3 days agoAlex Pereira defended his light-heavyweight title for the second time with a knockout win over Jamahal Hill in the main event of UFC 300. Hill landed a low blow, prompting the referee to try and stop the fight, but Pereira held his hand up, stopping Herb Dean from intervening. He then landed his signature left hook that dropped Hill. Pereira followed up with ground-and-pound, finishing Hill in the first round. In 3:14 of action, Pereira landed 24 significant strikes. The win not only cements Pereira's legacy as a two-division champion but also sets him up for more big blockbuster fights moving forward.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 days agoJamahal Hill suffered a first-round knockout loss to Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 300 to drop to 12-2 as a pro. Hill kicked Pereira low, prompting referee Herb Dean to step in and try to pause the fight, but Pereira declined. A signature left hook from Pereira knocked out Hill. In 3:14 of action, Hill landed 12 significant strikes. The loss was only Hill's second defeat in his career after he fell by submission to Paul Craig back in 2021.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 days agoIn the first title bout between Chinese-born fighters in UFC history, Yan Xiaonan was defeated by Zhang Weili via unanimous decision. Having secured eight of her previous 17 wins by knockout, Xiaonan was aggressive in the stand-up department and even knocked Weili down. At the end of the first round, it appeared that victory was Zhang's when she had Xiaonan unconscious from a rear-naked chokehold, but Yan was rescued by the bell. In 25 minutes of action, Xiaonan landed three takedowns and 43 significant strikes. With the loss, Xiaonan's UFC record is 8-3.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 days agoArman Tsarukyan won the biggest fight of his career at UFC 300 on Saturday night, defeating former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira by split decision. After surviving an early guillotine attempt, Tsarukyan edged out a split-decision win by utilizing his superior wrestling and control time. In 15 minutes of action, Tsarukyan landed two takedowns and 49 significant strikes. By defeating Oliveira, Tsarukyan is likely going to face the winner of Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
3 days agoIn a closely contested lightweight showdown on Saturday, Charles Oliveira was on the wrong side of a split-decision announcement after his fight with Arman Tsarukyan. Oliveira nearly won the fight in the opening stages as he put Tsarukyan in a guillotine choke, but Tsarukyan was able to escape, though. Then, at the end of the third round, Oliveira had Tsarukyan in another choke attempt, but the bell rang as Tsarukyan had a good defense to not tap. In 15 minutes of action, Oliveira landed 19 significant strikes. With the loss, Oliveira's UFC record is 22-10.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
4 days agoCody Brundage suffered a second-round submission loss to Bo Nickal to open the UFC 300 card on Saturday. Brundage was controlled for nearly the entire first round, but in the second round, he came out swinging trying to get a KO. However, Brundage was taken down again, and then gave up his back and was submitted by a rear-naked choke. With the loss, Brundage fell to 4-5 in the UFC and had his two-fight winning streak snapped.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoBo Nickal picked up a second-round submission win over Cody Brundage to open the main card at UFC 300. Nickal entered the fight as the biggest favorite on the card and in the first round, Nickal had 4:25 of control time. In the second round, Brundage came out swinging but Nickal got him down to the mat again and sunk in a choke to remain undefeated as he improved to 6-0.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoJustin Gaethje suffered a fifth-round knockout loss to Max Holloway at UFC 300. Gaethje was defending his BMF title, and early on, he was struggling with Holloway's speed. 'The Highlight' was getting picked apart for three rounds, but in the fourth round, did appear to drop Holloway as he had him rocked. However, Gaethje couldn't capitalize and in the dying seconds of the fifth round, Holloway pointed to the middle of the Octagon and the two traded massive shots, but it was Gaethje who got KO'd with one second left.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoMax Holloway scored a highlight-reel KO with one second left in the fifth and final round at UFC 300 to become the BMF champion. Holloway was moving back up to lightweight against Gaethje, and early on, the Hawaiian had a ton of success. Holloway was landing the better shots and outlanding Gaethje through three rounds. In the fourth round, Holloway appeared to get rocked. However, he did recover and in the fifth round, he once again was picking Gaethje apart and in the dying seconds went to the middle of the octagon and brawled with Gaethje before landing a KO with one second left. Holloway can now fight for either the featherweight or lightweight title next.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
4 days agoZhang Weili scored a unanimous decision win over Yan Xiaonan to defend her strawweight title for the second time in the co-main event of UFC 300. Weili got Xiaonan down at the end of the first round and sunk in a choke that appeared to put the challenger out, but the ref let the fight continue. Weili had a dominant second round, as she nearly scored a ground-and-pound TKO. However, the champ appeared to gas as she got dropped in the third round, while Xiaonan had a solid fourth. But, in the fifth round, Weili once again control Xiaonan to win the round and get the decision win.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
6 days agoOn Saturday, Alex Pereira puts his light heavyweight title on the line against former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill in the main event of UFC 300. Pereira has won 6 out of 7 UFC bouts, securing victories against notable fighters like Israel Adesanya, Sean Strickland, Jan Blachowicz, and Jiri Prochazka. Pereira enters this fight as the favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,300. Throughout his UFC career (seven bouts), he averages 80.0 fantasy points per contest. This is most likely going to be a striking battle.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 days agoIn the main event of UFC 300, Jamahal Hill will attempt to reclaim his light heavyweight title, having previously been forced to vacate the title with an Achilles injury. He is set to face off against Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 300. Both men have great striking technique and power, which makes this match-up a don't-blink kind of fight. Hill is a slight underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,900 while in his seven UFC fights, he's averaging 81.2 fantasy points per outing. Hill has previously said that he's aiming to make this a striking battle, Should the two engage in any grappling exchanges, Hill will have an advantage.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 days agoYan Xiaonan (17-3) is set to fight Zhang Weili for the strawweight title in the co-main event of UFC 300 on Saturday. In her last fight, Xiaonan made a statement by defeating and picking up her first performance bonus with the organization by knocking out former champion Jessica Andrade in the first round of their UFC 288 pay-per-view card matchup. Heading into UFC 300, Xiaonan is a huge underdog as DraftKings has her at a salary of $7,000. While in her 10 UFC fights, she's averaging 72.8 fantasy points per outing.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 days agoFormer UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan will collide in a fight that just might determine the next title challenger on the UFC 300 pay-per-view main card on Saturday. Oliveira lost the UFC lightweight title to Islam Makhachev but then he got back in the win column by defeating Beniel Dariush via first-round knockout. DraftKings sees Oliveira as the underdog with a salary of $7,500. Throughout his UFC career (31 bouts), he averages 72.2 fantasy points per contest. If Oliveira triumphs over Tsarukyan, he will likely rematch Makhachev for the UFC lightweight belt.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
6 days agoArman Tsarukyan meets the former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira on Saturday's pay-per-view UFC 300 main card in Las Vegas. He is on a three-fight winning streak having defeated Damir Ismagulov, Joaquim Silva, and just recently, Beneil Dariush. He has an impressive 8-2 UFC record, with four of his past five wins coming by way of knockout. Tsarukyan enters this fight as the favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,700. Throughout his UFC career (ten bouts), he averages 92.9 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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