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Some fighters just don’t understand how a poor choice in walkout music can impact their brand. Picking a song that many people already use is one poor choice. The Walkout Consultant: UFC Fight Night 96 Another is using a song that just sounds generic. The last cardinal sin of walkout music is to ...
Most of the longstanding UFC champions have deserved their ‘era’; a title depicting their dominance and reign at the top of the tree. Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, Jose Aldo, and others. However, there have also been the woefully premature calls for a new era coming into play; the Machida era had j...
We all hate bad walkouts. Whether it’s a poor choice in relation to a fighter’s personal brand, or just a horrible song, a bad walkout song can scuttle a fighter’s image. That’s where I come in. As MMASucka.com’s resident board-certified musicologist, I am here to help fighters find a better choi...
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a bad walkout. Whether it’s an inappropriate choice of song in relation to a fighter’s personal brand, or it’s just an outright horrible song, a bad walkout can scar a fighter’s reputation. A bad walkout track may even lead to losses! After all, we talk ab...
Last Saturday in Vancouver, Anthony Pettis, one of the most spectacular lightweights we have ever seen in the UFC, made his featherweight debut against #6 ranked Charles Oliveira. After watching Pettis in his last three fights get overwhelmed by Rafael Dos Anjos, get out-wrestled by Eddie Alvarez...
In a changing financial environment a new debate rages, title versus payday.
The UFC heavyweight division is as unpredictable as ever.
The MMA world was shocked this week when it was revealed that longtime UFC matchmaker Joe Silva would be resigning in the near future. Silva’s departure is a blow to the organization as Silva is one of its longest tenured employees, having been with the company since the days of Campbell MacLaren...
UFC Hamburg features the return of perennial light heavyweight contender Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson against Jan Blachowicz. Many see this as a squash match for The Mauler, but a fight cannot be won by reputation alone.
When Conor McGregor steps into the Octagon against Nate Diaz at UFC 202, the Irishman is fighting for more than just redemption. Coming off the back of his first defeat in 15 fights, and first inside the UFC’s Octagon, the reigning featherweight champion knows this fight could well decide which d...
The UFC has an anti-doping problem. That may not be clear to a certain segment of the punditry. The UFC, and its watchdog USADA, have an obligation to protect the mythical “clean fighter.” Therefore, the capture and punishment of drug users should be pursued by any means necessary. Jeff Novitzky ...
Considering all that went into it – ten months of buildup, a week of events in Vegas, two lead-in fight cards, and a legitimately stacked card from top to bottom – UFC 200 should have felt big and different. It didn’t. It’s not that the UFC didn’t try. They replaced the usual blue-gray canvas wit...
As more and more kickboxing is making its way on to my TV and computer screens, I can’t help but wonder: Why are all these fights not under Muay Thai rules? I see the lack of clinch work, knees, and elbows and shake my head. The rules are out there, as the Association of […]
The UFC has been counting down its top 200 fighters in the lead up to UFC 200. But how can you trust the promotion to give you an unbiased list? You can’t. What follows is a completely objective ranking of the top ten fighters in UFC history. The top ten UFC fighters of all-time 10. […]
On this episode we talk Brock Lesnar’s drug testing exemption and what it could mean for Mark Hunt. We also share our thoughts on Fedor Emelianenko possibly signing with the UFC, and Donald Trump’s request to have Dana White speak at the GOP Convention on his behalf. Lastly we reveal the UG forum...
Michael Bisping shocked the world earlier this month when he knocked out Luke Rockhold in the first round of the Middleweight title bout at UFC 199. Rockhold had been favored heavily in the fight, but the upset means that UFC now has a new champion in its popular Middleweight division. And natura...