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Melquizael Costa Set For UFC Vegas 117 Main Event
Melquizael Costa will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against Arnold Allen in the main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Since his second-round knockout loss to Steve Garcia back in December 2023, Costa has been on a tear, winning six consecutive fights. He was last seen in the Octagon in February at UFC Houston, where he became the first fighter to finish Dan Ige, landing a highlight-reel spinning back kick. DraftKings sees Costa as the underdog with a salary of $7,600.
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Source: UFC
Arnold Allen A Favorite At UFC Vegas 117
Arnold Allen will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Melquizael Costa in the main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Allen was last seen in action in January at UFC 324, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jean Silva. Allen is actually 1-3 in his last four fights; however, he fought the best featherweight division has to offer, like former featherweight and BMF champion Max Holloway, Movsar Evloev, and already mentioned Silva. DraftKings sees Allen as the favorite with a salary of $8,600.
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Source: UFC
Daniel Santos Set For UFC Vegas 117 Co-Main Event
Daniel Santos will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against fan-favorite Dooho Choi in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. He earned his spot on the UFC roster in 2022, but he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Julio Arce in his UFC debut. Since then, Santos has won four fights, two fights by decision and two fights by knockout/TKO. He was last seen in the Octagon in October at UFC 320, where he defeated JooSang Yoo via second-round TKO. DraftKings sees Santos as the favorite with a salary of $8,400.
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Source: UFC
Dohoo Choi Returns At UFC Vegas 117
Fan-favorite Dohoo Choi will look for his third consecutive win when he takes on Daniel Santos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Choi returned to the Octagon in February 2023 after completing mandatory military service and recovering from injuries. First, he fought to a draw with Kyle Nelson, and then he won back-to-back fights against Bill Algeo and, more recently, Nate Landwehr. DraftKings sees Choi as the underdog with a salary of $7,800.
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Source: UFC
Juan Diaz Set To Make His UFC Debut
Juan Diaz is scheduled to make his UFC debut against Malcolm Wellmaker on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Diaz earned his UFC contract in his last fight at Dana White's Contender Series, where he finished Won Il Kwon via second-round knockout by landing a spinning back elbow. He is currently on an eight-fight winning streak. DraftKings sees Diaz as a huge underdog with a salary of $7,000.
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Source: UFC
Malcolm Wellmaker Looks To Bounce Back
Malcolm Wellmaker will look to bounce back in the win column when he takes on Juan Diaz on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Wellmaker suffered the first loss of his professional career last time out, suffering a unanimous decision loss to short-notice Ethyn Ewing at UFC 322. Before that, Wellmaker was on a 10-fight winning streak and was 2-0 in the UFC. DraftKings sees Wellmaker as a massive favorite with a salary of $9,200.
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Source: UFC
Christian Edwards Set For His UFC Debut
Christian Edwards is scheduled to make his UFC debut against Modestas Bukauskas on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Edwards was last seen competing in February at Shamrock FC 373, where he got back in the win column by finishing Glendal Whitney via second-round knockout. Prior to that, he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Luke Fernandez. DraftKings sees Edwards as a huge underdog with a salary of $6,900.
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Source: UFC
Modestas Bukauskas Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Modestas Bukauskas will look to get back in the win column when he faces off against UFC newcomer Christian Edwards on the main card of UFC Vegas 117 on Saturday. Originally, Bukauskas was scheduled to take on Rodolfo Bellato, but the UFC announced on Tuesday that Bellato has been removed from a proposed light heavyweight fight. Bukauskas was last seen in action in January at UFC 324, where he suffered a third-round knockout loss to Nikita Krylov. DraftKings sees Bukauskas as the favorite with a salary of $8,300.
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Source: UFC
Khamzat Chimaev Suffers his First Loss
Khamzat Chimaev was set for his first title defense, but unfortunately for Chimaev, he lost the belt and suffered a split-decision loss to Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. Chimaev had a dominant first round, but it seemed that he got tired in the second round. The fight was extremely close, and it all came down to the final round. In the final round, Chimaev was pressuring Strickland constantly, but Strickland did a bit more damage and was landing jabs at will. In 25 minutes of action, Chimaev landed nine takedowns and 98 significant strikes. After the fight, Chimaev expressed interest in moving up a weight class.
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Source: UFC
Sean Strickland Recaptures Middleweight Title
Sean Strickland managed to capture the middleweight title again by defeating Khamzat Chimaev via split decision in the main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. Strickland got taken down in the opening round and was dominated for the majority of the round, but then, when he got up, Strickland started landing jabs almost at will. It all came down to the final round, with both judges scoring the fight in Strickland's favor while one judge scored the fight in Chimaev's favor. In 25 minutes of action, Strickland landed 123 significant strikes. The next in line for a title shot is most likely going to be Nassourdine Imavov.
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Source: UFC
Tatsuro Taira Suffers Fifth-Round TKO Loss
Tatsuro Taira suffered a fifth-round TKO loss to flyweight champion Joshua Van in the co-main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. In the opening round, Taira secured four takedowns during a dominant first round, but Van managed to get up and started pushing the pace. The blows eventually wore down Taira, and the referee stepped in and stopped the fight in the fifth round. In 11:32 of action, Taira landed eight takedowns and 55 significant strikes. Taira, along with Van, each earned $100,000 Fight of the Night bonuses.
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Source: UFC
Joshua Van Defends Flyweight Title
Joshua Van secured his first flyweight title defense by defeating Tatsuro Taira via fifth-round TKO in the co-main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. It was a back-and-forth fight where both men gave their all, but in the end, Van's striking was too much as he finished Taira in the fifth round of one of the best flyweight fights in MMA history. In 21:32 of action, Van landed a takedown and 131 significant strikes. Van's next fight is most likely going to be a rematch with former flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja.
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Source: UFC
Waldo Cortes-Acosta Drops Decision
Waldo Cortes-Acosta suffered a unanimous decision loss to Alexander Volkov on the main card of UFC 328 on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta did have some good moments in the fight, but ultimately, he was outstruck as Volkov controlled the majority of the fight by keeping Cortes-Acosta at a distance. In the end, the judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 in favor of Volkov. In 15 minutes of action, Cortes-Acosta landed 54 significant strikes. With the loss, Cortes-Acosta dropped to 17-3 as a pro and is now 10-3 in the UFC.
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Source: UFC
Alexander Volkov Wins Back-To-Back Fights
Alexander Volkov won his second consecutive fight by defeating Waldo Cortes-Acosta via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 328 on Saturday. Volkov was in control for the majority of the fight as he was keeping Cortes-Acosta at a distance with kicks to the body and legs, or by landing with his jab. When it was over, the judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 in favor of Volkov. In 15 minutes of action, Volkov landed 88 significant strikes. With the win, Volkov improved to 40-11 as a pro and is now 14-5 in the UFC.
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Source: UFC
Sean Strickland An Underdog At UFC 328
Former middleweight titleholder Sean Strickland will try to become the new middleweight champion as he faces off against Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC 328 on Saturday. Strickland was last seen in action in February at UFC Houston, where he returned to the win column by beating Anthony Hernandez via third-round TKO. Prior to that, Strickland suffered a unanimous decision loss to former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis. DraftKings sees Strickland as a massive underdog with a salary of $6,700.
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Source: UFC
