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After UFC 220 this past weekend, the champion of the UFC’s light heavyweight division has not changed. Daniel Cormier was able to defeat Volkan Oezdemir by a second round TKO to retain his title. The 205 pound weight class is pretty shallow when it comes to worthy contenders at the moment. Many b...
KSW middleweight champion Mamed Khalidov is in his second-straight title vs. title superfight, this time fighting up a division when he takes on KSW light heavyweight king; Tomasz Narkun. The bout was announced via press release late Sunday night. Mamed Khalidov vs. Tomasz Narkun No stranger to t...
A pivotal and highly intriguing light heavyweight contest has been added to Bellator MMA’s February visit to Uncasville, Connecticut. Bellator 194 will feature a 205-pound clash between former champion Liam McGeary and rising Team Fedor prospect Vadim Nemkov. Nemkov confirmed the news to Russian ...
Christmas season is upon us. The time for joy, celebration and gift giving has arrived. People everywhere are writing their own Christmas lists asking for this and that. Just as the rest of you are and all the other awesome writers here at MMASucka, I before anything else, am an MMA fan. I’ve tri...
Despite being stopped less than a month ago at ROAD FC 44, “Ol’ Ironhead” Fujita is back. Kazuyuki Fujita returns at HEAT 41 to face South Korea’s, Sang Soo Lee. Kazuyuki Fujita returns at HEAT 41 Fujita (15-13) has lost seven-straight since 2008. The 47-year-old returned from a three-year absenc...
The return of 25-year-old Jiří “Denisa” Procházka to the RIZIN ring is near, and he’s set to take on another fantastic light heavyweight prospect. Jiří Procházka returns vs. Karl Albrektsson at December RIZIN show Jiří Procházka (19-3-1) is currently riding a three-fight win streak. In his last o...
Video: Anthony Johnson vs Alexander Gustafsson free fight Light heavyweight No. 1 contender Anthony Johnson dominated Alexander Gustafsson in impressive fashion back in January to earn himself a title shot against Jon Jones at UFC 187. Check out the complete fight. Video: Anthony Johnson vs Ale...
Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger and number two ranked 205-pounder Alexander Gustafsson took to Facebook on Wednesday morning to give his thoughts on the UFC’s decision to strip Jon Jones of his UFC gold and suspend him indefinitely. The Swede feels for Jones, but also for the rest o...
Jon Jones was stripped of his UFC light heavyweight championship and it was immediately announced that Daniel Cormier would step in to take on Anthony Johnson in the main event at UFC 187. Daniel Cormier opens as slight favorite over Anthony Johnson According to Bodog.ca, Cormier is coming in as ...
Video: Dana White announces Jon Jones stripped of light heavyweight championship On Tuesday evening, UFC President Dana White joined FOX Sports Live to announce that Jon Jones had been stripped of his UFC light heavyweight championship. The news came two days after he crashed into a pregnant woma...
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in police custody. Jon Jones in custody following hit-and-run accident MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani reported on Monday night (via Twitter) that the current pound-for-pound king has turned himself into the Albuquerque police and has since been booked ...
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is being sought for questioning by the Albuquerque Police Department, because of his possible involvement of a hit-and-run this weekend. Jon Jones wanted for questioning by ABQ police due to possible connection to hit-and-run Following an initial report fr...
If you haven’t heard, top 10 light heavyweight Phil Davis left the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to sign with rivalry promotion, Bellator MMA. Staff Roundtable: Phil Davis heads to Bellator He is the latest current top 10 fighter to leave the premier MMA promotion; although, it’s a differe...
Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of the sixth* ranked Light Heavyweight in the world, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-3, 1 NC), to an exclusive, multi-fight deal. “I can’t wait to be fighting in Bellator and wreck shop on everyone,” said Davis. “I am the absolute best and most domin...
A pivotal light heavyweight bout has been confirmed as the headliner of June’s Berlin show, as Alexander Gustafsson is set to take on Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 69. Following an initial report on kimura.se, UFC President Dana White confirmed the matchup on early Monday morning, with mmacr...
On January 31, 2004 at UFC 46 two champions were dethroned, as Vitor Belfort beat Randy Couture for the UFC light heavyweight title and B.J. Penn tapped out Matt Hughes to capture the 170-pound gold. Fast forward eleven years and once again two divisional title holders were ousted of their titles...