Although she got passed up on the Contender Series this past season, the UFC still rewarded Knutsson with a short notice fight in September that she dominated her opponent in. It may not be the most entertaining, but Knutsson is one of the toughest fighters at the weight class due to her aggressiveness, pressure, and physicality.Â
It’s wild to think that the UFC was close to pulling the trigger on ending the flyweight division, especially considering the number of high-level prospects it is churning out. The prospects are morphing into main event fighters and to top it all off, they are producing fight of the night type battles. Henry Cejudo, Deiveson Figueiredo, and Brandon Moreno can be given the credit, but the changing of the guard is upon us.Â
There are two mainstays to play DFS for MMA; DraftKings and FanDuel. Each has its own scoring rules and variations, but they are similar. Here are DraftKings’ scoring rules and FanDuel’s scoring rules. I will always list fighters I think should be selected as MVP at the top and will use DraftKings budget to model my projections.
Looking to keep her undefeated record alive, Moura seeks her second win with the UFC. She earned her contract through the Contender Series in August then dominated Montserrat Ruiz in November. Grappling is the name of the game for this Brazilian as she does a great job of smothering her opponents on the mat and looking for finishing opportunities.
Returning to Louisville for the first time since their debut in the city back in March 2011, the UFC brings a solid 14-fight slate anchored by middleweight clash. Once again, it is refreshing to see the UFC slowly transitioning to a road schedule compared to settling for events in the UFC Apex.
There are two mainstays to play DFS for MMA; DraftKings and FanDuel. Each has its own scoring rules and variations, but they are similar. Here are DraftKings’ scoring rules and FanDuel’s scoring rules. I will always list fighters I think should be selected as MVP at the top and will use DraftKings budget to model my projections.
The main event for UFC 302 is an intriguing matchup, even though the oddsmakers give Islam Makhachev more than an 80% chance of winning. He is taking on longtime UFC veteran Dustin Poirier, who has fought for the title twice and held the interim belt before.
Since dropping her UFC debut, Perez has bounced back with two dominant victories where she was able to accrue 20 minutes of control time over the course of 30 minutes of cage time. Her striking still needs work, but she does a great job of implementing her grappling and being a blanket from the top position. Out-muscling her opponent is often on the gameplan and she has been successful against 9 of his 11 opponents thus far.Â
After a week off, the UFC has returned with a PPV card going down in Newark, New Jersey. Two five-round fights headline the card with the lightweight title on the line and a pivotal middleweight affair below it.