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This year’s instalment of Dana White’s Contender Series is moving right along and has been as entertaining as ever. Bantamweights headline episode seven with Christian Rodriguez taking on Junior Cortez. Week seven packs five bouts with half of the competitors hosting an unblemished professional r...
Tracy Cortez is one of the hottest prospects in the UFC. Having gained a contract through her performance on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, Cortez is set to debut at UFC on ESPN+ 22. The card is headlined by the light heavyweight debut of Jacare Souza, who takes on #5 Jan Blachowicz...
If there was any doubt as to whether Nick Newell was ready for a step up in competition before Bellator 225, there are no longer. The lightweight came into his contest with Corey Browning (4-2) on the heels of a quick submission at CES 56. Before that, he suffered a much more public loss to […]
The impressive growth of UFC and MMA in general over the last decade has brought the sport immense popularity worldwide. During the most recent expansion, the organization has announced the opening of a Vegas-based production facility, dubbed UFC Apex. The newest facility features 130,000 feet of...
Sean Woodson only had one week to prepare himself for the biggest fight of his MMA career to date. However, he doesn’t seem to mind, given the opportunity. Woodson (5-0 MMA) will fight Terrance McKinney (7-1 MMA) in the main event of this week’s Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. “I’m e...
Richie Santiago fights for a UFC contract on week 2 of Dana White’s Contender Series. It’s been a long journey for the young professional, yet only one performance stands between the Massachusetts fighter and an indiscriminate goal. Santiago spoke with MMASucka immediately following the announcem...
New England is well represented on the upcoming third season of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. With the likes of Richie Santiago and Fabio Cherant having confirmed bouts in the months prior. Now, Cage Titans bantamweight champion and poster boy Jay Perrin becomes the 3rd New England...
Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series is one of the most popular new UFC run-off products. Since its creation, fans clamored over the intense format and high-level prospect duels. Now in the months leading to its third season, another high profile matchup was added to Season 3. Sources conf...
CES 56 is a little more than a month away and the CES organization continues to add exciting matchups to the card. Earlier this month, the promotion announced a featherweight title fight between current champion, Bruce Boyington and challenger Dan Dubuque. Today, CES added John Gotti III to the e...
Cage Titans 43 goes down live from the historic Plymouth Memorial Hall located in the historic town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The forty-third numbered event hosts a record number of professionals. 10 mixed martial arts pros make the walk tonight from across the region and country. Featured Prel...
Another young New England prospect fights under the ZUFFA banner. The undefeated Fabio Cherant competes on the third season of Dana Whites Tuesday Night Contender Series. The Massachusetts fighter announced the news via social media. Cherant is now the second New England fighter in recent months ...
When you see an 8-0, 21-year-old fighter with seven first-round finishes, it’s easy to get excited. Glendale’s middleweight prospect Edmen Shahbazyan is now 2-0 under the UFC umbrella. His age and penchant for finding quick stoppages are intriguing to fans. But it’s reasonable to suspect that Sha...
There has been a change to the scheduled middleweight fight between Tom Breese and Cezar Ferreira at UFC London. After Ferreira pulled out earlier this week, the UFC was looking for a replacement. They found one in Ian Heinisch. Heinisch will be looking to improve to 2-0 in the promotion, while B...
UFC 234, in its current state, is not a fight card that is getting much mainstream attention. Aside from the main and co-main events, there aren’t many fighters on the card with much name value. But, there are plenty of up-and-comers on the card looking to make a name for themselves. Devonte Smit...
It appears New England combat sports veteran, Matt Bessette, is no longer with the UFC. The lightweight fighter took to social media to announce his release from the North American promotion. Matt Bessette Statement “Friday, the 4th, around 7 am, I received word that I was released from my contra...
The UFC’s light heavyweight division has felt the bitter tinge of criticism for quite some time now. It wasn’t too long ago that the 205 lb. weight class was arguably the deepest on the roster. At the moment, the division is again on the rise as young are climbing into the top of the division. […]