6 months agoRodrigo Nascimento will be meeting Don'Tale Mayes for the second time in their UFC careers, the first resulting in a submission win by Nascimento in 2020. Nascimento comes into this fight with an MMA record of 10-1. He is 4-1 in the UFC, most recently beating Ilir Latifi by split decision back in May of this year. The Brazilian is the favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,800 while in his UFC career, he's averaging 67.7 fantasy points per fight. Both fighters were quite early in their MMA careers when their first bout took place. As a result, there is a good chance that their rematch might play out differently.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoArmen Petrosyan will be looking for his third straight win as he takes on Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. After losing to Caio Borralhno, Petrosyan defeated Aj Dobson and Christian Leroy Duncan via unanimous decision. Petrosyan's MMA record is 8-2, with five of his 10 fights ending via knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees him as a slight favorite with a salary of $8,300 on Saturday. Throughout his UFC career of four bouts, Petrosyan averages 66.8 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoComing off a submission victory in his last bout, UFC middleweight Rodolfo Vieira will enter the Octagon against Armen Petrosyan at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. A very dangerous submission artist, eight of his nine wins have come by submission. DraftKings sees Vieira as a slight underdog with a salary of $7,900. He averages 76.3 fantasy points per contest through six UFC bouts. Vieira has alternated wins and losses since then and his record currently stands at 9-2.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoVinc Pichel (14-3) is set to return at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday as he takes on Ismael Bonfim. It's the first time Pichel will fight since April of 2022 when he lost to Mark Madsen. Since then, Pichel had hip surgery but is finally able to return on Saturday night in Brazil. The 40-year-old enters this fight as a massive underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $6,700 while in his UFC career, he's averaging 68.49 fantasy points per fight. Pichel is 7-3 in the UFC, while winning six by decision, and has been finished in two of his three losses.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoIsmael Bonfim (19-4) is coming off a first-round submission loss to Benoit Saint-Denis, which was his first loss in the UFC. In his promotional debut in January in Brazil, Bonfim scored a second-round flying knee knockout over Terrance McKinney. Bonfim will now return at UFC Sao Paulo against Vinc Pichel and enters the fight as the betting favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,500, which is the second-highest on the card. In his two UFC fights, Bonfim is averaging 100.81 fantasy points per fight. Bonfim has won 13 of his fights by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoAbus Magomedov (25-5-1) is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Sean Strickland in a main event spot in just his second UFC fight. Magomedov stepped up on about a month's notice to face Caio Borralho at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. Magomedov enters this fight as an underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,000 while in his UFC career, he's averaging 127.86 fantasy points per fight. In his debut fight, Magomedov scored a 19-second knockout win over Dustin Stoltzfus. Magomedov has won 20 of his fights by stoppage, but has been finished in four of his five losses.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoCaio Borralho (14-1) is a perfect 4-0 in the UFC and is set for his fifth fight on the main card of UFC Sao Paulo as he takes on Abus Magomedov. Borralho was supposed to fight Nursulton Ruziboev but a month out, his opponent pulled out and was replaced by Magomedov. Borralho enters this matchup as a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,200, while in his four UFC fights is averaging 84.93 fantasy points. In his UFC tenure, Borralho has won just one by stoppage but has won eight of his 14 career wins by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoDerrick Lewis (27-11 and one No Contest) returned to the win column back in July as he scored a 33-second flying knee KO win to snap his three-fight losing skid. After the win, Lewis re-signed with the Las Vegas-based promotion and ended up agreeing to step up on about a month's notice to face Jailton Almeida in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. Heading into the fight, Lewis is the biggest underdog on the card as DraftKings has him at a salary of $6,600, while in his UFC career, he's averaging 58.8 fantasy points per fight. In his UFC career, Lewis has won 14 of his 18 fights by stoppage but has also been finished in all nine of his losses inside the Octagon.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoJailton Almeida (19-2) is set to headline his second straight card as he takes on Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday. Almeida is a perfect 5-0 in the UFC and is coming off a first-round submission over Jairzinho Rozenstruik back in May. The Brazilian is the biggest favorite on the card as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,600. In his UFC tenure, Almeida is averaging 116.49 fantasy points per fight, as he has finished all five of his wins. The Brazilian has only gone past the first round once in his UFC career.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoIslam Makhachev remains at the top of the lightweight division, defeating Alexander Volkanovski by first-round knockout in the main event of UFC 294 on Saturday. The two champions fought for a second time in Saturday's main event in Abu Dhabi, and once again it was Makhachev who emerged victorious. Makhachev unloaded a vicious head kick that knocked Volkanovski down before some ground-and-pound punches secured a devastating first-round knockout. In 3:06 of action, Makhachev landed 24 significant strikes. With this win, Makhachev settled whatever debate remained from his first win over Volkanovski.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoAlexander Volkanovski was stepping in for Charles Oliveira on just two weeks' notice but wanted his second chance to take down Islam Makhachev and become UFC's newest double champion. Unfortunately for Volkanovski, Makhachev emerged victorious, successfully defending his lightweight title with a first-round knockout of Volkanovski. The Saturday night fight was a rematch from UFC 284 in February, when Makhachev won by unanimous decision. Volkanovski is now 13-2 in the UFC and is gearing up to face off against Ilia Topuria in January.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoJohnny Walker was taking on Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, but the fight was bizarrely stopped on the doctor's orders after Ankalaev landed an illegal knee on Walker, who was still grounded. Requiring time to gather himself following the devastating illegal blow, Walker was subjected to a concussion test by the Octagon-side physician, who quickly determined that the Brazilian was unable to continue to fight. In 3:13 of action, Walker landed 14 significant strikes. It's unclear if a rematch will be ordered between Walker and Ankalaev given the controversial ending to their fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoIkram Aliskerov picked up his second UFC victory in a big way as he scored a first-round TKO of Warlley Alves at UFC 294. It didn't take Aliskerov long to establish his range and keep Alves on his toes. He dropped Alves with a jab, and when Alves got up, Aliskerov landed a stunning flying knee to drop Alves again. Aliskerov followed up with punches to finish the fight. In 2:07 of action, Aliskerov landed 26 significant strikes. With the victory, Aliskerov improves to 15-1 as a professional and is 2-0 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoWarlley Alves suffered a first-round TKO loss to Ikram Alsikerov at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Alves was stepping up to middleweight to fill in for Nassourdine Imavov who had some traveling issues ahead of this event. Aliskerov dropped Alves with a jab, then he landed a flying knee and finished Alves with a barrage of punches. In 2:07 of action, Alves landed 12 significant strikes. It was Alves' third straight defeat, and he's now 8-7 inside the Octagon.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoMuin Gafurov suffered a 73-second submission loss to Said Nurmagomedov at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Gafurov had lost to John Castaneda by decision back in June and returned against Nurmagomedov. Gafurov tried to blitz Nurmagomedov early got caught in a choke and was forced to tap. Gafurov ended up landing just one strike in the defeat and dropped to 0-2 in the UFC. He's now 18-6 in MMA and whether or not he gets another fight in the promotion is uncertain.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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