Kron Gracie Has Lackluster Return At UFC 288

It was not the return Kron Gracie would have hoped for after an extensive layoff. Tallying just 32 significant strikes in the contest, he was on the losing end of a unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) on Saturday. Starting off by being out-struck by his opponent Charles Jourdain, Gracie was unable to ever get the […]

Henry Cejudo Has Chance To Recapture Gold

Saturday night in the headliner of UFC 288, the bantamweight championship is on the line. Two-time division champion Henry Cejudo (16-2) returns to the octagon to challenge Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title at UFC 288. Cejudo retired and vacated the title after beating Dominick Cruz three years ago, but he's aiming to regain the […]

Gilbert Burns Set For Another Co-Main-Event Showdown

This weekend, top-ranked welterweight contenders Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad will throw down in the co-main event of UFC 288 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday. Both men have been vocally campaigning for a title shot for quite some time, and their willingness to step up on very short notice and […]

Yan Xiaonan Set For UFC 288 Showdown

Yan Xiaonan (16-3) takes on former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade in Saturday's featured main-card bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Xiaonan stopped a two-fight losing streak with a majority decision win over Mackenzie Dern in the main event of a UFC APEX card this past October. Xiaonan is 7-2 in the UFC […]

Diego Lopes Set For Dangerous Task At UFC 288

Another bout was changed at UFC 288 on Saturday due to injury, leading to Brazil's Diego Lopes making his UFC debut against Movsar Evloev. Bryce Mitchell was set to face Evloev on the main card of UFC 288 in a featherweight bout. UFC President Dana White announced on social media that Mitchell has hurt his […]

Charles Jourdain In Dire Need Of Victory Saturday

Charles Jourdain (13-6-1) may need a victory more than anyone else on Saturday's card when he faces off against Kron Gracie. "Air" Jourdain, one of Canada's leading talents, is looking to bounce back following the first back-to-back losses in his career. The Quebec native holds notable wins over Lando Vannata, Andre Ewell, and Doo Ho […]

Aljamain Sterling Set For Title Defense To Headline UFC 288

The third title defense for bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (22-3) will come against a future Hall of Famer in the returning Henry Cejudo at UFC 288 on Saturday. Looking for his ninth straight win, Sterling has a very impressive 14-3 record in the UFC. DraftKings sees the champion as a draw with the challenger, as […]

Belal Muhammad With Huge Opportunity Saturday

Always one to put on a show for the fans, Belal Muhammad (22-3) will face off with former title challenger Gilbert Burns in the co-main event of UFC 288 on Saturday. Muhammad enters Saturday's contest riding a nine-fight unbeaten streak. With a record of 13-3 (one no-contest) in the UFC, a victory over Burns could […]

Jessica Andrade Set For UFC 288 Showdown

Though she's coming off of a loss, Jessica Andrade (24-10) is set to face off against Yan Xiaonan on the main card of UFC 288 on Saturday night. Prior to the loss, Andrade was on a three-fight winning streak. The Brazilian has proven to be a dangerous striker, with nine of her 24 career wins […]

Movsar Evloev Set For Big Night At UFC 288

Looking to go 7-0 in the UFC, Movsar Evloev (16-0) will face off against Diego Lopes on Saturday's main card of action at UFC 288. Lopes is serving as a late replacement for Bryce Mitchell in this fight. Able to earn a victory in a multitude of ways, seven of his 16 career wins have […]

Kron Gracie Makes Return After Near 31-Month Layoff

As the name would imply, Kron Gracie (5-1) has proven to be extremely dangerous on the mat in the world of mixed martial arts. With all five of his MMA wins coming by submission, Gracie's lone defeat came in his last contest in October of 2019, when he was defeated by decision against Cub Swanson. […]

Ricky Simon's Winning Streak Comes To An End

An impressive five-fight winning streak for Ricky Simon came to an end at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday after he suffered a fifth-round TKO loss to Song Yadong. Yadong was certainly the better fighter on Saturday night. However, his performance was not without controversy. Yadong pressed forward in Round 2 and dropped Simon after a […]

Michal Oleksiejczuk Suffers Submission Loss

Though he had some strong moments with his striking, Michal Oleksiejczuk was unable to do enough in the contest against Caio Borralho on Saturday, suffering a second-round submission loss. In the second round, Borralho got a takedown early, took Oleksiejczuk's back, and sunk in a rear-naked choke for the win. In 7:49 of action, Oleksiejczuk […]

Rodolfo Vieira Gets Back In Win Column

Former ADCC champion turned UFC middleweight Rodolfo Vieira earned the favor of crowds at UFC Vegas 72 this weekend with a stunning arm-triangle submission victory over Cody Brundage on Saturday. In Round 1, Brundage sent Vieira to the canvas with a huge right before landing blistering ground strikes, but Vieira responded by taking Brundage's back […]

Fernando Padilla Shines With First-Round TKO Win

After two years tied up on the sidelines due to visa issues, Mexican featherweight Fernando Padilla finally got to make his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday and was paired up with Julian Erosa. Padilla looked on point from the opening bell, landing a slick combination that dropped Erosa. Erosa popped back up […]

Marcos Rogerio De Lima Defeats Waldo Cortes-Acosta

In Saturday's heavyweight bout, Marcos Rogerio de Lima earned his second win in a row with a unanimous decision against Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Brazil's de Lima was 3-1 across his last four fights, including stoppages of notable heavyweights Ben Rothwell and Andrei Arlovski. Cortes-Acosta had yet to taste defeat in the UFC, or in his career […]

Trey Waters Victorious In UFC Debut

Trey Waters put together a solid showing to earn a unanimous victory over Josh Quinlan in Saturday's main-card opener. Waters was stepping up on short notice at UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday, replacing Ange Loosa. In 15 minutes of action, Waters tallied 104 significant strikes, 54 significant strikes more than Quinlan. Waters was patient and […]

Song Yadong Takes Main-Event Showdown With Fifth-Round TKO

En route to a dominant decision win, Song Yadong earned a fifth-round TKO by finishing Ricky Simon in Saturday night's main event. In 21:10 of action, Yadong tallied 105 significant strikes, 45 more than Simon. He was also able to stuff seven of Simon's nine takedown tries on the night. Proving to be the quicker, […]

Caio Borralho Shines With Co-Main-Event Finishing Victory

Caio Borralho improved to 4-0 in the UFC after Saturday's co-main-event submission victory over Michal Oleksiejczuk. In 7:49 of total action, Borralho tallied 34 significant strikes and landed three of his six takedown tries. After failing early at the takedown game, Borralho stood and traded blows successfully with the Polish striker. In the second round, […]

Cody Brundage Takes Submission Loss

As we discussed earlier in the preview for Cody Brundage, the BJJ game of his opponent proved to be too much. That was the case on Saturday, with Brundage suffering a first-round submission defeat to Rodolfo Vieira. In 6:28 of total action, Brundage was actually able to land 20 significant strikes while absorbing 10. Brundage […]

Julian Erosa Now With Back-To-Back TKO Losses

Unfortunately, the losses are starting to roll in for Julian Erosa after his three-fight winning streak. Erosa has now lost back-to-back bouts via first-round knockout/TKO. On Saturday, he suffered one of those at the hands of Fernando Padilla. In 1:41 of total action, Erosa tallied 15 significant strikes. After trading in the pocket, Padilla landed […]

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Takes First UFC Defeat

The experience of his opponent proved too much for Waldo Cortes-Acosta, as he took a unanimous-decision loss to Marcos Rogerio de Lima on Saturday's main card of action. In 15 minutes of action, Cortes-Acosta tallied more significant strikes with 82 compared to that of de Lima's 59. The big difference in this one came with […]

Josh Quinlan Suffers First Career Loss

Though his opponent took this fight on late notice, Josh Quinlan was unable to remain undefeated, suffering a unanimous-decision loss on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Quinlan tallied just 50 significant strikes compared to that of Trey Waters' 104. Quinlan gave up nearly five inches in height and was just unable to counter that […]

Ricky Simon Seeking Sixth Straight Win Saturday

When two rising stars in the UFC's bantamweight division collide, you know there's going to be fireworks. Ricky Simon (13-1) will look to extend his winning streak in the UFC when he enters Saturday's main event to face Song Yadong. Simon keeps a frenetic pace in all of his fights, and he will have to […]

Michal Oleksiejczuk Returns To Action In Co-Main Event

Michal Oleksiejczuk (18-5) is set to square off against Caio Borralho in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 72 on Saturday, April 29, at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight is scheduled for three rounds in the middleweight division. Oleksiejczuk has beaten four of his last five opponents, stopping three of them and going […]

Rodolfo Vieira Looks To Get Back In Win Column

Rodolfo Vieira (8-2) and Cody Brundage are scheduled for three rounds in the middleweight division as a featured undercard attraction on this weekend's UFC Fight Night card from The APEX in Las Vegas. These two men were supposed to meet in November last year, and thankfully they have been rebooked, as this is an intriguing […]

Fernando Padilla Set For A Very Tough Test

More than two years after he was signed to the UFC, Fernando Padilla will finally get the chance to make his debut on Saturday when he meets Julian Erosa at UFC Vegas 72. Padilla and Erosa have the fans' interest for different reasons. Erosa is a gritty veteran who always seems to be in thrilling […]

Marcos Rogerio De Lima Looking For A Victory On Saturday

The heavyweight clash between Marcos Rogerio de Lima and Waldo Cortes-Acosta is set to commence on April 29, as the two titans look to force their way into the UFC rankings. Lima is in the best form of his UFC career, having won three of his last four outings, earning finishes against veterans Ben Rothwell […]

Trey Waters Set To Make UFC Debut Saturday Night

The fight between Trey Waters (7-1) and Josh Quinlan is set to open the UFC Vegas 72 main card on Saturday. Waters is set to replace Ange Loosa, who withdrew from a scheduled bout for unknown reasons. As a professional, six of Waters' seven career victories have come by finish, with three coming via knockout/TKO […]

Song Yadong Can Cement His Place As A Top Bantamweight

Eighth-ranked UFC bantamweight Song Yadong (19-7-1) enters Saturday's main event hoping to rebound from a loss where he sustained a cut, leading to the bout's stoppage. An impressive 8-2-1 since entering the UFC, Yadong has secured five of those wins by finishes. Overall in his professional career, 11 of Song's 19 career wins have come […]