19 hours agoVinicius Salvador (14-6) is set to move up to bantamweight to face Adrian Yanez at UFC Vegas 92 on Saturday. Salvador is 0-2 in the UFC as he's coming off a decision loss to CJ Vergara in a fight he missed weight in, which caused the decision to move up. The Brazilian enters this fight as a big underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $6,900. Salvador has lost both of his fights in the UFC by decision and he could be fighting for his job on Saturday.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
19 hours agoAdrian Yanez (16-5) is set to take on Vinicius Salvador on the main card of UFC Vegas 92. Yanez is coming off back-to-back stoppage losses to Jonathan Martinez and Rob Font which snapped his nine-fight winning streak. Yanez now enters this fight as a massive favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,300. In the UFC, Yanez is 5-2 with four wins by knockout and a win over Salvador could get him a ranked opponent again.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
19 hours agoThemba Gorimbo (12-4) is set to take on Ramiz Brahimaj on the main card of UFC Vegas 92 on Saturday. Gorimbo is coming off a 32-second knockout win to extend his win streak to two after losing his debut. The 33-year-old went viral after Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson bought him a house after hearing his touching story of being broke but pursuing his dream of fighting in the UFC. Gorimbo enters the bout as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,400. Gorimbo has one finish in the UFC while he was submitted in his lone loss in the promotion.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
20 hours agoRamiz Brahimaj (10-4) is set to end his two-year-long layoff on Saturday when he takes on Themba Gorimbo on the main card of UFC Vegas 92. Brahimaj hasn't fought since February of 2022 when he scored a first-round submission over Micheal Gillmore. With the layoff, Brahimaj enters the bout as the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,800. In the UFC, Brahimaj is 2-2 with both of his wins coming by submission while he has been finished once in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
20 hours agoEdson Barboza (24-11) is set to headline UFC Vegas 92 on Saturday against Lerone Murphy. Barboza is set for his second straight main event as the Brazilian is on a two-fight winning streak. Despite being on a winning streak, Barboza enters the bout as an underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,700. The Brazilian is 18-11 in the UFC with nine of those wins coming by stoppage, while has been finished in six of his losses. Since dropping down to featherweight, Barboza is 4-3 and a win over Murphy could get him someone near the top-five.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoJoaquin Buckley secured a homecoming victory in a co-main event at UFC St. Louis by defeating Nursulton Ruziboev via unanimous decision. Since moving to welterweight, Buckley has won four fights in a row. In 15 minutes of action, Buckley landed four takedowns and 86 significant strikes. With the win, Buckley improved to 19-6 and is now 9-4 in the UFC. In a post-fight interview, Buckley called out Conor McGregor but shortly after, he changed his mind and called out Gilbert Burns for a welterweight clash.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoIn Saturday's UFC St. Louis co-main event at Enterprise Center, Nursulton Ruziboev was defeated by Joaquin Buckley via unanimous decision. After three rounds, the scores were 30-27, 30-26, and 29-27, all in favor of Buckley. In 15 minutes of action, Ruziboev landed 31 significant strikes. 30-year-old Ruziboev dropped to 34-9-2, 2 NC. The defeat snapped his 10-fight winning streak.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoScoring the third-fastest finish in UFC light heavyweight history, Carlos Ulberg scored a 12-second knockout over Alonzo Menifield at UFC St. Louis on Saturday. Ulberg has now won his last six fights, scoring four knockouts and one submission stoppage along the way, and is most likely going to land somewhere in the top 15. From the opening bell, Menifield charged at Ulberg, only to be caught by Ulberg's left hook. In 12 seconds of action, Ulberg landed seven significant strikes. Outside of a loss in his UFC debut, Ulberg has been spotless in his past six fights.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoAlonzo Menifield suffered a first-round knockout loss to Carlos Ulberg at UFC St. Louis on Saturday. Menifield didn't have much of the chance to showcase his abilities as he was knocked out in 12 seconds. He entered the contest on a two-fight winning streak, his most recent being a unanimous decision victory over Dustin Jacoby this past December at UFC 296. In 12 seconds of action, Menifield landed only a single significant strike. With the loss, Menifield's UFC record is 8-4-1.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoAlex Caceres was defeated via controversial unanimous decision by Sean Woodson at UFC St. Louis, with the event taking place at Enterprise Center. This was Caceres' second consecutive loss. It was a competitive back-and-forth battle. Caceres handily lost the first round, the second round was razor-close, while the third looked to be Caceres' round. There was some controversy as most of the fans saw Caceres win the third round, while all three judges scored the round in favor of Woodson. In 15 minutes of action, Caceres landed 82 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoSean Woodson extended his win streak to five with a unanimous-decision win over UFC veteran Alex Caceres at UFC St. Louis on Saturday. This was a much closer fight than the scorecards suggested. Woodson handily won the first round, the second round could've gone either way, and Caceres without question won the third round in the eyes of most fans. In 15 minutes of action, Woodson landed 101 significant strikes. He's now 6-1-1 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 days agoRobelis Despaigne suffered a lopsided decision loss to Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC St. Louis which is his first career defeat. Despaigne entered the bout as the betting favorite, but the knockout artist struggled to defend takedowns as he was taken down once in each round, and couldn't get back up to his feet once he was taken down. He was controlled for over nine minutes. With the loss, Despaigne is now 5-1 as a pro and 1-1 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 days agoWaldo Cortes-Acosta pulled off an upset decision win over Robelis Despaigne at UFC St. Louis on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta entered the bout as the underdog, but the Cuban went to his wrestling early and often to get a lopsided win. He finished the fight with three takedowns and 9:49 of control time. He got Despaigne down once in each round, and once he got him down, his opponent couldn't get up. With the upset win, Cortes-Acosta is now 12-1 as a pro and 5-1 in the UFC and is now on a three-fight winning streak.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 days agoMateusz Rebecki suffered a third-round TKO loss to Diego Ferreira at UFC St. Louis. Rebecki entered the biggest favorite on the card, and in the first round, he dropped the Brazilian. However, after going for the finish, he appeared to gas himself out, as after that, Ferreira had his way with Rebecki. The Pole was outstruck 49-to-19 in the second round and 74-to-6 in the third round as the ref stopped the fight with nine seconds left. With the loss, Rebecki is now 3-1.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 days agoDiego Ferreira was the biggest underdog on the card at UFC St. Louis and the 39-year-old Brazilian turned back the clock with a third-round stoppage win over Mateusz Rebecki. Ferreira got dropped early, but as Rebecki started to tire out, the Brazilian took over and began landing heavy shots. He ended up hurting Rebecki and with less than 10 seconds left, he got the ground-and-pound TKO finish. With the win, Ferreira is now on a two-fight winning streak and is 10-5 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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