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Is a great card going under the radar? Bellator Newcastle preview Bellator’s return to the UK Bellator is quickly becoming Europe’s number one promotion. As the organization consistently puts on European shows throughout the year. Making their return to Newcastle since December 2017, this show is...
The 100th event for the European promotion, Cage Warriors, is nearly two months away. In the months leading up to the landmark card, the promotion made waves. Tuesday promotion officials announced the signing of former BAMMA lightweight champion, Rhys McKee. The announcement makes McKee the secon...
Far too often in MMA, fighters with fascinating backstories and unique talents are under-promoted. This lack of promotion is a massive blow to the wallets of these fighters, and, ironically, hurts the bottom line of the organization that makes such promotional missteps. In “What WME Should See“, ...
One of BAMMA’s young faces Cameron Hardy will enter the cage for the second time this month. He will appear on the main card of BAMMA Fight Night London: McKee vs. Brazier. This will make for Hardy’s fourth fight of 2018. Cameron Hardy: BAMMA’s Young Royal Navy Rising Star Early Beginnings “I sta...
Just like the Knockout and Submission of the month for May 2018, there was no shortage of excellent fights either. In fact, as you will see in just a few minutes, there were more honorable mentions this month than there has been in every other previous Fight of the Month discussion in 2018. The m...
The road to the UFC’s octagon is a hard, mentally challenging battle. But not everyone has to grow up with the hardships and challenges like that of UFC lightweight and former BAMMA Lonsdale British lightweight champion, Marc Diakiese. MMASucka was fortunate to talk to Diakiese and get an exclusi...
Wagner Prado signs with KSW after tearing up Brazil’s regional scene. The heavy-handed Brazilian will take on a highly-respected SBG veteran in his debut. KSW announced the signing and bout on Friday. At just 30-years-old, Wagner ‘Caldeirão’ Prado (13-3, 1NC) still has an immense amount of potent...
Ireland’s Paul Redmond returns to KSW on June 9 to face rising Polish prospect Gracjan Szadzinski at KSW 44 from the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. Also on the card, we will see the return of KSW legend Michal Materla. Paul Redmond meets Gracjan Szadzinski at KSW 44, Michal Materla also joins card...
Bellator is primed for another Summer return to Italy, this time in the country’s capital; Rome. Live from the Il Centrale Live Roma – Foro Italico on Saturday, July 14. They bring a doubleheader with them in the form of Bellator 202 and Bellator Kickboxing 10. Two bouts have been announced for e...
Much like this month’s Submission of the Month, the winner of Knockout of the Month was decided in one of the first events of March 2018. In February, the Knockout of the Month was Akhmet “Butcher” Aliev wheel-kicking his was to Fight Nights Global gold. In March, however, we saw a tremendous amo...
Bellator continues signing UK talent, with their latest addition being BAMMA’s middleweight champion; Mike “Sea Bass” Shipman. Shipman announced the signing – and return date – on his Facebook page early Friday. BAMMA Champion Mike Shipman signs with Bellator MMA; debuts at Bellator 200 Upon losi...
KSW 43 in Wroclaw, Poland has received its main event! Wroclaw’s Olympic hero, Damian Janikowski, will headline KSW’s fourth show in his hometown. He takes on former EFC and BAMMA champion; Yannick Bahati. Also announced was the previously reported heavyweight title fight between Michal Andryszak...
Last week it was announced that BAMMA lightweight title-holder Ryan Scope (11-1) was vacating his championship to sign with Bellator MMA. It didn’t take long for the UK-based promotion to announce when a new lightweight champion would be crowned. The previously announced rematch between Tim Barne...
KSW has announced another fight for their stacked KSW 42 show in March. One of the promotion’s top draws and best talents, Michal Materla returns yet again to take on UK star Scott Askham. Michal Materla returns against Scott Askham at KSW 42 Michal “Cipao” Materla (25-5) has long been considered...
Bellator MMA has announced it’s feature fights for it’s co-promoted event with BAMMA in Newcastle, England on December 15. In the night’s main event, Michael McDonald debuts with Bellator MMA vs. Peter Ligier. The co-main event will feature former UFC title-challenger, Canada’s own; Valérie Létou...
Neil Grove versus Lukasz Parobiec has been added to a stacked Bellator 179 card.