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For the longest of time Luke Rockhold was a forgotten piece in the Strikeforce middleweight puzzle – A wildly talented yet unproven prospect that was plagued with injuries before he met highly-touted Brazilian grappler Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the Strikeforce middleweight crown. To the surprise...
Literally days removed from the biggest event on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s calendar, they were back on the horse for an overshadowed mid-week card that delivered action in hoards. In the evening’s featured attraction Chris Weidman raised his stock even further, dominating top-three mid...
There are only a handful of events in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s nearly two-decade existence that can rival the anticipation and must-see atmosphere surrounding the much anticipated rematch between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva. When the cage door closed behind these two top-ranked mi...
Timidity – avoiding contact, or consistently dropping the mouthpiece, or faking an injury: Timidity is defined as any fighter who purposely avoids contact with his opponent, or runs away from the action of the fight. Timidity can also be called by the referee for any attempt by a fighter to recei...
It seem like just yesterday that I would circle the upcoming UFC or Pride FC events on my calendar, counting down the days until I could see the memorable fights spaced months apart – Today, things are a little different, this weekend we didn’t just get one but two events from the global MMA jugg...
Featherweight has widely been considered one of the thinner divisions inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship but last June when news broke that Japanese sensation Hatsu Hioki was joining the 145-pound ranks fight enthusiasts thought he could be a real test for Brazilian featherweight king Jose...
UFC Tonight hosts Todd Harris and Kenny Florian are joined by former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans for a game of All-Star pick em’. KenFlo and Rashad make their own personal MMA dream team and go head-to-head. Who has the best team, Kenny or Rashad? Thanks to FUEL TV for the video below.
When Japan’s top MMA organization, DREAM officially announced its bankruptcy fight fanatics salivated at the thought of their top stars joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s famed octagon – For Bibiano Fernandes, we thought it was a reality, but we were all mistaken. UFC officials announce...
Michael Bisping was scheduled to take on Tim Boetsch at UFC 149 on July 21 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. However, an injury forced him to withdraw from the fight and made him put his climb back to title contention on the back burner. Bisping appeared on Monday’s episode of ” The MMA Hour” with Ari...
For the second-straight fight headlined by Filipino wrecking machine Manny Pacquiao controversy surrounds the outcome of the fight – Last November he narrowly defeated Mexican knockout artist Juan Manuel Marquez in their third meeting. Tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Pacquiao put his World ...
When UFC President Dana White made the announcement of implementing a flyweight division, few were more excited than Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall. Johnson has always been the smallest man at the party, despite being 5-foot-3 he has enough god given athletic abilities to make up for his size ...
Last night’s UFC 146 marked the beginning of the most interesting time for the UFC’s heavyweight division because for the first time in the organization’s history all the best big boys resided under their control. In the heyday of the Pride-versus-UFC rivalry most of the top heavyweight stars res...
We are introducing a new segment on MMASucka.com called Punch Out. Two Sucka writers will debate a topic or two and go three rounds of debate if need be. Sometimes they will agree, sometimes they will disagree, but in the end the debate rages on. So let’s introduce our first two combatants. It’s...
Chael Sonnen was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission following his first fight with Anderson Silva for elevated testosterone levels. Sonnen’s explanation was that he had previously had a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in Nevada and was...
Where Nick Diaz goes controversy will follow – In the past year alone he has burned millions of dollars missing a super-fight with welterweight kingpin George St-Pierre for his out of cage shenanigans, no-showed a jiu-jitsu match and tested positive for marijuana usage. Today the former Strikefor...
We all love a rags to riches story, but it seems as a society we enjoy a riches to rags story just a little bit more – We’ve seen it countless times as child stars in film and television are given stardom and riches at a young age and before they can appreciate it or […]