February 6, 2025
Jake Matthews (20-7) is set to open the UFC 312 main card against Francisco Prado on Saturday in Sydney, Australia. Matthews is coming off a decision win over Phil Rowe to return to the win column. Matthews is the favorite for Saturday's fight, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,800. In the UFC, Matthews is 13-7 with seven wins by stoppage, while he's been finished four times. He could get a ranked opponent with a win at UFC 312.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
February 6, 2025
Rodolfo Bellato (12-2) is set to take on Jimmy Crute on the main card of UFC 312. Bellato is coming off a stoppage win over Ihor Potieria in his debut as the Brazilian is riding a four-fight winning streak. Despite Bellato going into enemy territory, he's the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,500. In the UFC, Bellato is 1-0 and if he can beat Crute, he should get a ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
February 6, 2025
Jimmy Crute (12-4-1) is set to take on Rodolfo Bellato on the main card of UFC 312 on Saturday. Crute is set to return to the UFC after he stepped away from the sport after his loss to Alonzo Menifield in July of 2023. Crute is 0-3-1 in his last four and enters this fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,770. In the UFC, Crute is 4-4-1 with all four wins coming by stoppage, while he's been finished all four times. If Crute can pull off the upset, he could get a ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
February 6, 2025
Sean Strickland (29-6) is set to challenge Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC 312 on Saturday in Australia. Strickland is the former champ and is coming off a decision win over Paulo Costa after he lost a split decision to Du Plessis to lose his middleweight title. Strickland enters the fight as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,600. In the UFC, Strickland is 16-6 with five wins by stoppage. Strickland could become just the second middleweight in UFC history to become a two-time champion.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
February 6, 2025
Dricus Du Plessis (22-2) is set to defend his middleweight title in the main event of UFC 312 against Sean Strickland. Du Plessis and Strickland fought at UFC 297 in January of 2024 and it was the South African who won a split decision to become the new champ. Entering this fight, the champ is a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,600. In the UFC, Du Plessis is 8-0 with six wins by stoppage and has defended his belt once. Should he win, he will face Khamzat Chimaev next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
February 3, 2025
Nassourdine Imavov picked up a second-round knockout win over Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. 30 seconds into the second round, Imavov landed a devastating right hand that dropped Adesanya. Imavov then landed a left hand that snapped Adesanya's head back before finishing him on the ground. In 5:30 of action, Imavov landed 15 significant strikes. With the win, Imavov is 16-4 as a pro and could be a win away from a title shot.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
February 3, 2025
Israel Adesanya suffered a second-round knockout loss to Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Adesanya looked good in the first round, as he outstruck Imavov. But 30 seconds into the second round, Imavov caught Adesanya with an overhand right, dropping Adesanya and finishing him on the ground. Prior to this bout, Adesanya was on a two-fight losing streak. In 5:30 of action, Adesanya landed 26 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
February 3, 2025
On Saturday, Said Nurmagomedov suffered a unanimous decision loss to Vinicius Oliveira on the main card of UFC Saudi Arabia. Nurmagomedov was looking to win back-to-back bouts but the fight against Oliveira didn't go his way. Nurmagomedov did have his moments early on as he managed to hurt Oliveira with a spinning back kick, but eventually, Oliveira managed to outlast him. In 15 minutes of action, Nurmagomedov landed a takedown and 38 significant strikes. With the loss, Nurmagomedov fell to 18-4 as a pro and 7-3 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
February 3, 2025
Vinicius Oliveira picked up a unanimous decision win over Said Nurmagomedov on the main card of UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Oliveira entered the bout as an underdog and early on, he struggled. In the first round, Nurmagomedov hit Oliveira with a spinning back kick that rocked Oliveira. The bout received "Fight of the Night" honors. In 15 minutes of action, Oliveira landed three takedowns and 43 significant strikes. Olivera also defended against eight of Nurmagomedov's nine takedown attempts. With the victory, Oliveira improved to 22-3 as a pro and is 3-0 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
February 3, 2025
Mike Davis suffered a unanimous decision loss to Fares Ziam on the main card of UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Davis entered the fight being 4-1 in the UFC and riding a four-fight winning streak. He struggled on the feet as he was outstruck and went just 1-for-8 on his takedowns. However, Davis did almost finish Ziam in the second when he caught Ziam in a nasty calf slicer, but Ziam managed to escape. In 15 minutes of action, Davis landed 20 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
February 3, 2025
Fares Ziam picked up a unanimous decision victory over Mike Davis on the main card of UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Ziam entered the bout as the underdog but managed to pull out the win in a hard-fought fight. In the second round, Davis caught Ziam in a calf slicer and it looked like Ziam's knee was about to pop, but Ziam managed to escape the danger and finish the round on top. In 15 minutes of action, Ziam landed four takedowns and 35 significant strikes. With the win, Ziam improved to 7-2 in the UFC
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
February 1, 2025
Kaan Ofli suffered a decision loss to Muhammad Naimov at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Ofli was coming off a KO loss to Mairon Santos in the TUF finale but still was awarded a UFC contract. However, against Naimov, he struggled to get going as he only landed 31 significant strikes and was controlled on the ground and against the fence to lose. With the loss, Ofli fell to 11-4-1 and 0-2 in the UFC and will be fighting for his job next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
February 1, 2025
Muhammad Naimov picked up a decision win over Kaan Ofli at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Naimov was coming off his first loss in the UFC and entered the bout as the favorite. Naimov was able to land the better shots and control Ofli on the ground and the clinch to win a clear-cut decision. With the win, Naimov is now 12-3 as a pro and 4-1 in the UFC. He could be one win away from getting a ranked opponent next,
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
February 1, 2025
Jairzinho Rozenstruik suffered a decision loss to Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Rozenstruik entered the fight as a sizeable underdog and he didn't throw much volume due to the power of Pavlovich. He ended up landing just 23 strikes with 17 of them being significant strikes as well as being taken down twice to lose. With the loss, Rozenstruik fell to 15-6 as a pro and 9-6 in the UFC. He will likely fight someone behind him in the rankings.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
February 1, 2025
Sergei Pavlovich scored a lackluster decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Pavlovich entered the fight as the favorite despite being on a two-fight losing streak. Many expected this fight to tend quickly but both were tentative to throw. Ultimately, Pavlovich ended up getting a takedown in the second and third rounds to secure the win in a lackluster fight. With the win, Pavlovich improved to 19-3 as a pro and is 7-3 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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