Charles Jourdain Puts On A Great Showing But Loses

Though the striking numbers were on point and much higher than his opponent's, Charles Jourdain still walked out of the Octagon on Saturday with a loss in a majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28). In 15 minutes of action, Jourdain tallied 113 significant strikes, greatly out-striking Shane Burgos, who only collected 42 significant strikes. Jourdain's problem […]

Shane Burgos Wins A Tight One Saturday

In a controversial decision in the eyes of many, the home-crowd favorite Shane Burgos pulled out a majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) over Charles Jourdain on Saturday. Statistically, the matchup was not even close in Burgos' favor, as he only landed 42 significant strikes compared to that of Jourdain's 113 significant strikes. Burgos' victory came […]

Miesha Tate Suffers Loss In Move Down To Flyweight

The move down to flyweight did not go as expected for Miesha Tate on Saturday, when she suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Lauren Murphy (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) to open up the main card of action. In 15 minutes of action, Tate tallied 85 significant strikes (121 total strikes) but missed on all seven of her […]

Lauren Murphy Scores Victory Over Former UFC Champion

Lauren Murphy handled business on Saturday as she welcomed former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate to the flyweight division by earning a unanimous-decision victory (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). In 15 minutes of action, Murphy tallied 102 significant strikes (128 total strikes) and stuffed all seven of Tate's takedown tries. With the win, Murphy rebounds from a loss […]

Yair Rodriguez Set For Big Main-Event Showdown

With only one fight since 2019, Yair Rodriguez (13-3) could find himself in the thick of the featherweight title talks should he earn a main-event victory over Brian Ortega on Saturday. Known for his dangerous striking and highlight-reel knockout ability, six of his 13 career wins have come by knockout, including a knockout of the […]

Brian Ortega Could Find Himself In Title Talks

Though he has lost two of his last three contests, Brian Ortega (15-2) finds himself in prime position to potentially earn a featherweight title shot should he be victorious in his main event Saturday against Yair Rodriguez. His losses have come to the current champion, Alexander Volkanovski, and Max Holloway, the two men who just […]

Amanda Lemos Set For Big Co-Main-Event Showdown

Though she is coming off of a loss, Amanda Lemos (11-2-1) can turn things around quickly with a co-main-event win over a seasoned veteran in Michelle Waterson on Saturday. Prior to her loss to Jessica Andrade in April, Lemos was riding a five-fight winning streak, with three of the wins coming by a finish in […]

Michelle Waterson Finds Herself Going Against A Tough Foe

Though she has lost three of her last four contests, Michelle Waterson (18-9) finds herself in Saturday night's co-main event against Amanda Lemos. The 36-year-old Waterson has earned nine submission wins in her career out of 18 wins, but she has not had a finish since December of 2016. DraftKings sees the Karate Hottie as […]

Muslim Salikhov Eyeing Sixth Straight Victory Saturday

Ready to make noise on a big stage, Muslim Salikhov (18-2) will try to earn his sixth straight UFC victory when he enters the Octagon against Li Jingliang on Saturday. A member of the UFC since 2017, his only Octagon loss came in his debut. Proven to be a dangerous finisher in his career, 11 […]

Li Jingliang Looking For First Win Of 2022

Li Jingliang (18-7) ended 2021 on a rough note in a submission loss to one of the sport's biggest stars in Khamzat Chimaev. Prior to that loss, the Leech actually scored an impressive knockout win over Santiago Ponzinibbio in the first round of their matchup in January of last year. Typically a finisher, 13 of […]

Su Mudaerji Can Earn His Fourth Straight Win Saturday

Looking for his fourth straight win after back-to-back losses, Su Mudaerji (16-4) takes to the main card on Saturday to challenge Louisiana native Matt Schnell. After losing his debut by an armbar to Louis Smolka in November of 2018, Mudaerji has won his last three contests, one via a first-round knockout. A dangerous striker, 13 […]

Matt Schnell Looking To Change His Fortunes

It has been rough going of late for ranked flyweight Matt Schnell (15-7) heading into Saturday's main-card showdown against Su Mudaerji. Three of his last four matchups have ended with a loss, and his lone win was a split decision. Very dangerous on the mat, eight of his 15 career wins have come by submission. […]

Charles Jourdain Looking For Third Straight Victory Saturday

With a third straight win just in sight, Charles Jourdain (13-4-1) will take to Saturday's main card to battle Shane Burgos. Jourdain has four wins since joining the UFC, and three of his wins have come by finishes. Overall in his career, 12 of his  13 career wins have come via the finish -- eight […]

Shane Burgos Set For A Good Matchup On Saturday's Card

After back-to-back losses against very stiff competition, Shane Burgos (14-3) scored a unanimous-decision win back in November of last year. Proven to be a dangerous finisher and striker in his career, 10 of his 14 professional wins have come by the finish. He also lands a very high rate of strikes compared to his opponents, […]

Miesha Tate Makes The Move Down To Flyweight

Former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (19-8) will jump down to the flyweight ranks to meet Lauren Murphy on Saturday's main card of action. This marks the third time this bout has been scheduled within the last couple of months. After retiring from the sport in 2016, Tate returned almost five years later in July of […]

Lauren Murphy Finally Set To Tangle With Former Champion

Hoping their third scheduled meeting will actually happen, Lauren Murphy (15-5) will enter the Octagon for the first time in 2022 this Saturday. Typically a finisher in her career, nine of her 15 career wins have come by the finish, with eight of those via knockout/TKO. Since joining the UFC in 2018 after TUF 26, […]

Rafael Dos Anjos Suffers Fifth-Round TKO Loss

In the main-event battle of the Rafaels, Rafael Fiziev came out victorious over the former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos in Saturday's main event. In 20:18 of action, Dos Anjos tallied 54 significant strikes (90 total strikes) but had very little success in his wrestling/grappling game, only landing two of his 16 takedown tries on […]

Rafael Fiziev Continues To Ascend The Division Ranks

Continuing his strong run since joining the UFC, Rafael Fiziev earned his biggest victory to date on Saturday by earning a fifth-round TKO over seventh-ranked Rafael Dos Anjos in the main event of action. In 20:18 of action, Fiziev tallied 64 significant strikes (92 total strikes) and stuffed 14 of Dos Anjos' 16 takedown tries […]

Armen Petrosyan Takes Decision Loss Saturday

Unable to build off of his split-decision debut victory in February, Armen Petrosyan took a unanimous-decision loss against Caio Borralho in Saturday night's co-main event. Through 15 minutes of action, Petrosyan actually out-struck Borralho by landing 31 significant strikes (72 total strikes). The problem at the end of the contest in the wrestling/grappling game. Petrosyan […]

Caio Borralho Earns Unanimous Decision Victory

After feeling slighted by the UFC for having to showcase twice on the Contender Series and because of the fact his opponent was able to debut before him, Caio Borralho took a unanimous-decision victory in Saturday's co-main-event showdown against Armen Petrosyan. In 15 minutes of action, Borralho only landed 12 significant strikes compared to Petrosyan's […]

Douglas Silva De Andrade On The Losing Side

Unable to clinch his third straight win, Douglas Silva de Andrade suffered a decision loss to Said Nurmagomedov (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) on Saturday's main-card bantamweight showdown. In 15 minutes of action, Andrade was only able to land 28 significant strikes (44 total strikes) compared to the 46 significant strikes of Nurmagomedov. This was a win […]

Said Nurmagomedov Does Enough To Win

Though he was unable to earn his third straight victory in under one minute of action, Said Nurmagomedov did earn his third straight win by defeating Douglas de Silva Andrade (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Nurmagomedov only landed 42 significant strikes, but it was more than the 28 landed by […]

Jared Vanderaa Suffers TKO Loss

In a must-win matchup for both fighters, Jared Vanderaa was on the losing end of Saturday's contest against Chase Sherman via third-round TKO loss. In 13:10 of action, Vanderaa was able to land 109 significant strikes but absorbed 137 significant strikes from Sherman. With the loss, Vanderaa is riding a four-fight losing streak and a […]

Chase Sherman Scores A Big TKO Win Saturday

In a must-win showdown, Chase Sherman was able to earn a third-round TKO victory in an exciting heavyweight showdown against Jared Vanderaa on Saturday. In 13:10 of total action, Sherman tallied 137 significant strikes (over 10 significant strikes landed per minute) en route to a career-saving win. The victory not only earned him a performance-of-the-night […]

Jamie Mullarkey Wins A Close, Controversial Split Decision

Though many fans and media did not see the bout the way the judges did, Jamie Mullarkey was awarded a close split-decision win over Michael Johnson on Saturday's main card of action. In 15 minutes of action, Mullarkey out-struck Johnson by landing 96 significant strikes. The win has moved Mullarkey to 3-1 in his last […]

Michael Johnson On The Wrong Side Of Split Decision

In what many considered a controversial split-decision loss, Michael Johnson landed 66 significant strikes (68 total strikes) in 15 minutes of action against Jamie Mullarkey on Saturday. With the loss, Johnson moves to 1-5 in his last six contests. The 36-year-old lightweight appeared to many to have won his bout. Johnson dropped Mullarkey in the […]

Rafael Fiziev Set For Main-Event Showdown

One of the absolute most dangerous strikers in all of the UFC, Rafael Fiziev (11-1) will take to Saturday's main event when he faces Rafael dos Anjos. The Muay Thai veteran joined the UFC early in his career with a 5-0 record. Since then, he has gone 6-1, including a couple of highlight-reel-worthy knockouts. DraftKings […]

Rafael Dos Anjos Set For Main-Event Showdown Saturday

Hoping the third time is actually the charm, Rafael dos Anjos (31-13) is finally set to meet up with rising star Rafael Fiziev in the main event of Saturday's card. A veteran of the UFC since 2008, dos Anjos will step into the Octagon for his 45th professional contest. A former UFC lightweight champion, dos […]

Armen Petrosyan Set For Co-Main-Event Showdown

After a close split-decision win in his debut, Armen Petrosyan (7-1) is set to face off with another newcomer who only has one loss in Caio Borralho. Six of Petrosyan's seven career wins have come by knockout/TKO, and he has scored three of them in the first round of action. Prior to scoring a first-round […]

Caio Borralho Set For Co-Main-Event Showdown

Winning his debut after back-to-back Contender Series victories, Caio Borralho (11-1) enters Saturday's co-main event looking to win his 10th straight fight while facing Armen Petrosyan. With dangerous knockout power and a submission game to boot, Borralho has earned finishes in seven of his 11 career wins. After his victory in September of last year, […]