May 2, 2025
On Saturday, Daniel Rodriguez is set to face off against Santiago Ponzinibbio on the main card of UFC Des Moines. Rodriguez won in seven of his first eight trips to the Octagon, with the lone loss coming via controversial decision to Nicolas Dalby. In his last bout, Rodriguez rebounded from a three-fight skid with a split decision win over Alex Morono in October 2024. Prior to that, he suffered losses to Kelvin Gastelum, Ian Machado Garry and Neil Magny. DraftKings sees Rodriguez as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,000.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
May 2, 2025
Santiago Ponzinibbio will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Daniel Rodriguez on the main card of UFC Des Moines on Saturday. Ponzinibbio was last seen in action at UFC Vegas 101, where he got back in the win column by scoring a TKO win over Carlston Harris. Ponzinibbio owns three Performance of the Night-winning finishes in his UFC tenure. Before his bout with Harris, Ponzinibbio was on a two-fight losing streak, having lost to Kevin Holland and Muslim Salikhov. DraftKings sees Ponzinibbio as a slight favorite with a salary of $8,200.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
May 2, 2025
Daniel Marcos will look to remain undefeated when he takes on Montel Jackson on the main card of UFC Des Moines on Saturday. Since signing with the UFC, Marcos has gone 4-0 with one NC, defeating some tough bantamweights, most recently outworking Adrian Yanez to a razor-close decision after a dominant unanimous nod over John Castaneda. Prior to that, Marcos' bout with Aoriqileng ended in a no contest. DraftKings sees Marcos as the underdog with a salary of $7,500.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
May 2, 2025
On Saturday, Montel Jackson will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Daniel Marcos on the main card of UFC Des Moines. Jackson was last seen in action at UFC Denver, where he scored a thunderous 18-second knockout win over Da'Mon Blackshear, earning him a Performance of the Night bonus. It was the second-quickest finish in UFC Bantamweight history. DraftKings sees Jackson as the favorite with a salary of $8,700.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
May 2, 2025
Cameron Smotherman is scheduled to take on Serhiy Sidey on the main card of UFC Des Moines on Saturday. Smotherman is currently on a four-fight winning streak. He made his UFC debut back in October 2024 at UFC Vegas 99, where he defeated Jake Hadley via unanimous decision. He had a chance to earn a UFC contract back in 2023 at Contender Series, but he was defeated by Charalampos Grigoriou via first-round TKO. DraftKings sees Smotherman as the underdog with a salary of $7,800.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
May 2, 2025
Serhiy Sidey is scheduled to face off against Cameron Smotherman on the main card of UFC Des Moines on Saturday. Sidey has had two fights under the UFC banner thus far, going 1-1 in his last two bouts. Sidey was last seen in action at UFC Edmonton, where he got back in the win column by defeating Garrett Armfield via split decision. Prior to that, he suffered a split decision loss to Ramon Taveras. DraftKings sees Sidey as the favorite with a salary of $8,400.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
May 2, 2025
On Saturday, Mason Jones is scheduled to open up the UFC Des Moines main card against Jeremy Stephens. Jones makes his promotional return against Stephens in Iowa on Saturday night after nearly three years away. The last time he fought under the UFC banner was back in 2022 at UFC London, where he lost to L'udovit Klein via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Jones as a massive favorite with a salary of $9,500.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
May 2, 2025
Jeremy Stephens is scheduled to face off against Mason Jones on Saturday's UFC Des Moines main card opener. Stephens is returning to the UFC for a one-fight deal to fight in his hometown. The last time Stephens fought under the UFC banner was in 2021 at UFC Vegas 31 where he lost to Mateusz Gamrot via first-round submission. That was Stephens' sixth fight in a row where he didn't manage to walk out as the winner. DraftKings sees Stephens as a massive underdog with a salary of $6,700.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 28, 2025
Ian Machado Garry got back in the win column when he defeated Carlos Prates via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Machado Garry dominated the first three rounds, and Prates won the fourth and the fifth rounds. In the fifth round, Prates unleashed multiple punches against Garry on the feet and on the ground, but with both fighters being fatigued, Machado Garry survived the late scare. In 25 minutes of action, Machado Garry landed four takedowns and 126 significant strikes. With this win, Machado Garry's MMA record is 16-1, and he improved to 9-1 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 28, 2025
Carlos Prates lost a unanimous decision to Ian Machado Garry in the main event of UFC Kansas City. Prates entered this bout with an undefeated UFC record of 4-0. Machado Garry soundly won the first three rounds, before Prates had a late resurgence to try and turn the tables. Prates almost finished Machado Garry in the fifth round, but it ultimately wasn't enough. In 25 minutes of action, Prates landed 63 significant strikes. With the loss, Prates is now 21-7 as a pro and 4-1 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 28, 2025
Zhang Mingyang extended his win streak to 12 when he defeated former title challenger Anthony Smith in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. The turning point of the fight came when Mingyang landed a hard elbow that caused a deep cut on Smith's head. With blood pouring, Smith was fading fast, so he decided to shoot for a takedown. Mingyang stuffed the takedown and finished Smith on the ground with punches. In 4:03 of action, Mingyang landed 63 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 28, 2025
On Saturday, former title challenger Anthony Smith suffered a first-round TKO loss to Zhang Mingyang in the co-main event of UFC Kansas City. Smith then hung up his gloves inside the Octagon and announced his retirement at 36 years of age after 59 professional fights. It was Smith's third loss in a row and fourth loss in the last five fights. In 4:03 of action, Smith landed only 10 significant strikes. Smith ends his career with a professional record of 37-22 at the time of his retirement.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 28, 2025
Giga Chikadze was not able to get back in the win column as he lost his UFC Kansas City main card bout with David Onama via unanimous decision. Chikadze had his moments in the fight, in the striking exchanges to be exact, but Onama made an adjustment in the second round and started wrestling and taking down Chikadze, ultimately winning a unanimous decision. In 15 minutes of action, Chikadze landed 43 significant strikes. With the loss, Chikadze fell to 15-5 as a pro and 8-3 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 28, 2025
Giga Chikadze was not able to get back in the win column as he lost his UFC Kansas City main card bout with David Onama via unanimous decision. Chikadze had his moments in the fight, in the striking exchanges to be exact, but Onama made an adjustment in the second round and started wrestling and taking down Chikadze, ultimately winning a unanimous decision. In 15 minutes of action, Chikadze landed 43 significant strikes. With the loss, Chikadze fell to 15-5 as a pro and 8-3 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 28, 2025
David Onama picked up a unanimous decision victory over Giga Chikadze on the main card of UFC Kansas City on Saturday. Onama used his wrestling skills to get the better of Chikadze. Chikadze was winning the striking exchanges, but then in the second round, Onama adjusted and started wrestling. In the end, Onama won the fight by 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 unanimous decision. In 15 minutes of action, Onama landed three takedowns and 49 significant strikes. This was Onama's fourth consecutive and biggest victory in his career thus far.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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