21 hours agoJosh Quinlan (6-2) is set to take on Adam Fugitt on the main card of UFC Vegas 93 on Saturday. Quinlan is coming off a TKO loss to Danny Barlow back in February in a fight he took a ton of damage in after dropping a decision to Trey Waters before that. Despite being on a two-fight losing streak, Quinlan is a slight favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,300. His lone win in the UFC came in his debut by first-round knockout. In his career, Quinlan has won all his fights by stoppage. If Quinlan loses here, he could be released from the promotion.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
21 hours agoAdam Fugitt (9-4) is set to take on Josh Quinlan at UFC Vegas 93 on Saturday. Fugitt hasn't fought since last June, when he suffered a submission loss to Mike Malott after he pulled off an upset by scoring a first-round knockout over Yusaku Kinoshita. Fugitt is 1-2 in the UFC and enters the bout as the underdog with a salary of $7,900. If Fugitt loses, he would drop to 1-3 and likely would be released from the promotion. In his career, he has won eight times by stoppage but has been finished three times.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
21 hours agoDouglas Silva de Andrade (29-5, one no-contest) is set to take on Miles Johns on the main card of UFC Vegas 93 on Saturday. The Brazilian is coming off an upset win over Cody Stamann last May, and the 38-year-old has been off for more than a year. Entering this fight, DraftKings has de Andrade with a salary of $8,200. In the UFC, the Brazilian is 7-5 with three wins by stoppage. In his five losses, he's been finished just twice. If de Andrade can beat Johns, the Brazilian could get a ranked opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
21 hours agoMiles Johns (14-2, one no-contest) is set to take on Douglas Silva de Andrade on the main card of UFC Vegas 93. Johns is coming off a decision win over Cody Gibson back in March and will be returning just three months later. Since changing gyms, Johns has found success and is 3-1 with one no-contest in his last four fights. DraftKings has Johns at a salary of $8,000, while in the UFC, the bantamweight contender is 5-2 with one no-contest and has finished two of his five wins. He's been finished just one time. If he beats de Andrade, he should get a ranked opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
21 hours agoTimmy Cuamba (8-2) will be making the walk to the Octagon for the second time as he looks for his first UFC win when he takes on Lucas Almeida at UFC Vegas 93. Cuamba stepped up on short notice up a weight class at lightweight in February and lost a split decision to Bolaji Oki. He now returns to his natural weight class of featherweight to face Almeida. Heading into the fight, Cuamba is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,800. In his career, Cuamba has won four of his eight wins by knockout while he has been finished once in his career.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
21 hours agoLucas Almeida (14-3) is set to face Timmy Cuamba on the main card of UFC Vegas 93 on Saturday. Almeida enters the bout on a two-fight losing streak as he was knocked out by Andre Fili in the first round back in December after being submitted by Pat Sabatini. With Almeida being on a two-fight losing streak, he enters his UFC Vegas 93 fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,400. Almeida is 1-2 in the UFC with his lone winning coming by knockout as he is a kill-or-be-killed fighter. However, he is fighting for his job on Saturday as a loss on Saturday likely results in his release.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoThe main event of UFC Louisville featured a back-and-forth battle between Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov where Imavov scored a controversial fourth-round TKO. Imavov landed a big punch that hurt Cannonier but he managed to recover quickly. Unfortunately for Cannonier, the referee decided to stop the fight. Most of the fans and experts thought that the stoppage was way too early. At 16:34 of action, Cannonier landed a takedown and 64 significant strikes. We just might see these two run it back again, hopefully without controversy the next time they fight. With the loss, Cannonier's MMA record drops to 17-7.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoNassourdine Imavov scored the biggest win of his career but not without controversy. He managed to defeat the former title challenger, Jared Cannonier, by a TKO, when he landed a big punch on Cannonier, wobbling Cannonier. It looked like Cannonier recovered but the referee decided to stop the fight. In 16:34 of action, Imavov landed two takedowns and 82 significant strikes. With this win, Imavov may have punched his ticket to the top five of the UFC's middleweight division.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoBrunno Ferreira made a statement on the UFC's middleweight division, knocking out Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Louisville on Saturday. After a brief brawl, Ferreira stepped back and delivered a devastating spinning back elbow to Stoltzfus, securing a TKO victory in the first round. In 4:51 of action, Ferreira landed 24 significant strikes. 31-year-old Ferreira improved his record to 11-1 and secured his second victory in a row.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoDustin Stoltzfus suffered a TKO loss to Brunno Ferreira on the main card of UFC Louisville. Stoltzfus struggled to gain momentum, continuing a trend of alternating wins and losses in his past four fights. At the end of the first round, Ferreira lunged forward with a spinning elbow that dropped Stoltzfus. He managed to get back up on his feet but the referee decided to stop the fight. In 4:51 of action, Stoltzfus landed a takedown and 18 significant strikes. After this fight, Stoltzfus' MMA record dropped to 15-6.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoMiguel Baeza suffered a unanimous decision loss to Punahele Soriano on the main card of UFC Louisville. Baeza was looking to get back in the win column after a 3-fight losing streak. Unfortunately for Baeza, he was dominated for the majority of the fight. In 15 minutes of action, Baeza landed only seven significant strikes, compared to Soriano who landed 144. Because Baeza was defeated in his last four fights, this just might have been his last fight in the promotion.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoPunahele Soriano returned to winning ways when he defeated Miguel Baeza at UFC Louisville. Before moving down to welterweight, Soriano lost his last two fights. Soriano had a dominant performance, almost from start to finish. The fight was never close and the outcome was never in question as Soriano earned a one-sided decision to open the UFC Louisville main card. In 15 minutes of action, Soriano landed five takedowns and 144 significant strikes. This was a do-or-die fight for Soriano who was, before this fight, 1-4 in his last five.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 days agoJulian Marquez suffered a 20-second knockout loss to Zach Reese at UFC Louisville on Saturday. Marquez was ending his 15-month layoff and right when the bell rang, Reese began walking down Marquez. Marquez was kicked in the body which appeared to hurt him. Reese then landed a big uppercut that dropped Marquez and he was finished off with hammerfists on the ground. With the loss, Marquez is now 9-5 as a pro and 3-4 in the UFC while is now on a three-fight losing skid and could be released following the loss.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 days agoZach Reese scored a 20-second knockout win over Julian Marquez on the main card of UFC Louisville. Reese was coming off a KO loss to Cody Brundage in his UFC debut back in December. Reese landed a big body kick which did appear to hurt Marquez and followed it up with an uppercut that knocked Marquez out just 20 seconds into the fight. With the win, Reese is now 1-1 in the UFC and is 7-1 as a pro with all of his fights ending in the first round.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 days agoRicky Turcios suffered a second-round submission loss to Raul Rosas Jr. on Saturday on the main card of UFC Louisville. Turcios entered the fight as the underdog, and he struggled to defend the takedowns of Rosas Jr. as he was controlled for over three minutes in the first round. In the second round, Turcios was taken down twice, eventually giving up his back and being submitted by a rear-naked choke. With the loss, Turcios is now 2-2 in the UFC and has alternated wins and losses since winning TUF 28.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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