday with a 33-second knockout win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima. Lewis started the fight off with a flying knee that dropped de Lima. After landing some ground-and-pound shots, the referee stopped the fight to give Lewis his 18th UFC knockout victory, which is […]

Justin Gaethje Looking For Big Finish At UFC 291

After suffering a fourth-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in their initial encounter in the 2018 Fight of the Year, Justin Gaethje (24-4) will get his shot at revenge in Saturday's main event of UFC 291. In his last bout, Gaethje had an epic back-and-forth fight against Rafael Fiziev, which saw Gaethje come out on […]

Dustin Poirier Set For BMF Title Showdown At UFC 291

For just the second time in UFC history, the symbolic BMF title is on the line to add another dimension to an already high-stakes bout between former interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje on Saturday. Poirier (29-7) has bragging rights after beating Gaethje by TKO in their first meeting in the 2018 Fight […]

Alex Pereira Makes His Light-Heavyweight Debut

Alex Pereira is set to make his light-heavyweight debut against Jan Błachowicz when the two fighters meet in the co-main event of UFC 291 in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday. Pereira suffered his first UFC loss via second-round knockout in April, his first middleweight title defense against long-time rival Israel Adesanya. Known to be […]

Jan Blachowicz Welcomes Alex Pereira To Light-Heavyweight Division

Former light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1) is set to face former middleweight champion Alex Pereira in the co-main event of UFC 291 on Saturday. Blachowicz had an opportunity to reclaim the belt when he and Magomed Ankalaev fought for the vacant title at UFC 282. Unfortunately, the fight ended in a split draw. DraftKings sees […]

Michel Pereira Gets Toughest Test To Date

Michel Pereira (28-11) is riding a five-fight winning streak and now gets the toughest test of his career when he faces Stephen Thompson at UFC 291 on Saturday. Pereira is coming off a split-decision win over Santiago Ponzinibbio back in May of 2022. After losing back-to-back fights to Tristan Connelly and Diego Sanchez, Pereira has […]

Stephen Thompson In Fan-Friendly Matchup

Stephen Thompson (17-6-1) has been asking to fight strikers since he lost back-to-back bouts to Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns, and he has gotten his wish. Last time out, Thompson scored a stoppage win over Kevin Holland back in December and will now return at UFC 291 on Saturday against Michel Pereira. Thompson enters the […]

Tony Ferguson In Dire Need Of Victory At UFC 291

Hoping to avoid a six-fight losing streak, Tony Ferguson (25-8) enters the Octagon at UFC 291 on Saturday to face fellow veteran Bobby Green. The dominant winner of TUF 11 in 2011, Ferguson was at one point on a 12-fight winning streak before his recent losing skid. Ferguson enters Saturday as the night's biggest underdog […]

Bobby Green Faces Former Champion At UFC 291

In a matchup of two aging veterans looking to get back on track, Bobby Green (29-14-1) will face former champion Tony Ferguson. A veteran of the UFC since 2013, Green has faced many of the best to ever come through the UFC's lightweight division. On Saturday, he faces one more in Ferguson. DraftKings sees Green […]

Michael Chiesa Hoping To Get On Track At UFC 291

Michael Chiesa (16-6) needs a big win to get on track, and UFC 291 on Saturday offers that opportunity. Chiesa will enter the Octagon with another dangerous veteran in Kevin Holland. Long regarded as a top-tier fighter in the UFC, Chiesa needs a win here to avoid a three-fight losing streak. DraftKings sees Chiesa as […]

Kevin Holland Seeking 12th UFC Win Saturday

Long considered a top fighter in the UFC's welterweight division, Kevin Holland (24-9) will return to action at UFC 291 on Saturday to face fellow veteran Michael Chiesa. After dropping back-to-back bouts, Holland turned it around in his last outing with a third-round knockout over Santiago Ponzinibbio in April. Always looking for a finish, 20 […]

Jai Herbert Takes Close Loss On Home Turf

In a close unanimous-decision loss, Jai Herbert could not get his third UFC win, losing to Fares Ziam. Herbert was on the lower end of the strike count, landing 49 significant strikes compared to the 61 from Ziam. He also missed all six of his takedown tries. The former Cage Warriors champion must come out […]

Fares Ziam Wins Close Nail-Biter

Fares Ziam earned the unanimous decision win (28-29, 28-29, 27-30) over Jai Herbert in a back-and-forth nail-biter at UFC Fight Night. Landing the bigger shots, Ziam had 61 significant strikes compared to the 49 from Herbert. The win moves Ziam to 4-2 in the UFC and gives him back-to-back wins. The lightweight division is always […]

Josh Culibao Drops Decision Matchup

After a close first and second round, Josh Culibao fell off the boat in the third round, dropping a unanimous decision to Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night. A liver kick in the third round dropped Culibao and prevented him from having a chance of making a comeback. Statistically, he was also outdone, only landing […]

Lerone Murphy Earns Win In Front Of Home Crowd

Lerone Murphy utilized the energy of his home crowd to earn the unanimous decision over Josh Culibao on Saturday. After two close rounds of action, Murphy delivered a liver kick, dropping Culibao. Following up on the damage caused, Murphy never allowed Culibao a chance to get back into the fight. In the 15 minutes, Murphy […]

Molly McCann Suffers First-Round Submission Loss

The losses are starting to roll in for Molly McCann after her three-fight winning streak. McCann suffered a first-round armbar loss to Julija Stoliarenko at UFC Fight Night 224 on Saturday. "Meatball" has now lost back-to-back bouts via first-round submission. McCann tried to impose her will on her feet in the early going, but Stoliarenko […]

Julija Stoliarenko Gets Back On Track With Submission Win

Julija Stoliarenko's move to flyweight proved to be a great decision after her impressive win on Saturday. She scored an armbar victory against Molly McCann in the second round. Stoliarenko made a statement with her stellar performance against McCann at UFC London. She managed to take McCann down and isolate her arm, finishing her via […]

Andre Fili Falls Short In Duel With Nathaniel Wood

Not happy with the judges' decision, Andre Fili suffered a very close unanimous-decision loss on Saturday to Nathaniel Wood. In 15 minutes of action, Fili tallied 58 significant strikes compared to that of Wood's 84. Both fighters were stunned and nearly finished during the fight. In a back-and-forth first round, Fili managed to hurt Wood […]

Nathaniel Wood Edges Out Andre Fili At UFC Fight Night 224

In a closely contested featherweight main-card bout on Saturday, Nathaniel Wood came out on top of the judges' scorecards, earning a unanimous-decision win over Andre Fili. In 15 minutes of action, Wood landed a takedown and 84 significant strikes, compared to Fili, who landed 58 significant strikes. Wood overcame two knockdowns to win a hard-fought […]