Geoff Neal Hoping To Improve His Ranking

Geoff Neal (14-4) has had a rough time since 2020, going 1-2 in the Octagon after just recently earning a split decision over Santiago Ponzinibbio in December of last year. Four of Neal's six UFC wins have come by big finishes, showing he has big-stage finishing ability. In fact, 10 of his 14 career wins […]

Vicente Luque In Need Of A Victory On Saturday

Looking to rebound after his four-fight winning streak was snapped, Vicente Luque (21-8-1) will enter Saturday's co-main event as the sixth-ranked welterweight and is looking to solidify his place against a rising star in 13th-ranked Geoff Neal. A very dangerous finisher, 19 of his 21 career wins have come by the finish, with 11 of […]

Mohammed Usman Can Capture TUF 30 Heavyweight Crown

Mohammed Usman (7-2), the brother of UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, has a chance to earn a distinction of his own -- the TUF 30 heavyweight champion -- when he takes to the Octagon on Saturday to face off against Zac Pauga. Both of Usman's TUF 30 exhibition tournament wins have come by decision, with […]

Zac Pauga Has Chance To Win TUF 30 Heavyweight Crown

Headed to the finals of the men's heavyweight TUF tournament, Zac Pauga (5-0) will look to remain undefeated when he faces Mohammed Usman on Saturday. During TUF 30, Pauga earned one victory by decision and one via second-round TKO. With experience in LFA and Cage Warriors, Pauga is an absolute force to be reckoned with. […]

Brogan Walker-Sanchez Has A Chance To Capture TUF Title

Brogan Walker-Sanchez (7-2) will walk into the Octagon on Saturday with a chance to earn the TUF 125-pound women's championship against Juliana Miller. Walker-Sanchez has Invicta FC victories over Miranda Maverick and Emilee King prior to her TUF competition. Throughout her career, six of her seven official wins have come by decision, showing that she […]

Juliana Miller Looking For Women's Flyweight Crown

With the women's flyweight TUF crowning on the line on Saturday, ground specialist Juliana Miller (2-1) will face off against Brogan Walker-Sanchez. With minimal professional mixed martial arts experience, Miller had a terrific showing on TUF by earning a submission victory to earn her spot in the finals. DraftKings sees Killer as the slight favorite […]

Sergey Spivak Looking To Build Off His March Win

A winner in three of his last four bouts, Sergey Spivak (14-3) will look for another big win when he faces the struggling Augusto Sakai on Saturday. A winner in his last contest over Greg Hardy by knockout/TKO, Spivak will look to build from that momentum heading into Saturday's contest. DraftKings sees the Polar Bear […]

Augusto Sakai In Need Of A Huge Win Saturday

Augusto Sakai (15-4-1) is in dire need of a big win and is hoping to snap his current three-fight losing streak when he steps into Saturday's matchup against Sergey Spivak. After a hot start with a second-round knockout victory on the Contender Series in August of 2018, Sakai went on to win four straight fights […]

Priscila Cachoeira Looking To Stay Hot With A Win Saturday

Priscila Cachoeira (11-4) has turned it around in the Octagon after losing her first three appearances, going 3-1 in her last four fights. Two of her three wins have actually come via knockout/TKO stoppages. A dangerous striker like her opponent, six of Cachoeira's 11 wins have come by KO/TKO. DraftKings sees Zombie Girl as the […]

Ariane Lipski Making 2022 Debut Saturday Night

Former KSW champion Ariane Lipski (14-7) is set to open up Saturday's main card of action against Priscila Cachoeira. The last time we saw Lipski in the Octagon, she earned a decision victory in September of last year after dropping back-to-back matchups. A dangerous striker, six of her 14 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. […]

Julianna Pena Unable To Defend Her Crown

Julianna Pena stepped into the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday with an extremely difficult task in front of her in her attempt to defeat the women's mixed-martial arts GOAT in Amanda Nunes for a second time. This time, she was unable to fulfill that dream, losing a unanimous decision (45-50, 43-50, 44-50). In […]

Amanda Nunes Asserts Her Dominance

Amanda Nunes showed the world why she is considered the women's GOAT of mixed martial arts by earning a unanimous-decision win (45-50, 43-50, 44-50) over Julianna Pena on Saturday to reclaim her UFC women's bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 277. In 25 minutes of action, Nunes tallied 85 significant strikes compared to […]

Kai Kara-France Unable To Capitalize On Interim Title Shot

Kai Kara-France was unable to take advantage of an interim title fight at UFC 277 on Saturday, dropping the night's co-main event to Brandon Moreno via third-round TKO stoppage. In 14:34 of action, Kara-France tallied 53 significant strikes (just five less than Moreno) while stuffing all three of Moreno's takedown tries on the night. The […]

Brandon Moreno Wins Interim Title With TKO Victory

Brandon Moreno showed that he was a former flyweight champion by defeating Kai Kara-France in the co-main event of UFC 277 on Saturday for the interim flyweight title via third-round TKO stoppage. In 14:34 of action, Moreno tallied 58 significant strikes (59 total strikes) and whiffed on all three of his takedown tries. The victory […]

Derrick Lewis Takes TKO Loss At UFC 277

Though Derrick Lewis was in a rough situation less than one minute into his UFC 277 matchup on Saturday against Sergei Pavlovich, many people, including Dana White, believed the stoppage victory awarded to Pavlovich was a bit premature with Lewis still in the fight. Regardless, the loss still goes to Lewis, who has now lost […]

Sergei Pavlovich Earns First-Round Stoppage Saturday

Less than one minute was all it took for Sergei Pavlovich to stun the crowd in attendance at UFC 277 on Saturday by defeating Derrick Lewis via first-round TKO stoppage. Many, including UFC president Dana White, questioned the stoppage, stating it seemed to come way too early. Regardless, Pavlovich's 15 significant strikes in 55 seconds […]

Alex Perez Suffers First-Round Loss

Maybe the 20-month Octagon absence for Alex Perez did not do him any favors at UFC 277 on Saturday, when he dropped his main-card showing to Alexandre Pantoja while suffering a first-round submission loss. In 1:31 of action, Perez was able to land 10 significant strikes but spent 1:06 in the control of Pantoja before […]

Alexandre Pantoja Stakes Claim For Title Contention

In the main card's only submission on Saturday, Alexandre Pantoja put an exclamation point on the claim that he should be in the title talks for the UFC's flyweight title by submitting Alex Perez in their first-round matchup at UFC 277. In 1:31 of action, Pantoja landed eight significant strikes but had 1:06 of control […]

Anthony Smith Suffers TKO Loss

Anthony Smith's three-fight winning streak came to an end on Saturday at the hands of fourth-ranked Magomed Ankalaev in the main-card opener of UFC 277. In 8:09 of total action, Smith only landed 18 significant strikes compared to that of Ankalaev's 46. The fifth-ranked Smith really had no answers to the takedown defense and striking […]

Magomed Ankalaev Dominates On Saturday

Moving his winning streak to nine, Magomed Ankalaev earned a huge second-round TKO victory over top-tier light heavyweight Anthony Smith to open up the main card of UFC 277 on Saturday. In 8:09 of total action, Ankalaev tallied 46 significant strikes (64 total strikes) while absorbing only 18 significant strikes. Ranked fourth before his matchup […]

Amanda Nunes Seeking Revenge On Saturday

Considered by many to be the women's GOAT in the world of mixed martial arts, Amanda Nunes will return to action in the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday in an attempt to recapture her bantamweight title after a shocking loss to Julianna Pena at UFC 269 in December of last year. Prior to […]

Julianna Pena Hoping To Shock The World Again

Julianna Pena (11-4) will defend her UFC women's bantamweight title on Saturday in the main event at UFC 277 against the woman she defeated for the crown, Amanda Nunes, in what many may consider one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. In their first matchup, Pena scored a second-round submission victory (rear-naked choke) to […]

Brandon Moreno Has A Chance To Earn Interim Title

After dropping the UFC flyweight title in his last contest, Brandon Moreno (19-6-2) will have the opportunity to become the interim champion if he can defeat Kai Kara-France in Saturday's co-main event at UFC 277. Prior to the loss, Moreno had not suffered defeat in his previous seven bouts. Dangerous on the mat, 11 of […]

Kai Kara-France Set For Co-Main-Event Showing

On a three-fight winning streak (two coming via first-round knockout), Kai Kara-France (24-9) finds himself in the co-main event of UFC 277 on Saturday in hopes of capturing the interim flyweight title over Brandon Moreno. In their first meeting, Moreno earned a unanimous-decision victory back in December of 2019. The City Kickboxing product has scored […]

Sergei Pavlovich Can Make A Big Climb In Division

Since losing his UFC debut, Sergei Pavlovich (15-1) has won three fights since, all by first-round knockout. His loss to Alistair Overeem is the only loss of his professional career. A dangerous striker like his opponent Derrick Lewis, 12 of Pavlovich's 15 wins have come by knockout/TKO, with all 12 coming in the first round […]

Derrick Lewis Set For Very Important Matchup

With losses in two of his last three contests, it is more important than ever for Derrick Lewis (26-9) to secure a victory at UFC 277 on Saturday. With a knockout always within reach for the Black Beast, 21 of his 26 career wins have come by KO/TKO. Lewis' opponent, Sergei Pavlovich, has won his […]

Alex Perez Returns To Action At UFC 277

It has been nearly 20 months since we have seen Alex Perez (24-6) in action, but he returns to the main card of UFC 277  on Saturday with a huge opportunity to find himself in title contention when he faces Alexandre Pantoja. Perez has not secured a victory since June of 2020 when he defeated […]

Alexandre Pantoja Could Find Himself Atop The Contender's List

With the men's interim flyweight title on the line in Saturday night's co-main event, the UFC 277 main-card matchup for Alexandre Pantoja (24-5) could put him in line for a title shot in the very near future. With wins in three of his last four outings, Pantoja is a solid finisher, even in smaller weight […]

Anthony Smith Faces A Tough Opponent Saturday

Riding a three-fight winning streak heading into UFC 277 on Saturday, Anthony Smith (36-16) is set to face a difficult opponent in Magomed Ankalaev. On an impressive run, all three of Smith's victories on his winning streak have come via first-round finishes. With the majority of his victories coming by the finish, 18 of his […]

Magomed Ankalaev Looking For Ninth Straight Octagon Win

Looking for his ninth straight win in the UFC, Magomed Ankalaev (17-1) is one second away from being a perfect 18-0 after suffering a submission loss to Paul Craig in March of 2018, Since then, Ankalaev has gone 8-0, with four of his wins coming by way of finish. Able to score a knockout win […]