Ilia Topuria Gets Toughest Test To Date

Ilia Topuria (13-0) is set to headline his first UFC event in just his sixth UFC appearance this Saturday. Topuria is coming off a second-round submission win over Bryce Mitchell back in December in his return to featherweight after knocking out Jai Herbert at lightweight. Topuria enters his first headlining spot as the betting favorite, […]

Josh Emmett Looking To Return To Win Column

Josh Emmett (18-3) is coming off a submission loss to Yair Rodriguez back in October for the interim featherweight title. Emmett will be headlining his third UFC event this Saturday and is 1-1 in main-event spots in the UFC. Although Emmett is 9-3 in the UFC, he's the betting underdog, as DraftKings has him at […]

Austen Lane Making UFC Debut

Austen Lane (12-3) will be making his UFC debut on the main card of Saturday's event against Justin Tafa. Lane earned his way into the UFC with a first-round TKO victory on the Contender Series last September. He had previously fought on the Contender Series in 2018 and suffered a 57-second knockout loss to Greg […]

Justin Tafa Eyes Another Knockout

Justin Tafa (6-3) enters his main-card fight against Austen Lane on Saturday having won back-to-back fights by first-round knockout. Tafa is just 3-3 in the UFC, but all three wins have come by first-round knockout. The Australian is the betting favorite, as DraftKings has him with a salary of $8,800, and in his UFC career […]

Amanda Ribas Looking For Second Straight Win

Amanda Ribas (12-3) returned to the win column back in March with a decision win over Viviane Araujo. The Brazilian will feature in the co-main event on Saturday against Maycee Barber and is looking to improve to 3-1 at flyweight. Ribas has been fighting at both strawweight and flyweight in her UFC career and is […]

Maycee Barber Looking For Upset

Maycee Barber (12-2) is riding a four-fight winning streak and is coming off a split-decision win over Andrea Lee back in March. Once hailed as a future title contender, Barber is the underdog against Amanda Ribas on Saturday, as DraftKings has her with a salary of $7,300. In her last five fights, Barber has gone […]

Gabriel Santos Hunting First UFC Victory

Gabriel Santos (10-1) is hungry to avenge the first loss of his career. That loss came in his UFC debut against Lerone Murphy back in March. Seven of his 10 wins have come by finish, with four of them via submission. Santos is a former LFA featherweight tournament champion prior to joining the UFC. DraftKings […]

David Onama Can Rebound With Big Win Saturday

David Onama (10-2) returns to the UFC Octagon after a dynamic fight with Nate Landwehr. Prior to his defeat to Landwehr, Onama had back-to-back victories. All of Onama's wins have come by knockout/TKO or submission. DraftKings sees Onama as the underdog on Saturday with a salary of $7,000 heading into his matchup against Gabriel Santos. […]

Bruno Silva Can Play Spoiler To Ranked Opponent Saturday

Bruno Silva (23-8) has shown the potential to be a heavy-hitter in the UFC. On Saturday, he will battle Brendan Allen. A dangerous knockout artist, 20 of his 23 wins have come by knockout/TKO. Prior to his defeat to former champion Alex Pereira in his fourth UFC bout, his first three UFC bouts all ended […]

Brendan Allen Looking To Continue Winning Streak

Currently riding a four-fight winning streak, Brendan Allen (21-5) enters the Octagon against Bruno Silva to open up the main card on Saturday. The Louisiana native has also won six of his last seven Octagon fights. A finisher throughout his career, 17 of his 21 wins have come via the finish. DraftKings sees Allen as […]

Jared Cannonier Dominates In Main Event

Jared Cannonier could not have asked for a better performance on Saturday when he took the night's main event by unanimous decision over veteran Marvin Vettori. In 25 minutes of action, Cannonier tallied a record-breaking 241 significant strikes and landed four takedowns. With the victory, Cannonier is 4-1 over his past five Octagon appearances, while […]

Marvin Vettori Dominated In Decision Loss

Marvin Vettori got completely overwhelmed on Saturday when he suffered a unanimous-decision loss against former title challenger Jared Cannonier. Vettori hurt Cannonier with a big punch early in the first round and nearly got him out of there, but Cannonier was able to work through it and get to the second round. After a first […]

Arman Tsarukyan Shines With Third-Round TKO Win

DraftKings' biggest favorite over the weekend, Arman Tsarukyan, cashed in big and earned a third-round TKO finish over Joaquim Silva in Saturday night's co-main event. The fight between Tsarukyan and Silva was fairly dominant in favor of the Armenian-Russian fighter. However, in the second round, Tsarukyan was hit with a brutal hook that dropped him. […]

Joaquim Silva Knocked Out Saturday

Joaquim Silva suffered a third-round TKO loss to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Vegas 75 on Saturday. In the opening round, Tsarukyan took Silva down and held him there for most of the round. After winning a grappling-heavy first round, Tsarukyan decided to keep things on the feet in the second round and almost paid for […]

Nikolas Motta Runs Into A Buzzsaw At UFC Fight Night

Nikolas Motta ran into one of the UFC's hottest stars Saturday when he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Manuel Torres. In 1:50 of total action, Motta only landed seven significant strikes while absorbing 13 significant strikes. One of those shots absorbed was a big left elbow that ended his night. Motta did have a […]

Manuel Torres Continues To Impress With Another Knockout

In less than two minutes of action (1:50), Manuel Torres earned his second straight UFC victory with yet another first-round knockout on Saturday. Torres landed 13 significant strikes in the timeframe while only absorbing seven strikes from Nikolas Motta. Torres remains one of the hottest rising stars on the UFC horizon, and fantasy managers should […]

Muslim Salikhov Has Lost Two Of Last Three Fights

Muslim Salikhov went the distance with Nicolas Dalby on Saturday's main card but was unable to earn a victory and was on the losing end of a unanimous decision. In 15 minutes action, Salikhov was out-struck by landing 57 significant strikes compared to that of the 87 of Dalby. A factor contributing to the loss […]

Nicolas Dalby Earns Third Straight Victory Saturday

It was the dominant performance needed for Nicolas Dalby when he earned a unanimous-decision victory over Muslim Salikhov on Saturday's main-card opening bout. In 15 minutes of action, Dalby tallied 86 significant strikes compared to the 57 of Salikhov. A key to Dalby's victory was his 6:36 of control time. The victory moves Dalby to […]

Manuel Torres Looking For Statement Victory Saturday

One of the hottest lightweight prospects in the UFC, Manuel Torres (13-2) will face off against Nikolas Motta on Saturday's main card of action. Torres will look to earn his 13th finish in 14 victories, with his last four victories all coming via first-round finish. DraftKings sees Torres as the big favorite with a salary […]

Nikolas Motta Looking For Back-To-Back Victories

Riding in on the wave of his first UFC win, Nikolas Motta (13-4) will face off against Manuel Torres on Saturday's main card of action. Motta brings a dangerous knockout presence to the Octagon, earning knockout victories in nine of his 13 wins. After a debut loss to the UFC's all-time win leader Jim Miller, […]

Jared Cannonier Finds Himself In Main-Event Spotlight Saturday

UFC middleweight Jared Cannonier (16-6) has a big test in front of him when he faces Marvin Vettori in Saturday's main-event showdown. Cannonier won a split decision over Sean Strickland this past December to get back in the win column after falling short against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 276. DraftKings sees Cannonier as […]

Marvin Vettori Hoping To Make Statement In Saturday's Main Event

In the main event on Saturday, top-five middleweight contenders Marvin Vettori (19-6-1) and Jared Cannonier will look to work their way back to a shot at redemption against reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, having both fallen short against "The Last Stylebender" in recent years. Since losing to Adesanya, Vettori has won two of three […]

Joaquim Silva Set For Co-Main-Event Matchup

Joaquim Silva (12-3) takes on Arman Tsarukyan in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 47 at the Apex on Saturday. Tsarukyan was originally slated to face Renato Moicano. Moicano had to pull out of the fight due to injury. This is a massive opportunity for Silva, who accepted this fight on short notice. DraftKings […]

Arman Tsarukyan Can Move Up Lightweight Ladder

Rising lightweight prospect Arman Tsarukyan (19-3) will look to score his 20th career win on Saturday night as he goes head to head with unranked Brazilian fighter Joaquim Silva in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 47 at the Apex. Tsarukyan expected that snapping Damir Ismagulov’s winning streak in his past fight would lead […]

Nicolas Dalby Facing Tough Task For Third Straight Win

Hoping to earn his third straight victory, Nicolas Dalby (21-4-1) will open up Saturday's main card of action against a tough opponent in Muslim Salikhov. A control-pace fighter, 11 of his 21 career wins have come by decision. Though nearly half of his victories have come via finish, Dalby hasn't earned a knockout win since […]

Muslim Salikhov Set For Important Welterweight Matchup

Muslim Salikhov (19-3) will look to build off of his previous third-round knockout win when he opens up the main card of Saturday's event against Nicolas Dalby. With three of his six UFC wins coming via finish, Salikhov has made a career of earning finishes, with 15 of his 19  career wins having come by […]

Irene Aldana Falls Short In UFC 289 Main Event

It was not the performance Irene Aldana was hoping for on Saturday, suffering a unanimous-decision loss to Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 289. Aldana appeared to be hesitant during the fight, only tallying 41 significant strikes compared to that of Nunes' 142 significant strikes. Aldana did have one bright moment where a […]

Amanda Nunes Retires As The Women's GOAT After UFC 289 Win

It was yet another dominant performance for the women's MMA GOAT, Amanda Nunes, as she defended her bantamweight championship against Irene Aldana on Saturday. In 25 minutes of action, Nunes tallied 142 significant strikes compared to that of Aldana's 41. Nunes kept the pressure on for 25 minutes, constantly beating Aldana to the punch. Nunes […]

Charles Oliveira Impresses In Co-Main Event

Charles Oliveira put on an impressive performance on Saturday against Beneil Dariush by finishing him via TKO in the first round. In 4:10 of action, Oliveira had 26 significant strikes, 14 more than Dariush. Oliveira was hoping to rebound after being submitted by Islam Makhachev back in October of last year. Oliveira landed a head […]

Beneil Dariush's Winning Streak Comes To An End

Beneil Dariush saw his eight-fight winning streak come to an abrupt end on Saturday when he suffered a first-round TKO loss to former champion Charles Oliveira in their lightweight bout at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Before the fight, Dariush insisted that he was promised an opportunity to challenge for the lightweight championship with a win […]