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Bellator London: Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. Bellator returns to Europe Saturday, June 22, 2019, where Gegard Mousasi will defend his middleweight strap vs. Rafael Lovato Jr.. Beyond the headlining title bout are a variety of stars puy on display, by the promotion. Surely, Bellator’s upcoming v...
In a professional career spanning 30 fights and 10 years, “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal has called it quits from competing competitively in the sport of MMA. American Top Team posted on their Instagram account, releasing the following announcement: “I just wanted to give @kingmofh a shout out and cong...
Jordan Dowdy (7-4 MMA) will look to earn his fourth consecutive win when he fights Kevin Brown (5-6 MMA) in a co-main middleweight bout at Nemesis Fighting Alliance: This Is War. Prior History The two share some history going into their fight. Dowdy said he’s cornered Brown before, held pads for ...
The Sports Emmy nominated “UFC 25 Years in Short” is now available on YouTube and not exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. It was originally released in 2018 and features 25 short films to celebrate the promotions 25-year anniversary. The 17th film in the series was entitled, “WORTH THE WAIT: The Story...
USA Wrestling struck gold with the concept of “Final X“. Historically, US World and Olympic teams in freestyle and Greco-Roman were determined by wrestling through a massive tournament in one weekend. A defending World medalist could sit in the finals while their opponent had just wrestled multip...
Patrick Mix readies for a big Bellator debut and it’s at Madison Square Garden, no less. Bellator 222 features a bantamweight tilt between Ricky Bandejas and Patrick Mix set for Friday, June 14th. This takes on special importance for Patrick Mix who fights out of Buffalo, New York. As much as MSG...
With the event now just 37 days away, it appears as if UFC San Antonio finally has its main event. According to a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, the card will be headlined by a welterweight bout between former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and rising contender Leon Edwards. The ev...
Bellator 222 had their official weigh-ins this morning for all 18 bouts. Though a few fighters needed the aid of towel, all the fighters made weight. The card is to be headlined by a welterweight championship match and Grand Prix semi-final between champion Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie. In th...
Just outside the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, Bellator held open workouts for Friday’s Bellator 222 show. Chael Sonnen, Darrion Caldwell, Lyoto Machida, Kyoji Horiguchi, and Neiman Gracie all took part in workouts. Rory MacDonald appeared but did not do a workout. He only did...
Over the course of the last 10 months, Henry Cejudo has put together quite an impressive run of success. Last August, he picked up a closely fought split-decision victory over Demetrious Johnson to become the UFC flyweight champion. Five months later, he defended his 125-pound title with a 32-sec...
The Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey plays host to PFL 16. Two featherweights who came up short in the opening round will square off on July 25. British Columbia’s own Jeremy Kennedy will take on Steven Siler. The PFL 16 fight card will air live on ESPN2, with the prelims availabl...
According to a report from ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto, the UFC is targeting a women’s strawweight title bout between newly crowned champion Jessica Andrade and rising contender Weili Zhang. The UFC is hoping to finalize this bout as the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on August 31. The event w...
BJJ Mental Models is a podcast which explores the conceptual side of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Black belt brothers Steve & Matt Kwan discuss the mental models, or universal principles, behind the gentle art. What are mental models? Mental models are frameworks for understanding how things work. We use...
Musical choices can tell us a lot about a fighter. UFC 238 had some phenomenal walkout songs throughout the card, it’s great seeing fighters ”dance” their way to the octagon. MMASucka’s own walkout consultant Justin Pierrot advised on potential UFC 238 walkout songs before the card. Let’s see wha...
Bellator 222 marks Bellator’s return to the Mecca of fight sports – Madison Square Garden. Taking place on June 14th, the promotion is bringing arguably their strongest card in history. Headlining the card is a welterweight title fight, which is also the semi-final of the Welterweight Grand Prix....
Following their very successful debut event, 247 Fighting Championships is holding their next event in July. Brawl in the Burgh is set to take place from the Printscape Arena in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on July 27. The promotion has officially announced their main event for the card. Fan favorite...