4 days agoCaio Borralho (15-1) is set to open the UFC 301 main card against Paul Craig on Saturday night. Borralho gets his first-ranked opponent in the UFC as the Brazilian is 5-0 in the promotion and coming off a win over Abus Magomedov. Borralho enters the bout as a massive favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,500. In the UFC, Borralho has only one win by stoppage. Should Borralho beat Craig, he likely will get a top-10 opponent at middleweight next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoVitor Petrino (11-0) is set to face former title challenger Anthony Smith on the main card of UFC 301 on Saturday. Petrino is coming off a dominant decision win over Tyson Pedro back in March and is a perfect 4-0 in the UFC. Despite this being a step-up in competition, Petrino is a massive favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,400. In the UFC, Petrino is 4-0 and has two wins by stoppage. If Petrino can beat Smith, he likely would be a win or two away from a title shot.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoAnthony Smith (37-19) is set to go down to Brazil to face Brazilian Vitor Petrino on the main card of UFC 301 on Saturday. Smith is coming off a third-round knockout loss to Khalil Rountree as 'Lionheart' is 1-3 in his last four fights. Smith enters the bout as a massive underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $6,800. In the UFC, Smith is 12-9 and has won 10 fights by stoppage while out of the nine losses, he's been finished in five of them. If Smith can upset Petrino at UFC 301, he will get a top-10 opponent next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoJonathan Martinez (19-4) is set to face former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in the co-main event of UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday. Martinez enters the bout on a six-fight winning streak as he's coming off a TKO win over Adrian Yanez. Despite going into enemy territory, Martinez is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,300. Martinez is 10-3 in the UFC and has four wins by knockout, while he's only been finished once in his entire MMA career.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoFormer UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (31-8) is set to return to the Octagon on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 301 against Jonathan Martinez. Aldo hasn't fought in mixed martial arts since August of 2022 and he has had three boxing fights since then. In his return to the UFC, Aldo is the underdog, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,900. Aldo is coming off a decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili, which snapped his three-fight winning streak. In the UFC, the Brazilian is 13-7 and has won four fights by knockout, while he's been finished in four of his seven losses.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 week agoA flyweight bout between Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez headlined Saturday's UFC Vegas 91 event in which Perez defeated Nicolau via second-round knockout. After a very close first round, Perez caught Nicolau with a right hook that knocked him out. In 7:16 of action, Nicolau landed 22 significant strikes. With the loss, Nicolau is now 1-2 in his last three and 7-4 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 week agoFormer title challenger Alex Perez rebounded from three straight defeats on Saturday when he scored a second-round knockout victory over Matheus Nicolau. This was his first fight after 1,421 days of inactivity. After replacing an injured Manel Kape against Nicolau on Saturday night, Perez had a lot on the line after losing three fights in a row. In the second round, he landed a right hook that knocked Nicolau out. In 7:16 of action, Perez landed 28 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 week agoAriane Lipski suffered a unanimous decision loss to Karine Silva at UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. Lipski was last seen in action at the UFC 296 event, where she defeated Casey O'Neill via second-round armbar. In 15 minutes of action, Lipski landed 42 significant strikes compared to Silva who landed 27. Lipski had success with her striking but was taken down and controlled by Silva on a few occasions. The loss knocks Lipski down to 6-6 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 week agoKarine Silva picked up a decision win over Ariane Lipski on the main card of UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. It's the first time in the Brazilian's career she won a fight on the scorecards. This was a closely contested fight, where Silva edged out a decision win by taking Lipski down five times and by having better spells of control on the mat. In 15 minutes of action, Silva landed 27 significant strikes. Silva has now won all four of her UFC fights and has improved her professional MMA record to 18-4.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 week agoJonathan Pearce suffered a unanimous decision loss to David Onama on the main card of UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. Throughout the fight, Pearce struggled with closing the distance and with Onama's speed. Pearce did, however, land five takedowns in this fight, compared to Onama who had only one takedown attempt. In 15 minutes of action, Pearce landed 57 significant strikes. With this loss, Pearce is on a two-fight losing skid and is 5-3 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 week agoDavid Onama picked up a unanimous decision win over Jonathan Pearce at UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. Despite Onama missing weight, his speed and pace proved to be too much for Pearce. This was Onama's second victory in a row. In 15 minutes of action, Onama landed 58 significant strikes. With the hard-fought victory, Onama moves to 12-2 as a professional and is 4-2 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 week agoUros Medic scored a first-round knockout win over Tim Means on the main card opener of UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. Medic was forced to defend takedowns from the get-go, but after getting to his feet, he landed an uppercut that dropped Means and Medic landed one punch to put him out cold. With the win, Medic is now 4-2 in the UFC and has won all four fights by knockout.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 week agoTim Means suffered a first-round knockout loss to Uros Medic in the main card opener of UFC Vegas 91. Means was grappling Medic early on, but just seconds later, Medic landed an uppercut that dropped Means, and one punch on the ground put him out. With the loss, Means is now 15-13 and one NC in the UFC and is now 1-4 in his last five fights.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 week agoAusten Lane suffered a second-round knockout loss to Jhonata Diniz on the main card of UFC Vegas 91. Lane was coming off a knockout loss to Justin Tafa after he had a No Contest in his debut against Tafa due to an eye poke. Entering the bout, Lane was the underdog, and after winning the first round, the former NFL player got caught with a massive punch that knocked him out cold. With the loss, Lane is now 0-2 and one NC in the UFC and could be fighting for his job next time out.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 week agoJhonata Diniz scored a second-round knockout over Austen Lane at UFC Vegas 91 on Saturday. Diniz was making his UFC debut after earning his contract after winning on the Contender Series. Diniz entered the bout as the betting favorite, and the kickboxer landed a massive punch that knocked Lane out. With the win, Diniz is 7-0 as a pro with all seven wins coming by knockout.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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