1 month ago"The Ultimate Fighter 28" winner Bryan Battle (11-2) returns in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 88 in a welterweight matchup against Ange Loosa on Saturday at the UFC Apex. He has six wins by submission and three via knockout/TKO. He has won ten of his last eleven fights and is currently only a two-fight win streak. DraftKings sees Battle as the favorite with a salary of $8,600. While in his UFC career, he's averaging 91.2 fantasy points per fight. Battle seems to have that opportunistic ability to land significant shots suddenly that change the fight, while Loosa, although having better striking, is a bit more hittable than Battle.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 month agoAnge Loosa (10-3) is set to take on "The Ultimate Fighter 28" winner Bryan Battle in a welterweight bout on Saturday at the UFC Apex. Loosa lost his UFC debut but is on a two-fight win streak, defeating AJ Fletcher and Rhys McKee, both by a unanimous decision. The previous seven bouts, whether a triumph or defeat, have gone the distance for Loosa. He has never been knocked out or forced to submit. Loosa enters the fight as the betting underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,600. In his three UFC fights, he scored 91.7 fantasy points.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
1 month agoPannie Kianzad (16-7) is set to rematch Macy Chiasson on the main card of UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday. Kianzad is coming off a decision loss to Ketlen Vieira back in July as the Swede has alternated wins and losses in her last four fights. She had suffered a submission loss to Chiasson back in 2018 in the TUF 28 finals. Kianzad enters this fight as the underdog as DraftKings has her at a salary of $7,200. In her UFC career, Kianzad is 5-4 with all five of her wins coming by decision.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 month agoMacy Chiasson (8-3) is set to rematch Pannie Kianzad at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday. Chiasson will be fighting for the first time since September 2022 when she suffered a TKO loss to Irene Aldana. Since then, she had two canceled fights, but only one was her fault. Chiasson beat Kianzad in the TUF 28 Finale back in 2018 by submission but that was at featherweight. But, going into this fight, Chiasson is the favorite as DraftKings has her at a salary of $9,000. In her UFC career, Chiasson has won five of her six wins by stoppage.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 month agoIsaac Dulgarian (6-0) is set for his second UFC fight as he takes on Christian Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday. Dulgarian has won all six of his pro fights, and all four of his amateur fights by first-round stoppage. In his last fight, he dominated Francis Marshall in his UFC debut as the underdog. Entering this scrap, however, Dulgarian is the favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,500. If Dulgarian beats Rodriguez, he could be looking at getting someone near the featherweight ranks.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 month agoChristian Rodriguez (10-1) is set to move up to featherweight to face Isaac Dulgarian at UFC Vegas 88. Rodriguez was fighting at bantamweight in the UFC but missed weight in his last two appearances. Entering this fight, Rodriguez is the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,700. In his UFC career, Rodriguez is 3-1 with his past two wins coming by decision, while his lone career loss came by decision.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 month agoMarcin Tybura (24-8) is set to headline his second straight UFC event on Saturday as he takes on Tai Tuivasa at UFC Vegas 88. Tybura is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Tom Aspinall back in July. Entering this fight, Tybura is a slight underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,900. In his UFC career, Tybura is 11-7 and has won seven fights by decision, while he has been knocked out in four of his seven losses.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
1 month agoTai Tuivasa (15-6) is set to headline UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday against Marcin Tybura. Tuivasa is on a three-fight losing skid and coming off a submission loss to Alexander Volkov. Before that, he was knocked out by Sergei Pavlovich and Ciryl Gane. Despite losing three straight fights, Tuivasa enters this matchup as the slight favorite as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,300. In his UFC career, Tuivasa is 8-6 and has won seven by knockout.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoIn a striking masterclass, Sean O'Malley defeated Marlon Vera via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 299 on Saturday night. O'Malley landed nearly triple the number of strikes, relentlessly piecing up Vera from range. Throughout the fight, O'Malley landed sniper-like left hands and hard right crosses. In the second round, O'Malley landed a thundering right knee to Vera's face, almost finishing him. Ultimately, Vera was able to survive, showcasing the durability he's come to be known for. In 25 minutes of action, O'Malley landed 230 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoMarlon Vera had a rough night on Saturday as he was dominated throughout five rounds by Sean O'Malley at UFC 299. Vera was outclassed throughout 25 minutes, with the judges scoring the bout 50-45, 50-45, and 50-44 in favor of O'Malley. The Ecuadorian fan-favorite showed signs of life as he started pressuring O'Malley in the fourth round, but it wasn't long before O'Malley took control again. In 25 minutes of action, Vera landed 89 significant strikes. He is now 15-10 in his UFC career.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoBenoit Saint-Denis suffered a second-round knockout loss to Dustin Poirier in the co-main event of UFC 299 to drop to 13-2 as a pro. The opening exchanges between the fighters saw a barrage of powerful leg kicks from both sides. The momentum took a turn when Saint-Denis took ͏control of Poirier's back,͏ but Poirier defended well and countered with a guillotine attempt. In the end, it was Poirier who threw a right hook that knocked out Saint-Denis in the second round to end the fight. In 7:32 of action, Saint-Denis landed three takedowns and 50 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoGilbert Burns suffered a third-round knockout loss to Jack Della Maddalena on the main card of UFC 299 on Saturday. Burns relied on his takedown attempts and grappling while Maddalena scored with punches from range. It looked like Della Maddalena did enough to win the first round, keeping Burns at range, while Burns won the second round, taking Della Maddalena down and relying on his superior grappling. The fight reached its climax when Della Maddalena, escaping another takedown attempt, landed a massive knee that dropped Burns. Della Maddalena followed up with a barrage of elbows to finish Burns. In 13:43 of action, Burns landed seven takedowns and 27 significant strikes.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoJack Della Maddalena launched himself into the welterweight top five with a stoppage win over welterweight contender Gilbert Burns. Della Maddalena was arguably losing his fight with Burns, a former challenger for the belt, but landed a brutal knee strike late in the third round, before finishing the Brazilian veteran off with some elbows on the mat. In 13:43 of action, Della Maddalena landed 67 significant strikes. This was the biggest win of Della Maddalena's carrier, who called out Shavkat Rakhmonov during his post-fight speech. A win over the 18-0 Rakhmonov would certainly make the strongest possible case for a title shot.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
2 months agoYadong Song suffered a decision loss at UFC 299 to former champ Petr Yan. Song entered the fight on a two-fight winning streak. In the first round, Song had success with his striking and wrestling. But, in the second round, Song struggled on the feet as the Russian outlanded him. Going into the third round, the fight was tied and Song was outstruck 45-to-42 while also being taken down and controlled for the final minute which sealed the deal. Song fell to 21-8-1 and one No Contest as a pro.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
2 months agoPetr Yan returned to the win column with a hard-fought decision win over Yadong Song at UFC 299. Yan entered the fight on a three-fight losing skid and in the first round, the Russian struggled. Yan was biting on Song's feints and takedowns early in the fight. But, in the second and third rounds, Yan took over as he outlanded Song 61-to-40 in the second round, and in the third, he used his wrestling to control it and win the fight. With the win, Yan is back in the title picture at bantamweight.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
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