Jack Hermansson Set For Very Important Battle Saturday

Middleweights are set for the co-main-event spotlight when Jack Hermansson (22-7) looks to get back on a winning streak against last-minute replacement Chris Curtis on Saturday. Hermansson has alternated wins and losses (3-3) since April of 2019, with only one of his victories coming by way of finish. Typically a finisher throughout his lengthy career, […]

Jordan Leavitt Set To Enter Foreign Territory Saturday

Jordan Leavitt (10-1) will enter UFC fight night in London this Saturday for the biggest contest of his life when he faces crowd-favorite Paddy Pimblett. After a first-round submission victory on the Contender Series in August of 2020, Leavitt has gone on a 3-1 run in the UFC, with two of those wins coming by […]

Paddy Pimblett Set For Battle On His Home Turf

In what could easily be the fight of the night on Saturday, Paddy Pimblett (18-3) enters the Octagon for the second time this year when he faces new rival Jordan Leavitt. Pimblett has become an immediate star on the UFC scene, not only with his showmanship in the Octagon, but also after two first-round knockout […]

Nikita Krylov Looks To End Losing Streak

Nikita Krylov (27-9) will look to prevent a three-fight losing streak Saturday at UFC fight night in London when he battles the returning Alexander Gustafsson. Though Krylov has suffered two losses, they were both against top-tier opponents. Very few fighters can finish the fight like Krylov, who has scored finishes in 26 of his 27 […]

Alexander Gustafsson Set To Return From Retirement

It will be almost two years from the date of the last time we saw Alexander Gustafsson (18-7) in action, but UFC fight night in London on Saturday will mark the return of the Swedish superstar when he faces Nikita Krylov. Losing his last three matchups before his retirement, Gustafsson will return looking to add […]

Hannah Goldy In Search Of Second Straight Victory

Hannah Goldy (6-2) will step onto enemy turf Saturday at UFC fight night in London when she faces crowd-favorite Molly McCann. After a victory in her 2019 Contender Series showing, Goldy lost her first two UFC showings by decision before earning her first Octagon win last September via first-round armbar. DraftKings sees 24k as the […]

Molly McCann Set To Put On A Big Show Saturday

With three straight win within her grasp, there is no doubt Molly McCann (12-4) will have the hometown crowd behind her when she faces Hannah Goldy at UFC fight night in London on Saturday's main card of action. After losing back-to-back bouts to open up her UFC career, McCann turned it all around and won […]

Volkan Oezdemir Faces Dangerous Submission Ace Saturday

Hoping to avoid three straight losses, Volkan Oezdemir (17-6) returns to action for the first time in 2022 this Saturday. A big striker throughout his career, 12 of his 17 wins have come by knockout/TKO. The last couple of years have been rough for Oezdemir, as he's gone 2-4 over his last six matchups. Facing […]

Paul Craig Looking To Continue His Winning Streak

The light heavyweights kick off the main card of UFC fight night in London with Paul Craig (16-4-1) battling former title contender Volkan Oezdemir on Saturday. Craig has been on an impressive run of late, without a loss in his last six matchups (5-0 with one draw). With a knack for submissions, his last 12 […]

Yair Rodriguez Earns First-Round TKO

Yair Rodriguez displayed solid striking in his one round of action in Saturday's main event against Brian Ortega. While Ortega was trying to escape an armbar, he dislocated his shoulder, which ended the contest and gave Rodriguez the TKO victory. With Alexander Volkanovski out for some time with an injury, it's possible we get a […]

Brian Ortega Suffers First-Round Injury Saturday

Unfortunately, injuries are a part of the game and can happen at anytime, even in a main event. Brian Ortega (shoulder) knows that better than most, losing Saturday's main event via a first-round TKO due to injury in his matchup against Yair Rodriguez. While escaping an armbar, Ortega dislocated his shoulder. In 4:11 of total […]

Michelle Waterson's Rough Streak Continues

The rough road continued for Michelle Waterson, who has now lost four of her last five contests, after Saturday's co-main event second-round submission loss to Amanda Lemos. After a solid first round, Waterson was caught in a guillotine on a failed takedown try in the second round. It's been a while since Waterson has been […]

Amanda Lemos Secures Submission Win

Continuing to look impressive in the women's strawweight division, Amanda Lemos put a big name under her cap Saturday by defeating Michelle Waterson via second-round submission in the night's co-main event of action. In 6:48 minutes of action, Lemos tallied only 20 significant strikes, which was less than Waterson's output. As Waterson shot in for […]

Muslim Salikhov Takes Second-Round TKO Loss

With his five fight winning streak hanging in the balance, Muslim Salikhov was unable to make it six in a row, suffering a second-round TKO loss to Li Jingliang on Saturday. In 9:38 of action, Salikhov collected 23 significant strikes (33 total strikes) but absorbed 38 significant strikes from Jingliang. After a very close first […]

Li Jingliang Earns Big Second-Round TKO

Li Jingliang put on an amazing performance Saturday against a very tough opponent in Muslim Salikhov. After a close first round of action, the Leech picked up the pace and secured a second-round TKO by way of a barrage of strikes after Salikhov hit the mat. In 9:38 of total action, Jingliang tallied 38 significant […]

Su Mudaerji Suffers Submission Loss

It was looking as if Su Mudaerji was on his way toward a first-round knockout over Matt Schnell with his big elbows on Saturday, but the tide turned quickly and Mudaerji suffered a first-round submission loss. In 4:24 of total action, Mudaerji did out-strike his opponent by landing 58 significant strikes (67 total strikes), but […]

Matt Schnell Has A Huge Performance Saturday

In an absolute huge performance on Saturday night, Matt Schnell turned things around from eating huge knockout-capable elbows from Su Mudaerji to earning a triangle-choke submission in the first round. In 4:24 of action, Schnell tallied 47 significant strikes (79 total strikes) and landed two of his three takedown tries. Just when it looked like […]

Charles Jourdain Puts On A Great Showing But Loses

Though the striking numbers were on point and much higher than his opponent's, Charles Jourdain still walked out of the Octagon on Saturday with a loss in a majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28). In 15 minutes of action, Jourdain tallied 113 significant strikes, greatly out-striking Shane Burgos, who only collected 42 significant strikes. Jourdain's problem […]

Shane Burgos Wins A Tight One Saturday

In a controversial decision in the eyes of many, the home-crowd favorite Shane Burgos pulled out a majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) over Charles Jourdain on Saturday. Statistically, the matchup was not even close in Burgos' favor, as he only landed 42 significant strikes compared to that of Jourdain's 113 significant strikes. Burgos' victory came […]

Miesha Tate Suffers Loss In Move Down To Flyweight

The move down to flyweight did not go as expected for Miesha Tate on Saturday, when she suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Lauren Murphy (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) to open up the main card of action. In 15 minutes of action, Tate tallied 85 significant strikes (121 total strikes) but missed on all seven of her […]

Lauren Murphy Scores Victory Over Former UFC Champion

Lauren Murphy handled business on Saturday as she welcomed former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate to the flyweight division by earning a unanimous-decision victory (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). In 15 minutes of action, Murphy tallied 102 significant strikes (128 total strikes) and stuffed all seven of Tate's takedown tries. With the win, Murphy rebounds from a loss […]

Yair Rodriguez Set For Big Main-Event Showdown

With only one fight since 2019, Yair Rodriguez (13-3) could find himself in the thick of the featherweight title talks should he earn a main-event victory over Brian Ortega on Saturday. Known for his dangerous striking and highlight-reel knockout ability, six of his 13 career wins have come by knockout, including a knockout of the […]

Brian Ortega Could Find Himself In Title Talks

Though he has lost two of his last three contests, Brian Ortega (15-2) finds himself in prime position to potentially earn a featherweight title shot should he be victorious in his main event Saturday against Yair Rodriguez. His losses have come to the current champion, Alexander Volkanovski, and Max Holloway, the two men who just […]

Amanda Lemos Set For Big Co-Main-Event Showdown

Though she is coming off of a loss, Amanda Lemos (11-2-1) can turn things around quickly with a co-main-event win over a seasoned veteran in Michelle Waterson on Saturday. Prior to her loss to Jessica Andrade in April, Lemos was riding a five-fight winning streak, with three of the wins coming by a finish in […]

Michelle Waterson Finds Herself Going Against A Tough Foe

Though she has lost three of her last four contests, Michelle Waterson (18-9) finds herself in Saturday night's co-main event against Amanda Lemos. The 36-year-old Waterson has earned nine submission wins in her career out of 18 wins, but she has not had a finish since December of 2016. DraftKings sees the Karate Hottie as […]

Muslim Salikhov Eyeing Sixth Straight Victory Saturday

Ready to make noise on a big stage, Muslim Salikhov (18-2) will try to earn his sixth straight UFC victory when he enters the Octagon against Li Jingliang on Saturday. A member of the UFC since 2017, his only Octagon loss came in his debut. Proven to be a dangerous finisher in his career, 11 […]

Li Jingliang Looking For First Win Of 2022

Li Jingliang (18-7) ended 2021 on a rough note in a submission loss to one of the sport's biggest stars in Khamzat Chimaev. Prior to that loss, the Leech actually scored an impressive knockout win over Santiago Ponzinibbio in the first round of their matchup in January of last year. Typically a finisher, 13 of […]

Su Mudaerji Can Earn His Fourth Straight Win Saturday

Looking for his fourth straight win after back-to-back losses, Su Mudaerji (16-4) takes to the main card on Saturday to challenge Louisiana native Matt Schnell. After losing his debut by an armbar to Louis Smolka in November of 2018, Mudaerji has won his last three contests, one via a first-round knockout. A dangerous striker, 13 […]

Matt Schnell Looking To Change His Fortunes

It has been rough going of late for ranked flyweight Matt Schnell (15-7) heading into Saturday's main-card showdown against Su Mudaerji. Three of his last four matchups have ended with a loss, and his lone win was a split decision. Very dangerous on the mat, eight of his 15 career wins have come by submission. […]

Charles Jourdain Looking For Third Straight Victory Saturday

With a third straight win just in sight, Charles Jourdain (13-4-1) will take to Saturday's main card to battle Shane Burgos. Jourdain has four wins since joining the UFC, and three of his wins have come by finishes. Overall in his career, 12 of his  13 career wins have come via the finish -- eight […]