Manel Kape Looking For First UFC Win On Quick Turnaround

Manel Kape (15-5) will look to make up for his debut loss as he re-enters the Octagon on Saturday on a one-month turnaround to face Matheus Nicolau. Kape was last in action on Feb. 6, when he dropped a unanimous decision to the very-tough Alexandre Pantoja. Kape made his name in Japan fighting for RIZIN […]

Matheus Nicolau Looking To Make Good Second Impression

Finally set to make his UFC debut for his second stint with the organization, Matheus Nicolau (15-2-1) will look to take on Manel Kape on Saturday. After a couple of opponents fell through for his return, he will get the dangerous Kape. In his 15 career wins, 10 have come by either submission or knockout/TKO. […]

Darren Stewart Looks To Rebound From Last Outing

Darren Stewart (12-6) will look to rebound from a loss on Saturday when he faces Eryk Anders, who is also looking to rebound from a loss. A veteran of the UFC, Stewart will be making his 13th Octagon appearance as he opens up the main-card portion of UFC Fight Night. Stewart, like his opponent, is […]

Eryk Anders Looking To Open Up The Main Card With A Showcase

Eryk Anders (13-5) will enter the Octagon for the 11th time as he opens up the main-card portion of UFC Fight Night this Saturday. After losing three fights in a row, Anders turned it around to go 2-1. He will be coming off of a tough decision loss to Krzysztof Jotko in May of last […]

Israel Adesanya Unsuccessful In His Bid For "Double Champ" Status

Though he is no longer undefeated as a professional mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya (20-1) has nothing to be ashamed of, suffering a unanimous decision loss to the much bigger opponent, light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. Still, the UFC's middleweight champion, Adesanya landed 78 significant strikes (99 total strikes) along with only stuffing two of […]

Jan Blachowicz Turns In A Career Performance To Retain Title

Doing what many thought he would not be able to do, "Polish Power" Jan Blachowicz (28-8) defeated the previously undefeated and current UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. In a battle for the light heavyweight title, Blachowicz proved to be a step too far and too big for the smaller Adesanya. Statistically, Blachowicz scored mightily, earning […]

Megan Anderson Unable To Capitalize In Co-Main Event Spot

Unable to capitalize on the title shot opportunity, Megan Anderson (11-5) was only able to last 2:03 into the first round with arguably the greatest women's MMA fighter of all-time, Amanda Nunes, losing by submission. It was extremely rough statistically for Nunes as well, only landing two significant strikes in the two-plus minutes of action. […]

Amanda Nunes Does It Again And Secures A Big First-Round Victory

Continuing her dominant reign over MMA, Amanda Nunes (21-4) secured a solid victory in her second featherweight title defense. In just 2:03 of the very first round, Nunes locked in an inverted armbar-triangle on the much taller Megan Anderson. Nunes will continue to sit as the highest or second-highest salaried fighter on DraftKings every time […]

Petr Yan Drops Title In Very Bizarre Situation

Petr Yan (15-2) suffered his first loss in the UFC and lost his bantamweight championship in one of the most bizarre championship fight endings in the sport's history. In the fourth round, Yan struck Sterling with an illegal knee. Though he was up on the majority of scorecards, the referee ruled the shot intentional, and […]

Aljamain Sterling Wins Championship In Bizarre Manner

In one of the wildest finishes in UFC championship history, Aljamain Sterling (20-3) walked out of the Octagon as the new UFC bantamweight champion, but not in the way he probably envisioned. Down on two of the three judges' scorecards in the fourth round, Sterling took an illegal knee to the head from Petr Yan. […]

Drew Dober Faces Tough Task and Loses In Third Round

With a tough day at the office, Drew Dober (23-10) was submitted in the third round via arm-triangle choke. In over 13 minutes of total action, Dober was only able to land 10 significant strikes (14 total strikes) and was taken down three out of the four times. Dober had his three-fight winning streak snapped, […]

Islam Makhachev Continues To Dominate With Submission Win

Continuing his dominance in the UFC, Islam Makhachev (19-1) used his superior ground game to earn the third-round submission over Drew Dober. Statistically, Makhachev landed 15 significant strikes (102 total strikes) in 13:23 of action. He also landed three of his four takedown attempts and owned 9:26 of control time. Earning his seventh win in […]

Thiago Santos Loses His Third Bout In A Row

Now on the worst losing skid of his career, Thiago Santos (21-9) lost his third bout in a row, this time by unanimous decision to Aleksandar Rakic. Statistically, the numbers were close, with Santos landing 49 significant strikes (61 total strikes), both numbers higher than Rakic's. Santos mostly worked the body, landing 23 of his […]

Aleksandar Rakic Earns Victory To Open Up UFC 259 Main Card

Aleksandar Rakic (14-2) earned his second win in a row by defeating fellow top-ranked light heavyweight Thiago Santos via a unanimous decision. Statistically, the numbers were pretty close, with Rakic earning 36 significant strikes (50 total strikes) while missing both of his takedown attempts in 15 minutes of action. Before the bout, Rakic entered ranked […]

Israel Adesanya Seeks Double-Champ Status Saturday Night

Undefeated in his mixed martial arts career, Israel Adesanya (20-0) will look to enter rarified air in Saturday's main event by becoming a double champion in the UFC. Currently the organization's middleweight champion, Adesanya will face the much bigger Jan Blachowicz in hopes of obtaining the UFC's light-heavyweight crown. So far in his MMA career, […]

Jan Blachowicz A Main-Event Underdog

Jan Blachowicz (27-8) will defend his UFC light heavyweight title for the first time in Saturday's main event at UFC 259. With an extremely tough task in front of him, Blachowicz will defend against the UFC's middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Blachowicz has Polish Power in his hands, as three of his last four bouts have […]

Megan Anderson Looking For A Massive Upset

Megan Anderson (10-4) gets a chance in Saturday's co-main event to defeat the women's mixed martial arts GOAT in Amanda Nunes. The featherweight-championship fight is a huge opportunity for the 6-foot Australian native to seal her name in women's UFC history. After a solid run at Invicta FC, Anderson entered the UFC and has earned […]

Amanda Nunes Defending Her Title Yet Again

Amanda Nunes (20-4) looks to continue her dominance in the women's ranks of the UFC on Saturday. Currently the organization's bantamweight and featherweight champion, Nunes puts the featherweight title on the line in Saturday's co-main event as she defends against the much taller Megan Anderson. Nunes is on an 11-fight winning streak, including several title […]

Aljamain Sterling Enters UFC 259 With His Eyes On Gold

On a roll since the middle of 2018, No. 1 contender Aljamain Sterling (19-3) finally gets a chance to compete for UFC gold on Saturday while riding a five-fight winning streak. Known for his unorthodox style, Sterling looks to pose problems for the champion, Petr Yan, who can be just as unorthodox in his approach. […]

Petr Yan Making His First Title Defense Saturday

Undefeated in all seven of his UFC bouts since coming over from Russia's ACA organization, Petr Yan (15-1) will make his first defense of his UFC bantamweight title against long-standing top-contender, Aljamain Sterling. Yan has proven to be a very active striker in the UFC, averaging 5.65 significant strikes landed per minute. To add to […]

Drew Dober Set For Tough Task On Saturday's Main Card

In for arguably the toughest task of his UFC career, Drew Dober (23-9) will enter the Octagon on Saturday against Islam Makhachev. Dober has been a part of the UFC since 2013 and currently is on a three-fight winning streak. A finisher just like his opponent on Saturday, Dober has finished 16 of his 23 […]

Islam Makhachev Going For His Seventh Straight Win

Russia's own Islam Makhachev (18-1) will look to win his seventh straight fight inside the UFC's lightweight division on Saturday as he battles Drew Dober. Ranked 14th in the UFC's lightweight division, Makhachev is a finisher in the cage, with 10 of his 18 career wins coming by submission or knockout/TKO. Two of his last […]

Thiago Santos In Need Of A Big Win To Stay Title-Relevant

Thiago Santos (21-8) enters Saturday's main card looking to avoid the first three-fight losing skid of his career. He has rebounded from a two-fight losing streak before, when he went on to win four in a row. With dynamite in his hands, Santos has won 15 of his 21 career bouts by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees […]

Aleksandar Rakic Looking To Put Himself Into Title Talks

Rebounding off of the first loss since his professional debut, Aleksandar Rakic (13-2) defeated top contender Anthony Smith by a unanimous decision in August of last year. Now Rakic returns to the Octagon to face the second-ranked UFC light heavyweight in Thiago Santos. Rakic, who is ranked No. 4, can take a huge jump up […]

Jairzinho Rozenstruik Unable To Claim Victory In Main Event

Suffering his second loss in three outings, Jairzinho Rozenstruik (11-2) was on the losing end of a dominant performance by Ciryl Gane on Saturday, losing 45-50 on all three scorecards. In 25 minutes of action, Rozenstruik was only able to connect on 42 significant strikes. Rozenstruik spent most of his time sitting back waiting for […]

Ciryl Gane Does What Is Needed To Take Saturday's Main Event

Remaining undefeated, French heavyweight Ciryl Gane (8-0) controlled all five rounds to win Saturday's main event. Though it was lackluster overall in fireworks, Gane did what was needed to get the win. In 25 minutes of action, Gane landed 102 significant strikes (128 total strikes) along with only landing two of his 14 takedown tries. […]

Nikita Krylov Unable To Take The Decision In Co-Main Event

Entering the Octagon as the eighth-ranked UFC light heavyweight, Nikita Krylov (27-8) was unable to defeat the rising star in Magomed Ankalaev, losing by unanimous decision. Krylov actually out-struck Ankalaev in the significant-strike department, landing 47 compared to Ankalaev's 43. The difference came in their total striking, where Krylov only landed 58 compared to Ankalaev's […]

Magomed Ankalaev Has An Impressive Showing

Magomed Ankalaev (15-1) continued his impressive run in the UFC, winning Saturday's co-main event by unanimous decision. The 11th-ranked UFC light heavyweight out-struck and out-grounded the eighth-ranked Nikita Krylov on Saturday night. Statistically, Ankalaev landed 43 significant strikes (89 total strikes) along with successfully landing three of his nine takedown tries. Ankalaev is continuing to […]

Montana De La Rosa Saved By First-Round Point Deduction

Montana De La Rosa (11-6-1) has a one-point deduction against Mayra Bueno Silva in the first round to thank for her walking out of the Octagon with the draw on Saturday. During a takedown attempt, Silva grabbed the cage, initiating the point deduction by the referee. In a round easily won by De La Rosa, […]

Costly Deduction Costs Mayra Bueno Silva A Victory

Mayra Bueno Silva (7-1-1) cost herself a victory on Saturday's main card. In Round 1, Silva was deducted one point for grabbing the cage on a takedown attempt by Montana De La Rosa. Statistically, Silva out-struck De La Rosa, landing 52 significant strikes (111 total strikes), but she did not attempt any takedowns. After a […]