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Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has long been a fan favorite. From the start of his WEC and UFC career, he’s one of the promotion’s most active, exciting, and bankable fighters. In late 2015 and early 2016, Cowboy was looking more impressive than he ever had before. Unfortunately, three consecutive losse...
EDUARD FOLAYANG TO FACE MARTIN NGUYEN AT ONE: LEGENDS OF THE WORLD IN MANILA The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced another blockbuster evening of world-class martial arts action as ONE: LEGENDS OF THE WORLD hits the Mall of Asia Arena in M...
What defines a “classic”? To me, when I think of an MMA ‘classic’, I think about important things that have happened in the sport. Whether it be an individual fight, and entire tournament, a whole event, or a specific rivalry. If it made a lasting impression on myself and many other fans, that, t...
Bellator returns tonight live on Spike TV with a fantastic card resonating from the Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, OK. The main event features a lightweight rubber match between Derek Campos and Brandon Girtz. The two are 1-1 against each other, with Campos ...
Is T.J. Grant the last Canadian lightweight contender?
Undefeated lightweight brawler Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje just made his long-awaited Octagon debut, and it was incredible. People are already clamoring and wondering what is next for one of MMA’s most exciting fighters. Gaethje himself wants to know the same thing, as his first words to Brian...
“The Warrior” Lipeng Zhang’s current run is nothing short of spectacular. The 27-year-old Zhang has primarily fought in his home country of China the past 21 months. He was released from the UFC in 2015 following a loss to Canada’s Kajan Johnson. VIDEO: Lipeng Zhang wins 15th straight following U...
On July 7, 2017, at The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale resonating from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, UFC fans will see Justin Gaethje debut in the promotion as part of the night’s main event. Why Justin Gaethje’s Debut is Unmissable Justin Gaethje is one of few fighters to debut in the UF...
ROAD Fighting Championship announces the matches for the Opening Round of the 16-man $1 Million Lightweight Tournament beginning at Xiaomi ROAD FC 040 on July 15, 2017 in the Jangchung Arena in Seoul, South Korea. Xiaomi ROAD FC 040: $1 Million Lightweight Tournament Opening Round matches announc...
It has finally happened. One of the most exciting fighters in the sport has signed with the UFC. Justin Gaethje will finally enter the “big leagues” ranked as the #10 lightweight in the world on the MMA Sucka staff rankings. Five potentential opponents for Justin Gaethje’s UFC debut Justin Gaethj...
Desmond Green will check an item off of his MMA bucket-list when he steps into the Octagon for the first time on Saturday night at UFC 210 in Buffalo, New York. Green, who celebrated the fifth year anniversary of his professional MMA career on April 1, will meet unbeaten Team Alpha Male product J...
A late devastation struck tomorrow’s UFC 209 card. Khabib Nurmagomedov is out of his interim lightweight championship bout with Tony Ferguson due to an illness. Per a statement released by the UFC: “UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov was transported to Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center Thursday ...
This weekend is UFC 208 live from Brooklyn. A less-than-stellar card in comparison to things we’ve seen recently, but still solid enough nonetheless. As per usual, with a UFC event on, nine times out of ten, anything else fight-related that weekend is stuck in its shadow. Ev Ting vs. Kamal Shalor...
“I’m gonna strap one on one shoulder and one on the other shoulder and they’re gonna need a f—ing army to come take them belts off me” That was Conor McGregor’s answer at the UFC 205 press conference when asked about possibly dropping his featherweight belt should he beat Eddie Alvarez this Novem...
Last Saturday in Vancouver, Anthony Pettis, one of the most spectacular lightweights we have ever seen in the UFC, made his featherweight debut against #6 ranked Charles Oliveira. After watching Pettis in his last three fights get overwhelmed by Rafael Dos Anjos, get out-wrestled by Eddie Alvarez...
MMA This Weekend (August 4 – 7) By now, I think MMA fans have become privy to a UFC, Bellator or World Series of Fighting event on just about every single weekend. Sometimes, one or two of each. Of course we look towards those ‘big’ shows primarily, but almost every single weekend there are plent...