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UFC Fight Night: Cory Sanhagen vs Chito Vera | Full Fight Card | Predictions | Breakdowns

March 21, 2023

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UFC 286: Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards | Full Fight | Breakdowns | Predictions | Bets

March 17, 2023

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UFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili | Full Card Breakdowns and Bets

March 7, 2023

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UFC 285: Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane | Full Card | Breakdowns | Bets | Predictions

Feb. 28, 2023

The G.O.A.T. is back, and he's fighting for the heavyweight title this time against Ciryl Gane. Come listen to Santino and Brandan's thoughts on how the main event will go down and also get bets, and breakdowns for the rest …

UFC: RYAN SPANN VS NIKITA KRYLOV | FULL CARD | PREDICTIONS | BREAKDOWNS | BETS

Feb. 21, 2023

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UFC: Erin Blanchfield vs Jessica Andrade | Bets | Breakdowns | Predictions

Feb. 15, 2023

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Recent Blog Posts

We're don't just "playing" sports

Watching Damar Hamlin collapse last night was brutal. The hit itself wasn't mind blowing. It wasn't one of those "in the air and hit by two defenders" ty…

Damir Ismagulov retires from the UFC

The UFC loses a top ranked lightweight fighter, as Damir Ismagulov announced his retirement today via his personal Instagram account. He says health reas…

About the Hosts

Santino DeFranco

Host

Santino DeFranco is World Champ MMA coach, and has trained Henry Cejudo, Korean Zombie, Deiveson Figueiredo, Tracy Cortez, Eryk Anders and many, many more. He is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and a former professional fighter as well. Santino specializes in watching film with his fighters, so having him analyze film and breakdown fights, just makes sense!

Outside of the MMA world, Santino is a businessman (owns a gas station in Phoenix) and an entrepreneur/investor. He is also an author of a memoir, and was a former college English instructor. He has a wife and two kids

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Brandan Olivas

Host

"Millionaire" Brandan started training Brazilian Jiu JItsu when he was 15 years old and has won numerous national and world competitions. He is an amateur fighter and co-host of MMA Breakdowns and Bets. He's a betting shark--and regularly has his ear to the rumors when it comes to the right money lines and where to place bets.

He recently won over $1.2 million on BKFC, and his total winnings for 2022 were over $1.5 Million!