Editorials, hot takes, and in-depth analysis from voices that follow every punch in the sport.
In the future, the women’s boxing world is about to get a shock as a historic fight is about to end. The showdown will be between two strong fighters, Claressa Shields and Danielle Perkins. Both of them are champions, and the landmark fight is about to go down in Michigan. The main question rema...
Although 2025 may be in full swing, the results of last year’s title bouts still leave a lingering feeling of excitement. From Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr.’s all-time barnburner, to Jon Jones making his return against Stipe Miocic, 2024 was certainly a highlight time in UFC history. Hark...
After the first PPV of the year is in the books for the UFC, we look forward to the next, UFC 312. Set to take place in Sydney, Australia, UFC 312 will feature two title fights, however, outside of that, the entire card is fairly weak. We look at the main card specifically and analyse […]
At UFC 311 last week, Merab Dvalishvili logged the first defense of his bantamweight title in a landmark upset victory over the highly-touted Umar Nurmagomedov. Receiving some harsh blows, and even losing a few grappling exchanges in the early goings of the contest, “The Machine” lived up to his ...
Let’s talk about having a dream, shall we? A dream, in its simplest form, is time spent on the playground of a person’s imagination. When a person lets his or her imagination run wild on the playground known as the world of fantasy, anything is possible, anything at all. One such dream that takes...
What’s Next For The Main Card Winners At UFC 311? The first UFC pay-per-view event of 2025 went down this past weekend and fans were treated to an evening of exciting finishes at UFC 311 at the brand new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Both the UFC bantamweight and lightweight titles were r...
The UFC have preferences, just like any other company. They have certain men and women on their roster who they hope to be UFC champions. This is based on potential, those who make ‘business sense’ e.g ticket sellers, those who put on entertaining fights and ‘fit’ the UFC mould. We take a look at...
When it comes to the conversation about deciding who is the best UFC featherweight of all time, two names standout above all others: Alexander Volkanovski and José Aldo. Cementing their places amongst the best to ever do it, both champions defeated a bevy of top-level competition, ranging from yo...
As has become somewhat of a tradition here at MMASucka, we like to throw out 10 outlandish predictions every year and claim to be psychic when one of the 10 gets remotely close. Last year’s article can be found here, however, we will revisit our 2024 predictions in this article. Be sure to check ...
As we enter a new year in the world of the UFC, 3 world title fights have already been scheduled to take place in early 2025. With 2024 having brought us 19 title contests, it’s safe to assume there are plenty more exciting match ups still in the works for the new year. Let’s take […]
As the global leader in combat sports, the UFC is home to easily the most top-tier mixed martial arts fighters on the planet. From flyweight to heavyweight, there isn’t anywhere else that one could find such a loaded roster of world-class talent. However, while every division in the company is st...
At UFC on ESPN 63, two preliminary fighters shone brightly under the lights in what was the promotion’s final event of 2024. Logging one phenomenal first-round knockout each, Sean Woodson and Joel Alvarez made light work of their respective opponents, making solid cases for themselves to share th...
The UFC is an MMA promotion that includes many different fighting events, gathering thousands of people to watch fights with top MMA stars like Conor McGregor, Alex Pereira, Islam Makhachev, and many others. MMA helps athletes to become international stars, build a significant career, and even cr...
For the past few years, one name has been on the mind of MMA fans the world over: Conor McGregor. After unfortunately breaking his leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, the Irishman has remained on the sidelines, healing from his injury, filming a remake of the classic 1989 act...
A week ago Saturday, Madison Square Garden played host to one of MMA‘s most-anticipated fights of 2024, if not the most-anticipated fight of the year. During the UFC 309 main event of the evening, the UFC Heavyweight Championship was at stake between current champion Jon Jones (28-1, 1 NC MMA, 22...
By delivering electrifying knockouts over former champion Alexander Volkanovski and the legendary Max Holloway in the span of eight months, UFC featherweight kingpin Ilia Topuria can count himself among the top MMA fighters in the world, with him residing at number four on the UFC’s pound-for-pou...