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RIZIN has one of the most stacked lightweight divisions in MMA. Among the fighters already on the roster are Yusuke Yachi, Diego Brandao, and Satoru Kitaoka. Joining the division is Australian fighter Damien “Beatdown” Brown (17-12), who will be making his debut at RIZIN 14. Getting his Start in ...
As cuts continue to rain down from the offices of the UFC, one fighter shockingly squeaked through to free agency. The young and “marketable” Sage Northcutt will not re-sign with the UFC. For at least the immediate future. Dana White on Northcutt’s future with the UFC UFC president Dana White cle...
A few days ago, news came out of South Korea declaring the birth of a new mixed martial arts organization; Double G FC. The promotion will hold their inaugural show at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. And the main event has been revealed. MMASucka has learned from sources close to t...
For fighter “The Honey Bear” Jake Heun (11-7), competing in Japan has always been a dream of his. On September 30, he gets to do that at RIZIN 13. He will be taking on the Czech knockout artist Jiri Prochazka (21-3-1D). Prochazka is on a five-fight win streak with four of those coming way by stop...
Roque Martinez (12-3-2) is preparing for the biggest fight of his career. On September 30th, he fights one of the final bosses of the MMA heavyweight division, Mirko Cro Cop (36-11-2, 1NC). Cro Cop needs no introduction. The Croatian heavyweight has a long list of impressive finishes over the lik...
At 20 years old, Christian Lee is already one of the premier fighters in the ONE Championship organization. ONE Championship was founded in July 2011 and has grown in popularity since. “The Warrior” Lee is 9-2 in his very young professional career but both losses are to the “champ champ”, lightwe...
ROAD FC 047 RETURNS TO BEIJING, CHINA ALL FIGHTERS ON WEIGHT, GRAND PRIX FIGHTERS POST HEFTY MARKS ROAD Fighting Championship announces the results from the official weigh-ins for ROAD FC 047 in Beijing, China. ROAD FC 047 will take place at the Cadillac Arena on May 12, 2018. All fighters made w...
Following yesterday’s announcement by ROAD FC Founder and President Jung Mun-Hong that he was tendering his resignation as CEO, ROAD FC announces the appointment of new a CEO, Mr. Kim Dae-Hwan. ROAD Fighting Championship announces the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Kim Dae-Hwan. RO...
The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced the full card for ONE: IMMORTAL PURSUIT, set for 24 November at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Angela Lee will defend her title against Japanese martial arts veteran Mei Yamaguchi in a highly-anticipate...
The Young Guns series, held as the undercard for many ROAD FC numbered events, is designed to feature fighters who are transitioning from amateur MMA, new foreigners, those coming off a delayed break, and those who are seeking a much-needed resurgence in their career. As part of a national system...
May Ooi makes her ONE debut this Friday.
UFC 214 is set to go off this Saturday night from Anaheim and it definitely has the potential to be one of the most exciting fight cards of the year so far. There is no spectacle fighter (CM Punk) or circus build up, (any Conor McGregor fight) but there are three titles on the line […]
Battlefield FC put on their first event this past weekend from the Seoul Olympic Hall in Seoul, Korea. The fight card went off with a bang, but according to one fighter it didn’t go without a hiccup. Grappling competitor, Jeff Glover, let his fans know on Instagram that the promotion did not pay ...
Battlefield Fighting Championship is a new entity in the MMA world, but the South Korean-based promotion is wasting little time in picking up talent from all over the world. Multiple fights have been added featuring women’s veteran Sarah Kaufman, and former ONE champion Igor Svirid to name a few....
ROAD FC has announced a lightweight match-u that will act as a trial bout for their $1 million tournament in 2017. On paper, it is quite the mismatch as 50 fight veteran Melvin Guillard takes on the inexperienced Seung Yeon Kim in what will only be his fourth professional fight. ROAD FC announced...
By now, I think MMA fans have become privy to a UFC, Bellator or World Series of Fighting event on just about every single weekend. Sometimes, one or two of each. Of course we look towards those ‘big’ shows primarily, but almost every single weekend there are plenty of other fights and events wor...