Kamaru Usman An Underdog At UFC Atlanta

Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is scheduled to take on surging Joaquin Buckley in the main event of UFC Atlanta. Usman, who was unbeaten from 2013 to 2021, lost his title to Leon Edwards in 2022 after suffering a head kick KO in the fifth and final round at UFC 278. The 38-year-old Usman is […]

Miranda Maverick Set For Co-Main Event

Miranda Maverick will look to extend her win streak when she takes on former two-time strawweight champion and her former training partner Rose Namajunas in the co-main event of UFC Atlanta. Since losing to Jasmine Jasudavicius back in June 2023 at UFC 289, Maverick has looked very good, winning four fights in a row. She […]

Rose Namajunas Looks To Bounce Back

On Saturday, former two-time UFC women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas will look to bounce back in the win column when she takes on her former training partner Miranda Maverick in the co-main event of UFC Atlanta. Namajunas was last seen in action in November at UFC Edmonton, where she lost to Erin Blanchfield via unanimous […]

Andre Petroski Looks To Extend His Win Streak To Four

On Saturday, Andre Petroski will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Edmen Shahbazyan on the main card of UFC Atlanta. Petroski made his debut against Micheal Gillmore at UFC Vegas 35, and he managed to get the TKO win. He won his next four fights before suffering back-to-back TKO losses to […]

MMA DFS DraftKings Value Picks For UFC Atlanta

Another card away from the Apex in front of a crowd, a couple of former champions, and not a whole lot of underdogs that I have my eye on. We have three Codys and three former TUF winners on this card. That has to take some deliberate effort to put together. The city of Atlanta […]

Edmen Shahbazyan A Favorite At UFC Atlanta

Edmen Shahbazyan will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Andre Petroski on the main card of UFC Atlanta. Shahbazyan has been inconsistent for quite some time, alternating between wins and losses in recent years. Last August at UFC Vegas 96, Shahbazyan got submitted by Gerald Meerschaert, but more recently, he got back […]

Raoni Barcelos Set To Take On Former Champion

Raoni Barcelos is scheduled to face off against former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt on the main card of UFC Atlanta on Saturday. Barcelos made his debut for the promotion back in 2018, but the first few fights in the UFC didn't go according to plan. He went 1-4 with three decision losses in his first […]

Cody Garbrandt Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Raoni Barcelos on the main card of UFC Atlanta on Saturday. Garbrandt was last seen in action back in April 2024 at UFC 300, where he lost to former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo via second-round submission. […]

Mansur Abdul-Malik Looks For His Third UFC Win

Undefeated prospect Mansur Abdul-Malik is scheduled to take on veteran Cody Brundage on the main card of UFC Atlanta on Saturday. Abdul-Malik has looked great in his UFC career thus far. First, he finished Dusko Todorovic in his UFC debut via first-round TKO, and more recently, he finished Nick Klein via second-round TKO. If Abdul-Malik […]

Cody Brundage Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Cody Brundage is set to face off against undefeated Mansur Abdul-Malik on the main card of UFC Atlanta on Saturday. Brundage was last seen in action in March at UFC Vegas 103, where he got back in the win column by defeating Julian Marquez via first-round TKO. That was his first win since December 2023. […]

Alonzo Menifield Opens Up UFC Atlanta Main Card

This weekend, Alonzo Menifield will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on undefeated Oumar Sy on the UFC Atlanta main card opener. He bounced back from two consecutive losses against Carlos Ulberg and Azamat Murzakanov to defeat Julius Walker in February this year via a split decision. Since signing with the UFC, Menifield […]

Oumar Sy Looks To Remain Undefeated

Oumar Sy is scheduled to take on Alonzo Menifield on the UFC Atlanta main card opener on Saturday. Sy and Menifield were originally scheduled to face off in March but Sy was forced to pull out of the fight. The 29-year old Sy made his UFC debut in 2024 at UFC Vegas 92 where he […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Atlanta: Usman vs. Buckley

The UFC returns to Atlanta for the first time in quite some time for what shapes up to be an exciting card. The event will mark the promotion's fifth visit to Atlanta and first since UFC 236 in April 2019. Headlining the UFC Atlanta card, the former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman takes on surging Joaquin […]

Tap That: Episode #181: Sy of Relief

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 […]

Sean O'Malley Submitted For The First Time In His Career

On Saturday, former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley suffered a third-round submission loss to Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC 316. O'Malley was more hesitant than he was in his first fight with Dvalishvili, as Dvalishvili was able to keep O'Malley guessing by mixing up his striking with wrestling. In the third round, Dvalishvili […]

Merab Dvalishvili Defends Bantamweight Belt At UFC 316

Merab Dvalishvili defended the bantamweight title for the second time by defeating former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley via third-round submission in the main event of UFC 316 on Saturday. Dvalishvili was able to mix up his striking and wrestling to dominate O'Malley en route to submission victory. The finish came in the third round when […]

Julianna Pena No Longer A Champion

Julianna Pena is no longer the women's bantamweight champion as she suffered a second-round submission loss to Kayla Harrison in the co-main event of UFC 316 on Saturday. Pena was dominated from the beginning to the end of the fight as Harrison proved that she's a superior grappler. The finish came in the second round […]

Kayla Harrison Is The New Champion

On Saturday, Kayla Harrison became the new UFC women's bantamweight champion after defeating Julianna Pena in the co-main event of UFC 316. Harrison easily won the first round, as she outwrestled and outgrappled Pena. Harrison once again mauled Pena in the second round and worked her way into the kimura that secured a tap from […]

Joe Pyfer Wins Back-To-Back Fights

Joe Pyfer scored a unanimous decision win over Kelvin Gastelum on the main card of UFC 316 on Saturday. Pyfer started strong as he knocked Gastelum down twice in the first round. Gastelum was able to recover, but he wasn't able to damage Pyfer enough to win the fight. In 15 minutes of action, Pyfer […]

Kelvin Gastelum Drops Decision

Kelvin Gastelum suffered a unanimous decision loss to Joe Pyfer on the main card of UFC 316 on Saturday. Gastelum was dropped twice in the first round, but he showed his toughness, resilience, and he managed to survive. Gastelum was more aggressive in the later rounds, but in the end, he couldn't overcome Pyfer's early […]

Patchy Mix Drops Decision In His UFC Debut

Former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix suffered a unanimous decision loss to Mario Bautista on the main card of UFC 316 on Saturday. Mix made his highly anticipated promotional debut at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., as a betting favorite, but unfortunately for Mix, he was outclassed from the opening bell to the end of […]

Mario Bautista Extends His Win Streak

On Saturday, Mario Bautista extended his win streak to eight when he defeated former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix by unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 316. Bautista had an excellent performance, dominating Mix for three rounds with his striking en route to a clear-cut unanimous decision win. In 15 minutes of action, […]

Vicente Luque Submitted At UFC 316

Vicente Luque suffered a second-round submission loss to Kevin Holland on the UFC 316 main card opener on Saturday. Luque was outclassed in this fight and almost got finished in the first round after Holland's flurry of punches and elbows. In the second round, Luque threw a low kick, but Holland caught his kick and […]

Kevin Holland Gets Submission Win At UFC 316

Kevin Holland scored a second-round submission win over Vicente Luque on the UFC 316 main card opener. Holland was dominant in this bout, and it seems that he fights better when he's competing in the welterweight division. After hurting Luque in the opening round, Holland took Luque down and immediately sank in a D'arce choke […]

Sean O'Malley Set For A Rematch

On Saturday, former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley will look to reclaim the bantamweight title when he takes on current champion Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of UFC 316. O'Malley's last fight was with Dvalishvili back in September at UFC 306, and O'Malley lost that fight rather convincingly, via unanimous decision. Since signing with the […]

Merab Dvalishvili Set For His Second Title Defense

The reigning, defending UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is scheduled to take on former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley in the main event of UFC 316 on Saturday. Dvalishvili and O'Malley fought back in September at UFC 306, and Dvalishvili emerged out of that fight a new bantamweight champion. In his last bout, Dvalishvili made his […]

Kayla Harrison Could Become The New UFC Champion

Kayla Harrison will look to become the new women's bantamweight champion when she takes on the current champion Julianna Pena in the co-main event of UFC 316 on Saturday. Harrison was last seen in action back in October at UFC 307, where she extended her win streak to three by defeating Ketlen Vieira via unanimous […]

Julianna Pena Set For Co-Main Event

On Saturday, Julianna Pena will attempt to make the first title defense in her second reign when she takes on former two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison in the co-main event of UFC 316. Pena recaptured the title in her last bout by defeating former women's bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington via split decision. Prior to that […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

After arguably the worst fight card in UFC history, we are treated to a UFC 316 event that features two title fights, veterans returning, and newcomers making their UFC debut. The event will mark the promotion's 11th visit to Newark and first since UFC 302 in June 2024. The main event features a title fight […]

Joe Pyfer A Favorite At UFC 316

Joe Pyfer will be looking to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Kelvin Gastelum on the main card of UFC 316 on Saturday. Pyfer was last seen in action almost a year ago at UFC 303, where he got back in the win column by knocking out Marc-Andre Barriault in the first round. Since […]