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Kyoji Horiguchi Set For UFC Vegas 119 Main Event
Former title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi is set to battle for a potential shot at UFC gold by taking on Manel Kape in the main event of UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday. Horiguchi and Kape already fought back in the 2017 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinal, and Horiguchi was the one who walked out victorious as he submitted Kape in the third round. He was last seen in action in February at UFC Vegas 113, where he extended his win streak by beating Amir Albazi via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Horiguchi as the underdog with a salary of $7,600.
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Manel Kape A Favorite At UFC Vegas 119
Manel Kape will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi in the main event of UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday. Kape was last seen in action in December at UFC Vegas 112, where he extended his win streak to three by knocking out former title challenger Brandon Royval in the first round. DraftKings sees Kape as the favorite with a salary of $8,600. The winner of this fight is most likely next in line for a title shot.
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Ion Cutelaba Set For UFC Vegas 119 Co-Main Event
Ion Cutelaba will aim to win back-to-back fights when he faces off against undefeated Navajo Stirling in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday. In his last bout in March at UFC Vegas 114, Cutelaba managed to get back in the win column by submitting Oumar Sy in the first round. Prior to that, he suffered a split decision loss to Modestas Bukauskas. DraftKings sees Cutelaba as a big underdog with a salary of $7,000.
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Navajo Stirling Looks To Remain Undefeated
Undefeated Navajo Stirling will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Ion Cutelaba in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday. Stirling earned his UFC contract by scoring a first-round knockout over Phillip Latu on Dana White's Contender Series, and since then, he's gone 4-0. The 28-year-old Stirling was last seen competing in March at UFC Seattle, where he finished Bruno Lopes via second-round TKO. DraftKings sees Stirling as a big favorite with a salary of $9,200.
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Christian Rodriguez Looks To Bounce Back
Christian Rodriguez will look to bounce back in the win column when he faces off against Hyder Amil on the main card of UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday. Rodriguez was last seen in the Octagon almost a year ago at UFC Vegas 109, where he suffered a split decision loss to UFC veteran Andre Fili. Prior to that, he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Melquizael Costa. DraftKings sees Amil as the favorite with a salary of $8,400.
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Hyder Amil Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Hyder Amil will aim to get back in the win column when he takes on Christian Rodriguez on the main card of UFC Vegas 119 on Saturday. Since joining the UFC, Amil has won three of his five Octagon bouts with wins over Fernie Garcia, JeongYeong Lee, and William Gomis before suffering back-to-back losses. Amil was last seen in action in November at UFC Vegas 111, where he dropped a unanimous decision to Jamall Emmers. DraftKings sees Amil as the underdog with a salary of $7,800.
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Justin Gaethje Is The New Lightweight Champion
Justin Gaethje became the new lightweight champion by defeating previously undefeated Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday. Throughout the bout, both fighters had success, but it was Gaethje who did more damage. After the fourth round ended and Topuria went to his corner, one of his coaches decided to stop the fight to prevent him from any further harm. In 20 minutes of action, Gaethje landed 91 significant strikes. With the win, Gaethje got two championship belts, including a custom UFC Freedom 250 championship, and the Unified Lightweight Championship.
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Ilia Topuria Undefeated No More
Ilia Topuria is no longer the lightweight champion nor undefeated as he suffered a fourth-round TKO loss to Justin Gaethje by corner stoppage in the main event of UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday. Topuria stunned Gathje a few times and hurt him badly with a body shot, but Gathje's striking proved to be too much for Topuria, who likely suffered an orbital fracture and was bloodied up. Topuria's coaches saw enough to stop the fight and prevent him from any further harm. The former champ added that he lost vision in both his eyes during the fight. In 20 minutes of action, Topuria landed a takedown and 97 significant strikes.
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Source: UFC
Alex Pereira Unsuccessful In His Heavyweight Debut
Former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira suffered a second-round TKO loss to Ciryl Gane in the co-main event of UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday. Pereira had a chance to become the first fighter ever to win three belts in the UFC, but Gane's movement was on point; he controlled distance beautifully and landed cleaner strikes. The ending sequence came in the second round when Gane dropped Pereira with a jab. He then followed up with a barrage of punches, forcing the referee to stop the fight. In 6:27 of action, Pereira landed 12 significant strikes. With the loss, Pereira dropped to 13-4 as a pro and is now 10-3 in the UFC.
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Ciryl Gane Finishes Alex Pereira In The Second Round
Ciryl Gane became the new interim heavyweight champion by beating former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira via second-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday. Gane's movement and striking were on point as he kept on switching stances, tagging Pereira with jabs and overhand rights. He rocked Pereira in the second round and methodically pressed the advantage, punishing Pereira with a barrage of punches until the referee decided to stop the fight. In 6:27 of action, Gane landed 54 significant strikes. With the win, Gane became the second fighter ever to capture two interim UFC titles.
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Sean O'Malley Scores Second-Round TKO Win
Former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley won his second fight in a row by beating Aiemann Zahabi via second-round TKO on the UFC Freedom 250 card on Sunday. Neither fighter did much in the first round, but O'Malley took it on the scorecards. In the second round, O'Malley dropped Zahabi with a straight left and then landed another punch on Zahabi when he tried to get up, prompting the referee to stop the fight. In 9:02 of action, O'Malley landed 41 significant strikes. With the win, O'Malley improved to 20-3 with one NC and is now 12-3 with one NC in the UFC.
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Aiemann Zahabi Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss
Aiemann Zahabi suffered a second-round TKO loss to former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley on the UFC Freedom 250 card on Sunday. Not much damage was done in the first round, but in the second round, after baiting Zahabi into throwing the strike with his feinting, O'Malley landed a straight left to drop Zahabi, and then he landed another punch to seal the deal. In 9:02 of action, Zahabi landed 32 significant strikes. With the loss, Zahabi saw his seven-fight win streak snapped.
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Source: UFC
Josh Hokit Remains Undefeated
Josh Hokit extended his win streak by beating former title challenger Derrick Lewis via second-round TKO on the UFC Freedom 250 card on Sunday. From the opening bell, Hokit proved that he was too much for Lewis. He kept on tagging him at will and punished him on the mat when he took him down. The finishing sequence came in the second round when Hokit knocked Lewis down with the right hand and then finished him with ground and pound. In 9:09 of action, Hokit landed two takedowns and 86 significant strikes, compared to Lewis, who landed only seven. With the win, Hokit improved to 4-0 in the UFC.
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Source: UFC
Derrick Lewis Outclassed At UFC Freedom 250
Former title challenger Derrick Lewis suffered a second-round TKO loss to Josh Hokit on the UFC Freedom 250 card on Sunday. Lewis was outclassed from the start as Hokit was too fast and kept on landing punches at will. Not only that, Lewis struggled to get up when he was taken down plus he got badly beaten up on the ground. The ending sequence came in the second round when Hokit dropped Lewis with the left hand, and then finished the fight with ground and pound. In 9:09 of action, Lewis landed only seven significant strikes.
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Source: UFC
Justin Gaethje Set For UFC Freedom 250 Main Event
Interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje will try to capture an undisputed title when he takes on former featherweight and current lightweight champion Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday. Gaethje was last seen in action in January at UFC 324, where he defeated Paddy Pimblett via unanimous decision. Prior to that, Gaethje defeated Rafael Fiziev via unanimous decision. DraftKings sees Gaethje as a massive underdog with a salary of $8,100.
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