April 7, 2025
This past Saturday, Lerone Murphy picked up a unanimous decision win over former interim featherweight title challenger Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. Murphy had a masterful performance where he outpointed and outstruck Emmett on the feet throughout five rounds. The 33-year-old Murphy won 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 on the judges' scorecards, seeing him equal Movsar Evloev for the longest undefeated streak in the featherweight division. In 25 minutes of action, Murphy landed 84 significant strikes. With the win, Murphy improved to 16-0-1 as a pro.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
In the main event of UFC Vegas 105, former interim title challenger Josh Emmett suffered a five-round unanimous decision loss to an undefeated Lerone Murphy. 40-year-old Josh Emmett was appearing in the Octagon for the first time since December 2023. Throughout five rounds, Emmett was outclassed on the feet. In 25 minutes of action, Emmet landed four takedowns and 41 significant strikes. Emmet is now 1-3 in his last four. With the loss, Emmett has dropped to 19-5 as a pro and is now 10-5 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
Joanderson Brito suffered a unanimous decision loss to Pat Sabatini in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. Brito got taken down multiple times and was dominated for the majority of the fight. All judges scored the bout decisively in favor of Sabatini, with scores of 30-26, 30-26, and 30-27. In 15 minutes of action, Brito managed to land only four significant strikes. Brito has now lost back-to-back fights. With the loss, Brito has dropped to 17-5-1 as a pro and is now 5-3 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
On Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 105, Pat Sabatini defeated Joanderson Brito by unanimous decision. Throughout the fight, Sabatini scored multiple takedowns and maintained control for the majority of the match. Sabatini had 13 minutes of control time over the 15-minute fight. In 15 minutes of action, Sabatini landed four takedowns and 24 significant strikes. This was Sabatini's second consecutive win. With the win, Sabatini is now 20-5 as a pro and 7-2 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
Cortavious Romious suffered a second-round TKO loss to ChangHo Lee on the main card of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. Romious badly missed weight as he was three and a half pounds over the bantamweight limit. The 31-year-old Romious had his moments in the fight but was ultimately outclassed before getting finished. In the second round, Lee got to Romious' back, flattened him out before punishing him with brutal punches and elbows, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 8:48 of action, Romious landed two takedowns and 11 significant strikes. With the loss, Romious fell to 9-4 as a pro and is now 0-2 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
ChangHo Lee scored a second-round TKO win over Cortavious Romious on the main card of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. Lee almost finished the fight in the first round with a rear-naked choke, but Romious somehow managed to survive. In the second round, Lee got hold of the top position and started brutalizing Romious with punches and elbows, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 8:48 of action, Lee landed two takedowns and 44 significant strikes. With the win, Lee is now 2-0 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
Gerald Meerschaert suffered a unanimous decision loss to Brad Tavares at UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. Meerschaert entered the fight as an underdog, and he got outstruck by Tavares and wasn't able to take him down. He tried taking Tavares down eight times but was unsuccessful. In 15 minutes of action, Meerschaert landed 38 significant strikes. With the loss, Meerschaert fell to 37-19 as a pro and 12-11 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
Brad Tavares picked up a unanimous decision win over Gerald Meerschaert on the main card of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. This was Tavares' 17th win in UFC middleweight history, tying him with former middleweight champion Michael Bisping for the most all-time. Tavares dominated the fight, showcased his striking and won all three rounds on the judges' scorecards. In 15 minutes of action, Tavares landed 47 significant strikes. With the win, Tavares got back in the win column and improved to 21-10 as a pro and is 16-10 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
On Saturday, Luis Gurule suffered a second-round TKO loss to Ode' Osbourne on the main card of UFC Vegas 105. The first round was back-and-forth and extremely close, but it could be argued that Gurule did more to win the round. In the second round, Gurule got dropped when Osbourne landed a beautiful left hand before getting finished with ground punches. In 6:54 of action, Gurule landed a takedown and 12 significant strikes. This was Garule's first pro loss.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
On Saturday, Ode' Osbourne got back in the win column by beating Luis Gurule via second-round TKO on the main card of UFC Vegas 105. After a back-and-forth first round, Osbourne landed a devastating left hand that hurt Gurule as Gurule was pressing forward. Osbourne pounced on Gurule and finished the fight with ground punches. In 6:54 of action, Osbourne landed 18 significant strikes. With the win, Osbourne is now 13-8 as a pro and 5-6 in the UFC.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
On Saturday's UFC Vegas 105 main card opener, Robert Valentin suffered a split decision loss to undefeated Torrez Finney. Valentin was outwrestled for more than 13 minutes of the fight, but Finney didn't land any damaging shots, nor did he threaten Valentin with submission attempts. It wasn't the most exciting fight, but surprisingly enough, one judge gave all three rounds to Valentin. In 15 minutes of action, Valentin landed 23 significant strikes. Valentin is still winless in the UFC and is now on a two-fight losing streak.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 7, 2025
Undefeated Torrez Finney won a split decision over Robert Valentin on Saturday at the UFC Vegas 105 main card opener. Finney managed to take Valentin down time and time again, but he didn't do much after securing takedowns. Once the fight hit the canvas, Finney did almost nothing except hold Valentin down. Finney scored eight takedowns out of 17 attempts and racked up 13 minutes of control time. Interestingly enough, the official scorecards were in favor of Finney via split decision, with one judge scoring the fight 30-27 in favor of Valentin. In 15 minutes of action, Finney landed only four significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
April 4, 2025
Former interim title challenger Josh Emmett will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Lerone Murphy in the main event of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. After winning five fights in a row, Emmett went on a two-fight skid, losing to former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez via second-round submission, and more recently to former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. In his last bout back in December of 2023 at UFC 296, Emmett got back in the win column by knocking out Bryce Mitchell. DraftKings sees Emmett as a huge underdog with a salary of $6,900.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: https://www.rotoballer.com/author/alen5
April 4, 2025
This Saturday, Lerone Murphy is scheduled to face off against former interim title challenger Josh Emmett in the main event of UFC Vegas 105. Murphy is undefeated in his pro career, with the only blemish on his record being a split draw against Zubaira Tukhugov. In his last bout, Murphy defeated Dan Ige via unanimous decision to extend his win streak to seven. DraftKings sees Murphy as a huge favorite with a salary of $9,300.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: https://www.rotoballer.com/author/alen5
April 4, 2025
Pat Sabatini will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Joanderson Brito in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday. In his last bout back in October at UFC Vegas 98, where he got back in the win column, Sabatini defeated Jonathan Pearce via first round rear-naked choke submission. Prior to that, Sabatini was knocked out by Diego Lopes. Since signing with the UFC, Sabatini has gone 6-2. DraftKings sees Sabatini as the underdog with a salary of $7,500.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: https://www.rotoballer.com/author/alen5
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