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Robbie Lawler Puts On A Show In Defeat
We expected nothing less from Robbie Lawler when he was involved in a barn-burning affair on the main card of a UFC pay-per-view event on Saturday. Though he suffered a second-round TKO to Bryan Barberena, Lawler took the first round on two of the three judges' scorecards. He was able to land 81 significant strikes... Read More
Bryan Barberena Showcases In Barn-Burning Affair Saturday
It was the barn-burner we all hoped for and expected when Bryan Barberena and Robbie Lawler met in the Octagon at UFC 276 on Saturday. Barberena came out with a blistering pace, not letting off the attack for a second and even eating a few huge shots from Lawler. Barberena's persistence paid off as he... Read More
Sean O'Malley's Second-Round Eye Poke Leads To No-Contest
Regardless of what Sean O'Malley may say, Saturday's UFC 276 contest against Pedro Munhoz was ruled a no-contest after an accidental eye poke in the second round. Both fighters had their moments in the first round, with two of the three judges actually awarding the first round to Munhoz. In 8:09 of action, O'Malley tallied... Read More
Pedro Munhoz's Fight Ends In No-Contest
It was not the finish Pedro Munhoz hoped for on Saturday, but his UFC 276 main-card opener against Sean O'Malley ended in a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke. Munhoz did suffer a slight injury to his eye. Through 8:09 of total action, Munhoz out-struck O'Malley by one, landing 26 significant strikes, with all... Read More
Jared Cannonier Has An Opportunity To Shock The World
Jared Cannonier (15-5) has a chance of a lifetime at UFC 276 in the main event of International Fight Week on Saturday when he battles reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya for the title. Cannonier will bring size and power into this matchup, having competed as high as heavyweight in the UFC. That power has translated... Read More
Alexander Volkanovski Set For Fourth Title Defense
Set for his fourth title defense as the UFC's featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski (24-1) will face Max Holloway for the third time on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC's International Fight Week card in UFC 276. A dangerous striker who can also go the distance, 12 of his 24 career wins have come by... Read More
Max Holloway Hoping Third Time Will Be The Charm
In possibly his last chance to redeem his UFC featherweight championship, Max Holloway (23-6) takes to the co-main event of UFC 276 on Saturday for International Fight Week and will face off for the third time against Alexander Volkanovski. With the most significant strikes landed in the UFC by over 1,000, Holloway is always likely... Read More
Alex Pereira Looks To Mimic Kickboxing Success
Only 5-1 in his MMA career, Alex Pereira has already ascended to the top of the UFC's middleweight division. A victory over division foe and long-time veteran Sean Strickland on Saturday would earn Pereira a title fight against the winner of Saturday night's main event. With an extensive kickboxing background, including a GLORY knockout of... Read More
Sean Strickland Looking For A Huge Win To Earn A Title Fight
Since returning to action in 2020 from a horrific motorcycle injury that could have ended his life, Sean Strickland (25-3) has been perfect in the Octagon with a record of 5-0. On the main card of International Fight Week on Saturday, Strickland will battle Alex Pereira for the right to challenge the winner of the... Read More
Bryan Barberena Facing A Legend On The Main Stage
Looking for his third straight victory in the Octagon, Bryan Barberena (17-8) will step onto the main card of UFC 276 for International Fight Week to battle the legendary Robbie Lawler on Saturday. A dangerous finisher in the welterweight division, 10 of his 17 career wins have come by knockout/TKO. DraftKings sees Bam Bam as... Read More
Robbie Lawler Finds His Way Back Onto The Main Card
A veteran of the UFC who made his organizational debut at UFC 37 in 2002, Robbie Lawler (29-15) returns to action on Saturday and is looking to improve upon his recent run of only winning one contest in his last five bouts. His last contest was a TKO victory in September of last year. Ruthless... Read More
Sean O'Malley Tries To Continue To Make Moves
With his toughest task to date in front of him Saturday at International Fight Week for UFC 276, Sugar Sean O'Malley (15-1) battles Pedro Munhoz in the main-card opener. O'Malley has rebounded nicely from his loss to Chito Vera, going 3-0, with all three bouts ending by knockout/TKO. No doubt a dynamic striker, 10 of... Read More
Pedro Munhoz Looking For A Big Upset
On the most stacked card of the year, Pedro Munhoz (19-7) will open up the main card of International Fight Week in a battle with fan-favorite Sean O'Malley on Saturday. It has been a rough road of late for Munhoz, as he's lost four of his last five contests. His losses though have come against... Read More
MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier (Premium Content)
We might be staying in the state of Nevada, but we're definitely not visiting the UFC Apex this weekend to witness the latest of numbered UFC events: UFC 276. Dana scheduled 276 in the T-Mobile Arena of Paradise, NV, and this one is hella packed with fireworks and legit headliners while including a couple of... Read More
DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
We might be staying in the state of Nevada, but we're definitely not visiting the UFC Apex this weekend to witness the latest of numbered UFC events: UFC 276. Dana scheduled 276 in the T-Mobile Arena of Paradise, NV, and this one is hella packed with fireworks and legit headliners while including a couple of... Read More
Arman Tsarukyan Fights Tough But Loses
Although he put forth a valiant effort, Arman Tsarukyan fell just short of earning a decision victory in his main-event showing against Mateusz Gamrot on Saturday. In 25 minutes of action, Tsarukyan tallied 95 significant strikes (110 total strikes) while stuffing 15 of Gamrot's 21 takedown tries. Tsarukyan entered the contest on a five-fight winning... Read More
Mateusz Gamrot Takes Unanimous Decision Saturday
Mateusz Gamrot put on a five-round show in Saturday's main event against Arman Tsarukyan, earning a unanimous decision (47-48, 47-48, 47-48). In 25 minutes of action, Gamrot tallied 81 significant strikes (108 total strikes) and landed six of his 21 takedown tries on the night. The former KSW double champion is now 4-1 in the... Read More
Neil Magny Submitted In Second Round
Unable to break a tie for first with Georges St. Pierre for the most wins all-time by a welterweight fighter, Neil Magny suffered a second-round submission defeat at the hands of rising star Shavkat Rakhmonov in Saturday night's co-main event. In 9:58 of action, Magny tallied only 11 significant strikes (21 total strikes) while being... Read More
Shavkat Rakhmonov Continues To Dominate
We will be sure to see Shavkat Rakhmonov's No. 15 rank climb after his dominant second-round submission win over Neil Magny in Saturday's co-main event. In 9:58 of action, Rakhmonov tallied 19 significant strikes (56 total strikes) compared to the 11 significant strikes of Magny. He used his superior ground game to dominant Round 2... Read More
Alan Baudot Now Winless In Last Four Octagon Appearances
The rough road in the UFC continues for Alan Baudot, who is now winless in his last four UFC appearances -- 0-3 with a no-contest. The stoppage in his fight on Saturday came at the 3:04 mark of the second round. In 8:04 of total action, Baudot landed 49 significant strikes (56 total strikes), which... Read More
Josh Parisian Earns First UFC Knockout Victory
The lone heavyweight bout on Saturday's main card did not disappoint, with Josh Parisian scoring a second-round knockout over French striker Alan Baudot. In 8:04 of action, Parisian tallied 42 significant strikes (102 total strikes) and had seven fewer significant strikes than Baudot, but 46 more total strikes. Parisian was also successful with his wrestling... Read More
Christos Giagos Takes First-Round Submission Loss Saturday
After Saturday's first-round submission loss, Christos Giagos has now lost back-to-back matchups in the Octagon via first-round finish. In 3:05 of total action, Giagos only landed two significant strikes (13 total strikes). Giagos rose from an early takedown, but Thiago Moises was able to grab his back and lock in the rear-naked choke for the... Read More
Thiago Moises Scores First-Round Submission Victory Saturday
Able to avoid a three-fight losing streak, Thiago Moises earned a first-round submission win against Christos Giagos on Saturday. Strikes were not a big statistical scoring point for Moises, as he only landed three significant strikes (seven total strikes) in 3:05 of action. After scoring an early takedown, Moises grabbed the back of his opponent... Read More
Nate Maness Suffers Big Defeat On Saturday
Entering Saturday's contest against Umar Nurmagomedov, Nate Maness was 3-0 in the UFC and was on a nice run. In Saturday's contest, he was dominated and suffered a unanimous-decision loss (25-30, 26-30, 27-30). In 15 minutes of action, Maness only landed two significant strikes (46 total strikes) compared to the 74 significant strikes (128 total... Read More
Umar Nurmagomedov Dominates In Saturday's Action
With an absolute dominating performance, Umar Nurmagomedov improved to 3-0 in the UFC with his lopsided defeat of Nate Maness on Saturday's main card. In 15 minutes of action, Nurmagomedov landed 74 significant strikes (128 total strikes) compared to the two significant strikes landed by Maness. He also landed three of his four takedowns and... Read More
Rodolfo Vieira Takes Decision Loss
Now 3-2 in the UFC (8-2 overall) after Saturday's decision loss, Rodolfo Vieira went all 15 minutes with a streaking opponent in Chris Curtis. In 15 minutes of action, Vieira landed 86 significant strikes (90 total strikes), 23 fewer than his opponent. The biggest statistical failure leading to Vieira's loss was the fact that he... Read More
Chris Curtis Continues Undefeated Run With Decision Win
Chris Curtis opened up the main card of action on Saturday with a solid unanimous-decision win (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) against a tough opponent in Rodolfo Vieira. In 15 minutes of action, Curtis tallied 109 significant strikes (128 total strikes) and stuffed all 20 of Vieira's takedown tries. We knew coming into this one that Curtis... Read More
Tap That: Episode #65: Taf-on Don
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
Arman Tsarukyan Looking For Sixth Straight Win
With back-to-back Performance of the Night fights, Arman Tsarukyan (18-2) is set for Saturday's main event against a very tough task in Mateusz Gamrot. Tsarukyan has won five straight fights since his decision loss to Islam Makhachev in April of 2019. With the majority of his 18 career victories coming by the finish, 12 have... Read More
Mateusz Gamrot Set For First Main-Event Showing In UFC
Former KSW double champion Mateusz Gamrot (20-1) is set for his first UFC main event when he battles Arman Tsarukyan on Saturday. After a controversial split-decision loss in his UFC debut, Gamrot has won his last three bouts, all by finish. Overall in his career, 13 of his 20 wins have come via the finish,... Read More
