5 months agoMuslim Salikhov (19-4) is rebooked against Randy Brown on the main card of UFC Vegas 85 after the two were supposed to fight at UFC 296, but Brown fell ill during fight week and the bout was postponed until now. Salikhov is coming off a decision loss to Nicolas Dalby in June and is 1-2 in his last three fights. Heading into his scrap against Brown at UFC Vegas 85, Salikhov is a sizeable underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,100. In his UFC career, Salikhov is 6-3 and has won three fights by stoppage, while he's been finished in two of his three losses.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoRandy Brown (17-5) is set to face Muslim Salikhov on the main card of UFC Vegas 85 on Saturday. The two were supposed to fight at UFC 296 in December, but on fight week, Brown fell ill and the bout was postponed until now. Heading into the fight, Brown is coming off a decision win over Wellington Turman to return to the win column after a submission loss to Jack Della Maddalena. Brown enters the scrap as a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,100, while in his UFC tenure, he's won just five times by stoppage out of 11 wins. Should Brown win, he could get a ranked opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoDrew Dober (27-12 and one No Contest) is set to face Renato Moicano in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 85 on Saturday. Dober returned to the win column back in June with a first-round knockout over Ricky Glenn. Before that, he suffered an upset KO loss to Matt Frevola which snapped his three-fight winning streak. Entering his UFC Vegas 85 co-main event, Dober is the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,800. In his UFC tenure, he has won 10 of his 13 fights by stoppage, while five of his eight losses have come by stoppage. Should Dober beat Moicano could get a top-10 opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoRenato Moicano is set to fight for the first time since November 2022 as he will return in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 85 against Drew Dober. Moicano is coming off a submission win over Brad Riddell and missed all of 2023 due to an injury. Heading into his UFC Vegas 85 co-main event, Moicano is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,400. Since moving to lightweight in 2020, Moicano is 4-1, with another loss in there to Rafael dos Anjos at a catchweight in a fight he took on short notice. Should Moicano beat Dober, the Brazilian should get a top-10 opponent next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoRaquel Pennington captured UFC's vacant bantamweight championship when she defeated Brazilian challenger Mayra Bueno Silva by unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 297. It was a strong return to the spotlight for Pennington, who lost to Nunes as a challenger in 2018 and dropped two of her next three fights before going on a six-fight win streak. Pennington survived a strong start from Silva and then pushed the pace, never giving Silva a minute to breathe. In 25 minutes of action, Pennington landed a takedown and 134 significant strikes. The win sets up a likely matchup between Pennington and Julianna Pena for the bantamweight title.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoThe first title fight on the UFC 297 card featured a women's bantamweight fight between Mayra Bueno Silva and Raquel Pennington. Silva had her submission win over Holly Holm in her last outing turned to a no-contest after testing positive for a banned substance. Prior to that win being overturned, Silva had won three in a row. The fight wasn't pretty or exciting but Pennington did enough to claim the UFC women's bantamweight title. In 25 minutes of action, Silva landed three takedowns and 69 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoNeil Magny pulled off an incredible upset win, stopping rising welterweight prospect Mike Malott with a comeback third-round TKO. Magny was the second-biggest underdog on the card at +290. Malott dominated Magny for the better part of three and a half rounds. However, in the final minutes, Magny stepped on the gas and overwhelmed Malott to earn himself a TKO victory. In 14:45 of action, Magny landed a takedown and 57 significant strikes. It was an incredible comeback performance and a finish by Magny that will keep him in the welterweight top 15.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoMovsar Evloev improved to 18-0 as a professional and 8-0 in the UFC by winning a back-and-forth decision over Arnold Allen at UFC 297. While Evloev managed to walk away from the bout with a unanimous-decision victory, he sustained significant damage in the final round, courtesy of some questionably legal knees from Allen. In 15 minutes of action, Evloev landed five takedowns and landed 51 significant strikes. Following the biggest win of his career, Evloev called for a featherweight title shot. He just might be the next in line to face the winner of the UFC 298 main event.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoArnold Allen and Movsar Evloev fought to a controversial unanimous decision at UFC 297 after 15 minutes of back-and-forth action. The most talked-about instance from this fight was the knee strikes Allen hit the undefeated Russian fighter, which was deemed illegal. Evloev sustained a cut on his head as a result of the blows, but he was deemed good enough to continue. Allen continued to push the pace but ultimately was unable to get the finish. In 15 minutes of action, Allen landed 59 significant strikes. With the loss, Allen's UFC record is 10-2.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
5 months agoMarc-Andre Barriault lost by split decision to Chris Curtis at UFC 297 in a standout fight. Barriault was outstruck in all three rounds by Curtis, as the Canadian falls to be the pressure fighter that he usually is. With the loss to Curtis at UFC 297, Barriault dropped to 16-7 and one No Contest as a pro and 5-6 and 1 NC in the UFC. The loss to Curtis also snapped his two-fight winning streak as Barriault will likely need to win a few fights in a row to get another shot at a ranked opponent.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoChris Curtis returned to the win column with a split-decision win over Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC 297. Curtis was coming off a no-contest against Nassourdine Imavov and a controversial decision loss to Kelvin Gastelum. Curtis outstruck Barriault in all three rounds, but it was competitive in all three. The American finished the fight with 140 significant strikes to Barriault's 122 as he edged out the split decision win.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoMike Malott suffered a stunning third-round TKO loss to Neil Magny at UFC 297 on Saturday. Malott entered his main card spot as a sizeable favorite and looked to be cruising to a win. The Canadian outstruck Magny 20-to-5 in significant strikes in the first round, and then in round two outstruck him 21-to-6 in significant strikes, as well as going 2-for-2 on takedowns with 3:08 of control. However, Malott gassed out and was taken down by Magny who landed ground-and-pound strikes and scored the TKO win with 15 seconds left. It is Malott's first UFC loss and drops him to 10-2-1 as a pro.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoSean Strickland suffered a split decision loss to Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC 297 on Saturday to lose his middleweight title. Strickland started off strong as he outstruck Du Plessis 39-to-19 in the first round, but did get taken down twice in the opening five minutes. The next four rounds were very competitive, and although Strickland outstruck Du Plessis in three of the four rounds, two of the three judges' scored the fight for the South African. Although Strickland lost his title at UFC 297, he likely is only a win away from getting another title shot.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoDricus Du Plessis remained undefeated in the UFC and became the new middleweight champion with a split decision win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297. Du Plessis was outstruck in the first round but did go for 2-for-3 on his takedowns in the first five minutes. The fight was back-and-forth, but the South African was able to win rounds two through four on two of the judges' scorecards to edge out the split decision. Du Plessis was outstruck 183-to-140 but went 6-for-11 on his takedowns with 2:08 of control. It was a very competitive fight, but Du Plessis was able to edge out the win, despite being outstruck four of the five rounds.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
5 months agoFollowing the retirement of the great Amanda Nunes in Vancouver last June, Canada will once again be the location as a successor to Nunes is crowned on Saturday in Toronto. In the co-main event of UFC 297, Silva will look to achieve UFC championship status when she faces off against a longtime UFC contender, Raquel Pennington. DraftKings sees Silva as the favorite with a salary of $8,700. He averages 105.7 fantasy points per contest throughout eight UFC bouts.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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