April 15, 2025
Former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez got back in the win column by defeating former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 314. Rodriguez controlled and dominated Freire throughout the entire 15-minute affair. He even dropped Freire in the third round and almost finished him. In 15 minutes of action, Rodriguez landed a takedown and 70 significant strikes. By beating Freire, Rodriguez bounced back after suffering two consecutive losses. With the win, Rodriguez is now 20-5 with one NC as a professional and is 11-4 with one NC in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 15, 2025
On Saturday, Bryce Mitchell suffered a second-round submission loss to Jean Silva on the main card of UFC 314. Mitchell tried taking Silva down 14 times but only managed to take him down once as Silva demonstrated his takedown defense and overall superior grappling game. Midway through the second round, Silva sank in a slick ninja choke that put Mitchell to sleep. In 8:52 of action, Mitchell landed a takedown and 36 significant strikes. The submission loss drops Mitchell to 2-3 in his past five fights. With the loss, Mitchell dropped to 17-3 as a pro and is now 8-3 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 15, 2025
Jean Silva picked up a second-round submission win over Bryce Mitchell on the main card of UFC 314 on Saturday. Silva dominated the fight before getting the submission win in the second round. Midway through the second round, Silva put Mitchell to sleep by landing a ninja-choke submission. In 8:52 of action, Silva landed 27 significant strikes. Silva is now on a 13-fight winning streak following this victory. With the win, Silva improves to 16-2 as a pro. He is undefeated in the promotion with a record of 5-0.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 15, 2025
On the UFC 314 main card opener, former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes defeated Nikita Krylov by a first-round knockout. As Krylov charged forward, looking to land a big punch, Reyes landed a counter left that sent Krylov crashing to the canvas. Reyes followed up with punches, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 2:24 of action, Reyes landed eight significant strikes. This was Reyes' third consecutive win. With the win, Reyes improved to 15-4 as a pro and is now 9-4 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 15, 2025
Nikita Krylov suffered a first-round knockout loss to former title challenger Dominick Reyes on Saturday at the UFC 314 main card opener. In the first round, Reyes hit Krylov with a stiff jab that hurt Krylov. Krylov tried to fire back, but Reyes countered with a devastating left hand that knocked Krylov out for the first time in his career. In 2:24 of action, Krylov landed four significant strikes. With the loss, Krylov dropped to 30-10 as a pro and is now 11-8 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
Surging Diego Lopes is scheduled to take on former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Lopes was last seen in action back in September 2024 at UFC 206, where he defeated former title challenger Brian Ortega via unanimous decision. Since joining the promotion, Lopes has gone 5-1, losing only to Movsar Evloev in his UFC debut. DraftKings sees Lopes as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,000.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
Former featherweight champion and lightweight title challenger Alexander Volkanovski is scheduled to face off against surging Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Volkanovski is currently on a two-fight losing streak, having been knocked out by lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and, more recently, by former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Prior to those losses, Volkanovski defeated Yair Rodriguez via third-round TKO. DraftKings sees Volkanovski as a slight favorite with a salary of $8,200.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
Paddy Pimblett is scheduled to face off against former title challenger Michael Chandler in the co-main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Since joining the promotion, Pimblett has gone 6-0. Pimblett is coming off an impressive submission victory over King Green to break into the top 15 of the lightweight division. Before that, Pimblett was seen in action at UFC 296, where he defeated former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Pimblett as the favorite with a salary of $8,400.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
Former title challenger Michael Chandler is scheduled to take on Paddy Pimblett in the co-main event of UFC 314 on Saturday. Since signing with the promotion, Chandler has gone 2-4. He has made his UFC debut at UFC 257 where he defeated Dan Hooker via first-round TKO. Since then, he's lost four out of his last five fights. Currently, he's on a two-fight skid, having lost to former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier and, more recently, to former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. DraftKings sees Chandler as the underdog with a salary of $7,800.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
On Saturday, former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire is scheduled to make his UFC debut against former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez on the main card of UFC 314. In his last bout, "Pitbull" managed to get back in the win column by beating Jeremy Kennedy by third-round TKO. Prior to that, Freire was on a two-fight skid, losing to Sergio Pettis via unanimous decision and to Chihiro Suzuki via first-round knockout. DraftKings sees Freire as the underdog with a salary of $7,500.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
This Saturday on the main card of UFC 314, former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez is scheduled to welcome former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire to the UFC. Rodriguez is currently on a two-fight losing streak and has suffered back-to-back losses to former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former title challenger Brian Ortega. Since joining the promotion, Rodriguez has gone 10-4 with one no-contest. DraftKings sees Rodriguez as the favorite with a salary of $8,700.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
On Saturday, Jean Silva is scheduled to face off against Bryce Mitchell on the main card of UFC 314. Silva earned his UFC contract by defeating Kevin Vallejos unanimously on The Contender Series back in 2023 and has gone 4-0 since then. Silva was last seen in action at UFC Seattle, where he finished Melsik Baghdasaryan via first-round TKO. Currently, Silva is on a 12-fight winning streak. DraftKings sees Silva as the favorite with a salary of $9,100.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
Bryce Mitchell will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Jean Silva on the main card of UFC 314 on Saturday. Mitchell got back in the win column by defeating Kron Gracie via third-round TKO. Prior to that, Mitchell was seen in action at UFC 296, where he suffered a scary knockout loss to Josh Emmett, after which Mitchell to a year off. Mitchell has gone 2-2 in his last four fights. DraftKings sees Mitchell as the underdog with a salary of $7,100.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
Former title challenger Dominick Reyes is set to open up the UFC 314 main card against Nikita Krylov on Saturday. Since losing a controversial decision to Jon Jones, Reyes has dropped three fights in a row, losing to Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka and Ryan Spann. After those four losses, Reyes managed to bounce back with a first-round TKO win over Dustin Jacoby. Reyes was last seen in action at UFC 310, where he defeated former title challenger Anthony Smith via second-round TKO. DraftKings sees Reyes as the underdog with a salary of $7,400.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 11, 2025
This Saturday, Nikita Krylov is scheduled to open up the UFC 314 main card against former title challenger Dominick Reyes. Krylov hasn't competed since submitting Ryan Spann in the first round in March 2023. His current run started back in July of 2022 after suffering back-to-back losses to Magomed Ankalaev and Paul Craig. Since then, Krylov has won three in a row, defeating former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson, Volkan Oezdemir and more recently, Spann. DraftKings sees Krylov as the favorite with a salary of $8,800.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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