Gage Miskimen, Author at Play Iowa

North Iowa Fights 14: Plazola vs. Aguayo Headline In Mason City

For the second time this summer, it’s fight night in Iowa. Mason City Arena hosts North Iowa Fights 14 starting at 6 p.m. Saturday. Three Iowa casinos have a partnership with Elite Sportsbook, which accepts bets on the regional MMA bouts. They are Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort and […]

Posted on: July 27, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

UFC 276 Bringing The Fireworks For Fourth of July Weekend

While Fourth of July weekend is coming up, it’s also International Fight Week and the UFC is delivering the fireworks with a major card in UFC 276 this Saturday. It all goes down at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but you can place an online sports bet right here in Iowa. Iowa casinos have […]

Posted on: July 1, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

UFC 275 Odds: Teixeira, Shevchenko Look To Defend Titles

Two of the UFC’s champions will look to defend their belts at UFC 275 in Singapore this weekend. Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira (33-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) will face Jiri Prochazka (28-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in his first title defense. UFC Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko (22-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) will take on her […]

Posted on: June 9, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

North Iowa Fights 13 Recap: Kuntz, McPadden Victorious

Mixed-martial arts was back in Mason City last weekend with North Iowa Fights 13 at the Mason City Arena. Twenty fighters entered the circular cage in the middle of the arena floor throughout the night, typically the home of the North Iowa Bulls hockey team. Hundreds of Mason City residents cheered and jeered throughout the […]

Posted on: May 31, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

‘Nothing Beats Mason City’: North Iowa Fights Returns in 2022

Mason City, with a population of just over 27,000, will become the center of Midwest MMA on Saturday with the return of North Iowa Fights. The promotion is back for its first event of 2022 and is hosting its card at the Mason City Arena on May 21. Promoter Mike Estus said while he has […]

Posted on: May 17, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

How To Bet UFC 274: Oliveira Stripped, But Gaethje Can Win Belt

UFC 274 brings the promotion back to the desert in Arizona on Saturday night. Former Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira (32-8 MMA, 20-8 UFC) was stripped of the lightweight belt on Friday after missing weight by half a pound. He is still set to fight challenger Justin Gaethje (23-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC). Gaethje, who made championship […]

Posted on: May 5, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

Taylor Vs Serrano To Headline Historic Bout In MSG

Women’s lightweight titles are on the line in what some have billed as “The biggest women’s boxing match in history” when boxing champions Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano meet on Saturday night. Ireland’s Taylor, (20-0), the unified lightweight champion will put her WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight titles on the line against […]

Posted on: April 29, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

Fury vs Whyte Betting Odds: Expect Fireworks in London

Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte will both look to unify the WBC Heavyweight Championship on the biggest stage London has to offer on Saturday. The current WBC and The Ring heavyweight titleholder Fury (31-0-1) looks to continue his long, unbeaten streak against interim champ Whyte (28-2) in front of almost 100,000 in the famous Wembley […]

Posted on: April 22, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

Bellator 277 Odds: McKee and Pitbull Rematch For The Title

A highly-anticipated rematch sits on top of this weekend’s Bellator 277 card in San Jose. Friday’s Bellator card ends its main card slate with two title fights. The rematch between current Featherweight Champion AJ McKee (-340 as of midweek at FanDuel) and former champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (+260) holds the top spot. A light heavyweight […]

Posted on: April 15, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen

PFL May Be Removed From Iowa Wagers After Pre-Taped Broadcast Incident

Iowa may remove the Professional Fighters League (PFL) from state wager markets after a pre-taped event was flagged for suspicious betting activity. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is working with operators after the IRGC learned last week’s PFL Challenger Series event had pre-taped fights. Bettors who wagered on the April 1 event saw it […]

Posted on: April 8, 2022 | | Gage Miskimen