Rafael Dos Anjos Stays On UFC 272 Card

Returning to the Octagon for the first time in 16 months, Rafael dos Anjos (30-13) will face Renato Moicano after Rafael Fiziev was forced to pull out this week due to COVID-19. Hopefully the time off will serve dos Anjos well, as he has lost four of his last six bouts. In his last Octagon […]

Bryce Mitchell Can Remain Undefeated With A Win

There is no doubt that if the undefeated Bryce Mitchell (14-0) gets his opponent to the mat, a submission is very likely. Nine of his 14 career victories have come by submission. At UFC 272 on Saturday, Mitchell will take on his biggest task to date when he faces the veteran Edson Barboza on the […]

Edson Barboza Has A Chance To Defeat An Undefeated Rising Star

A man with quite the UFC highlight reel, Edson Barboza (22-10) will look to add to that when he faces the undefeated Bryce Mitchell at UFC 272 on Saturday. The 36-year-old Brazilian has been a part of the UFC since 2010 and will look to make a push up the division if he can turn […]

Alex Oliveira Steps Into UFC 272 As A Big Underdog

A veteran of the UFC since 2015, Alex Oliveira (22-11-1) has been struggling of late and has lost his last three fights in a row and six of his last eight contests. Oliveira has earned finishes in 17 of his 22 career victories (12 by knockout/TKO), but he has not earned a finish since 2018. […]

Kevin Holland In Need Of A Win At UFC 272

No. 14-ranked middleweight Kevin Holland (21-7) is in need of a big win Saturday, not only to stay in the rankings, but to rebound from his last three winless matchups. After back-to-back losses to Derek Brunson and Marvin Vettori, Holland suffered a no-contest defeat in his bout with Kyle Daukaus in October of last year. […]

Greg Hardy Looking To Avoid Three-Fight Losing Streak

After a hot start, it's been a bit of a rollercoaster for Greg Hardy (7-4) of late. Hardy has been defeated in his last two contests, both by TKO finishes. Hardy has shown he can compete with fighters on his experience level, but when he faces a more seasoned fighter, it does not typically go […]

Sergey Spivak Looking For A Huge Win At UFC 272

In the only heavyweight bout set for the main card of UFC 272 on Saturday, Ukraine-born Sergey Spivak (13-3) will look to rebound from his most recent outing and score a victory over Greg Hardy. Prior to his last outing, Spivak had won four of his last five fights, including a victory over Tai Tuivasa, […]

Bobby Green Suffers Defeat In Main Event

Bobby Green should be commended for taking on one of the best fighters in the world on a week's notice. Green ran into a massive roadblock on Saturday in his quest to win three straight, suffering a first-round TKO stoppage at the hands of Islam Makhachev. In 3:23 of action, Green tallied nine significant strikes […]

Islam Makhachev Continues To Dominate With First-Round Finish

As expected, Islam Makhachev dominated Saturday's main event by earning a TKO stoppage in the first round of action. In 3:23 of total action, Makhachev tallied 14 significant strikes (30 total strikes), including the shot that floored Bobby Green and led to an eventual stoppage of action. There is no doubt Makhachev will find himself […]

Wellington Turman Captures A Huge Win Via Submission

In what was really a must-win situation for Wellington Turman to turn his fortunes around, he did so in the biggest of ways to earn a second-round submission win over Misha Cirkunov in Saturday's co-main event. In 6:29 of action, Turman was actually out-struck, landing 15 significant strikes compared to Cirkunov's 30. Turman also had […]

Misha Cirkunov Finished In Second Round Saturday

The rough road for middleweight Misha Cirkunov continued on Saturday, and he has now dropped three fights in a row and six of his last eight in the UFC after suffering a second-round submission defeat at the hands of the previously struggling Wellington Turman. In 6:29 of action, Cirkunov out-struck Turman by landing 30 significant […]

Priscila Cachoeira Earns Decision Win On Saturday

Rebounding nicely from a loss in her last outing, Priscila Cachoeira has now won three of her last four bouts after scoring a unanimous decision over Ji Yeon Kim on Saturday night. Though Kim led in the striking department by landing 171 significant strikes, Cachoeira landed 102 of her own, many of which packed more […]

Ji Yeon Kim Unable To Earn Decision Nod

Ji Yeon Kim was hoping volume would be her key to victory on Saturday, but it didn't work out for her. Kim landed 170 significant strikes compared to Priscilla Cachoeira's 102 significant strikes and was on the wrong end of a unanimous-decision ruling. Though Kim led in the volume department, she took way more damaging […]

Joel Alvarez Stopped In Second Round Of Saturday's Action

On a four-fight winning streak (all ending with a finish) coming into Saturday's contest, Joel Alvarez looked to have the upper hand but had his night ended in the second round via TKO at the hands of Arman Tsarukyan. In 6:57 of total action, Alvarez only collected seven significant strikes (27 total strikes) compared to […]

Arman Tsarukyan Dominates With Second-Round TKO

Locking up his fifth straight UFC win, Arman Tsarukyan dominated with a second-round knockout performance over a very tough foe in Joel Alvarez on Saturday. Controlling the fight for the majority of its duration, Tsarukyan racked up 36 significant strikes (93 total strikes) in 6:57 of total action. After putting his opponent on the mat […]

Gregory Rodrigues Unable To Win Third Straight Fight

After starting out undefeated (2-0) in his first handful of UFC bouts, Gregory Rodrigues was on the wrong side of a close decision on Saturday, taking his first UFC loss to the debuting Armen Petrosyan. Though Rodrigues landed two of his three takedown tries, he only scored 61 significant strikes compared to Petrosyan's 127 significant […]

Armen Petrosyan Earns Victory In UFC Debut

It may not have been the way Armen Petrosyan wanted to win his first UFC appearance, but he was able to come away with a lopsided split-decision win (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) over Gregory Rodrigues on Saturday in the main-card opener. Statistically, it was not really close, with Petrosyan landing 127 significant strikes (128 total strikes) […]

Bobby Green Stepping In Late For Main-Event Spot

If Bobby Green (29-12-1) wants to earn his third straight victory, it's going to be against one of the toughest opponents in the division when he battles Islam Makhachev in Saturday night's main event. Going against Green is the fact he is taking the contest on one week's notice. There is a lot that can […]

Islam Makhachev Hoping To Get One Step Closer To UFC Gold

Few will argue if you mad the statement that Islam Makhachev (21-1) is the best fighter in the UFC to have not won UFC gold in his career yet. With that being said, he can take one step closer to obtaining that goal of championship aspirations when he battles Bobby Green in Saturday night's main […]

Wellington Turman Hoping To Win Back-To-Back Bouts

It has been a bumpy ride thus far in the UFC for Wellington Turman (17-5), who has gone 2-3 since joining the organization. He's looking to build off of his last win, which was a split decision over Sam Alvey, and that fight wasn't indicative of Turman's ability to perform against higher-level competition. Before his […]

Misha Cirkunov Looking For First Middleweight Win

After starting off his career winning four straight fights in the UFC, Misha Cirkunov (15-7) has gone 2-5 and has lost his last two matchups. When he has been victorious, Cirkunov has been a finisher, with 13 of his 15 career wins coming via the finish -- nine of his wins have come by submission. […]

Ji Yeon Kim Hoping To Avoid A Three-Fight Skid

Looking to improve to a .500 win percentage in the UFC, Ji Yeon Kim (9-4-2) enters Saturday night's action looking to avoid a three-fight losing streak. Currently 3-4 inside the Octagon, Kim has yet to earn a victory since October of 2019. Kim has shown the ability to earn finishes, with five of her nine […]

Priscila Cachoeira Hoping For A Victory

In need of a victory on Saturday to get herself back on track, Priscila Cachoeira (10-4) will look to rebound from her last outing in December to close out 2021 to get back into the win column. Currently 2-4 in the Octagon, both of her wins have come by knockout, showing that she does have […]

Joel Alvarez Can Win His Fifth Straight Fight Saturday

Since a loss in February of 2019, Joel Alvarez (19-2) has been perfect, going 4-for-4 in the UFC, with all four of those wins coming via the finish. Several of Alvarez's victories (16 per Tapology) have ended by submission, with a large amount occurring in the first round of action. DraftKings, however, sees El Fenomeno […]

Arman Tsarukyan Can Continue His Lightweight Ascent

Winning four in a row since dropping his debut to Saturday night's main-eventer, Arman Tsarukyan (17-2) gave Islam Makhachev all he could handle and won fight-of-the-night honors in his debut. Since then, Tsarukyan has defeated everyone in his path. A truly balanced finisher, 11 of his 17 career wins have come with a finish -- […]

Striker Armen Petrosyan Set For UFC Debut

Knowing only one way to exit the cage -- with his hand raised after a knockout victory -- Armen Petrosyan (6-1) will make his UFC debut on Saturday after securing a first-round knockout on the Contender Series in October of last year. With the majority of his six wins coming in the first round, Petrosyan […]

Gregory Rodrigues Set To Open Saturday's Main Card

Undefeated (2-0) in the UFC since a Contender Series loss in 2020, Gregory Rodrigues (11-3) has made the most of his opportunity in the UFC. On Saturday, he can secure his third straight victory as he's set to open the main card against Armen Petrosyan. Rodrigues is capable of finishing a contest with his striking […]

Johnny Walker Handed Knockout Loss In Saturday's Main Event

The struggles continued for Johnny Walker, who suffered his fourth loss in five contests in Saturday's main event against Jamahal Hill. Not only did Walker take the loss, but it was the knockout of the night by Hill. In 2:55 of action, Walker actually out-struck Hill by landing 12 significant strikes, but he ended up […]

Jamahal Hill Obliterates Johnny Walker On Saturday

Improving to 4-1 in the UFC, Jamahal Hill landed the knockout of the night in Saturday's main event, sending Johnny Walker crashing to the mat at the 2:55 mark of the first round. Though Hill was out-struck, he was able to secure the bigger strikes and devastated Walker with a big right hand. Hill was […]

Jamie Pickett Stopped In First Round In Saturday's Co-Main Event

In a bid for a three-fight winning streak, Jamie Pickett's attempt came up short when he suffered a first-round submission in Saturday's co-main-event matchup. Pickett fell victim to Kyle Daukaus, also known as the D'Arce Knight, and his D'Arce choke with one second left to go in the first round. Now 2-3 in the UFC […]