Anthony Smith Drops Decision In Main Event

Anthony Smith ran into a tough opponent in Aleksandar Rakic in Saturday's main event, dropping a dominating unanimous decision. Smith was only able to land nine significant strikes along with only 40 total strikes. He was also unable to land either of his two takedown attempts. The next time the 32-year-old steps into the Octagon […]

Aleksandar Rakic Scores Big In Main-Event Showing

Aleksandar Rakic entered Saturday's main event as the No. 8 UFC light heavyweight, but he did the work needed to knock off the fifth-ranked Anthony Smith. Rakic tallied 141 total strikes, 100 more than his opponent. He wanted to control Smith in the bout, and that's exactly what he did, racking up a control time […]

Neil Magny Dominates In Co-Main Event Slot

Neil Magny looked impressive in his co-main event bout with legendary welterweight Robbie Lawler. Magny used his reach beautifully, keeping the dangerous striker out of his own range and keeping Lawler at the end of his strikes. Magny utilized the ground game beautifully, controlling Lawler for 8:14 out of the bout's 15 minutes. He also […]

Robbie Lawler Unable To Get The Better Of His Opponent

The UFC's No. 13-ranked welterweight, Robbie Lawler, was unable to overcome the younger and quicker Neil Magny in Saturday's co-main event. Lawler was unable to find his range, either on the end of Magny's reach advantage or on the ground in the grasp of the better grappler. Lawler was only able to reel off 26 […]

Ji Yeon Kim Unable To Win Second Bout In A Row

The women's flyweight No. 14-ranked fighter, Ji Yeon Kim, will probably fall from the rankings Monday after suffering a decision loss to Alexa Grasso on Saturday night. The South Korean landed 68 significant strikes and a total of 85 strikes through 15 minutes of action. Grasso was just faster in the striking game and was […]

Alexa Grasso Earns The Win In Flyweight Debut

After a move down from the strawweight division, Alexa Grasso looked solid in her flyweight debut against ranked South Korean Ji Yeon Kim. Grasso outstruck her opponent, landing a total of 123 strikes (88 significant strikes.) She only collected one takedown, but it came at a crucial time near the end of the bout. After […]

Bill Algeo Impresses In Losing Effort

Though he walked out of the Octagon with a loss in his debut, Bill Algeo impressed against a solid veteran in Ricardo Lamas on Saturday night. After winning a bout by unanimous decision just a couple weeks prior to the bout, Algeo went to the limit again, this time against UFC-caliber competition. Algeo landed 89 […]

Ricardo Lamas Shines In Fight Of The Night

Ricardo Lamas earned his 20th professional win by defeating newcomer Bill Algeo by unanimous decision. Lamas landed 127 total strikes, with 104 of those being labeled significant strikes. His takedown game was also working well, landing five of his 11 attempts. Lamas' control on the mat is really what helped him pull off the very […]

Aleksandar Rakic Looking For A Statement Win In Main Event

Aleksandar Rakic (12-2) is coming off of the first win since his professional debut when he dropped a split decision to Volkan Oezdemir in December of 2019. Rakic is a devastating striker, with nine of his 12 career wins coming by knockout. Prior to the split-decision loss, Rakic was coming off of back-to-back first-round knockouts […]

Anthony Smith Needs A Big Win To Jump Into Title Picture

The UFC's No. 5 light heavyweight, Anthony Smith (33-15) needs a big win if he wants to jump into the title picture, which is now wide open with the vacating by Jon Jones. Lionheart has lost two of his last three bouts, including his most recent bout, which was a fifth-round TKO to Glover Teixeira. […]

Neil Magny Looking For Third Victory In A Row

Neil Magny (23-7) will battle knockout legend Robbie Lawler on three weeks notice in the co-main event of Saturday's card. Magny is currently riding a two-fight winning streak, and with a third he would potentially earn matchups against top-10 contenders. Magny will look to take down Lawler, as he lands 26% of his significant strikes. […]

Robbie Lawler Back in Action In Saturday's Co-Main Event Slot

Robbie Lawler (28-14) has lost three of his last four bouts, but he is always one punch away from ending the contest. Twenty of Lawler's 28 professional wins have come by knockout. The 38-year-old fighter was last victorious in 2017 when he won a decision against Donald Ceronne. The last time he was on a […]

Alexa Grasso Finally Set To Compete In 2020

Alexa Grasso (11-3) will finally compete in 2020 after two cancelled bouts due to COVID-19. Grasso is grinding-style fighter, with seven of her wins coming by decision. In the UFC, she is 3-3 with notable wins over Randa Markos and Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Grasso lands a solid 5.25 significant strikes per minute, with 96% of those […]

Ji Yeon Kim Set For Tough Task Saturday Night

Ji Yeon Kim (9-2-2) is set for a very tough task Saturday as she takes on No. 14 strawweight Alexa Grasso. Kim has finished five of her nine victories. Kim will look to earn her second victory in a row, coming off of her October 2019 TKO victory against Nadia Kassem. DraftKings has the South […]

Bill Algeo Given Chance To Showcase On Saturday's Main Card

Bill Algeo (13-4) will debut against an extremely tough test in veteran Ricardo Lamas. Algeo lost his Contender Series bout in June of 2019 and has only had one bout since, which he won by decision earlier this month. Algeo brings finishing ability to the Octagon, finishing nine of his 13 career professional wins. DraftKings […]

Ricardo Lamas Looking To Capitalize

Ricardo Lamas (19-8) will look for his first win of 2020 as he faces late-replacement Bill Algeo. The 38-year-old Chicago native has fought the best of the best in the UFC and has finished 11 of his 19 victories. Lamas averages 2.87 significant strikes per minute along with 1.66 takedowns per 15 minutes. Needing a […]

Ion Cutelaba Looking For Redemption

Ion Cutelaba (15-5) will look to redeem his first-round knockout loss in his previous bout with Magomed Ankalaev, who he will face again Saturday night. After a controversial knockout loss where Cutelaba claims he was playing possum, he will take his 12 knockouts into the Octagon seeking to add to that total. DraftKings does not […]

Magomed Ankalaev Set To Clear Up Controversial Bout

Magomed Ankalaev (13-1) is set for a rematch with Ion Cutelaba after their controversial bout in February. The referee stopped the bout in the first round after it appeared that Cutelaba was knocked out on his feet. Cutelaba was claiming he was playing possum to lure in Ankalaev. The two are set to run it […]

Pedro Munhoz Drops To 18-5

Pedro Munhoz dropped his second bout in a row on Saturday, this time a split decision to Frankie Edgar. Munhoz actually landed more strikes than Edgar, earning 166 significant strikes while attempting no takedowns. He did a solid job mixing up the strikes with 98 to the head, 24 to the body and 44 to […]

Frankie Edgar Successful In Bantamweight Debut

Frankie Edgar did enough in two of the three judges' eyes to earn the split-decision victory in his bantamweight debut Saturday night. Edgar landed 135 significant strikes on his opponent Pedro Munhoz, as well as going 2-for-8 on his takedowns. Most of the strikes went to the head (103). With the strong performance, Edgar scored […]

Marcin Prachnio Drops Third UFC Bout In A Row

Marcin Prachnio was unable to finally log that first UFC victory Saturday night, losing to Mike Rodriguez by first-round knockout. After winning eight in a row before joining the UFC, Prachnio has lost all three of his UFC bouts. He only landed 14 significant strikes in the two minutes of action. Not only is it […]

Mike Rodriguez Dominates In Co-Main Event Slot

After a winless 2019, Mike Rodriguez needed a victory almost as bad as fellow main-card fighter Shana Dobson. After a solid clinch by Rodriguez, he followed it up with knees and a big elbow which sent Marcin Prachnio to the mat. After a few heavy ground-and-pound strikes, the bout was ruled a first-round TKO finish […]

Joe Solecki Looking Impressive Since UFC Signing

Joe Solecki has continued to impress since his Contender Series win, finishing Austin Hubbard for his second win in the UFC and fifth overall win in a row. He's now at seven career submission wins out of his 10 professional wins. After neutralizing the reach of Hubbard, Solecki took the back of his opponent while […]

Austin Hubbard Unable To Grab A Huge Win

Austin Hubbard had a chance to shine on Saturday's main card, but he was unfortunately unable to do so. Through the near four minutes of action, Hubbard was only able to reel off nine significant strikes, but he did defend both of Joe Solecki's takedown attempts. After having his reach compromised by Solecki, Hubbard gave […]

Mariya Agapova Shocked On Saturday's Main Card

After running through her two Invicta FC and UFC debut bouts, it looked like the sky was the limit for Mariya Agapova. It still may be, but she hit a major roadblock Saturday, losing to the struggling Shana Dobson. Agapova had a solid first round but gave up ground position in the second round and […]

Shana Dobson Earns A Huge Knockout Win

Coming in as a massive underdog, Shana Dobson needed a win more than anyone else on the card, and she got it. Dobson completed a nice switch on the ground to take the top position and rained down shots, leading to the TKO victory. Landing a few less than her opponent, Dobson landed 24 significant […]

Dwight Grant Unable To Pull Out The Win

Due to an injury to his opponent, Dwight Grant was given Daniel Rodriguez as a pre-fight day replacement. Grant looked solid in the beginning of the bout, dropping Rodriguez with a big left hand in the opening minute of the bout. After Grant suffered a couple of knockdowns himself, the referee eventually called for the […]

Daniel Rodriguez Scores Big Win

Unfortunately, we are seeing more and more opponent changes, and this event proved to be no different. Daniel Rodriguez was scheduled to take on Takashi Sato, but he had his opponent switched to Dwight Grant the day of weigh-ins due to Sato being ruled unfit to compete. Rodriguez still went into the Octagon and took […]

Frankie Edgar Finally Makes The Move To Bantamweight

Frankie Edgar (23-8-1) will make his long-awaited drop down to bantamweight. The former lightweight champion makes the drop down in weight at 38 years old in his last opportunity to chase UFC gold. The long-time UFC veteran has lost three of his last four bouts and is taking on a dangerous opponent in that of […]

Pedro Munhoz With Huge Chance In Main Event

Pedro Munhoz (18-4) has a huge opportunity to get back into title contention as he takes on former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, who is moving down to Munhoz's weight division of bantamweight. Munhoz is a finisher, with 13 of his 18 career wins coming by finish. Though he lost his last bout to arguably the […]