Calvin Kattar Could Be In For A Tough Night Saturday

The UFC's first main event of 2022 will feature featherweights, as fifth-ranked Calvin Kattar returns to action after a one-year layoff to face Giga Chikadze on Saturday. A winner of four of five contests before his Max Holloway matchup in January of last year, Kattar has earned 13 finishes in his career, with 10 of […]

Rogerio Bontorin Looks To Pick Up Where He Left Off

Rebounding nicely from a two-fight losing streak, Rogerio Bontorin (17-3) scored a big victory over a top-tier flyweight in Matt Schnell back in May of last year. A dangerous mat technician, 11 of his 17 career wins have come by submission. The only issue is that Bontorin has only secured one finish during his UFC […]

Brandon Royval Trying To Prevent A Losing Skid

Flyweights will take to the stage to open 2022 when Brandon Royval (12-6) looks to avoid a three-fight losing streak as he battles Rogerio Bontorin on Saturday. Starting his UFC career in 2020 with two straight submission victories, Royval has not been as happy with his last two bouts that have ended with finishing losses. […]

Jennifer Maia Hoping For A Different Outcome Saturday

Hoping for a different outcome than her matchup with Katlyn Chookagian in November of 2019, Jennifer Maia (19-7-1) will battle Chookagian once again on the UFC's first card of 2022 this Saturday. The former Invicta FC flyweight champion will hope for her third win in four contests and will look to try and put herself […]

Katlyn Chookagian Looking For Second Win Against Jennifer Maia

Always a staple at the top of the women's division, Katlyn Chookagian (16-4) returns to action to kick off 2022 against Jennifer Maia on Saturday. A winner of three of her last four Octagon appearances, a win on Saturday could put Chookagian in title talks this year. A grinding-style fighter who takes her opponents into […]

Viacheslav Borshchev Set For Big UFC Debut

Russian striker Viacheslav Borshchev (5-1) will make his official UFC debut on Saturday to open up 2022 after earning his contract on the Contender Series with a second-round knockout in October of last year. The Team AlphaMale prospect is on a three-fight winning streak, with all three wins coming by knockout/TKO. Overall, four of his […]

Dakota Bush Looking For First UFC Win Saturday

After a very successful run in LFA, Dakota Bush (8-3) received the call to make his UFC debut in April of last year. Though it was a decision loss to a tough opponent, Bush is back with a chance to change things around in 2022. Dangerous on the mats, four of his eight career victories […]

Jake Collier Steps Back Onto The Heavyweight Stage

Jake Collier (12-6) has worked his way up to the heavyweight class and is looking to take to the UFC's first heavyweight main-card bout of 2022 against a heavy hitting opponent in Chase Sherman this Saturday. After nearly a three-year layoff from 2017 to 2020, Collier moved up to heavyweight and suffered a first-round loss […]

Chase Sherman Looks To Avoid Three-Fight Losing Streak

Heavyweights are set to make an appearance on the UFC's first main card of 2022 on Saturday when veteran and UFC slugger Chase Sherman (15-8) hopes to avoid a three-fight losing streak. Sherman's previous three-fight losing streak led to his exit from the UFC in 2018 before he joined Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. After a […]

Bill Algeo Hoping To Start 2022 On The Right Foot

Coming off of a loss in the middle of last year, Bill Algeo (14-6) has a chance to start off 2022 on the right foot when he battles in Saturday night's first main-card bout of the year. He's 12-4 entering the UFC and it's been a rough go thus far for Algeo, tallying a record […]

Joanderson Brito Hoping For A Strong Debut

Contender Series contract winner Joanderson Brito (12-2-1) will kick off the UFC's first main-card bout of 2022 when he faces Bill Algeo on Saturday. With his official UFC debut on tap, he enters the Octagon as one of Brazil's top prospects, with 10 of his 12 career wins coming by finish and six of those […]

Chris Daukaus Suffers First-Round TKO Loss

Previously undefeated in the Octagon, Chris Daukaus took his first UFC loss in Saturday's main event by taking a first-round knockout loss to Derrick Lewis. Sticking and moving early in the contest, the bout was lost when Daukaus got into close-quarter exchanges with the beast that is Lewis. In 3:36 of action, Daukaus landed only […]

Derrick Lewis Impresses With First-Round Knockout

Less than one round of action is all it took for Derrick Lewis to rebound from his interim title loss by scoring a first-round knockout over Chris Daukaus in Saturday's main event. In 3:36 of action, Lewis collected 14 significant strikes, including a big right hand that dropped Daukaus and led to the eventual stoppage […]

Stephen Thompson Suffers Decision Loss Saturday

On the wrong side of the decision in Saturday's co-main event, Stephen Thompson suffered his fourth loss in six contests after a decisive loss to Belal Muhammad (25-30, 26-30, 26-30). Through 15 minutes of action, Thompson collected only 19 significant strikes and 51 total strikes compared to the 171 total strikes of Muhammad. Previously ranked […]

Belal Muhammad Earns Biggest Victory Of His Career

Belal Muhammad earned the biggest victory of his career in Saturday's co-main event in a dominant unanimous-decision win over Stephen Thompson (25-30, 26-30, 26-30). Thompson landed a couple of big shots on Muhammad, but Muhammad dominated in the striking category by tallying 58 significant strikes (171 total strikes), which broke down to just over 11 […]

Angela Hill Suffers Split-Decision Loss

Now with losses in four of her last five Octagon appearances, 12th-ranked Angela Hill dropped a split decision to 11th-ranked Amanda Lemos on Saturday night (28-29, 30-27, 29-28). With the striking numbers very close in 15 minutes of action, Hill tallied 48 significant strikes (74 total strikes) but missed on six of her seven takedown […]

Amanda Lemos Takes Split Decision In A Close Contest

Eleventh-ranked Amanda Lemos extended her current winning streak to five fights on Saturday by scoring a close split-decision win over 12th-ranked Angela Hill in the main card's only split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28). In 15 minutes of action, Lemos tallied 50 significant strikes (68 total strikes) and stuffed six of Hill's seven takedown tries. The […]

Raphael Assuncao Ends Night With Big Knockout Loss

Raphael Assuncao has now lost four straight fights after taking a knockout loss to Ricky Simon in the second frame of action Saturday night. In 7:14 of action, Assuncao was able to collect only seven significant strikes (10 total strikes) while absorbing 27 total strikes, including a big right hand that floored him halfway through […]

Ricky Simon Uses His Striking To Earn Knockout Victory

Controlling the first round on Saturday with his wrestling and ground game led to Ricky Simon being able to score a big knockout in the second round to take the victory over Raphael Assuncao. Through 7:14 of action, Simon racked up 18 significant strikes (27 total strikes), including a big right hand that floored Assuncao […]

Diego Ferreira Loses Due To Possible Injury

It was a tough night on Saturday for Diego Ferreira when he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Mateusz Gamrot on the main card. While on the mat, Ferreira took a big knee to the body, which led him to call for the referee to stop the contest. In 8:26 of total action, Ferreira out-struck […]

Mateusz Gamrot Scores TKO Stoppage On Saturday's Main Card

Continuing his very solid start in the UFC, former KSW double champion Mateusz Gamrot earned a second-round TKO finish over veteran Diego Ferreira on Saturday. Since joining the UFC, Gamrot is currently 3-1, with all three victories coming via finish. His loss came in his debut in a controversial split-decision call. With not quite as […]

Darren Elkins Suffers First-Round Loss

Taking his fifth loss in his last seven bouts, Darren Elkins was unable to exit the first round on Saturday for the first time since 2013, suffering a knockout/TKO loss to Cub Swanson to open up the main card of action. In 2:12 of action, Elkins could only tally two significant strikes (five total strikes) […]

Cub Swanson Scores Knockout Victory Saturday

With the first of four knockout victories on Saturday's main card, Cub Swanson only needed 2:12 into the first round of action to get a victory over Darren Elkins. In just the first round, Swanson tallied 18 significant strikes while stuffing both of Elkins' takedown tries. Both fighters are on the back end of their […]

Chris Daukaus Has A Big Opportunity In Main Event

Already racking up quite the list of names on his resume, Chris Daukaus (12-3) will enter the main event of Saturday's UFC card against a former title contender in Derrick Lewis. Daukaus is a perfect 4-0 since signing with the UFC, with all four of those wins coming by knockout/TKO and three of those ending […]

Derrick Lewis To Square Off With A Dangerous Opponent

Coming off of a vacant interim heavyweight title defeat in August, Derrick Lewis (25-8) returns to the Octagon looking to close out 2021 with a big win on Saturday. Prior to his title loss, though, Lewis was on a four-fight winning streak, with two of his wins being knockout victories. Known for his big power, […]

Belal Muhammad Can Take A Huge Jump In The Rankings

Belal Muhammad (19-3) has gone six straight bouts without a loss and steps into Saturday's co-main-event slot with a chance to earn a victory over a former title contender in Stephen Thompson. In his most recent outing, Muhammad secured a unanimous-decision win over another former title challenger in Demian Maia in June. A grinding-style fighter […]

Angela Hill Set For Main-Card Showing Against Dangerous Striker

Angela Hill (13-10), a long-time veteran of the UFC, will hope to turn things around after dropping three of her last four contests. Since her return to the UFC after a successful run in Invicta FC, Hill has had an average run with a current record of 7-8 during this stint. Normally a decision winner, […]

Amanda Lemos Looking For Fifth Straight Win

Since dropping her debut in the Octagon, Amanda Lemos (10-1-1) has gone on to win her last four straight fights, with three of those coming via finish. To make her run even better, Lemos is coming off of a 35-second, first-round knockout in July. Nine of her 10 career wins have come with a finish, […]

Ricky Simon On The Verge Of A Four-Fight Winning Streak

Ricky Simon (18-3) is on a hot run and is currently riding a three-fight winning streak as he is set to next face Raphael Assuncao on Saturday's main card. Simon has had a solid 2021 run by going 2-0, including a unanimous-decision win over Brian Kelleher in February. With a grinding style, 10 of Simon's […]

Raphael Assuncao In Dire Need Of A Big Win Saturday

With his last three bouts all resulting in defeats, Raphael Assuncao (27-8) is in dire need of a big win Saturday when he faces Ricky Simon. After a four-fight winning streak that saw him earn wins over the likes of now-champion Aljamain Stirling and Rob Font, Assuncao has since lost his last three bouts, with […]