Hot takes, editorials, and opinion pieces from our team on the biggest stories in MMA.
This Saturday, Phil Davis and Ryan Bader will meet at UFC on Fox 14. Davis and Bader are perennial top-ten talents at light heavyweight, and the current official UFC rankings have them at number five and number seven, respectively. They combined for a 19-6-1 record in the UFC. While each has foug...
This article might as well be called “Don’t do what Raphael Assuncao does”, and you’ll know why once you’ve read it. This won’t be overly long, confusing or drawn out – it’s a straight forward three step guide on how fighters can make fans, keep them, and make the most out of their spotlight in […]
There is not a single MMA fan that is not excited for the Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz matchup at UFC 183. Although it is very exciting, almost everyone is picking Anderson Silva to win and many are going as far to consider it a mismatch. This is not a mismatch at all and no […]
Watch the 30-second spot for Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night, and you’d be forgiven if you couldn’t figure out who this Conor McGregor guy was fighting. Dennis Siver receives less than a second of screen time, and he’s seen standing in the shadows – a poetic touch whether it was intentional or not...
“I was a little bit heartbroken… But it’s okay. Even when I first heard the news that I was promised I was going to get the next title shot, I was skeptical. You can’t always believe what you hear. Things change so often in this sport, you’d be a fool if you believed everything […]
The drama dissipated in the fourth round. Jon Jones’ investment in body shots in the first three frames began paying their dividends. Daniel Cormier tired, allowing Jones to stick him against the fence and keep him there. Need a finish in the fifth, Cormier couldn’t find the energy burst necessar...
In 2014 fans were treated to plenty of exciting fights, but there were a slough that didn’t actually come to fruition. Below I give you my take on the top 5 fights that didn’t happen in 2014, including a handful of honorable mentions. 5. Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva The two long-time rivals c...
UFC Fight Night 58 wraps up the year of 2014 for the UFC with a stacked ‘Fight Night’ card live from the Ginasio Jose Correa in Barueri, Brazil. Headlining the show is former champion and middleweight contender Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway. In the co-main event, Renan Barao makes an anticipa...
At UFC 181, the UFC announced they had signed Phil “CM Punk” Brooks to a fight contract. Not only has Brook never fought MMA – zero pro fights, zero amateur fights, he has limited martial arts training. It’s not outrageous to suggest that the books would list Brook as an underdog against anyone c...
Let’s face it, we all think we can do the job better than the ones making the huge amounts of coin scoring fights right? Tonight MMASucka brings back an old concept, a judging panel with Jeremy Brand, Mike Skytte and Nick Baldwin scoring round-by-round for the PPV portion of the UFC 181 fight car...
With the United States celebrating Thanksgiving, we at MMASucka.com figured we’d give the MMA world some thanks as well. Happy Thanksgiving: Top five Fights of 2014… so far Below are our picks for top five fights of 2014… so far. 5. Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida At UFC 175, Middleweight Champio...
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar has won three-in-a-row and capped that with a near flawless performance against the number two ranked Cub Swanson this past Saturday in the main event at UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin, Texas. Frankie Edgar obvious choice for next 145-pound title shot W...
This past Saturday night, the three largest promotions on the planet earth, UFC, Bellator and WSOF all held events. Below we will grade all of the events from Saturday night, as well as give our final verdict. Who won Saturday’s MMA triple header? UFC 180 – B+ In the evening’s main event, UFC Hea...
It’s been over a year since British Columbia appointed their new athletic commission. Previously the province did not have a commission, the city of Vancouver had their own. When the newly appointment crew made their debut, there were many critics. The mixed martial arts scene had been so used to...
There is a title fight at almost every single UFC pay-per-view and sometimes even two. Title fights get everyone watching and surely everyone talking. Everyone is always wondering who will become the next champion? Who will become the man or woman to beat the division’s dominant champion? Who wil...
UFC 179 went down in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this past weekend, with five bouts taking place on the main card. The main event saw a spectacular title defense by the country’s own Jose Aldo, who triumphed over a much-improved Chad Mendes for a second time following the pair’s duel at UFC 142. The c...