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When Ben Askren challenged Jordan Burroughs to an exhibition match at Beat the Streets, it was a victory for the sport of wrestling. A two-time Hodge Trophy winner, 2008 Olympian, Bellator MMA and ONE Championship titleholder, Askren has become one of the most recognizable names in the combat spo...
Throughout his storied UFC and WEC (RIP) career, fans, analysts, and Joe Rogan heaped on praise for the unique striking style of Dominick Cruz. We owe a great deal to the focus on Dom’s fancy feet. Many aspects of boxing footwork and head movement have a greater emphasis in the MMA meta today bec...
From Pedro Rizzo to Edson Barboza, an elite few have terrorized the UFC with their ferocious leg kicking assault. Rizzo may have been first, but Thiago Alves has been lumberjacking for well over ten years in the welterweight division. Feast your eyes on his artistic Muay Thai technique. “Pitbull”...
Former World Series of Fighting (RIP) champion Justin Gaethje is a straight up wild man. “The Highlight” has brought his “kill or be killed” style to the UFC for three Fight of the Year worthy bouts thus far. An outsider may judge Gaethje as a basic swinging brawler, at a quick glance. But the fo...
Despite his tenure in Strikeforce (RIP) and a brief UFC stint, Anthony Smith has not received significant recognition from fans. After 10 years as a professional, the 29-year-old has a chance to steal the spotlight in his main event bout against Mauricio Shogun Rua at UFC Hamburg. At 6’4, Smith w...
Feast your eyes on a chronological compilation of controlled chaos. It’s Mauricio Shogun Rua fight week. When the Chute Boxe prodigy won the 2005 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix at just 23-years-old, a legend was born. As time passes, the tale of Shogun’s fabled career grows softer among the mainst...
Relive the magic with GIFs and videos of the best takedowns, scrambles, and throws from amateur wrestling matches throughout the year. These are MMASucka‘s wrestling highlights. Freestyle Wrestling Highlights: Beat the Streets It was a busy week for freestyle wrestling. The 2018 World Team Trials...