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My wish list for the world of MMA in 2019 2018 proved to be a stellar year across the world of MMA – it was littered with some phenomenal fights card, knockouts, submissions and crucially the likes of Bellator and ONE Championship began to make some sizeable gains in competing with the UFC. Here...
RIZIN 2018 Awards: Event, Entrance, Comeback, Upset, and more In 2018, RIZIN Fighting Federation had their best year yet. Hosting more shows than ever before, RIZIN gained more fan attention than they have ever encountered over the course of twelve months and six stacked events. They topped headl...
This past Saturday at UFC 232, Amanda Nunes made history by knocking out Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino, ending her historic thirteen-year streak of dominance. With the win, Nunes became only the third fighter to capture simultaneous titles in two different divisions. Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormie...
The Greatest Women’s Fighter of All Time The conversation of the ‘Greatest of All Time’ for women’s MMA ran stale some time ago. One aspect that possibly hampers this discussion is the lack of divisions. In North America’s top organizations, UFC & Bellator (there is more than one), there are a co...
UFC 232 Walkout Songs UFC 232, the final PPV of 2018, goes down this weekend live from The Forum in Inglewood, CA! In the main event, Jon “Bones” Jones will step into the cage for the first time since testing positives for PEDs in a rematch against Alexander Gustafsson. Underneath the pair, all o...
Joel Suprenant is a former mixed martial artist who was a large part of the original Team Quest. He previously worked closely with Chael Sonnen as a voice on the podcast ‘You’re Welcome – With Chael Sonnen.’ He contacted MMASucka and asked to share his thoughts regarding UFC 231. ****** In Novemb...
In the sport of mixed martial arts, the last thing a fighter wants to be known for is being a quitter. To make a career in this sport, you need to be some of the toughest people on this planet. Fighters have to go through months of agonizing training, hours of brutal sparring sessions and equal […]
Can Cain Velasquez Save the Heavyweight Division? The UFC‘s heavyweight division is experiencing a bit of a logjam. It doesn’t help that Daniel Cormier didn’t want to give a much-deserved immediate rematch to former champ Stipe Miocic. Instead, Cormier will be fighting Brock Lesnar in a fight tha...
Max Holloway just extended his UFC winning streak to 13 against the highly talented Brian Ortega. Max answered many questions on Saturday night, including the most important one of them all—’Is Max Holloway still able to compete?’ Despite his recent scary and unexplained cognitive ailment, the an...
Disclaimer: What follows is an opinion piece. Everything in this article is the sole opinion of the author – me. I don’t claim to be some divine arbiter of morality or claim to know all the answers. I’m sharing my thoughts. Thank you! Competing in MMA is a privilege not a right. Competing in MMA […]
UFC 231 Walkout Songs UFC 231 goes down this weekend live from Toronto, Ontario, Canada! In the main event, Max Holloway will step into the cage in Scotiabank Arena to defend his featherweight title against Bryan “T-City” Ortega. Underneath the pair, all over the card, people are wanting to make ...
On Saturday night (Dec. 8), UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will once again put his 145-pound title on the line against unbeaten top contender Brian Ortega live from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada in a bout that represents the best of what mixed martial arts has to offer. In an e...
UFC Fight Night 142 Walkout Songs UFC Fight Night 142 caps off this big UFC weekend! Airing live at the Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide Australia, the card is topped by a heavyweight war between Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuavasa. All over the card, people are wanting to make a mark wit...
In late October, an industry-changing announcement was made. It was reported that the UFC struck a deal with ONE Championship, trading former longtime flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson away for ONE’s welterweight king, Ben Askren. There are many ways to look at and break down t...
TUF 28 Finale Walkout Songs The 28th season of The Ultimate Fighter culminates this Friday night With the TUF 28 Finale! The card goes down live from the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas, NV. The card, topped by Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman at welterweight, is full of fighters looking to capt...
At first, we all thought that the UFC was just focusing on their younger talent. Then, we thought that they were reducing the flyweight division. But yet again, it seems the bottom line is that the UFC is just cleaning house by cutting fighters. And for good reasons. The UFC has been the benchmar...