January 10, 2025
Uros Medic (10-2) is set to take on Punahele Soriano in the main card opener of UFC Vegas 101 on Saturday. Medic is coming off a first-round knockout win over Tim Means. The fan-favorite brawler is a favorite and enters the bout as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,700. In the UFC, Medic is 4-2 with all four wins by knockout while he's been finished twice by submission. If Medic wins, he could be in the running to get a ranked opponent.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 10, 2025
Punahele Soriano (10-4) is set to take on Uros Medic in the main card opener of UFC Vegas 101 on Saturday. Soriano dropped down to welterweight in his last fight and dominated Miguel Baeza and now gets a tougher test in Medic. The Hawaiian is the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,500. In the UFC, Soriano is 4-4 with three wins by knockout while he's been finished twice. If Soriano can pull off the upset, he could be a win away from a ranked opponent.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 10, 2025
Christian Rodriguez (11-2) is set to welcome Austin Bashi to the UFC on Saturday at UFC Vegas 101. Rodriguez is coming off a stunning submission loss to Julian Erosa back in July in his second fight at 145lbs after he was forced to move up due to him missing weight at 135lbs. Rodriguez is the underdog at UFC Vegas 101 as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,300. In the UFC, Rodriguez is 4-2 with one win by submission while he's been finished once. If Rodriguez can upset Bashi, he could be a win away from a ranked opponent.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 10, 2025
Austin Bashi (13-0) is set to make his UFC debut on Saturday at UFC Vegas 101 against Christian Rodriguez. Bashi earned a contract with a dominant stoppage win on the Contender Series. Despite Bashi making his debut, he's a big favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,900. Bashi is a great wrestler and should be able to have success with his grappling against Rodriguez. If Bashi gets a win, and finished Rodriguez, he could be a win away from a ranked opponent.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 10, 2025
Roman Kopylov (13-3) is set to take on Chris Curtis on the main card of UFC Vegas 101. Kopylov is coming off a decision win over Cesar Almeida to return to the win column after a submission loss to Anthony Hernandez. The Russian enters the bout as the betting favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,100. In the UFC, Kopylov is 5-3 and has won four fights by knockout while he's been finished twice. Should Kopylov beat Curtis, he should get a top-10 opponent at middleweight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
January 10, 2025
Chris Curtis (31-11 and one no-contest) is set to take on Roman Kopylov on the main card of UFC Vegas 101 on Saturday. Curtis is coming off a decision loss to Brendan Allen in a fight where he tore his hamstring at the end, and he has been sidelined since April. Entering this bout, Curtis is the underdog, as DraftKings has him listed at a salary of $7,100. In the UFC, Curtis is 5-3 with one no-contest and has won three fights by knockout, while all three of his losses have come via decision. If he can beat Kopylov, Curtis should get a top-10 opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 16, 2024
Joaquin Buckley picked up a third-round TKO win over Colby Covington in the main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Not including Covington's takedown, Buckley dominated the fight, from start to finish. In the first round, Buckley opened up a nasty cut above Covington's right eye, and just before the end of the third round, the referee called a halt to the action because the cut kept opening up. The UFC doctor then advised the referee to call off the fight and so he did. In 14:42 of action, Buckley landed 75 significant strikes. With the win, Buckley has extended his win streak to six and improved to 11-4 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 16, 2024
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington suffered a third-round TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley in the main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday. In the first round, Covington suffered a cut over his right eye that led to a doctor finally calling a stop to the contest in the third round. Throughout the fight, Covington was having problems with Buckley's striking and tried to take the fight to the ground. With 18 seconds left, after the fighters got back to their feet, the referee called the doctor back into the cage to look at Covington's eye, it was determined that Covington's cut was bad enough to stop the fight. In 14:42 of action, Covington landed a takedown and 37 significant strikes. Covington has now, for the first time in his career, lost back-to-back fights.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 16, 2024
After a disappointing performance in his last fight against Muhammad Mokaev, Manel Kape got back in the win column by defeating Bruno Silva via third-round TKO. While Silva was looking to knock Kape out with every punch that he threw, Kape was tagging Silva with blistering combinations in succession. The fight was marred by multiple low blows from Silva, leading to a point deduction. After recovering for nearly full five minutes, Kape came out searching for the knockout in the round and landed a body kick that dropped Silva. Kape then continued with a barrage of punches, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 11:57 of action, Kape landed 111 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 16, 2024
Bruno Silva suffered a third-round TKO loss to Manel Kape on the main card of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Prior to this bout, Silva had won four straight. Against Kape, Silva was dominated for the entirety of the fight, until he got TKO'd in the third round. Throughout the fight, Silva landed a few low blows and was eventually deducted a point after landing a low blow on Kape. In 11:57 of action, Silva landed 57 significant strikes. With the loss, Silva is 14-6-2 as a pro and 4-3 with one NC in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 16, 2024
Tuco Tokkos suffered a unanimous decision loss to Navajo Stirling on the main card of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Tokkos is 0-1 in the UFC and coming off a first-round submission loss to Oumar Sy back in May. Aside from landing a few takedowns, Tokkos was dominated for the majority of the fight. In 15 minutes of action, Tokkos landed three takedowns and 32 significant strikes. With the loss, Tokkos is now 10-5 as a pro.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 16, 2024
Navajo Stirling extended his win streak to six by defeating Tuco Tokkos unanimously at UFC Tampa, held at Amalie Arena on Saturday. Stirling entered the bout as the favorite was fresh off his victory on Dana White's Contender Series. Stirling had a dominant performance against Tokkos and was even close to finishing his opponent, but Tokkos managed to survive. Stirling won the fight 30-27 on all three judges' scorecards. In 15 minutes of action, Stirling landed 78 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 15, 2024
Adrian Yanez suffered a split decision loss to Daniel Marcos on the main card of UFC Tampa. Yanez entered the bout as the underdog and was outstruck in the first round. In the second round, Yanez did land the more damaging shots. However, in the third and final round, Yanez was taken down twice and controlled to lose the third round and the fight. With the loss, Yanez fell to 17-6 as a pro and 6-3 in the UFC as he's 1-3 in his last four.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 15, 2024
Daniel Marcos scored a split decision win over Adrian Yanez at UFC Tampa to improve to 17-0 as a pro. Marcos outlanded Yanez in the first round but did slow down in the second round as the fight was tied going into the final round. In the third round, Marcos was able to outstrike Yanez and got two timely takedowns to control the round and get the win. The 31-year-old should get a ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 15, 2024
Vitor Petrino suffered a stunning third-round KO loss to Dustin Jacoby at UFC Tampa. Petrino entered the bout as a big favorite, despite coming off a first-round loss to Anthony Smith. In the first two rounds, Petrino was landing the better shots. But, in the third round, as it appeared Petrino was on his way to winning, Jacoby landed a right cross that knocked the Brazilian out cold. With the loss, Petrino is now 11-2 as a pro and 4-2 in the UFC. He could fight for his job next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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