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UFC 257 has come and gone with Michael Chandler (22-5) and Dustin Poirier (27-6-1) coming able to defy the odds and have impressive wins against tough competition. It seems that existing lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) has pretty much confirmed his retirement. So now it’s time to ...
The MMA Sucka 2020 MMA Awards are here! 2019 is over and done with and what a year it was. The MMA Sucka Awards will showcase some of that action. You can revisit the 2019 MMA Awards right here. 2020 will be remembered by most for the outbreak of Covid 19 and the amazing lengths […]
Selecting the greatest Scandinavian UFC fighters is a harder task than it may sound because the majority of leading Nordic fighters come from Sweden. Instead, this list looks at the five best fighters from the most prominent Scandinavian countries: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland. G...
After former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) retired and vacated his title in October last year, there have been discussions around who would be the future UFC lightweight champion. It seems that the UFC is gearing up for an unofficial lightweight tournament in order to crown ...
Perhaps the most exciting event in Bellator’s recent history was the Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. The heavyweight tournament solved a big problem. The heavyweight title had been vacated by Vitaly Minakov in 2016 and hadn’t been defended since 2014. With the title out in no man’s land,...
Aside from Khabib almost tearing his head clean off his shoulders, you suspect that Conor McGregor’s toughest opponent is himself. The Irishman lacks focus, often seeking money-making opportunities beyond the UFC – hence his boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather and owning his own whisky brand, and a...
This time last year we gave you 10 MMA predictions that could potentially have come to fruition in 2020. Now, disclaimer, some were outlandish but could very well have happened if COVID-19 didn’t play havoc with the entire world. Some we got partially correct and some were miles from being anythi...
TJ Dillashaw, the two-time bantamweight champion, will look to return to the Octagon in a big way in 2021. After being slapped with a 24-month drug suspension from the NYSAC, Dillashaw has been training hard, as evident by his Instagram posts. Dillashaw’s suspension will be officially lifted on J...
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship brought the excitement of bare-knuckle boxing back to America in 2018. The quickly growing promotion held its first event in June of that year and has exploded with popularity since. BKFC’s most recent event, BKFC 15, headlined a heavyweight clash between Sam Sh...
Kevin Holland burst onto the scene in 2018 after defeating Will Santiago Jr on the contender series. He then took a short-notice fight against Thiago Santos just two months later. Ever since then he has been on a rampage in the UFC middleweight division. Today we will be talking about why we beli...
The impact of COVID-19 on boxing is still looming as we approach the end of the year. Many of the sport’s stars were held to only one appearance in the calendar year. With the hope of returning to a full schedule, here are 10 fights we need to see in 2021. 1). Caleb Plant vs. […]
Bellator 254 concluded a wild year for not just the promotion, but the entire sport as a whole. The event had eight fights in total, with only three going to the judges scorecards. The flyweight championship changed hands and the event saw the debut of what appears to be a future star. Here are t...
MMA is not only dominated by men. Although it started and was known to be a man’s sport, women have started to invade the sport. These women are a great example that women can also do what men can. For years now, it has become a norm for everyone, especially MMA fans, to see women […]
MMA middleweight star Yoel Romero has been cut from the UFC. This came as a surprise to many fans as the “Soldier of God” had three fights left on his contract. Romero last competed on March 7th, 2020 for the UFC Middleweight Championship. He lost the fight via unanimous decision to Israel Adesan...
Saturday night’s UFC on ESPN 19 event lost three fights on the card at the last minute, however the event still delivered with a great middleweight bout headlined by Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori. Vettori came away with the unanimous decision and then proceeded to call out fellow middleweigh...
So you’re saying there’s a chance? It seems like this is a yearly occurrence when discussing the former UFC title challenger and Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz. Is Nick Diaz returning? The question whether or not the eldest Diaz brother steps back into the octagon is being pondered a...