3 weeks agoBrendan Allen (11-2) will headline the UFC Vegas 90 in a middleweight rematch with Chris Curtis, three years after he suffered a disappointing second-round TKO loss in December 2021. Allen enters his UFC Vegas 90 fight riding a six-fight winning streak and is coming off a submission win over Paul Craig. DraftKings sees Allen as the favorite over Curtis with a salary of $8,900. In his 13 UFC fights, Allen is averaging 84.0 fantasy points per fight. If Allen secures a win, he will even the score with Curtis, and likely face notable opponents in the future.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 weeks agoJose Mariscal (15-6) is set to take on Morgan Charriere on the main card of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Mariscal made his UFC debut last year which was a unanimous decision win over Trevor Peek. He then fought Jack Jenkins on UFC 293 event, who verbally tapped after suffering an arm injury. In this fight DraftKings sees Mariscal as the underdog with a salary of $7,900. In his two UFC fights, Mariscal is averaging 106.5 fantasy points per fight.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 weeks agoMorgan Charriere (19-9-1) is set to take on Jose Mariscal on the main card of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Charriere is coming off a first-round TKO win over Manolo Zecchini back in September 2023. That win extended his win streak to four which includes three knockouts. DraftKings sees Charriere as the slight favorite over Mariscal with a salary of $8,300. In his single UFC fight, he scored 110.5 fantasy points.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 weeks agoOriginally slated to compete against Jake Collier back in September, Valter Walker (11-0) will instead debut against Lukasz Brzeski on Saturday's UFC Vegas 90 card. Walker will enter the fight off a win over UFC and PFL veteran Alex Nicholson at Titan FC 82, which saw him take home the Titan FC heavyweight belt. DraftKings sees the newcomer as the heavy favorite with a salary of $9,400.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 weeks agoLukasz Brzeski may be in dire need of a victory more than anyone else on Saturday's UFC card. He's set to face off against Valter Walker in a heavyweight match-up at UFC Vegas 90. Brzeski comes into this fight with an MMA record of 8-4-1 and he is 0-3 in the UFC. In his most recent outing, the Polish national suffered a first-round knockout loss at the hands of Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie in August 2023. DraftKings sees Brzeski as the underdog with a salary of $6,800. Throughout his UFC career (three bouts), he averages 23.4 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 weeks agoCharlie Campbell (8-2) is set to take on Trevor Peek to open up the UFC Vegas 90 main card on Saturday. Campbell is coming off his UFC debut as he scored a knockout win over Alex Reyes. Entering this fight, Campbell is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,000. In his career, Campbell has six of his eight wins by stoppage while one of his losses came by knockout.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 weeks agoTrevor Peek (9-1) is set to open the UFC Vegas 90 main card against Charlie Campbell. Peek is coming off a decision win over Mohammed Yahya back in October to return to the win column. However, Peek enters this fight as the underdog, which is the first time that is the case in his UFC tenure, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,200. Peek is 2-1 in the UFC with his lone loss coming by decision, while he has one win by knockout and one by decision.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 weeks agoChristos Giagos (20-11) is set to take on Ignacio Bahamondes on the main card of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Giagos enters the fight coming off a submission loss to Daniel Zellhuber, which dropped him to 6-7 in the UFC. Entering this scrap, Giagos is a sizeable underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,100. In the UFC, Giagos is 6-7 with three of his wins by stoppage while he has been finished in five of his losses.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 weeks agoIgnacio Bahamondes (14-5) is set to take on Christos Giagos on the main card of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Bahamondes is coming off a decision loss to L'udovit Klein back in August which snapped his three-fight winning streak. Bahamondes enters the fight as the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $9,100. In the UFC, Bahamondes is 3-2 in the UFC with all two wins coming by stoppage, while both of his losses came by decision.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 weeks agoDamon Jackson (22-6-1 and one No Contest) is set to face Alexander Hernandez in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Jackson enters the bout on a two-fight losing skid as he's coming off a decision loss to Billy Quarantillo back in August. Jackson is the betting underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,500. In the UFC, Jackson is 5-4-1 and one No Contest while three of his wins have come by stoppage, while three of his losses have also came by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
3 weeks agoAlexander Hernandez (14-7) is set to take on Damon Jackson in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday. Hernandez enters the fight coming off a decision loss to Bill Algeo back in October in his return to featherweight. Entering this fight, Hernandez is a sizeable favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,700. Hernandez is 6-6 in the UFC while also being 0-2 at featherweight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 weeks agoManon Fiorot made a statement on the UFC women's flyweight division, dominating Erin Blanchfield at UFC Atlantic City on Saturday. After surviving an early guillotine choke attempt, Fiorot took control of the fight, tagging Blanchfield from range. In 25 minutes of action, Fiorot landed a takedown and 172 significant strikes. This victory propels the Fiorot further towards a championship bout.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 weeks agoIt was not the return Erin Blanchfield would have hoped for. She took a tough decision loss of 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 on the judges' scorecards. Outside of a guillotine attempt from Blanchfield in the first round, it was all Manon Fiorot for the majority of the fight, dominating Blanchfield in most exchanges. In 25 minutes of action, Blanchfield landed 130 significant strikes. Blanchfield, despite the loss, remains a strong contender with a potential matchup against Maycee Barber on the horizon.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 weeks agoBruno Silva faced former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman on the main card of UFC Atlantic City. Multiple eye pokes plagued Silva's TKO loss to Weidman on Saturday night, especially those that made the referee stop the fight. While the bout was initially a TKO win for Weidman, it was later changed to a unanimous decision victory for the former middleweight champion. In 12:18 of action, Silva landed 30 significant strikes. Silva is likely in danger of losing his job with the UFC, as he's 1-5 in his last six UFC appearances.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 weeks agoChris Weidman defeated Bruno Silva by unanimous decision. The fight was initially scored a TKO win for Weidman but changed to a technical unanimous decision victory after the judges detected a foul eye poke in their video replay and consulted the scorecards. In the third round, both fighters ended up receiving eye pokes, but Weidman appeared to drop Silva, and the referee decided to stop the fight. In 12:18 of action, Weidman landed a takedown and 75 significant strikes. With this win, Weidman's MMA score is 16-7.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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