6 months agoAlex Pereira (8-2) and Jiri Prochazka will compete for a vacant belt after former champion Jamahal Hill stepped down due to an Achilles injury sustained during a basketball game. This is Pereira's second fight in the UFC's light heavyweight division, the first fight being with Jan Blachowicz which Pereira won via split decision. A victory on Saturday would make Pereira the fastest fighter to win two titles in the UFC, and doing so in his 11th professional MMA fight. DraftKings sees Pereira as the slight favorite with a salary of $8,400. He averages 77.1 fantasy points per contest through six UFC bouts.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoJiri Prochazka (29-3-1) is looking to make the walk to the Octagon for the first time since suffering a devastating shoulder injury 15 months ago. Despite over a year of inactivity, Prochazka rides a 13-fight win streak into Saturday. Prochazka will go toe-to-toe with Alex Pereira in competition for the vacant light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden. Previous champion, Jamahal Hill vacated the light heavyweight belt after sustaining an Achilles injury during a basketball game. Prochazka enters the scrap as a slight underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,800, while in his three UFC fights, he's averaging 111.9 fantasy points.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoFormer UFC women's strawweight champion Jessica Andrade is set to face Mackenzie Dern this Saturday at UFC 295 event. Andrade makes her fifth UFC appearance of 2023, going 1-3 and being stopped in each loss. Andrade enters the cage with her back against the wall. She is 3-3 in her last six bouts. DraftKings sees Andrade as the underdog in this fight with a salary of $7,200. Throughout her UFC career of 25 bouts, she averages 77.6 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoDiego Lopes (10-2) takes on Pat Sabatini on the main card of UFC 295 this Saturday. The two standout grapplers are scheduled to meet in a featherweight bout to open the UFC 295 main card. Lopes made his UFC debut against Movsar Evloev at UFC 288 where he put Evloev in several dangerous positions. Even though he had several good moments, Evloev was victorious. DraftKings sees Lopes as the underdog in this fight with a salary of $7,900. Throughout his UFC career of six bouts, he averages 56.6 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoFeatherweight Pat Sabatini (18-4) will square off against Diego Lopes at UFC 295 on Saturday. Sabatini has dominated his UFC competition tenure outside of a TKO loss to Damon Jackson in September 2022. Since signing with the UFC, Sabatini has defeated five opponents. DraftKings sees Sabatini as the favorite in this fight with a salary of $8,300. Throughout his UFC career of six bouts, he averages 83.3 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoBenoit Saint-Denis (12-1) is coming off fighting at home in Paris, France in September and will now go into enemy territory on Saturday. Saint-Denis is set to fight in New York City, New York at UFC 295 and will take on local fighter and 14th-ranked lightweight Matt Frevola. Saint-Denis enters the fight on a four-fight winning streak and his lone career loss was in his debut, which he took on short notice and up a weight class at welterweight. The Frenchman enters this scrap as a sizeable betting favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,100 which is the fourth-highest on the card and in his five UFC appearances, he's averaging 120.32 fantasy points per outing. Saint-Denis has won all four of his fights in the UFC by stoppage and has yet to see a third-round. A win over Frevola will put Saint-Denis in the rankings.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoMatt Frevola (11-3-1) is set to fight at home in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York for the second straight year as he's set to face Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 295. Frevola enters this fight on a three-fight win streak and has won all three fights by first-round knockout and is coming off an upset TKO win over Drew Dober back in May. Despite being ranked 14th and on a winning streak, Frevola enters his UFC 295 fight as a sizeable underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,100 which is the fourth-lowest on the card. In his nine UFC fights, Frevola is 5-3-1 and is averaging 66.43 fantasy points per fight, as he has been knocked out in two of his three losses. A win over Saint-Denis should get Frevola a top-10 opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoMackenzie Dern (13-3) is set to take on former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade on the main card of UFC 295. Dern is coming off a decision win over Angela Hill back in May, which served as the main event of a Fight Night card. Dern is just 2-2 in her last four but is a sizeable favorite over Andrade as DraftKings has her at a salary of $9,000 which is the fifth-highest on the card. In her 11 UFC fights, Dern is averaging 83.95 fantasy points per fight as she's finished four of her eight wins by stoppage. However, Dern has gone the distance in five of her last six fights. A win over Andrade could put Dern a win or two away from getting a title shot.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoSergei Pavlovich (18-1) is set to fight Tom Aspinall in the co-main event of UFC 295 for the interim heavyweight title from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Pavlovich and Aspinall took this fight on two weeks' notice after Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic for the undisputed heavyweight title was off due to an injury to Jones. Pavlovich is currently 6-1 in the UFC and riding a six-fight win streak but is a slight underdog as DraftKings has the Russian at a salary of $8,000. In his seven UFC fights, Pavlovich is averaging 102.99 fantasy points per fight as he has won all six fights by first-round knockout, his lone loss also came by first-round TKO.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoTom Aspinall (13-3) is set to fight Sergei Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Aspinall and Pavlovich agreed to this fight on two weeks' notice, so neither man got much of a training camp. The Brit is coming off a 73-second TKO win over Marcin Tybura back in July which was his first fight in a year after he tore his ACL in 15 seconds against Curtis Blaydes. Heading into UFC 295, Aspinall is a slight favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,200 while in his seven UFC fights, he's averaging 93.65 fantasy points per outing. Aspinall has finished all six of UFC wins with five of them coming in the first round.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 months agoNicolas Dalby extended his win streak to four as he beat Gabriel Bonfim via knockout at UFC Sao Paolo. He was a sizeable underdog against Bonfim who was undefeated up until that point. Nicolas Dalby pulled off an amazing comeback at UFC Sao Paulo, as he was taken down and dominated in the first round. In the second round, Bonfim took Dalby down again, but this time, Dalby managed to fight his way back up. With less than a minute to go in the round, Dalby appeared to land a knee that sent Bonfim to the canvas. Dalby followed up with a barrage of punches that forced the referee to stop the fight. In 9:33 of action, Dalby landed 53 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoGabriel Bonfim walked out of the Octagon with his first loss after Saturday's matchup with Nicolas Dalby at UFC Sao Paolo. Brazilian welterweight, Bonfim, was a massive favorite coming into his UFC Sao Paolo bout against Dalby. However, Dalby fought past the odds and secured a second-round knockout over Bonfim. In 9:33 of action, Bonfim landed three takedowns and 39 significant strikes. With the loss, Bonfim dropped 2-1 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoDon'Tale Mayes suffered a unanimous decision loss to Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. Mayes was last seen in action at June's UFC Vegas 74 event, where he scored a second-round TKO victory over former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. Mayes had a few good moments in the third round but it wasn't enough as Nascimento dominated in the first and the second round. In 15 minutes of action, Mayes landed 79 significant strikes. With the loss, Mayes' UFC record is 3-4.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoRodrigo Nascimento scored a clear-cut decision over Don'Tale Mayes at UFC Sao Paolo on Saturday. Nascimento, with the Brazilian crowd firmly behind him, started lighting up Mayes with a barrage of strikes. Nascimento continued his dominance in the second round, pinning Mayes against the fence and landing big shots. In 15 minutes of action, Nascimento landed 70 significant strikes. Capturing a decision, Rodrigo Nascimento is now 2-0 against Mayes after submitting him in their first meeting in 2020 at UFC on ESPN 8. With the win, Nascimento's UFC record is 5-1.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 months agoAbus Magomedov is now 1-2 in the UFC as he suffered his second straight loss at UFC Sao Paulo. Magomedov was coming off a second-round TKO loss to Sean Strickland in July in just his second UFC fight. He ended up stepping up on about a month's notice at UFC Sao Paulo to face Caio Borralho. After a good first round, Magomedov faded badly as he was visibly tired and Borralho took over. The German ended up being outstruck 70-to-39 as he lost a clear-cut decision. With the loss, Magomedov is now 25-6-1 as a pro and could be fighting for his UFC job in his next fight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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