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UFC 167 is only days away, November 16, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV and the main event holds one of the most interesting title fights of the year. In the blue corner you have someone who has worked his way up the UFC welterweight division ladder, and in the red corner a champion who has […]
Once again Brazil played host to a night of action packed fights with UFC Fight Night 32. Four of the six fights on the night’s main card were finished within the very first round and the preliminary portion of the card did not see one fight go to the judges scorecards. According to Michael Carro...
Considering the legendary events that have taken place in the past, this could be a very gutsy call. However, when considering the fight cards and ground-breaking events of the year – 2013 was truly a game-changing year for the UFC. Could 2013 be the greatest year in UFC history? What’s Happened ...
This isn’t going to be a full UFC 166 review, even though more than half of the main card featured heavyweight fights. I’m strictly directing this article to the heavyweight division and the future matchups for the heavyweight who fought on Saturday. As expected, Gilbert Melendez and John Dodson ...
Many people have once again criticized the promotion of the trilogy fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos. While the fighters’ talent should provide major promotion for the fight in itself, Dana White has repeatedly said that this is the greatest trilogy in the UFC history. I’ve alwa...
Barueri, Brazil’s Ginásio José Corrêa played host to Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night 29, an event which was headlined by Welterweights Demian Maia and Jake Shields. After five hard fought rounds, Shields was rewarded with a split-decision victory, taking his total number of wins in the octagon ...
Rousimar Palhares had a very successful debut at 170-pounds against Mike Pierce at UFC Fight Night 29, however it didn’t come without a little bit of controversy. Did Rousimar Palhares hold on to the submission too long against Mike Pierce? You make the call Just 31-seconds in to the fight, Palha...
In case you’ve been living under a rock the past couple of days, Wanderlei Silva got into an altercation with Chael Sonnen at the Olympia Expo in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday. MMASucka.com has been covering the situation since Saturday when the news first broke, as well when Silva released his own, ...
This past Saturday night (September 21, 2013) Jon Jones retained his UFC light heavyweight championship in a very close fight against Alexander Gustafsson. The bout was so close, that many fans and media members alike believed that Gustafsson actually stole the scorecards and should have been ann...
By Cathal Walsh For the casual spectator of MMA it may at first glance be difficult to imagine where women “fit in” to such a seemingly aggressive and violent combat sport. Yet from its inception, mixed martial arts have sowed the seeds for women’s MMA to blossom. From Royce Gracie’s multiple vic...
It has been about six months since Nick Diaz abruptly retired for the second time in his career. Just like every MMA fan or analyst, I find it hard to believe that his fight with Georges St. Pierre was the last time will ever see him fighting inside the octagon. I’m confident that Diaz will […]
We are just seven days away from ONE Fighting Championship’s return to Jakarta, Indonesia where in the main event, Phuket Top Team’s Andrew Leone takes on former Shooto champion Shinichi Kojima. While most fans are set to have their eyes fixed on the outcome of that one, an intriguing encounter b...
There isn’t much to breakdown when it comes to Anthony Pettis win over Benson Henderson at UFC 164. He handled Henderson’s grappling against the cage and kept the fight standing, where he’s most comfortable. You could see how improved his wrestling has become. His loss to Clay Guida two years ago...
He was entering the bout on the back of two consecutive losses, and had to weather the early storm against his opponent at this past Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 27 main event, before dispatching him impressively in the 4th frame. Both Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann found themselves in must-win...
This is the week that hardcore MMA fans have been waiting for weeks now. I’m going to wait until Wednesday to preview the lightweight title fight in the five questions preview. For now, the focus is on former champions on losing streaks. Some people may never consider Carlos Condit champion, but ...
We all should have seen the video by now. If you haven’t, you can still see it here at MMASucka.com and wonder, “Just what in the Blue Hell happened to The Axe Murderer?” Wanderlei Silva, after having been challenged to a bout by Chael Sonnen in his victory speech at UFC Fight Night 26, took […]