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Who in the world at 125 lbs. can defeat Alexandre Pantoja? At UFC 310, Pantoja defended his UFC flyweight strap for an amazing third time, stopping the highly-touted Kai Asakura in the second round by rear-naked choke, becoming the only man to submit the Japanese phenom. Prior to their encounter ...
The UFC brings an early Christmas gift to fight fans all around the world with their stacked final card of the year, UFC 310. Headlining the event is none other than two-time defending flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja, who is looking to turn away recent company signee in Japanese MMA savant K...
More than three months after his appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series (where he scored an impressive knockout), the undefeated Lone’er Kavanagh (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) stepped into the Octagon for the first time yesterday at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs Figueiredo. Making his debut in Macau, China, ...
Best Actor? Don’t bother! Best Picture? Who cares?! Best Fighter in the Flyweight Division? Now, that’s what we want to know about. On Sunday night, the film industry’s finest will be honored in Hollywood for the 96th Annual Academy Awards, also referred to as the Oscars. While the land of fantas...
Recently, an image was doing the rounds on MMA Twitter: an infographic that displayed the social media accounts of each champion of the UFC. While many focused on the total followers or lack thereof for the likes of Sean O’Malley, Islam Makhachev, and Alex Pereira, one champion slipped under the ...
Contract disputes, inconclusive bouts, interrupted tournaments, apathy, paper champions, empty arenas, lack of stars; If you’ve ever wondered what the dark days of the UFC were like, look no further than the UFC flyweight division. The UFC has grown into the premier organization of MMA but it was...
TJ Dillashaw, the two-time bantamweight champion, will look to return to the Octagon in a big way in 2021. After being slapped with a 24-month drug suspension from the NYSAC, Dillashaw has been training hard, as evident by his Instagram posts. Dillashaw’s suspension will be officially lifted on J...
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is perhaps the most dominant champion in Bellator history. With the Hawaiian approaching a year of inactivity, a title defense is imminent. Here are five fighters capable of dethroning the undefeated flyweight Bellator queen. Denise Kielholtz Although the Dutch flyweight has ...
At UFC 253 Fight Island, Brandon Royval (12-4) showed up as new blood in the shallow ranks of the men’s flyweight division. Royval took on The Ultimate Fighter 24 veteran Kai Kara-France (21-9). “Raw Dawg” had complained about not having a chance to show his striking in his debut against Tim Elli...
UFC Fight Night Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2: These two fighters meet for the second time in 2020. This time, barring any unforeseen weight or health issues, the UFC Flyweight gold will be on the line. Before you bet the fight, check out the current active fighter betting trends for this championshi...
Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes sits atop the ONE Championship flyweight mountain with an 18-3 record. After re-capturing the ONE Flyweight World Championship in January of 2019, Moraes got to sit back and watch the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix take place. Demetrious Johnson entered the promotion and ...
Following Deiveson Figueiredo’s victory over Joseph Benavidez at UFC Norfolk, the UFC flyweight title remains vacant. Does this spell the end for the division as a whole? The Flyweight Title “Joe B-Wan Kenobi” really was the flyweight division’s only hope. Eventual winner Figueiredo missed weight...
Alex Perez (22-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is making his return to the Octagon at UFC on ESPN+ 24 this Saturday. He believes a Fight of the Night is in his future when he meets Jordan Espinosa (14-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) for a flyweight bout. “[Espinosa] is a good match-up, stylistically,” Perez told MMASucka. “We b...
Tyson Nam (16-9-1) is preparing to get back in the win column on Saturday. He fights Donald Gonzalez (5-8) in a 130-lb. catchweight bout at X1 World Events MMA in his backyard of Honolulu. Nam expects the fight to play out as a striking battle. He noted Gonzalez’s kickboxing style as what he feel...
Eight months after his last fight with the UFC, flyweight prospect Jose Torres is back and ready to make his debut with a new promotion. “Shorty” (8-1 MMA) will make his inaugural appearance for Brave CF against the undefeated Amir Albazi (11-0). The two were set to meet at Brave CF 22 on March 1...
Pancrase champ Senzo Ikeda signs with ONE, joins Flyweight Grand-Prix The flyweight King of Pancrase is set to join the ONE Championship ranks in a big way as 36-year-old Senzo Ikeda joins the upcoming Flyweight Grand-Prix line-up. He replaces an injured Andrew Leone to take on Danny Kingad in on...