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ONE Championship has handed out some hardware at the end of the year. After hundreds of fights across kickboxing, MMA, Muay Thai, and submission grappling, the promotion identified two standouts for Fighters of the Year. The two titleholders who earned the honor were Superlek Kiatmoo9 and Kade Ru...
Former UFC flyweight prospect Igor Severino made his return to competition last week for the first time since being released by the promotion back in March on the same night as his debut. Traveling all the way to the Czech Republic, the Brazilian striker’s comeback bout came against Swiss mixed m...
Previously retired UFC star Donald Cerrone has made the announcement that he will be returning to competition some time next year. The statement comes more than two years after his last mixed martial arts bout when faced Jim Miller at UFC 276, losing by second- round guillotine choke. Donald Cerr...
ONE Championship has shuffled the deck for ONE 170 on Friday, January 24. ONE Flyweight Kickboxing and Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 has been removed from his bantamweight title defense following a knee injury. However, interim gold will be on the line. Carrillo Battles ...
One of ONE Championship’s biggest stars did not see any action in 2024. Stamp Fairtex looked to have a big year lined up with two title tilts, but a torn meniscus sidelined the ONE Atomweight MMA World Champion for a full year. Inching closer to a comeback, Stamp Fairtex looked back on a trying y...
News emerged this week that former UFC lightweight title contender, Donald Cerrone (36-17-1 NC MMA, 23-14-1 NC UFC) has re-entered the drug testing pool and plans on making a return to the Octagon in 2025. “Cowboy” fought in the UFC 38 times from 2011 until 2022 and also competed 10 times in the ...
Rizin’s final show of the year Rizin 49: Decade is set to go down later today at the Saitama Super Arena. The show is going to feature 21 matches (17 with MMA rules, three with kickboxing rules, and one exhibition standing rules bout). Three of the main card matches will feature title defenses. R...
For the past few years, Anatoly Malykhin has created a strong legacy for himself. In 2022, the Russian MMA star won his first ever undisputed professional title at ONE on Prime Video 5 when he starched then two-division champion Reinier de Ridder in a single round, taking the middleweight belt. I...
Having booked his first Octagon assignment of 2025, Curtis Blaydes will defend his place in the heavyweight top five when he meets Russian finisher Rizvan Kuniev at UFC Fight Night 252. Despite going 4-2 in his last six fights, with those two losses coming against Sergei Pavlovich and interim cha...
The final MMA event of 2024 goes down this Sunday at the 02 Arena in Prague. Three world titles are on the line when Oktagon 65 takes place in the Czech Republic. Oktagon 65 Results Champ vs. Champ in Oktagon 65 Main Event Oktagon lightweight champion Ronald Paradeiser (21-8) will put his belt on...
Johan Ghazali is an upbeat teen who has emerged as a superstar in ONE Championship. However, in 2024, he tasted defeat for the first time in his professional career when he lost to Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat at ONE 167. Still, “Jojo” has remained positive and is ready to use what he learned for a […]
As a handful of MMA legends begin to drift toward the tail end of their careers, the next wave of UFC prospects are already snapping at their heels, eager to break through and challenge the big dogs of their divisions. Let’s take a look at some of the most exciting fighters ready to crack the […]
On the eve of the final MMA event of the year Oktagon 65, the European promotion have announced the lineup for next year’s million dollar middleweight tournament. Full Lineup For Tipsport Gamechanger Million Dollar Tournament Revealed Oktagon MMA has proven a welcome addition to the European mixe...
While most of the combat sports world is taking a hiatus as the year comes to an end, many are looking for how to watch Rizin during the New Year’s Eve tradition of Japanese MMA. Rizin will end the year with Rizin 49: Decade, not only with a traditional NYE show but also celebrating their […]
Another year of competitive violence has just about come and gone, but Oktagon 65 looms this weekend after Christmas for MMA fans. Inside the United States, the end of December may be a quiet time for MMA, but it isn’t the case in the Czech Republic. Sunday afternoon (US time), Oktagon MMA presen...
Sean Woodson (13-1-1 MMA, 7-1-1 UFC) said he is on “cloud nine” following his TKO win over Fernando Padilla at UFC Tampa Bay on Dec. 14. “I’m still riding the high,” Woodson told MMASucka a few days after the fight. “Still loving life and trying to live in the moment. But at the same time, […]