Yana Kunitskaya Dropped In The First Round

It was a tough night for the Russian Yana Kunitskaya (14-6), who was unable to win her third fight in a row on Saturday. Not only was it a loss, but she was defeated via first-round TKO. In 4:35 of action, Kunitskaya totaled only 24 significant strikes (30 total strikes) while absorbing 37 significant strikes. […]

Irene Aldana Dominates With Her Striking

Now a winner of three of her last four fights, Irene Aldana (13-6) brought it to the very dangerous Yana Kunitskaya on Saturday, finishing the bout in the first round with a TKO stoppage. Throughout 4:35 of action, Aldana tallied 37 significant strikes along with 1:24 of control time. A big left hand by Aldana […]

Kris Moutinho Suffers Third-Round TKO Stoppage

Statistically, it was a rough night for debuting bantamweight Kris Moutinho on Saturday. Having to battle with Sean O'Malley, Moutinho absorbed an unimaginable 230 significant strikes (177 head strikes.) Moutinho did make it until late into the third round before the bout was stopped by Herb Dean. Moutinho was only able to land 70 of […]

Sean O'Malley Dominates In Main-Card Opener

Coming into Saturday night as the highest-salaried fighter, Sean O'Malley (14-1) thoroughly dominated against debuting fighter Kris Moutinho. Statistically, O'Malley put up huge numbers, landing 230 significant strikes in just under 15 minutes of total action. With nearly 30 seconds left, referee Herb Dean stopped the contest, giving O'Malley the third-round TKO victory. O'Malley's strikes […]

Conor McGregor Takes Center Stage This Saturday

The sport's biggest attraction returns to the Octagon when Conor McGregor enters the UFC cage for the third time in the rubber match with Dustin Poirier on Saturday. Losing two of his last three bouts cannot be good for the psyche of McGregor, but if anyone can win at mental warfare, it's him. The man […]

Dustin Poirier Headlines UFC 264

In the war to settle it all, Dustin Poirier (27-6) will enter the cage with Conor McGregor in their rubber match on Saturday as the two set out to see who will earn the victory in their three-fight series. Passing up a chance for the title to battle McGregor one more time, a win here […]

Stephen Thompson Is Close To A Title Shot

Stephen Thompson (16-4-1) could potentially be one more victory away from earning a title shot against Kamaru Usman. That victory would have to come at UFC 264 on Saturday in the co-main event at the expense of Gilbert Burns. After losing three of four bouts, Thompson turned it around to win to decisions against tough […]

Gilbert Burns Begins His Journey For Another Title Shot

The journey to the title starts again on Saturday for Gilbert Burns (19-4), who is coming off of a defeat to the champion Kamaru Usman in February. Standing between Burns and another title shot is one of the few men yet to take on Usman for the crown, and that is striker Stephen Thompson. DraftKings […]

Greg Hardy Returns To Action On Saturday

Looking to rebound from his most recent defeat, Greg Hardy (7-3) enters the Octagon on Saturday against the streaking Tai Tuivasa at UFC 264. Since his transition from the NFL to the Octagon, Hardy has gone through the growing pains of a mixed martial artist. With two knockout victories on the Contender Series under one […]

Tai Tuivasa Looking For Third Straight Win

After losing three bouts in a row, Tai Tuivasa has turned it around and won his last two fights. In his last bout, Tuivasa earned a first-round knockout in less than a minute in March. With both of those wins coming by knockout, has Tuivasa finally made the adjustments needed to go on a run […]

Yana Kunitskaya Can Earn A Third Straight Win

Former Invicta FC title contender Yana Kunitskaya (14-5) will take part in the lone women's mixed martial arts bout on the main card of UFC 264 on Saturday as she is set to battle Irene Aldana. Currently a winner of her last two bouts, she owns a 4-2 record inside the Octagon, with both of […]

Irene Aldana Looks To Get Back On Track

The lone female fighter on the main card on Saturday, Irene Aldana (12-6) will look to rebound from her most recent loss to Holly Holm in October of last year. A dangerous striker, half of Aldana's six professional wins have come by knockout/TKO. She displayed just how dangerous that striking is, earning a first-round knockout […]

Kris Moutinho Set To Make UFC Debut Against Sean O'Malley

Debuting UFC fighter Kris Moutinho (9-4) has quite the debut in front of him on Saturday as he gets set to open up the main card of UFC 264 against Sean O'Malley. With nine professional wins under his belt, four of those wins have come by the finish. Entering the cage against O'Malley, Moutinho will […]

Sean O'Malley Enters UFC 264 As A Big Favorite

After a rough end to last season when he lost to Marlon Vera via TKO, Sean O'Malley (13-1) rebounded well from his first professional loss, earning a second-round TKO win over Thomas Almeida. The dangerous striker has racked up eight knockouts in 13 of his professional wins. Landing 6.31 significant strikes per minute, the pressure […]

Alexander Volkov Suffers Unanimous-Decision Loss

It was a tough night in the Octagon for Alexander Volkov (33-9) on Saturday as he dropped the main event by unanimous decision to rising French star Ciryl Gane. Statistically, Volkov looked good, landing 115 significant strikes and stuffing all four of Gane's takedown tries. For Volkov, he is now 2-2 in his last four […]

Ciryl Gane Dominates In Main-Event Showing

The French powerhouse Ciryl Gane (9-0) continued his dominance on Saturday, securing a unanimous decision over veteran Alexander Volkov. Sal D'Amato was the only judge to give Volkov a single round in the contest, giving Volkov the first round. In 25 minutes of action, Gane racked up 135 significant strikes (139 total strikes) but failed […]

Ovince St. Preux Suffers Second-Round TKO Loss

The heavyweight experience for Ovince St. Preux (25-16) has not gone as planned thus far in the Octagon. Overall, St. Preux has now lost three of his last four bouts after Saturday's second-round TKO loss to Tanner Boser. Through 7:31 of action, St. Preux only connected on nine significant strikes (12 total strikes) but absorbed […]

Tanner Boser Scores A Much-Needed Victory

It was a great showing on Saturday for the late replacement Tanner Boser (20-8-1), who scored a second-round TKO victory in the night's co-main event against Ovince St. Preux. Already taking a 10-9 advantage in the first round on all three judges' scorecards, Boser landed a big right hand in close proximity, ending St. Preux's […]

Raoni Barcelos Narrowly Misses Out On Majority Decision

A dominant second round for Raoni Barcelos (16-2) was not enough to get the victory at UFC Vegas 30 on Saturday when he took a majority-decision loss. His five-fight UFC winning streak comes to an end after nearly winning the contest in the second round. Statistically, Barcelos racked up 69 significant strikes (81 total strikes), […]

Timur Valiev Rallies Back To Take Majority Decision

Though one judge scored Timur Valiev (18-2) on the bottom end of a 10-8 second round for the draw, Valiev still earned a 29-28 from the two other judges to take the majority decision on Saturday. Statistically, the numbers were close, with Valiev racking up 77 significant strikes while absorbing 81 total strikes from Raoni […]

Daniel Pineda Suffers Eye Poke In No-Contest

Daniel Pineda had his bid for a rebound from his most recent loss put on hold, having Saturday's matchup with Andre Fili called off due to a second-round eye poke. Though the total strikes were very close, Pineda only landed 15 significant strikes compared to Fili's count of 34. Heading into the second round, all […]

Andre Fili's Night Ends With A No-Contest

It was an unfortunate night in the Octagon on Saturday for Andre Fili, who had his bout finish in a no-contest after an accidental eye poke he committed in the second round of his bout with Daniel Pineda. On the official scorecards, all three judges scored the first round for Fili. Statistically, Fili dominated in […]

Nicolas Dalby Losses First UFC Bout

In what many expected to be a close battle, Nicolas Dalby took on UFC veteran Tim Means on Saturday, but he came out on the wrong side of the decision. With the loss, Dalby has sustained his first Octagon defeat and first loss in eight bouts. Statistically, Dalby kept the contest extremely close, tallying 54 […]

Tim Means Has First Three-Fight Winning Streak Since 2014

On his first three-fight winning streak in the UFC since 2014, Tim Means (32-12-1) secured his third victory in a row on the main card of UFC Vegas 30 on Saturday, earning a unanimous-decision win over Nicolas Dalby. Statistically, many of the numbers between the two fighters were very similar, with Means earning 53 significant […]

Jai Herbert Unable To Earn First UFC Victory

The Octagon has not been kind to Jai Herbert (10-3), as he dropped his second bout on Saturday, this time by second-round submission in the main-card opener of UFC Vegas 30. The former Cage Warriors champion took on a top-tier fighter who has been struggling of late in Renato Moicano. In nearly 10 minutes of […]

Renato Moicano Scores Big Submission Win In Main-Card Opener

It was back to business for Renato Moicano (15-4-1) on Saturday when he dominated the night's opening main-card bout, earning a second-round submission over Jai Herbert. It's a move in the right direction for the one-time title contender. In 9:34 of action, Moicano tallied 26 significant strikes (61 total strikes) but was strong with his […]

Alexander Volkov Hoping To Take Advantage Of Main-Event Stage

With well over 30 more professional MMA bouts than his opponent, Alexander Volkov (33-8) will hope all that experience pays off in his main-event battle with France's Ciryl Gane on Saturday. Dangerous in the striking game, 22 of Volkov's 33 career wins have come by way of the knockout. He is also a winner of […]

Ciryl Gane Looking To Continue His March Toward UFC Gold

Though he has yet to hit double-digit fights in his professional career, French powerhouse Ciryl Gane (8-0) has shown he has the ability to become a future UFC heavyweight champion. In Saturday's main event, he will get the chance to take the next step toward that goal as he battles hardened-veteran Alexander Volkov. With six […]

Tanner Boser Takes Co-Main-Event Spot On Late Notice

Not only is Tanner Boser (19-8-1) taking Saturday's co-main-event bout on short notice, he also competed earlier this month and was on the losing end of a split decision. After starting out 3-1 in the UFC, Boser has dropped his last two bouts, both by decision. Many will argue he should have won his last […]

Ovince St. Preux Makes His Return To Heavyweight

Returning to heavyweight after a lengthy light-heavyweight career, Ovince St. Preux (25-15) will enter the Octagon for the second time on Saturday as a heavyweight when he battles Tanner Boser. A very dangerous finisher, 20 of his 25 career wins have come by finish, with 11 coming by way of knockout/TKO and nine by submission. […]