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UFC 262 is taking place this Saturday where we will see the crowning of a new lightweight champion. Join us for our staff picks inside!

DraftKings MMA: UFC 262 Preview Written by  This article is part of our DraftKings MMA series. A new 155-pound champion will be crowned Saturday in front of a packed Toyota Center in Houston, Texas in the UFC's second card in front of a live crowd since the pandemic. If you're hoping to turn the event into an opportunity to build your DFS bankroll, DraftKings.com has you covered with a full slate of contests, including a $800k UFC 262 Special with$200k to first place. Players get a $50,000 budget to select six fighters, and the scoring is distributed as follows: Note: Scoring has been updat...

The UFC must have thought long and hard before deciding what fight would be the headlining contest in the promotion’s return to Philadelphia after not holding an event in “The City of Brotherly Love” for nearly eight years. The reputation of Philadelphia sports fans for being difficult to please and quick to voice their displeasure is well documented, so the lightweight fight between all-action contenders Edson Barboza and Justin Gaethje makes perfect sense. After dropping consecutive fights to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Kevin Lee, Barboza righted the ship with a third-round TKO of Dan Hoo...

UFC 259 predictions: ‘Blachowicz vs Adesanya’ late ‘Prelims’ undercard preview Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN and ESPN+ this weekend (Sat., March 6, 2021) when UFC 259: “Blachowicz vs. Adesanya” returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg continues the UFC 259 “Prelims” party with the second (and final) installment of a two-part undercard preview series below. Share this story Three champions with a history of nasty finishes under their belts take on dangerous contenders this Saturday (March ...

MMA Fighting Share this story With three straight wins—and two of them coming in less than one month in 2021—Ricky Simon has his sights set on a ranked opponent. After earning a second-round submission win over Gaetano Pirrello at UFC Fight Island 8 in January, Simon turned around 24 days later and earned a unanimous decision against Brian Kelleher at UFC 258. The win against Kelleher accomplished a couple of things for Simon outside of getting his hand raised. One, the fight with Kelleher finally happened on the third attempt. And two, Simon doubled up his activity from ...