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MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC Paris: Gane vs. Tuivasa (Premium Content)
DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Paris: Gane vs. Tuivasa
We're making history this weekend, folks. Or at least, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is. The UFC is visiting France for the first time in its near-30-year history as Accor Arena, in Paris, will be the center of attention this Saturday when things get down and the first fight's horn blows announcing the start of the... Read More
Tap That: Episode #70: Let's Talk About What Just Happened
Brady Grove hosts the full-card rundown for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", bringing 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 on Youtube to get... Read More
Kamaru Usman's Current Reign Comes To An End
Fifty-six seconds is all Kamaru Usman needed to hold onto if he wanted to remain the welterweight champion. Up 3-1 on the scorecards heading into the fifth round on Saturday, it was all but locked in that Usman would walk out of the Octagon as the champion. However, a dynamic head kick out of nowhere... Read More
Leon Edwards Wins With Spectacular Head-Kick Knockout
Riding a 10-fight unbeaten streak going into the main event of UFC 278 on Saturday in hopes of capturing the welterweight title, Leon Edwards earned the championship with a sharp head-kick knockout of Kamaru Usman in the fifth round of their main event. The official scorecards showed Edwards was actually down 3-1 heading into the... Read More
Luke Rockhold Retires After Decision Loss
Three years out of the Octagon did not help Luke Rockhold, who suffered a decision loss (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) in Saturday night's co-main event of UFC 278 against Paulo Costa. In 15 minutes of action, Rockhold only tallied 57 total strikes compared to that of Costa's 106 (73 significant strikes). After the contest, Rockhold announced... Read More
Paulo Costa Rebounds With Decision Win
In need of a rebound victory, Paulo Costa earned it in the biggest way on Saturday by earning a unanimous decision over a former champion while picking up fight-of-the-night honors along the way in the co-main event of UFC 278. In 15 minutes of action, Costa tallied 73 significant strikes (106 total strikes), out-striking his... Read More
Jose Aldo Goes The Distance But Takes Loss
Jose Aldo's three-fight winning streak came to an end on Saturday as the future Hall of Famer was unable to earn a decision victory at UFC 278 on Saturday over opponent Merab Dvalishvili. In 15 minutes of action, Aldo was only able to land 38 significant strikes (59 total strikes) compared to 135 total strikes... Read More
Merab Dvalishvili Defeats Future Hall Of Famer
It was another masterpiece of a performance for Merab Dvalishvili, who defeated future Hall of Famer and former featherweight champion Jose Aldo on the main card of UFC 278 this past Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Dvalishvili tallied 57 significant strikes (135 total strikes) while absorbing only 38 significant strikes. The only downfall for... Read More
Yanan Wu's Loses Her Fourth Straight Bout
After starting 1-1 in the Octagon, it has been a downhill ride for Yanan Wu, who has now lost four fights in a row after Saturday's TKO loss to Lucie Pudilova. In 9:04 of action, Wu only tallied 26 significant strikes while being taken down on two of Pudilova's three takedown tries on the night.... Read More
Lucie Pudilova Earns TKO Victory In Octagon Debut
Showing up big in her UFC debut, Lucie Pudilova earned a second-round TKO victory in the lone women's bout on the main card of UFC 278 on Saturday. In 9:04 of action, Pudilova tallied 39 significant strikes (51 total strikes) and landed two of her three takedown tries on the night. With wins in six... Read More
Harry Hunsucker Suffers Another Loss Saturday
The downhill spiral continued for Harry Hunsucker in the UFC in his move down to the light-heavyweight division when he took on the returning Tyson Pedro on Saturday. Sixty-five seconds is all it took for Pedro to nail a front kick to the midsection, dropping Hunsucker and leading to the TKO. With the loss, Hunsucker... Read More
Tyson Pedro Scores Big In UFC 278 Main-Card Opener
Starting the main card with a bang on Saturday, it took Tyson Pedro only 65 seconds to score a big first-round knockout over Henry Hunsucker in the light-heavyweight division. Though it had been three years since Pedro fought in the Octagon, he didn't miss a beat, landing a big front kick that dropped Hunsucker, leading... Read More
Tap That: Episode #69: Neon Leon
Brady Grove hosts the full-card rundown for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", bringing 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 on Youtube to get... Read More
Kamaru Usman Looks To Remain The Welterweight King
Undefeated in the UFC since appearing on TUF 21 in 2015, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-1) is set for another title defense when he takes to the main event of UFC 278 on Saturday to defend his title against Leon Edwards. Undefeated in the Octagon and with only one loss in his professional career, 10... Read More
Luke Rockhold Makes Long-Awaited Return
Returning to the Octagon for the first time in just over three years, Luke Rockhold (16-5) steps into the co-main-event slot this Saturday to face a very dangerous striker and finisher in Paulo Costa. Even before his departure from the sport in 2017, Rockhold had lost three of his last four bouts, with all three... Read More
Paulo Costa Set For Co-Main-Event Showing Saturday
Looking for his first win since 2019, middleweight Paulo Costa (13-2) will take to the co-main event of UFC 278 on Saturday when he battles a dangerous opponent in Luke Rockhold. He only has two losses in his professional career, and both have come in his last two outings, with one of those against the... Read More
Leon Edwards Has A Chance To Shock The World
With a chance to earn a potential upset of the year on Saturday, Leon Edwards (19-3) will take to the main event of UFC 278 in hopes of dethroning long-reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in the night's main event. Since a loss in 2015, Edwards has not been defeated in his last 10 contests. The... Read More
MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 (Premium Content)
With this weekend's event making the second time the UFC visits Salt Lake City, I guess it also made sense for Dana to schedule a revenge fight and second-time meeting between the two main-even fighters, doesn't it? That's why we're getting a re-do here between welter-Honcho Kamaru and aspiring-Welter Leon for the second time in...... Read More
DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2
With this weekend's event making the second time the UFC visits Salt Lake City, I guess it also made sense for Dana to schedule a revenge fight and second-time meeting between the two main-even fighters, doesn't it? That's why we're getting a re-do here between welter-Honcho Kamaru and aspiring-Welter Leon for the second time in...... Read More
Merab Dvalishvili Can Pick Up His Sixth Straight Win Saturday
Looking to remain undefeated in the UFC, Merab Dvalishvili (14-4) is looking to earn his sixth straight win when he faces off against future Hall of Famer Jose Aldo on Saturday. Though this will be the biggest name to date that he's faced in the Octagon, he does hold UFC wins over the likes of... Read More
Jose Aldo Can Earn Fourth Straight Win Saturday
Future Hall of Fame featherweight legend Jose Aldo (31-7) returns to action on the main card of UFC 278 on Saturday when he takes on surging star Merab Dvalishvili. A professional of the sport since 2004, 18 of Aldo's 31 career wins have come by the finish, with 16 of those coming via knockout/TKO. The... Read More
Alexander Romanov Hopes To Remain Undefeated
Alexander Romanov (16-0) hopes to remain perfect in his professional career when he faces off against Polish veteran Marcin Tybura on the main card of UFC 278 on Saturday. A dominant heavyweight since his professional debut in 2016, 15 of his 16 career wins have come by the finish, with 10 of those coming by... Read More
Marcin Tybura Faced With A Tough Task At UFC 278
After having his five-fight Octagon winning streak snapped in his last outing, Marcin Tybura (22-7) will take to the cage in hopes of rebounding when he faces fellow heavyweight Alexander Romanov on the main card of Saturday's UFC 278. Able to win in a multitude of ways, 15 of his career wins have come by... Read More
Henry Hunsucker Looking To Pull Off A Big Upset
At UFC 278 on Saturday, Henry Hunsucker (7-5) will step onto the main-card stage to battle an extremely dangerous striker in Tyson Pedro. It has been a tough road of late for Hunsucker with first-round knockout losses in three of his last four bouts. Coming down to light heavyweight, we will have to see how... Read More
Tyson Pedro Has A Huge Opportunity At UFC 278
The light heavyweights are set to open the stage of UFC 278's main card with Tyson Pedro (8-3) looking to earn back-to-back wins for the first time since 2016/2017. No doubt a very dangerous finisher, all four of his UFC wins have come by way of first-round knockouts. Overall in his career, all eight of... Read More
Dominick Cruz Suffers A Big Loss On Saturday
This was not the finish Dominick Cruz was hoping for on Saturday after he suffered a big head-kick knockout loss in the fourth round of his main event against Marlon Vera. In 17:17 of action, Cruz actually out-struck Vera by landing 92 significant strikes (100 total strikes) compared to that of Vera's 61 significant strikes.... Read More
Marlon Vera Produces Highlight-Reel Knockout Win
Marlon Vera continued to dominate in the UFC's bantamweight division after scoring a big head-kick knockout in Saturday's main event against the former champion, Dominick Cruz. In 17:17 of action, Vera tallied just 61 significant strikes compared to that of Cruz's 92. With four straight wins and victories in five of his last six bouts,... Read More
David Onama Puts On A Show On Saturday
If a fighter has ever been victorious in a loss, it would be David Onama after his majority-decision loss in Saturday night's co-main event, which is easily the front-runner for the UFC's Fight of the Year. In 15 minutes of action, Onama tallied 71 significant strikes but absorbed 91 significant strikes. After a dominant first... Read More
Nate Landwehr Picks Up A Win Saturday
We may have just seen the Fight Of The Year in Saturday's co-main event when Nate Landwehr took a majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27) over David Onama. In 15 minutes of action, Landwehr tallied 91 significant strikes (133 total strikes) and landed three of his four takedown tries while stuffing five of Onama's six takedown... Read More
