6 months agoValter Walker made his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 90, but unfortunately for him, he wasn't victorious. The bout went the full three rounds and the win was awarded to Lukasz Brzeski unanimously. Walker controlled much of the contest with his grappling, but significant strikes went in favor of Brzeski. In 15 minutes of action, Walker landed four takedowns and 33 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoTrevor Peek suffered a unanimous decision loss to Charlie Campbell in the UFC Vegas 90 main card opener. Peek tried to turn the fight into a brawl but struggled to deal with Campbell's striking which was much more technical than his. Peek was outstruck in all three rounds to lose a clear-cut decision. With the loss, Peek is now 2-2 in the UFC as he fought out his contract, but the always-entertaining fighter should be re-signed by the promotion.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoCharlie Campbell scored a unanimous decision win over Trevor Peek in the main card opener of UFC Vegas 90. Campbell proved to be the more technical striker as he outstruck Peek in all three rounds. The American frustrated Peek, as his opponent tried to turn the fight into a brawl, but Campbell was able to piece up Peek to win a clear-cut decision. With the win, Campbell is now 2-0 in the UFC and 9-2 overall.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoChristos Giagos suffered a first-round knockout loss to Ignacio Bahamondes on the main card of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Giagos was one of the bigger underdogs heading into the event, and from the get-go, he was struggling with Bahamondes' size. Giagos got rocked by punches and then Bahamondes landed a head kick that dropped him and the ref stopped the fight. With the loss, Giagos is on a two-fight losing streak and is now 6-8 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoIgnacio Bahamondes scored a first-round knockout over Christos Giagos at UFC Vegas 90 to return to the win column. Bahamondes entered the fight as a sizeable betting favorite and right away he was landing heavy shots that rocked Giagos. After having him wobbled with punches, Bahamondes landed a head kick that dropped Giagos and the ref stopped the fight. With the win, Bahamondes is now 4-2 in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoAlexander Hernandez suffered a split decision loss to Damon Jackson in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Hernandez missed weight on Friday in his third appearance at 145lbs. In the first two rounds, he was controlled by Jackson and outstruck. Hernandez did have success in the third round, but it was too little too late as two of the three judges had it scored for Jackson. With the loss, Hernandez is now 6-7 in the UFC and is on a two-fight losing skid and could be fighting for his job next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoDamon Jackson scored a split decision win over Alexander Hernandez in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Jackson used his grappling to control Hernandez as he had 2:35 of control time in the first round. He then outstruck Hernandez 33-to-19 in the second round before being outstruck in the third 27-to-16 but did enough in the first two rounds to get the win. With the victory, Jackson snapped his two-fight losing skid and is now 6-4-1 and one No Contest in the UFC.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoMain event of UFC Vegas 90 is set between top 15 contenders Chris Curtis and Brendan Allen, a five-round headliner with major title implications for early 2024 and beyond. Curtis, will be looking to score back-to-back victories for the first time since 2022. He will be stepping in to replace Marvin Vettori to fight Allen in a rematch. Curtis has had mixed results post his victory over Allen, going 3-2 with one no-contest. DraftKings sees Curtis as the underdog with a salary of $7,300. He averages 66.8 fantasy points per contest throughout seven UFC bouts.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoBrendan Allen (11-2) will headline the UFC Vegas 90 in a middleweight rematch with Chris Curtis, three years after he suffered a disappointing second-round TKO loss in December 2021. Allen enters his UFC Vegas 90 fight riding a six-fight winning streak and is coming off a submission win over Paul Craig. DraftKings sees Allen as the favorite over Curtis with a salary of $8,900. In his 13 UFC fights, Allen is averaging 84.0 fantasy points per fight. If Allen secures a win, he will even the score with Curtis, and likely face notable opponents in the future.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoJose Mariscal (15-6) is set to take on Morgan Charriere on the main card of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Mariscal made his UFC debut last year which was a unanimous decision win over Trevor Peek. He then fought Jack Jenkins on UFC 293 event, who verbally tapped after suffering an arm injury. In this fight DraftKings sees Mariscal as the underdog with a salary of $7,900. In his two UFC fights, Mariscal is averaging 106.5 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoMorgan Charriere (19-9-1) is set to take on Jose Mariscal on the main card of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Charriere is coming off a first-round TKO win over Manolo Zecchini back in September 2023. That win extended his win streak to four which includes three knockouts. DraftKings sees Charriere as the slight favorite over Mariscal with a salary of $8,300. In his single UFC fight, he scored 110.5 fantasy points.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoOriginally slated to compete against Jake Collier back in September, Valter Walker (11-0) will instead debut against Lukasz Brzeski on Saturday's UFC Vegas 90 card. Walker will enter the fight off a win over UFC and PFL veteran Alex Nicholson at Titan FC 82, which saw him take home the Titan FC heavyweight belt. DraftKings sees the newcomer as the heavy favorite with a salary of $9,400.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoLukasz Brzeski may be in dire need of a victory more than anyone else on Saturday's UFC card. He's set to face off against Valter Walker in a heavyweight match-up at UFC Vegas 90. Brzeski comes into this fight with an MMA record of 8-4-1 and he is 0-3 in the UFC. In his most recent outing, the Polish national suffered a first-round knockout loss at the hands of Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie in August 2023. DraftKings sees Brzeski as the underdog with a salary of $6,800. Throughout his UFC career (three bouts), he averages 23.4 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoCharlie Campbell (8-2) is set to take on Trevor Peek to open up the UFC Vegas 90 main card on Saturday. Campbell is coming off his UFC debut as he scored a knockout win over Alex Reyes. Entering this fight, Campbell is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,000. In his career, Campbell has six of his eight wins by stoppage while one of his losses came by knockout.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoTrevor Peek (9-1) is set to open the UFC Vegas 90 main card against Charlie Campbell. Peek is coming off a decision win over Mohammed Yahya back in October to return to the win column. However, Peek enters this fight as the underdog, which is the first time that is the case in his UFC tenure, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,200. Peek is 2-1 in the UFC with his lone loss coming by decision, while he has one win by knockout and one by decision.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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