Vitor Petrino Looks To Return To Win Column At UFC Tampa
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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.Dustin Jacoby A Big Underdog At UFC Tampa
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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.Cub Swanson Searching For 30th Career Win At UFC Tampa
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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.Billy Quarantillo Faces A Legend At UFC Tampa
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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.Joaquin Buckley Looks For His Sixth Win In A Row
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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.Colby Covington Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
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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.Bruno Silva Looks To Extend His Win Streak
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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.Manel Kape A Favorite At UFC Tampa
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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.Tuco Tokkos Looks For His First UFC Win
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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.Navajo Stirling Set To Make His UFC Debut
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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.Alexandre Pantoja Gets Second-Round Win At UFC 310
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Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja picked up a second-round submission win over former Rizin champion and UFC newcomer Kai Asakura in the main event of UFC 310 on Saturday. In the first round, Pantoja landed a big left hand that almost dropped Asakura, but Asakura was able to recover. In the second round, Pantoja shot for a takedown, got Asakura down, quickly got his back and finished him via rear-naked choke. In 7:05 of action, Pantoja landed three takedowns and 33 significant strikes. With a win over Asakura, Pantoja extended his winning streak to seven and made his third successful title defense. Kai Asakura Submitted At UFC 310
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Former Rizin champion and UFC newcomer Kai Asakura suffered a second-round submission loss to flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 310 on Saturday. Asakura had success on the feet but eventually, Pantoja took over with his grappling. In the second round, Pantoja took Asakura down and quickly sank in the rear-naked choke, ending the fight. In 7:05 of action, Asakura landed 17 significant strikes.Alexander Volkov Takes Split-Decision Loss
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This past Saturday, Alexander Volkov was outpointed by former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane in a controversial split decision that went down on the main card of UFC 310. Volkov was aiming to exact revenge on Gane, having lost to him in their first bout in 2021 by unanimous decision. Despite Volkov appearing to edge the final two rounds, two judges scored the fight 29-28 for Gane, with one judge favoring Volkov. In 15 minutes of action, Volkov landed three takedowns and 39 significant strikes.Ciryl Gane Edges Out Split Decision At UFC 310
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On Saturday, former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane scored a split decision win over Alexander Volkov on the main card of UFC 310. It was a competitive fight, but most fans thought Volkov should have won the fight. Gane also injured himself in the first round and suffered broken toes and will likely not be able to return to action until the first half of 2025. In 15 minutes of action, Gane landed two takedowns and 43 significant strikes. With the win, Gane is now 10-2 in the UFC.Doo Ho Choi Scores TKO Win At UFC 310
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On the main card of UFC 310, Doo Ho Choi defeated Nate Landwehr by a third-round TKO. Choi imposed his will from the opening bell, dominated Landwehr on the feet and was winning the grappling exchanges. In the third round, Choi caught Landwehr in a deep crucifix and started punishing him with punches and elbows, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 13:21 of action, Choi landed four takedowns and 78 significant strikes. Choi improved his record to 16-4-1 with this victory.