January 19, 2025
Jiri Prochazka scored a third-round TKO win over Jamahal Hill on the main card of UFC 311. Prochazka entered the bout as a slight underdog, but in the first round, he dropped Hill. However, he did have some struggles in the second round as the fight was even going into the third round. In the final round, Prochazka landed heavy shots and eventually dropped Hill again. After landing several more shots, the ref stepped in and stopped the fight. With the win, Prochazka is 31-5-1 as a pro and could be a win away from a title shot.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 19, 2025
Islam Makhachev defended his lightweight title for the fourth time at UFC 311 on Saturday. Makhachev was supposed to fight Arman Tsarukyan but on Friday, he was forced out of the bout and Moicano stepped up on short notice. Makhachev did get hit a good punch early on, but he got Moicano down and submitted him in the first round. With the win, Makhachev became the first fighter in UFC history to defend the lightweight title for the fourth time. He's now 27-1 as a pro.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 17, 2025
Undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov is set to face off against bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event of UFC 311 on Saturday. Nurmagomedov earned the title shot following a unanimous decision win over Cory Sandhagen back in August at UFC Abu Dhabi. DraftKings sees Nurmagomedov as the favorite with a salary of $9,200. Throughout his UFC career of six bouts, he averages 110.5 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
January 17, 2025
Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is set to take on Umar Nurmagomedov in the co-main event of UFC 311. Dvalishvili was last seen in action at UFC 306 where he won the UFC bantamweight belt by defeating Sean O'Malley via unanimous decision. He's on a nine-fight winning streak. DraftKings sees Dvalishvili as the underdog with a salary of $7,000. Throughout his UFC career of 13 bouts, he averages 119.2 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
January 17, 2025
Renato Moicano is scheduled to face off against Beneil Dariush on the main card of UFC 311 on Saturday. Since joining the UFC in 2014, Moicano has gone 12-5. He was last seen in action at UFC Paris where he dominated and finished Benoit Saint Denis via second-round TKO to earn his fourth consecutive win. DraftKings sees Moicano as the favorite with a salary of $8,700. Throughout his UFC career of 17 bouts, he averages 75.3 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
January 17, 2025
Beneil Dariush will be looking to get back in the win column when he faces off against Renato Moicano on the main card of UFC 311 on Saturday. In his last bout, Dariush suffered a knockout loss to Arman Tsarukyan, which was his second consecutive knockout loss. Before that, Dariush was on an eight-fight winning streak. DraftKings sees Dariush as the underdog with a salary of $7,500. Throughout his UFC career, (23 bouts) he averages 69.4 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
January 17, 2025
On Saturday, fan favorite Kevin Holland is scheduled to open up the UFC 311 main card against former two-division ONE champion Reinier De Ridder. Holland was last seen in action at UFC 307 when he fought Roman Dolidze and lost in between rounds due to a rib injury. DraftKings sees Holland as the favorite with a salary of $8,300. Throughout his UFC career of 26 bouts, he averages 68.9 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
January 16, 2025
Reinier de Ridder (18-2) opens up the UFC 311 main card against Kevin Holland at middleweight. De Ridder is coming off a submission win over Gerald Meerschaert back in November in his UFC debut and now takes on Holland. The former ONE Championship champion is a slight underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,900. If de Ridder can beat and finish Holland he should be in line for a top-10 opponent at middleweight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 16, 2025
Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1) is set to take on Jamahal Hill on the main card of UFC 311 on Saturday. Prochazka is coming off a knockout loss to Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title back in June. Prochazka now faces another former champ in Hill and DraftKings has him as a slight underdog at a salary of $8,000. In the UFC, Prochazka is 4-2 with all four wins by stoppage, while he's been knocked out in both of his losses. If Prochazka can get an upset win, he likely would be a win away from a title shot.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 16, 2025
Jamahal Hill (12-2, one no-contest) is set to end his layoff and face Jiri Prochazka on the main card of UFC 311 in a pivotal light-heavyweight bout on Saturday. Hill hasn't fought since April when he was knocked out by Alex Pereira for the light-heavyweight title in his return to the Octagon after he tore his Achilles. Hill enters this fight as a slight favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,200. In the UFC, Hill is 6-2 with one no-contest, with four wins coming via knockout, while he's been finished in both of his losses. If Hill can get the win, the former champ could get a title shot.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 16, 2025
Arman Tsarukyan (22-3) is set to take on Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 311 on Saturday. Tsarukyan is rematching Makhachev as he lost to the Dagestani native in 2019 which was a short-notice fight and his UFC debut. Tsarukyan is coming off a decision win over Charles Oliveira and enters the fight as a sizeable underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $6,800. In the UFC, Tsarukyan is 9-2 with four wins by knockout while both of his losses came by decision. If he beats Makhachev, an immediate rematch would likely be next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 16, 2025
Islam Makhachev (26-1) is set to defend his lightweight title in the main event of UFC 311 on Saturday as he rematches Arman Tsarukyan. Makhachev is coming off a submission win over Dustin Poirier and enters the bout as a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,400. In the UFC, Makhachev is 15-1 with 10 wins by stoppage while he was knocked out in his lone loss. Makhachev beat Tsarukyan by decision in a three-round fight in 2019. If Makhachev wins, he will further cement himself as one of the best lightweights.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 13, 2025
Amanda Ribas suffered a third-round submission loss to Mackenzie Dern in the main event of UFC Vegas 101 on Saturday. Ribas defeated Dern in their first matchup earlier in their careers by unanimous decision. In 14:56 of action, Ribas landed two takedowns and 17 significant strikes. This is Ribas' third loss over her last four fights. With the loss, Ribas is now 13-6 as a pro and 7-5 in the UFC. Dern and Ribas could clash again in the future for a trilogy fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
January 13, 2025
Mackenzie Dern won her second fight in a row by defeating Amanda Ribas by a third-round armbar in the main event of UFC Vegas 101 on Saturday. Ribas also beat Ribas in their first fight in October of 2019 by unanimous decision after three rounds. The rematch was a back-and-forth fight, with both Dern and Ribas involved in wild scrambles on the ground. In 14:56 of action, Dern landed a takedown and 27 significant strikes. With the victory by submission, Dern improves to 15-5.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
January 13, 2025
Carlston Harris suffered a third-round TKO loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 101 on Saturday. Harris had some success in the first round and even managed to knock Ponzinibbio down two times. Unfortunately for Harris, Ponzinibbio recovered and made a comeback in the third round by finishing Harris via TKO. In 13:13 of action, Harris landed 73 significant strikes. With the loss, Harris is now 19-7 as a pro while being 4-3 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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