2 months agoChris Weidman defeated Bruno Silva by unanimous decision. The fight was initially scored a TKO win for Weidman but changed to a technical unanimous decision victory after the judges detected a foul eye poke in their video replay and consulted the scorecards. In the third round, both fighters ended up receiving eye pokes, but Weidman appeared to drop Silva, and the referee decided to stop the fight. In 12:18 of action, Weidman landed a takedown and 75 significant strikes. With this win, Weidman's MMA score is 16-7.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoSedriques Dumas had his two-fight winning streak snapped on Saturday when he suffered a first-round TKO loss to Nursulton Ruziboev. The finishing sequence came when Ruziboev poked Dumas in the eye. However, the referee didn't intervene and Ruziboev took the opportunity to land a vicious uppercut to drop Dumas, and eventually finish him with vicious ground and pound. In 3:18 of action, Dumas landed only one significant strike.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoNursulton Ruziboev picked up the 12th knockout of his mixed martial arts career at UFC Atlantic City, defeating Sedriques Dumas in the first round of their main card fight. Ruziboev defeated Dumas via TKO to score his second consecutive first-round finish in the UFC. The controversial moment occurred when Ruziboev extended his fingers as Dumas came forward, poking Dumas in the eye. Dumas signaled to the referee, who didn't intervene. Ruziboev surged forward and connected on the uppercut that finished Dumas. In 3:18 of action, Ruziboev landed 12 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoRhys McKee (13-6-1) suffered a split-decision loss to Chidi Njokuani to open the main card of UFC Atlantic City. McKee is in his second stint in the UFC, as he went 0-2 in his first stint and is now 0-2 in his second stint. The Irishman tried to push Njokuani up against the fence and use his grappling, but on the feet, he was badly mismatched as McKee was outstruck 96-to-40 and was outstruck in all three rounds. With the loss, McKee fell to 0-4 in the UFC and could be released from the promotion again.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoChidi Njokuani returned to the win column with a split-decision loss to Rhys McKee at UFC Atlantic City on Saturday. Njokuani entered the bout on a three-fight losing streak, so he made the drop to welterweight to face McKee. Njokuani had success on the feet as he outstruck McKee in every single round, as the Irish fighter tried to push Njokuani up against the fence. In the end, it was Njokuani who got the split-decision win to improve to 3-3 in the UFC and likely save his job.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoBill Algeo suffered a first-round TKO loss to Kyle Nelson at UFC Atlantic City on Saturday. Algeo entered the fight as a sizeable betting favorite, but early on, he got caught by a clean punch that rocked him. Once he was rocked, Nelson swarmed him landing heavy shots which forced the ref to jump in and stopped the fight at the four-minute mark of the first round. With the loss, Algeo is now 5-4 in the UFC, while this was the first time he's ever been knocked out in his career.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoKyle Nelson picked up his third straight win, and third straight upset win as he scored a first-round knockout win over Bill Algeo at UFC Atlantic City. Nelson was one of the bigger underdogs on the card, but from the get-go, he stormed Algeo landing heavy shots and had him wobbled. After Nelson landed more shots, the ref jumped in to stop the fight at the four-minute mark of the first round. With the win, Nelson is now 4-4-1 in the UFC and is on a three-fight winning streak.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoJoaquin Buckley scored a second-round TKO win over Vicente Luque in the co-main event of UFC Atlantic City. Buckley stepped up on short notice to face Luque, who was ranked 11th at the time. The first round was competitive as it was back-and-forth, but in the second round, as Luque tried to get the fight to the ground, Buckey ended up on top and landed heavy ground-and-pound to get the TKO win. With the win, Buckley is now 3-0 since dropping back down to welterweight and is now 8-4 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoVicente Luque suffered a second-round TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley in the co-main event of UFC Atlantic City on Saturday. Luque was originally supposed to face Sean Brady but after the American was forced to withdraw, Buckley stepped up on short notice. The first round was competitive as both landed 15 significant strikes apiece. Yet, in the second round, as Luque started to struggle on the feet, he pulled guard but Buckley landed heaven ground-and-pound to score the TKO win. With the loss, Luque is now 15-6 in the UFC and is 1-3 in his last four.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoErin Blanchfield could earn a title opportunity against champion Alexo Grasso and become the youngest champion in UFC history if she can get past Manon Fiorot on Saturday. Blanchfield has won all six of her fights in the UFC, landing her a career-first main event as she edges closer to a women's flyweight title shot. In her last fight, Blanchfield defeated former title challenger Talia Santos via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Blanchfield as the favorite with a salary of $8,800. Throughout her UFC career (six bouts), she averages 106.3 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoManon Fiorot (11-1) will headline UFC Atlantic City opposite Erin Blanchfield in what is essentially a title eliminator. Fiorot is the former EFC and UAE flyweight champion and is 6-0 in the octagon, with her last fight being a decision win over former strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in September. DraftKings has Fiorot as the underdog at a salary of $7,400. While in her UFC career, she's averaging 86.5 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoFormer UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman returns to Atlantic City this coming weekend as he takes on Bruno Silva. Weidman's last outing came at UFC 292 in August last year, where he was beaten by Brad Tavares via unanimous decision. Having lost seven of his last nine fights and unable to put together back-to-back wins in the last nine years, Weidman's fight with Silva could be the last for the 39-year-old. DraftKings has Weidman as the underdog at a salary of $6,900. While in his UFC career, he's averaging 70.3 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoBruno Silva (23-10) will enter the Octagon at Boardwalk Hall this Saturday coming off back-to-back losses. He's 1-4 in his last five fights. Silva is set to take on Chris Weidman, who hasn't fought in seven months. DraftKings has Silva as the favorite at a salary of $9,300. In his UFC career, he's averaging 65.7 fantasy points per fight. Silva's upcoming bout against Weidman is a pivotal moment in his career, offering him the chance to demonstrate his abilities and potentially revive his UFC career.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoSedriques Dumas (9-1) is set to take on Nursulton Ruziboev on the main card of UFC Atlantic City on Saturday. Dumas lost his UFC debut to Josh Fremd in early 2023, but in his last two UFC fights, Dumas has secured a 2-0 record, defeating both Cody Brundage and Abu Azaitar by a unanimous decision. DraftKings currently has Dumas as the underdog at a salary of $7,000, while in his UFC career, he's averaging 52.1 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoNursulton Ruziboev (33-8-2) is set to take on Sedriques Dumas on the main card of UFC Atlantic City on Saturday. Ruziboev has won his first fight in the UFC, defeating Brunno Ferreira via first-round TKO. The experienced Ruziboev is the huge favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,200. While in his UFC career, he's averaging 97.4 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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