Tallison Teixeira Suffers First-Round TKO

Tallison Teixeira suffered his first professional loss by losing via first-round TKO to former title challenger Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. After seemingly poking Lewis in the eye, Teixeira put pressure on Lewis, but in return, he got dropped. Teixeira managed to get up while getting punched by Lewis, […]

Derrick Lewis Scores First-Round TKO

Former title challenger Derrick Lewis won back-to-back fights by defeating Tallison Teixeira via first-round TKO in the main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. After seemingly getting poked in the eye, Lewis started swinging punches, and he caught Teixeira, dropping him. Lewis quickly swarmed Teixeira and unleashed a barrage of punches, finishing him in a […]

Stephen Thompson Loses Controversial Split Decision

Former title challenger Stephen Thompson suffered a split decision loss to Gabriel Bonfim in the co-main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. It was an extremely close fight, but most of the MMA community thought that Thompson should have walked out with a win as he landed more damaging shots, while Bonfim didn't do much […]

Gabriel Bonfim Wins Controversial Split Decision

On Saturday, Gabriel Bonfim extended his win streak by defeating former title challenger Stephen Thompson via split decision in the co-main event of UFC Nashville. It was an extremely close fight, and it could easily be said that Thompson got the better of Bonfim in striking exchanges while Bonfim got the better of Thompson in […]

Calvin Kattar Gets Outclassed At UFC Nashville

Calvin Kattar suffered a unanimous decision loss to Steve Garcia on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Kattar was outclassed from the opening bell to the end, and it looked like he couldn't pull the trigger. He even got knocked out in the third round, but Kattar, whose toughness is almost unmatched, managed […]

Steve Garcia Extends His Win Streak

Steve Garcia extended his win streak by defeating Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. From the very beginning, Garcia put pressure on Kattar, scored a knockdown, pushed an aggressive pace, and outclassed Kattar en route to a unanimous decision win. In 15 minutes of action, Garcia landed […]

Nate Landwehr Gets Knocked Out

Nate Landwehr suffered a third-round knockout loss to Morgan Charriere on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. It was a back-and-forth fight while it lasted, but in the end, Landwehr's agressive style didn't help him this time. In the third round, Landwehr came out throwing right hand but he got hurt by Charriere. […]

Morgan Charriere Scores Third-Round Knockout

Morgan Charriere returned to the win column by defeating Nate Landwehr via third-round knockout on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. The first two rounds of the fight were very competitive, but everything changed at the beginning of the third round. In the third round, Landwehr came out aggressively but was hurt with […]

Austen Lane Suffers Submission Loss

Austen Lane suffered a first-round submission loss to Vitor Petrino on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Lane couldn't do much as he was quickly taken down and punished with ground and pound, threatened with submission attempts until Petrino locked in a rear-naked choke, forcing Lane to tap. In 4:16 of action, Lane […]

Vitor Petrino Scores First-Round Submission In Heavyweight Debut

Vitor Petrino was successful in his heavyweight debut as he was able to score a first-round submission win over Austen Lane on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Petrino wasted no time taking Lane down and punishing him with ground and pound. As Lane was trying to find a more comfortable position, he […]

Tuco Tokkos Earns His First UFC Win

On Saturday, Tuco Tokkos earned his first UFC win by defeating Junior Tafa via second-round submission on the UFC Nashville main-card opener. Not including Tafa's brief striking success in the second round, Tokkos was on point throughout this fight. He dictated the tempo of the fight with his wrestling and he took Tafa down multiple […]

Junior Tafa Unsuccessful in his Light-Heavyweight Debut

Junior Tafa was unsuccessful in his light heavyweight debut as he suffered a second-round submission loss to Tuco Tokkos on the UFC Nashville main card opener on Saturday. Tafa had some success with his striking in the second round. Still, Tokkos was the one dictating the action, completely outwrestling Tafa, taking him down time and […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Nashville: Lewis vs. Teixeira

UFC heads back to Music City this Saturday, as Bridgestone Arena in Nashville plays host to some solid fights headlined by a heavyweight clash between former title challenger and all-time knockout king, Derrick Lewis, and undefeated UFC prospect Tallison Teixeira, with a co-main event being a welterweight bout between former title challenger Stephen Thompson and […]

MMA DFS DraftKings Value Picks For UFC Nashville

This weekend features a battle of the ages--quite literally: a bunch of people on this card are quite old for professional MMA. For all I know, it could have the highest collective age for a UFC card ever, but that seems lofty, and I'm sure the broadcast team will make it known if that is […]

Tallison Teixeira Set For His First UFC Main Event

Undefeated Tallison Teixeira is set to face off against former title challenger Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. The 25-year-old Teixeira earned his UFC contract by knocking out Arthur Lopes in the first round on Dana White's Contender Series. He then made his UFC debut in his previous fight in […]

Derrick Lewis Set To Headline UFC Nashville

Former title challenger Derrick Lewis is scheduled to take on the undefeated Tallison Teixeira in the main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Lewis was last seen in action back in May 2024 at UFC St. Louis, where he got back in the win column by finishing Rodrigo Nascimento via third-round TKO. Prior to that, […]

Gabriel Bonfim Looks For His Third UFC Win

Gabriel Bonfim is set to face off against UFC veteran and former title challenger Stephen Thompson in the co-main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Bonfim earned his UFC contract by defeating Trey Waters back in 2022 on Dana White's Contender Series. Since signing with the UFC, Bonfim has gone 4-1, with his only career […]

Stephen Thompson Returns At UFC Nashville

UFC veteran and former title challenger Stephen Thompson will look to bounce back when he takes on Gabriel Bonfim in the co-main event of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Thompson, who is known for his movement, elusive striking and karate-based style, is currently riding a two-fight skid and has gone 1-4 in his last five bouts. […]

Steve Garcia Looks To Extend His Win Streak

Steve Garcia will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Calvin Kattar on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. After winning five straight fights, Garcia will finally get the chance to face off against a ranked opponent. Garcia was last seen in action back in September at UFC Vegas 97, […]

Calvin Kattar In Dire Need Of Victory

Calvin Kattar will look to return to the win column when he takes on Steve Garcia on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Once perennial contender Kattar hasn't looked the best for quite some time. Kattar is currently on a four-fight losing streak that include defeats to Josh Emmett, Arnold Allen, former bantamweight […]

Morgan Charriere A Favorite At UFC Nashville

Morgan Charriere will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Nate Landwehr on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Charriere comes into UFC Nashville after dropping a hard-fought unanimous decision to Nathaniel Wood in March at UFC London. Before his bout with Wood, Charriere defeated Gabriel Miranda via […]

Nate Landwehr Aims To Bounce Back

Nate Landwehr will look to bounce back in the win column when he takes on Morgan Charriere on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Known as a brawler and for his relentless forward pressure, Landwehr has gone 5-4 in the UFC. Landwehr was last seen in action back in December at UFC 310 […]

Austen Lane Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Austen Lane will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Vitor Petrino on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Lane has struggled to find his footing in the UFC thus far, going 1-3 with one NC in his last four fights. All three of his UFC losses […]

Vitor Petrino Set For His Heavyweight Debut

Vitor Petrino is scheduled to make his heavyweight debut against Austen Lane on the main card of UFC Nashville on Saturday. Petrino had a good run in the light heavyweight division, but after suffering back-to-back losses in his previous two fights, Petrino decided to move up a weight class. He last competed back in December […]

Tuco Tokkos Set To Open Up UFC Nashville Main Card

Tuco Tokkos will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Junior Tafa on the UFC Nashville main card opener on Saturday. Tokkos is in desperate need of a victory as he remains winless in the UFC. Since signing with the promotion, Tokkos has gone 0-2. First, he lost his promotional […]

Junior Tafa Set For Light-Heavyweight Bout

Junior Tafa is scheduled to face off against Tuco Tokkos on Saturday's UFC Nashville main card opener. Tafa began his professional career as a light heavyweight, but competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, going 2-3 in the promotion. For this fight, Tafa is moving down to light heavyweight. "The Juggernaut" was last seen in […]

Tap That: Episode #182: In-Kline

Brady Grove hosts the full-card rundown for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", bringing you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get […]

Interlude: Talk with Carl Smith Jr.

Brady Grove hosts an interlude episode of "Tap That", and is joined by a special guest, bringing you stories and insight from inside the world of mixed martial arts/combat sports from those that are currently living it. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like […]

Ilia Topuria Becomes The New Lightweight Champion

Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria became the new lightweight champion by defeating Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 317 on Saturday. Topuria's striking was just too much for Oliveira. Halfway through the first round, Topuria landed a devastating combination that knocked Oliveira out cold. In 2:27 of action, Topuria landed 21 significant strikes. […]