July 14, 2025
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 mere 35 seconds. In 35 seconds of action, Lewis landed nine significant strikes. With the win, Lewis is 29-12 as a pro and is now 20-10 in the UFC. Lewis is now likely a win away from a title shot.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 when he landed a takedown. During the second round, Thompson suffered a serious cut to his shin after checking a kick, which left him needing stitches, but Thompson kept on going and kicking Bonfim with that shin. In 15 minutes of action, Thompson landed 42 significant strikes. With the loss, Thompson has dropped to 17-9-1 as a pro and is now 12-9-1 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 grappling exchanges, but in the end, the judges scored the fight 29-28, 29-28 and 28-29 in favor of Bonfim. In 15 minutes of action, Bonfim landed five takedowns and 40 significant strikes. With the win, Bonfim is now 18-1 as a pro and 5-1 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 to survive. In 15 minutes of action, Kattar landed 26 significant strikes. Kattar has now dropped five fights in a row, and you have to wonder if he'll fight again in the UFC. With the loss, Kattar has dropped to 23-10 as a pro and is now 7-8 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 a knockdown and 85 significant strikes. By defeating Kattar, Garcia has entered the UFC rankings. He has now improved to 18-5 as a pro and is now 7-2 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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. Charriere kept on the pressure and kept on punishing Landwehr with heavy looping hooks, finishing the hometown fighter in the third round. In 10:27 of action, Landwehr landed 63 significant strikes.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 a clean punch. Charriere sensed that Landwehr was hurt, so he kept on tagging Landwehr with massive shots, knocking him out quickly in the third round. In 10:27 of action, Charriere landed two takedowns and 67 significant strikes. With the victory, Charriere has improved to 3-2 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 landed only three significant strikes. With the loss, Lane drops to 13-7 with one NC as a pro and is now 1-4 with one NC in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 gave up his back, and Petrino punished him by finishing Lane via rear-naked choke. In 4:16 of action, Petrino landed a takedown, 17 total strikes and three significant strikes. With the win, Petrino has improved to 12-2 as a pro and is now 5-2 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 times before sinking in an arm-triangle choke to submit Tafa near the end of the second round. In 9:25 of action, Tokkos landed five takedowns and 11 significant strikes. With the win, Tokkos has improved to 11-5 as a professional and is now 1-2 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 14, 2025
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 time again and eventually submitting him with an arm-triangle choke. In 9:25 of action, Tafa landed 24 significant strikes. With the loss, Tafa fell to 6-4 as a pro and 2-4 in the UFC.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 10, 2025
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 February at UFC 312 with a first-round knockout of Justin Tafa, earning a 'Performance of the Night' bonus. He has finished all eight of his opponents, seven via TKO/knockout and one via submission. DraftKings sees Teixeira as the favorite with a salary of $9,000.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 10, 2025
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, Lewis dropped a unanimous decision to Jailton Almeida. Lewis, the UFC's all-time leader in knockouts with 15, has gone 2-4 in his last six appearances. DraftKings sees Lewis as a huge underdog with a salary of $7,200.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 10, 2025
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 loss being to Nicolas Dalby. Bonfim rebounded from his first career loss to Dalby by defeating Ange Loosa via unanimous decision. He then submitted Khaos Williams with a D'arce choke in February to win back-to-back fights. DraftKings sees Bonfim as the favorite with a salary of $9,300.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
July 10, 2025
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. In his last bout, Thompson got knocked out by Joaquin Buckley, and before that fight, Thompson got dominated and then submitted by Shavkat Rakhmonov. DraftKings sees Thompson as a huge underdog with a salary of $6,900.
--Alen KurbasicSource: UFC
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