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Ciryl Gane Suffers First Career Loss In UFC 270's Main Event
Ciryl Gane took the first loss of his professional career on Saturday when he suffered a decision loss to the UFC's undisputed heavyweight champion in Francis N'Gannou. Though Gane out-struck N'Gannou in 25 minutes of action by landing 63 significant strikes, the big number on the night were the four of five takedowns N'Gannou secured.... Read More
Francis N'Gannou Shows The Evolution Of His Game
It appears the UFC's heavyweight champion has evolved his game, which helped propel him to a unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to remain the undisputed heavyweight champion on Saturday. Though Francis N'Gannou only tallied 43 significant strikes (71 total strikes) in 25 minutes of action, he was able to secure four takedowns of his five... Read More
Brandon Moreno Drops Flyweight Title
It looks like we will see this contest for a fourth time in the future after Brandon Moreno dropped his flyweight title in a very close decision (47-48, 47-48, 47-48) to Deiveson Figueiredo in the co-main event of UFC 270 on Saturday. Through five rounds of action, Moreno landed 105 significant strikes, actually out-landing Figueiredo,... Read More
Deiveson Figueiredo Recaptures Flyweight Crown
It looks like we might be in for Part 4 of the Deiveson Figueiredo/Brandon Moreno saga, with Figueiredo recapturing the flyweight crown after a five-round decision victory in Saturday night's co-main event. During 25 minutes of action, Figueiredo landed 86 significant strikes (95 total strikes) but only landed two of his 11 takedown tries on... Read More
Andre Fialho Drops Decision In UFC Debut
After the first frame of action, it looked like debuting UFC fighter Andre Fialho was on his way to a victory. Unfortunately, he dropped the last two rounds and suffered a unanimous-decision loss in his debut. In 15 minutes of action, Fialho landed only 45 significant strikes compared to Michael Pereira's 107 significant strikes. Though... Read More
Michel Pereira Earns Fourth Straight Victory
Michel Pereira made it four straight wins in his welterweight bout with Andre Fialho on Saturday as he scored a very close unanimous decision over the debuting UFC fighter. Through 15 minutes of action, Pereira tallied 107 significant strikes (112 total strikes) while only landing one of his four takedown tries on the night. After... Read More
Cody Stamann Unable To Escape The First Minute
In less than one minute of action, it's hard to really analyze Cody Stamann's performance on Saturday. What is evident, though, is that Said Nurmagomedov is on the rise and on a roll. In 47 seconds of action, Stamann only landed one significant strike after being submitted by a guillotine choke. The loss also puts... Read More
Said Nurmagomedov Dominates With First-Round Victory
Less than one minute is all it took for Said Nurmagomedov to assert his dominance over Cody Stamann on Saturday to secure a first-round submission win in 47 seconds. With seven significant strikes in less than a minute, Nurmagomedov has proven why he should in starting fantasy lineups on fight night.
Ciryl Gane Can Become Undisputed Champion
Ciryl Gane (10-0) earned a victory at UFC 266 in August of last year and was crowned as the UFC's interim heavyweight champion. Undefeated in his young career, Gane is currently 10-0 and an impressive 7-0 in the UFC. Looking to become the undisputed champion, Gane will battle Francis N'Gannou in Saturday night's main event.... Read More
Francis N'Gannou Could Derail An Undefeated Challenger
Francis N'Gannou (16-3) will face arguably his most athletic challenger on Saturday in the undefeated Frenchman Ciryl Gane. After losing to Derrick Lewis in July of 2018, N'Gannou went on a five-fight winning streak, with four of those five victories ending with a first-round knockout. A total finisher, 11 of N'Gannou's 16 career wins have... Read More
Deiveson Figueiredo Looks To Regain His Crown
Deiveson Figueiredo (20-2-1) will look to regain his flyweight crown on Saturday after dropping the title to Brandon Moreno in their second battle back in June of last year via submission. A dangerous finisher regardless of his method, 17 of his 20 career wins have come via finish, with nine of those coming by knockout/TKO.... Read More
Brandon Moreno Meets Deiveson Figueiredo For The Third Time
After Brandon Moreno (19-5-2) took the flyweight championship in his rematch with Deiveson Figueiredo via second-round submission in June of last year, he will meet Figueiredo for the third time this Saturday after their first matchup ended in a draw. Deadly on the ground, the champion has earned 11 of his 19 career wins by... Read More
Andre Fialho Set To Make UFC Debut
Set to make his UFC debut on Saturday, Andre Fialho (14-3) enters the Octagon on a four-fight winning streak, with all four of those victories coming by knockout (three in the first round). Overall, 11 of his 14 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Fialho as the big underdog with a salary of... Read More
Michel Pereira Can Earn His Fourth Straight Victory Saturday
With a fourth straight win in the Octagon within grasp, Michel Pereira (26-11) will face the debuting Andre Fialho on Saturday. Pereira's recent three-fight winning streak comes on the heels of back-to-back losses to turn his fortunes around in the UFC. A dangerous finisher in the cage, 16 of his 26 career wins have come... Read More
Said Nurmagomedov Looking To Impress At UFC 270
Said Nurmagomedov (14-2) will return to action after a 14-month layoff to face off against Cody Stamann at UFC 270 on Saturday. Nurmagomedov has not been extremely active in the UFC, with only three fights since 2019. When he is in the Octagon, he always tends to impress. In his last outing, Nurmagomedov earned a... Read More
Cody Stamann Hoping To Avoid A Three-Fight Skid Saturday
Hoping to avoid three straight losses, Cody Stamann (19-4-1) returns to action at UFC 270 on Saturday to battle Said Nurmagomedov. Competing only once in 2021, Stamann will look to rebound from his second straight decision loss after dropping a decision in May of last year. Known to take his opponent deep into the fight,... Read More
MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane (Premium Content)
Barely three weeks and just 22 days for the first numbered UFC event of the year? One which will even feature two title fights, including a unification one!? Color me excited and pencil me in for the watching folks! We have a couple of unstoppable heavyweight forces going against each other and the two best lowest-weight-tier... Read More
DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Barely three weeks and just 22 days for the first numbered UFC event of the year? One which will even feature two title fights, including a unification one!? Color me excited and pencil me in for the watching folks! We have a couple of unstoppable heavyweight forces going against each other and the two best lowest-weight-tier... Read More
Tap That: Episode #51: He Said What?
Brady Grove and Daniel Yanofsky host the full-card rundown for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel... Read More
Giga Chikadze Not Able To Do Enough In Saturday's Main Event
The level of competition reared its ugly head for Giga Chikadze's fans in Saturday's main event, as he was taken down by Calvin Kattar in all five rounds, according to all three judges, losing the decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-44). In 25 minutes of action, Chikadze landed 128 significant strikes but absorbed 144 from Kattar. He... Read More
Calvin Kattar Impresses In His Return On Saturday
After a year off and looking to rebound from his last loss, Calvin Kattar looked dominant in his main-event victory over Giga Chikadze on Saturday via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-44). Statistically, it was an amazing night for Kattar, as he racked up 144 significant strikes (157 total strikes) and landed two of his seven... Read More
Chase Sherman Loses Third Straight Fight On Saturday
It was not the performance that was needed on Saturday by Chase Sherman, who is now 0-3 since his return to the UFC after suffering a first-round submission loss to Jake Collier in the night's co-main event. In 2:26 of action, Sherman only tallied 10 total strikes before he took a kick that brought him... Read More
Jake Collier Shines In Co-Main Event With Submission Win
Two heavyweights pushed the pace early on Saturday, leading to a first-round submission win for Jake Collier over Chase Sherman in the night's co-main event. Catching a kick and pushing Sherman to the mat was the beginning of the end, with Collier implementing his much superior ground game. Statistically, Collier earned 20 significant strikes in... Read More
Rogerio Bontorin Unable To Get The Victory Over Brandon Royval
Though the seventh-ranked Rogerio Bontorin was able to keep the fight close for the judges, he was not able to do quite enough to defeat the fifth-ranked Brandon Royval on Saturday night. Covering 15 minutes of action, Bontorin only landed 28 significant strikes (39 total strikes) compared to Royval's 80 total strikes. The takedown department... Read More
Brandon Royval Seals A Victory Against Top-10 Opponent
The striking department is what led the fifth-ranked Brandon Royval to a close split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) on Saturday over the seventh-ranked Rogerio Bontorin. Royal only landed 40 significant strikes, but it was more than the 28 he absorbed from Bontorin. The issue for Royval came in the takedown department, where he was only... Read More
Jennifer Maia Unable To Win Back-To-Back Bouts
Flip-flopping wins and losses in her last six contests, Jennifer Maia came up on the losing end of the judges' scorecards (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) against Katlyn Chookagian on Saturday's main card. In 15 minutes of action, Maia only landed 52 significant strikes (60 total strikes), compared to the 72 significant strikes of Chookagian. Maia started... Read More
Katlyn Chookagian Wins Third Straight Fight Saturday
With three wins in a row, Katlyn Chookagian could easily find herself in championship talks for 2022. In Saturday's main-card showing against Jennifer Maia, Chookagian took a 30-27 score on all three judges' cards for the win. In 15 minutes of action, Chookagian earned 72 significant strikes (81 total strikes) and only landed one of... Read More
Dakota Bush Strikes Early But Still Suffers First-Round Defeat
Although Dakota Bush suffered a first-round TKO loss on Saturday, he looked solid at the beginning of the contest with his striking abilities and after landing a big early takedown of Viacheslav Borshchev. In 3:47 of total action, Bush landed 11 significant strikes and had two takedowns. The big liver shot from Borshchev floored Bush... Read More
Viacheslav Borschev Impresses In Debut With First-Round Victory
UFC fans were given evidence on Saturday as to why we recommended that Viacheslav Borshchev be at the top of your fantasy rosters on fight night, as he earned a first-round TKO finish over Dakota Bush for the only knockout win on the main card. In 3:47 of total action, Borshchev tallied 16 significant strikes... Read More
