December 15, 2024
Dustin Jacoby scored a stunning comeback third-round KO win over Vitor Petrino at UFC Tampa. Jacoby entered the bout as a big underdog and in the first two rounds, Petrino was landing the more damaging shots. But, in the third round with less than 90 seconds left in the fight, Jacoby landed a right cross that put Petrino out cold. With the win, Jacoby is now 20-9-1 as a pro and 8-6-1 in the UFC. Jacoby should get a ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 15, 2024
Billy Quarantillo suffered a third-round knockout loss to Cub Swanson in the co-main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Quarantillo entered the fight as the favorite but was outstruck in the first round. He did have more success in the second round as he looked to take over the fight. But, in the third round, Quarantillo was caught by a one-two punch that put him out cold. With the loss, Quarantillo fell to 18-7 as a pro and 6-5 in the UFC. He likely will be fighting for his job next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 15, 2024
Cub Swanson picked up a third-round KO win over Billy Quarantillo in the co-main event of UFC Tampa. Swanson entered the fight as the betting underdog and he had a good first round outstirking Quarantillo. However, in the second round, Swanson slowed down and was controlled for 1:38. In the third round, Swanson landed a beautiful 1-2 combo that KO'd Quarantillo. With the win, Swanson is now 30-14 as a pro and 15-10 in the UFC. Swanson could have one more fight but did hint at this being his last.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Adrian Yanez (17-5) is set to take on Daniel Marcos at UFC Tampa on Saturday. Yanez returned to the win column with a knockout win over Vinicius Salvador back in May to snap his two-fight losing streak. Yanez enters this bout against the undefeated Marcos as a big underdog while DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,770. In the UFC, Yanez is 6-2 and has won five fights by knockout, while he's been knocked out in both of his losses. If Yanez can pull off the upset, he should get a top-10 opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Daniel Marcos (16-0, one no-contest) is set to take on Adrian Yanez on the main card of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Marcos is coming off a clear-cut decision win over John Castaneda. The undefeated bantamweight enters the bout as the favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,500. In the UFC, Marcos is 3-0 with one no-contest and has won one fight by knockout. Should Marcos get the win, he should get a ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Vitor Petrino (11-1) is set to take on Dustin Jacoby on the main card of UFC Tampa. Petrino is coming off a stunning upset loss to Anthony Smith in May and now returns to the Octagon. The Brazilian enters the fight as a big favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,100. In the UFC, Petrino is 11-1 as a pro and has won three fights by stoppage while he was submitted in his lone loss. If he wins, Petrino could get a top-10 opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Dustin Jacoby (19-9-1) is set to take on Vitor Petrino on the main card at UFC Tampa. Jacoby is coming off a first-round knockout loss to Dominick Reyes and before that lost to Alonzo Menifield as he's 1-4 in his last five. Jacoby enters the fight as a big underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,100. In the UFC, Jacoby is 7-6-1 and has won four times by knockout while he's been finished twice. If Jacoby loses he could be released from the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Cub Swanson (29-14) is set to take on Billy Quarantillo in the co-main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Swanson is coming off a split-decision loss to Andre Fili in June and now faces a hometown fighter. Swanson is the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,800. In the UFC, Swanson is 14-10 and has won six times by knockout, while he's been finished seven times, If Swanson pulls off the upset, he would be in line to get a big fight and potentially ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Billy Quarantillo (18-6) is set to take on Cub Swanson in the co-main event of UFC Tampa. Quarantillo lives and trains in Tampa and gets the hometown fight and faces a legend in Swanson. The fan-favorite is coming off a submission loss to Youssef Zalal but enters this fight as the betting favorite. DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,400. In the UFC, Quarantillo is 6-4. He's won four fights by stoppage while he's been finished twice. If he beats Swanson, he could get a ranked opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Up-and-coming Joaquin Buckley will look to extend his win streak to six when he takes on UFC veteran Colby Covington in the main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday. In his last bout, Buckley faced off against Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 where he defeated Thompson via third-round knockout. Since moving to welterweight, Buckley has gone 5-0. DraftKings sees Buckley as the favorite with a salary of $9,000. Throughout his UFC career of 14 bouts, Buckley averages 72.7 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Colby Covington will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against Joaquin Buckley in the main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Covington is coming off a unanimous decision loss at the hands of the former welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Prior to that loss, Covington defeated Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272 via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Covington as the underdog with a salary of $7,200. Throughout his UFC career, (16 bouts) he averages 103.8 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Bruno Silva is set to take on Manel Kape on the main card of UFC Tampa on Saturday. Silva is coming off a TKO win over Cody Durden back in July to extend his win streak to four. He also has wins over Tyson Nam, Victor Rodriguez and JP Buys. The Brazilian enters the bout as the underdog as DraftKings has him with a salary of $7,000. While in his UFC career of seven bouts, he's averaging 81.4 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Manel Kape will be looking to get back in the win column when he returns to the Octagon to face off against Bruno Silva on the main card of UFC Tampa on Saturday. In his last bout, Kape faced off against Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 304 in what might have been one of the worst fights of the year. DraftKings sees Kape as the favorite with a salary of $9,200. Throughout his UFC career of seven bouts, Kape averages 67.5 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
Tuco Tokkos and Navajo Stirling are set to open up the UFC Tampa main card on Saturday. Tokkos' UFC debut in May was far from impressive as he was submitted by Oumar Sy in the opening minutes of the first round. The loss broke a three-fight unbeaten streak. He enters this fight with an MMA record of 10-4. DraftKings sees Tokkos as a big underdog with a salary of $6,600. In his lone UFC fight, he averaged 1.4 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
December 13, 2024
On Saturday, Navajo Stirling is set to make his UFC debut against Tuco Tokkos on the main card of UFC Tampa. Stirling was last seen in action at Dana White's Contender Series, where he defeated Phillip Latu by a second-round knockout. He enters this fight with an MMA record of 5-0, with four of those wins ending via knockout/TKO. DraftKings has Stirling as a big favorite with a salary of $9,000.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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