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Joanderson Brito Goes The Distance In Debut But Loses
Joanderson Brito walked out of his first bout of 2022 on the wrong end of a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) to Bill Algeo on Saturday. Statistically, Brito was only able to collect 40 significant strikes (45 total strikes) in 15 minutes of action. He landed two of his four takedown tries but was brought... Read More
Bill Algeo Goes The Distance To Start Off 2022 With A Victory
Kicking off the first main-card bout of 2022 for the UFC on Saturday, Bill Algeo pulled out a unanimous-decision victory (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) over Joanderson Brito. Statistically, Algeo only tallied 59 significant strikes but recorded 112 total strikes. In the takedown department, he was successfully able to land both of his attempts. The close action... Read More
Tap That: Episode #50: Giga-Watts
Brady Grove and Daniel Yanofsky host the full-card episode 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
MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze (Premium Content)
A month. Almost a freaking month! That's the time we've been sitting here with no UFC events to cover as we transitioned from the very forgettable 2021 to a hopefully-better 2022. And I'm not talking precisely about MMA fighting if you know what I'm saying. Good for us, though, the top-tier artists doing it out... Read More
DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Vegas 46: Kattar vs. Chikadze
A month. Almost a freaking month! That's the time we've been sitting here with no UFC events to cover as we transitioned from the very forgettable 2021 to a hopefully-better 2022. And I'm not talking precisely about MMA fighting if you know what I'm saying. Good for us, though, the top-tier artists doing it out... Read More
Giga Chikadze Looking For 10th Straight Win In Main Event
Giga Chikadze (14-2), who is ranked No. 8 with dangerous striking abilities, will look to build on his nine-fight winning streak (currently 7-0 in the UFC) in the organization's first main event of 2022 against Calvin Kattar on Saturday. The former GLORY kickboxer and current UFC standout has earned nine knockouts/TKOs in 14 career wins.... Read More
Calvin Kattar Could Be In For A Tough Night Saturday
The UFC's first main event of 2022 will feature featherweights, as fifth-ranked Calvin Kattar returns to action after a one-year layoff to face Giga Chikadze on Saturday. A winner of four of five contests before his Max Holloway matchup in January of last year, Kattar has earned 13 finishes in his career, with 10 of... Read More
Rogerio Bontorin Looks To Pick Up Where He Left Off
Rebounding nicely from a two-fight losing streak, Rogerio Bontorin (17-3) scored a big victory over a top-tier flyweight in Matt Schnell back in May of last year. A dangerous mat technician, 11 of his 17 career wins have come by submission. The only issue is that Bontorin has only secured one finish during his UFC... Read More
Brandon Royval Trying To Prevent A Losing Skid
Flyweights will take to the stage to open 2022 when Brandon Royval (12-6) looks to avoid a three-fight losing streak as he battles Rogerio Bontorin on Saturday. Starting his UFC career in 2020 with two straight submission victories, Royval has not been as happy with his last two bouts that have ended with finishing losses.... Read More
Jennifer Maia Hoping For A Different Outcome Saturday
Hoping for a different outcome than her matchup with Katlyn Chookagian in November of 2019, Jennifer Maia (19-7-1) will battle Chookagian once again on the UFC's first card of 2022 this Saturday. The former Invicta FC flyweight champion will hope for her third win in four contests and will look to try and put herself... Read More
Katlyn Chookagian Looking For Second Win Against Jennifer Maia
Always a staple at the top of the women's division, Katlyn Chookagian (16-4) returns to action to kick off 2022 against Jennifer Maia on Saturday. A winner of three of her last four Octagon appearances, a win on Saturday could put Chookagian in title talks this year. A grinding-style fighter who takes her opponents into... Read More
Viacheslav Borshchev Set For Big UFC Debut
Russian striker Viacheslav Borshchev (5-1) will make his official UFC debut on Saturday to open up 2022 after earning his contract on the Contender Series with a second-round knockout in October of last year. The Team AlphaMale prospect is on a three-fight winning streak, with all three wins coming by knockout/TKO. Overall, four of his... Read More
Dakota Bush Looking For First UFC Win Saturday
After a very successful run in LFA, Dakota Bush (8-3) received the call to make his UFC debut in April of last year. Though it was a decision loss to a tough opponent, Bush is back with a chance to change things around in 2022. Dangerous on the mats, four of his eight career victories... Read More
Jake Collier Steps Back Onto The Heavyweight Stage
Jake Collier (12-6) has worked his way up to the heavyweight class and is looking to take to the UFC's first heavyweight main-card bout of 2022 against a heavy hitting opponent in Chase Sherman this Saturday. After nearly a three-year layoff from 2017 to 2020, Collier moved up to heavyweight and suffered a first-round loss... Read More
Chase Sherman Looks To Avoid Three-Fight Losing Streak
Heavyweights are set to make an appearance on the UFC's first main card of 2022 on Saturday when veteran and UFC slugger Chase Sherman (15-8) hopes to avoid a three-fight losing streak. Sherman's previous three-fight losing streak led to his exit from the UFC in 2018 before he joined Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. After a... Read More
Bill Algeo Hoping To Start 2022 On The Right Foot
Coming off of a loss in the middle of last year, Bill Algeo (14-6) has a chance to start off 2022 on the right foot when he battles in Saturday night's first main-card bout of the year. He's 12-4 entering the UFC and it's been a rough go thus far for Algeo, tallying a record... Read More
Joanderson Brito Hoping For A Strong Debut
Contender Series contract winner Joanderson Brito (12-2-1) will kick off the UFC's first main-card bout of 2022 when he faces Bill Algeo on Saturday. With his official UFC debut on tap, he enters the Octagon as one of Brazil's top prospects, with 10 of his 12 career wins coming by finish and six of those... Read More
Tap That: Interlude: Ilyaz Mamadaliyev Returns
Brady Grove hosts an interlude episode of "Tap That", and is joined by a special guest, bringing you stories and insight from inside the world of mixed martial arts/combat sports from those that are currently living it. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like... Read More
Chris Daukaus Suffers First-Round TKO Loss
Previously undefeated in the Octagon, Chris Daukaus took his first UFC loss in Saturday's main event by taking a first-round knockout loss to Derrick Lewis. Sticking and moving early in the contest, the bout was lost when Daukaus got into close-quarter exchanges with the beast that is Lewis. In 3:36 of action, Daukaus landed only... Read More
Derrick Lewis Impresses With First-Round Knockout
Less than one round of action is all it took for Derrick Lewis to rebound from his interim title loss by scoring a first-round knockout over Chris Daukaus in Saturday's main event. In 3:36 of action, Lewis collected 14 significant strikes, including a big right hand that dropped Daukaus and led to the eventual stoppage... Read More
Stephen Thompson Suffers Decision Loss Saturday
On the wrong side of the decision in Saturday's co-main event, Stephen Thompson suffered his fourth loss in six contests after a decisive loss to Belal Muhammad (25-30, 26-30, 26-30). Through 15 minutes of action, Thompson collected only 19 significant strikes and 51 total strikes compared to the 171 total strikes of Muhammad. Previously ranked... Read More
Belal Muhammad Earns Biggest Victory Of His Career
Belal Muhammad earned the biggest victory of his career in Saturday's co-main event in a dominant unanimous-decision win over Stephen Thompson (25-30, 26-30, 26-30). Thompson landed a couple of big shots on Muhammad, but Muhammad dominated in the striking category by tallying 58 significant strikes (171 total strikes), which broke down to just over 11... Read More
Angela Hill Suffers Split-Decision Loss
Now with losses in four of her last five Octagon appearances, 12th-ranked Angela Hill dropped a split decision to 11th-ranked Amanda Lemos on Saturday night (28-29, 30-27, 29-28). With the striking numbers very close in 15 minutes of action, Hill tallied 48 significant strikes (74 total strikes) but missed on six of her seven takedown... Read More
Amanda Lemos Takes Split Decision In A Close Contest
Eleventh-ranked Amanda Lemos extended her current winning streak to five fights on Saturday by scoring a close split-decision win over 12th-ranked Angela Hill in the main card's only split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28). In 15 minutes of action, Lemos tallied 50 significant strikes (68 total strikes) and stuffed six of Hill's seven takedown tries. The... Read More
Raphael Assuncao Ends Night With Big Knockout Loss
Raphael Assuncao has now lost four straight fights after taking a knockout loss to Ricky Simon in the second frame of action Saturday night. In 7:14 of action, Assuncao was able to collect only seven significant strikes (10 total strikes) while absorbing 27 total strikes, including a big right hand that floored him halfway through... Read More
Ricky Simon Uses His Striking To Earn Knockout Victory
Controlling the first round on Saturday with his wrestling and ground game led to Ricky Simon being able to score a big knockout in the second round to take the victory over Raphael Assuncao. Through 7:14 of action, Simon racked up 18 significant strikes (27 total strikes), including a big right hand that floored Assuncao... Read More
Diego Ferreira Loses Due To Possible Injury
It was a tough night on Saturday for Diego Ferreira when he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Mateusz Gamrot on the main card. While on the mat, Ferreira took a big knee to the body, which led him to call for the referee to stop the contest. In 8:26 of total action, Ferreira out-struck... Read More
Mateusz Gamrot Scores TKO Stoppage On Saturday's Main Card
Continuing his very solid start in the UFC, former KSW double champion Mateusz Gamrot earned a second-round TKO finish over veteran Diego Ferreira on Saturday. Since joining the UFC, Gamrot is currently 3-1, with all three victories coming via finish. His loss came in his debut in a controversial split-decision call. With not quite as... Read More
Darren Elkins Suffers First-Round Loss
Taking his fifth loss in his last seven bouts, Darren Elkins was unable to exit the first round on Saturday for the first time since 2013, suffering a knockout/TKO loss to Cub Swanson to open up the main card of action. In 2:12 of action, Elkins could only tally two significant strikes (five total strikes)... Read More
Cub Swanson Scores Knockout Victory Saturday
With the first of four knockout victories on Saturday's main card, Cub Swanson only needed 2:12 into the first round of action to get a victory over Darren Elkins. In just the first round, Swanson tallied 18 significant strikes while stuffing both of Elkins' takedown tries. Both fighters are on the back end of their... Read More
