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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 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
3 weeks agoSedriques Dumas had his two-fight winning streak snapped on Saturday when he suffered a first-round TKO loss to Nursulton Ruziboev. The finishing sequence came when Ruziboev poked Dumas in the eye. However, the referee didn't intervene and Ruziboev took the opportunity to land a vicious uppercut to drop Dumas, and eventually finish him with vicious ground and pound. In 3:18 of action, Dumas landed only one significant strike.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 weeks agoNursulton Ruziboev picked up the 12th knockout of his mixed martial arts career at UFC Atlantic City, defeating Sedriques Dumas in the first round of their main card fight. Ruziboev defeated Dumas via TKO to score his second consecutive first-round finish in the UFC. The controversial moment occurred when Ruziboev extended his fingers as Dumas came forward, poking Dumas in the eye. Dumas signaled to the referee, who didn't intervene. Ruziboev surged forward and connected on the uppercut that finished Dumas. In 3:18 of action, Ruziboev landed 12 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 weeks agoRhys McKee (13-6-1) suffered a split-decision loss to Chidi Njokuani to open the main card of UFC Atlantic City. McKee is in his second stint in the UFC, as he went 0-2 in his first stint and is now 0-2 in his second stint. The Irishman tried to push Njokuani up against the fence and use his grappling, but on the feet, he was badly mismatched as McKee was outstruck 96-to-40 and was outstruck in all three rounds. With the loss, McKee fell to 0-4 in the UFC and could be released from the promotion again.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 weeks agoChidi Njokuani returned to the win column with a split-decision loss to Rhys McKee at UFC Atlantic City on Saturday. Njokuani entered the bout on a three-fight losing streak, so he made the drop to welterweight to face McKee. Njokuani had success on the feet as he outstruck McKee in every single round, as the Irish fighter tried to push Njokuani up against the fence. In the end, it was Njokuani who got the split-decision win to improve to 3-3 in the UFC and likely save his job.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 weeks agoBill Algeo suffered a first-round TKO loss to Kyle Nelson at UFC Atlantic City on Saturday. Algeo entered the fight as a sizeable betting favorite, but early on, he got caught by a clean punch that rocked him. Once he was rocked, Nelson swarmed him landing heavy shots which forced the ref to jump in and stopped the fight at the four-minute mark of the first round. With the loss, Algeo is now 5-4 in the UFC, while this was the first time he's ever been knocked out in his career.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 weeks agoKyle Nelson picked up his third straight win, and third straight upset win as he scored a first-round knockout win over Bill Algeo at UFC Atlantic City. Nelson was one of the bigger underdogs on the card, but from the get-go, he stormed Algeo landing heavy shots and had him wobbled. After Nelson landed more shots, the ref jumped in to stop the fight at the four-minute mark of the first round. With the win, Nelson is now 4-4-1 in the UFC and is on a three-fight winning streak.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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