July 21, 2025
Dan Ige suffered a unanimous decision loss to former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. The fight was uneventful until the midway point of the second round, when Freire landed a big left hand, dropping Ige in the process. Ige survived but was then taken down and punished with ground and pound. Seconds into the third round, Ige caught Freire while moving in, but Freire stayed composed and weathered the storm. In the end, Ige didn't do enough to win. In 15 minutes of action, Ige landed 47 significant strikes.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 21, 2025
On Saturday's UFC 318 main card, former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire won his sophomore appearance in the UFC by defeating Dan Ige via unanimous decision. Not much happened in the first round, but Freire was pushing the pace. The second round started slow, but midway through the second round, "Pitbull" cracked Ige with a hard left hand, dropping him to a knee, but Ige managed to weather the storm. After three rounds, the judges scored the bout 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28 in favor of Freire. A lot of people were counting Freire out after his performance against Yair Rodriguez, but now Freire has proven that he belongs in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 21, 2025
Daniel Zellhuber suffered a unanimous-decision loss to UFC veteran Michael Menace on the UFC 318 main-card opener. The 26-year-old Zellhuber had success with his striking, primarily with his kicks, but Johnson was just too fast for Zellhuber. Zellhuber was also finished in the second round after getting knocked down, but Johnson let him up after Zellhuber received some ground and pound. In 15 minutes of action, Zellhuber landed 52 significant strikes. With the loss, Zellhuber has dropped to 15-3 as a pro and is now 3-3 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 21, 2025
UFC veteran Michael Johnson extended his win streak when he defeated Daniel Zellhuber via unanimous decision on the UFC 318 main card opener on Saturday. It was Johnson's striking and speed that brought him the victory. In the second round, Johnson landed a big left hand that dropped Zellhuber. Johnson went in for ground and pound but opted to stand back up and get back to striking. In the end, it's Johnson who emerged with his third win in a row. After 15 minutes of action, Johnson landed 80 significant strikes.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Former featherweight champion and current BMF title holder Max Holloway is set to face off against former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Holloway will attempt to defend his BMF title in a trilogy bout against Poirier and improve it to 2-1. In their first fight, Holloway was defeated by first-round submission at UFC 143 in February 2012 and then dropped a unanimous decision in the rematch at UFC 236 in April 2019. DraftKings sees Holloway as a slight favorite with a salary of $8,200.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is scheduled to retire after he takes on former featherweight champion and current BMF title holder, Max Holloway, in the main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Poirier and Holloway have already fought twice, with Poirier winning both times and will now fight for the third and final time. Poirier was last seen in action back in June 2024 at UFC 302, where he fought for the lightweight title against Islam Makhachev. Unfortunately for Poirier, he suffered a fifth-round submission loss. DraftKings sees Poirier as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,000.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Roman Kopylov will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Back in February 2024, at UFC 298, Kopylov lost to Anthony Hernandez via a second-round rear-naked choke submission. Since his loss to Hernandez, Kopylov got back on track and has won back-to-back fights. First, he defeated Cesar Almeida via split decision and in his next fight, he finished Chris Curtis via third-round TKO. DraftKings sees Kopylov as the favorite with a salary of $8,900.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa is scheduled to take on Roman Kopylov in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Lately, Costa hasn't looked that great as he's gone 1-4 in his last five fights. The last time he won a fight was back in August 2022 at UFC 278 against former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Costa has now fallen out of the title picture as he's lost back-to-back fights. First, fought former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and lost via unanimous decision. He was last seen in action back in June 2024 at UFC 302, where he lost to former middleweight champion Sean Strickland via split decision. DraftKings sees Costa as the underdog with a salary of $7,300.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Daniel Rodriguez will look for his third win in a row when he takes on Kevin Holland on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. After losing three fights in a row, Rodriguez returned to the winning column by defeating Alex Morono via split decision. Rodriguez was last seen in action in May at UFC Des Moines, where he finished Santiago Ponzinibbio via third-round TKO. DraftKings sees Rodriguez as a huge underdog with a salary of $6,900.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Kevin Holland will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Daniel Rodriguez on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. In the UFC's first event of 2025, Holland was submitted by former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder. Losing to de Ridder, Holland moved down to welterweight, and since moving down, Holland has looked great, going 2-0. He rebounded by defeating Gunnar Nelson via unanimous decision, and more recently, he defeated Vicente Luque via second-round submission. DraftKings sees Holland as a huge favorite with a salary of $9,300.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Dan Ige will look to win back-to-back fights as he faces off against former Bellator champion Patricio Freire on the main card of UFC 318. Ige was last seen in action in April at UFC 314, where he got back in the win column by finishing Sean Woodson via third-round TKO. Prior to his bout with Woodson, Ige lost back-to-back fights. First, he lost to Diego Lopes via unanimous decision, followed by a unanimous decision loss to Lerone Murphy back in October. DraftKings sees Ige as the favorite with a salary of $8,600.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Patricio Freire will look to get back in the win column as he takes on Dan Ige on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. At age 37, after requesting his release by the PFL, Freire made the jump to the UFC, but unfortunately, his debut didn't go as planned. Freire had a terrible UFC debut as he was very tentative and only managed to land 17 significant strikes compared to his opponent, Yair Rodriguez, who landed 70 significant strikes. DraftKings sees Freire as the underdog with a salary of $7,600.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
Daniel Zellhuber will look to return to the win column when he takes on UFC veteran Michael Johnson on the UFC 318 main card opener on Saturday. Zellhuber lost his UFC debut to Trey Ogden, but then he won his next three fights. Zellhuber was last seen in action back in September at UFC 306, where he lost an extremely close fight to Esteban Ribovics via split decision. Since signing with the UFC, Zellhuber has gone 3-2. DraftKings sees Zellhuber as a huge favorite with a salary of $9,500.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 18, 2025
UFC veteran Michael Johnson is scheduled to face off against Daniel Zellhuber on the UFC 318 main card opener on Saturday. Johnson, a 30-fight UFC veteran, enters this bout on a two-fight winning streak. First, he got back in the win column by defeating Darrius Flowers via unanimous decision, and more recently, Johnson finished Ottman Azaitar via second-round knockout. Since joining the promotion, Johnson has gone 15-15. DraftKings sees Johnson as a huge underdog with a salary of $6,700.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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, but the referee decided to step in and stop the fight. In 35 seconds of action, Teixeira landed three significant strikes. With the loss, Teixeira has dropped to 8-1 as a pro and is now 1-1 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
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