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About Matt Bricker - RotoBaller
I've been involved in and a fan of martial arts from a very early age. Since May 2018 I've been writing for MMA outlets as well as on boxing. I also train in boxing with an amateur debut soon to come! Follow me on Twitter @LAknockoutMMA
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Diego Ferreira Hoping To Avoid Three-Fight Losing Streak
After winning six straight fights, including a win over former champion Anthony Pettis, Diego Ferreira (17-4) has dropped his last two contests heading into this Saturday's bout against former KSW champion Mateusz Gamrot. 0-2 in 2021, a win for Ferreira would snap this streak and give him a bit of momentum heading into 2022. DraftKings... Read More
Mateusz Gamrot Looks To Continue His Rise Up The UFC Ranks
Former KSW champion Mateusz Gamrot has looked nothing short of impressive since signing with the UFC. After a controversial split-decision loss in his debut, Gamrot has dominated with two victories by finish. Coming off of a finish of Jeremy Stephens, Gamrot is set to continue to shoot up the division's ranks. Gamrot has all the... Read More
Cub Swanson Will Make 40th Professional Appearance
Another veteran of the UFC, Cub Swanson (27-12) will enter the Octagon against Darren Elkins to open up the main card this Saturday. Set for his 40th professional bout, it has been a rough road lately as he's lost six of his last eight contests, including a first-round TKO. DraftKings sees Killer actually as the... Read More
Darren Elkins Set To Open Main Card On Saturday
A veteran of the UFC since Versus 1 in March of 2010, Darren Elkins (26-9) takes to the main-card opener on Saturday to face off with another veteran in Cub Swanson. Always one to put on a show for the fans and leave it all in the Octagon, 14 of his 26 career wins have... Read More
Dustin Poirier Unable To Capture Championship At UFC 269
Dustin Poirier was unsuccessful in his bid to regain the lightweight championship at UFC 269's main event on Saturday, suffering a third-round submission loss to the reigning champion in Charles Oliveira. Normally known for dominating the standup game with anyone in the division, Poirier landed 58 significant strikes (69 total strikes) and was out-struck by... Read More
Charles Oliveira Extends Submission Record
The champion reigned supreme in UFC 269's main event with Charles Oliveira earning a third-round submission victory over Dustin Poirier on Saturday. In 11:02 of total action, Oliveira actually out-struck the dangerous striker by landing 73 significant strikes (98 total strikes), but he failed on all six of his takedown tries. The third time was... Read More
Amanda Nunes Suffers Shocking Defeat
In one of the biggest upsets in women's mixed martial arts history on Saturday, Amanda Nunes dropped the bantamweight title to the big underdog Julianna Pena via second-round, rear-naked choke. In 8:26 of total action, Nunes landed 46 significant strikes, well under the 79 landed by Pena. The end came 3:26 into the second round... Read More
Julianna Pena Shocks The World Saturday
As we mentioned before this fight, Julianna Pena's best shot at victory would be to catch Amanda Nunes in a submission, and that is what happened in the co-main event of UFC 269 on Saturday night. Just 3:26 into the second round, Pena locked in the rear-naked choke to shock the world and become the... Read More
Santiago Ponzinibbio Suffers Decision Loss On Main Card
For the first time in his professional career, Santiago Ponzinibbio has lost two of three contests, with the latest coming on a split-decision loss to Geoff Neal at UFC 269 on Saturday. The loss was the only decision on the main card of Saturday's action. In 15 minutes of action, Ponzinibbio actually out-struck Neal by... Read More
Geoff Neal Takes Lone Decision On The Main Card
Avoiding a three-fight losing streak did not come easy for Geoff Neal on Saturday, but he was able to take the lone decision on the UFC 269 main card by defeating Santiago Ponzinibbio via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28). The stats were very similar in this contest between two evenly matched opponents, with Neal landing... Read More
Cody Garbrandt Suffers Fifth Loss In Six Contests
Now 12-5 in his MMA career, Cody Garbrandt has suffered all five of his losses in his last six contests. Alarmingly, three of the last four losses for Garbrandt have been first-round knockouts, including the knockout loss to Kai Kara-France at UFC 269 on Saturday. It's sad to say, but Garbrandt may have a lot... Read More
Kai Kara-France Dominates In First-Round Knockout
Kai Kara-France faced the biggest name of his career at UFC 269 and delivered with a first-round knockout victory over former champion Cody Garbrandt on Saturday. Kara-France scored his last knockout win in 2017 before earning first-round knockouts in his last two bouts. In 3:21 of action, Kara-France landed 23 significant strikes while stuffing Garbrandt's... Read More
Raulian Paiva Has Winning Streak Broken
Entering his UFC 269 main-card opener on a three-fight winning streak, Raulian Paiva was unable to make it out of the first round against Sean O'Malley on Saturday, suffering a first-round TKO loss. Through nearly five minutes of action, Paiva was only able to land 11 significant strikes compared to the 39 of O'Malley. A... Read More
Sean O'Malley Wins Third Straight By Knockout
With another first-round knockout to his name, Sean O'Malley tallied up a first-round finish of Raulian Paiva with 18 seconds left in the round on Saturday. Through 4:42 of action, O'Malley collected 39 significant strikes (40 total strikes) and stuffed both of Paiva's takedown attempts. After his loss to Vera, O'Malley has now won his... Read More
Charles Oliveira Defends Title Against Former Champion
Charles Oliveira (31-8) is on the best run of his career and is coming off of a second-round TKO win against Michael Chandler for the vacant UFC lightweight title. Since his 2017 loss to Paul Felder, Oliveira has won nine straight bouts, with eight of the nine wins coming by finish. Throughout his experienced career,... Read More
Dustin Poirier Can Recapture The UFC Crown
After his defeat to arguably the greatest lightweight of all time, Dustin Poirier (28-6) has dusted the dirt off his shoulders and won three straight fights to find himself in the lightweight title bout to headline UFC 269 on Saturday. With some of the best boxing in all of MMA, Poirier is set to challenge... Read More
Julianna Pena Earns A Title Shot Saturday
Julianna Pena (10-4) has a chance of a lifetime when she faces the women's MMA GOAT in Amanda Nunes in the co-main event of UFC 269 on Saturday. 2-2 in her last four bouts, Pena is without a doubt the biggest underdog, according to DraftKings, with a salary of $6,500. In her career, four of... Read More
Amanda Nunes Looks For 13th Straight Win
You will find to find someone in the MMA community who will argue with the fact that Amanda Nunes (21-4) is the greatest women's mixed martial artist of all time. On Saturday, she can continue to cement that legacy with a bantamweight title defense against Julianna Pena in the co-main event of UFC 269. Seventeen... Read More
Santiago Ponzinibbio Set To Face Another Tough Striker
Few welterweights have had the career of Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-4). A veteran of the UFC since 2013, Ponzinibbio has secured five finishes in the Octagon alone. Of his 28 career wins, 23 have come via finish, with 17 of those coming by knockout/TKO. Rebounding after a first-round knockout in January, Ponzinibbio was able to earn... Read More
Now Is The Time For Geoff Neal To Turn It Around
With back-to-back losses after five straight Octagon wins, Geoff Neal (13-4) is in dire need of a big victory on Saturday to get himself back on a path to the top of the welterweight division. Scoring a big knockout victory on the Contender Series, four of his following five wins came as knockout/TKO victories, including... Read More
Cody Grabrandt In Need Of A Big Win Saturday
Though he has losses in four of his last five contests, Cody Garbrandt (12-4) is always one strike away from a big knockout, as evidenced in his one victory over a five-fight span. Ten of Garbrandt's 12 career wins have come by knockout/TKO, showing his ability to get a big finish. Facing Kai Kara-France this... Read More
Kai Kara-France Set To Face Dangerous Striker
With a big first-round knockout in March, Kai Kara-France (22-9) returns to action on Saturday looking for back-to-back victories when he faces off with Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269. Prior to the knockout win, it had been eight victories since Kara-France earned a finish. Throughout his career, Kara-France has scored a knockout/TKO 11 times out... Read More
Raulian Paiva Has A Chance For A Big Upset At UFC 269
Raulian Paiva (21-3) will enter UFC 269's main-card opener on Saturday with a very big task in front of him while facing the ever-dangerous Sean O'Malley. Since joining the UFC after a split-decision win on the Contender Series, Paiva has gone 3-2 in the Octagon, with his last two appearances being decision victories. DraftKings sees... Read More
Sean O'Malley Looking For Third Straight Win
With back-to-back wins after his loss in August of 2020, Sean O'Malley (14-1) returns to action on Saturday looking for his third win of 2021 when he faces the experienced Raulian Paiva to open up the main card of UFC 269. Known for his dangerous striking, 11 of O'Malley's 14 career wins have come with... Read More
Rob Font Unable To Get The Victory Saturday
Riding high into Saturday's main event on a four-fight winning streak, Rob Font was unable to get the win, dropping a unanimous decision to Jose Aldo (45-50, 45-50, 46-49). Font actually out-struck Aldo by landing 149 significant strikes (193 total strikes), compared to Aldo's 86 significant strikes (96 total strikes) in 25 minutes of main-event... Read More
Jose Aldo Earns Third Straight Victory
Though he actually did not dominate statistically, Jose Aldo dominated on the scorecards to take Saturday night's main event from Rob Font (45-50, 45-50, 46-49) in a decision. Statistically, Aldo tallied 86 significant strikes (96 total strikes) in 25 minutes of action, compared to the 149 significant strikes (193 total strikes) of Font. With the... Read More
Brad Riddell Suffers Loss In Co-Main-Event Spotlight
Brad Riddell's undefeated mark in the UFC (4-0) and seven-fight winning streak came to an end Saturday at the hands of the dangerous striker Rafael Fiziev via third-round knockout. In 12:20 of action with the dangerous striker, Riddell was able to land 59 significant strikes (62 total strikes) but was only able to land 25%... Read More
Rafael Fiziev Continues To Dominate With Third-Round Knockout
There is no doubt that Rafael Fiziev has the makings of a future UFC champion. The deadly striker did it again on Saturday night by earning a third-round knockout via wheel kick against a very tough foe in Brad Riddell in the night's co-main event. In 12:20 of action, Fiziev collected 66 significant strikes along... Read More
Jimmy Crute Has Rough Night In The Cage
It was a tough night at the office for Jimmy Crute on Saturday when he suffered his second knockout/TKO loss in a row, this time in less than one minute at the hands of Jamahal Hill. In 48 seconds of action, Crute only landed six significant strikes. After winning four of his five contests by... Read More
Jamahal Hill Earns Big First-Round Knockout
Jamahal Hill ended the night of Jimmy Crute swiftly with a 48-second knockout in the first round of action on Saturday. Hill only tallied four significant strikes, but that's all it took in less than one minute of action. If it wasn't for the arm injury in his last outing, Hill would probably be undefeated... Read More
