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Dustin Poirier jumped onto the scene when he inked a contract with WEC. After the company’s merger with the UFC, Poirier quickly looked to make a name for himself. His first UFC opponent and fellow WEC fighter, Josh Grispi, held an impressive 14-1 record. At UFC 125, Poirier defeated Grispi by un...
Ron Waterman “H20” was one of the most dominant heavyweight cage fighters of the early 2000s. Waterman’s dominance allowed for a quick rise to the top, where he became the first and only WEC Super Heavyweight Champion. Early on in his career, Ron Waterman felt a disparity. He needed something mor...
The Stipe Miocic (20-3) and Daniel Cormier (22-3-1) trilogy was decided at UFC 252 in Las Vegas. Miocic managed to use his boxing and wrestling defense to cinch up the 2-1 rivalry by decision. Now that the dust has settled, let’s examine one of the greatest series of matches in UFC Heavyweight hi...
We’re back with a new Today in MMA History article. Even though the UFC is back after a bit of a hiatus due to COVID-19, MMASucka has decided to continue to take a look at some fights from the past. Today’s article looks back at a spoiled octagon debut from a former UFC middleweight champion. […]
A year ago, the UFC put together UFC 236 with two interim title fights. The first was Kelvin Gastelum facing Israel Adesanya for the interim middleweight title. The second was Dustin Poirier facing Max Holloway for the interim lightweight title. MMASucka presents Fight Card Flashbacks, starting w...
Ronda Rousey is one of the most recognisable names in all of MMA. Olympic bronze medalist, the first-ever UFC women’s champion, once a massive PPV pull in the UFC and a WWE star, Rousey has had a stellar career. That all started on this day in 2011. We take a look at the career of ‘Rowdy’ Ronda […]
This is the first edition of Today in MMA History. Since COVID-19 has put a halt to almost all MMA promotions MMASucka has decided to take a look at some fights from the past. Today’s article feature’s a huge moment in UFC history, the first time Jon Jones became a champion. That’s right, we are […]
“Rampage” Jackson. Wanderlei Silva. “Shogun” Rua. While PRIDE‘s heavyweight division was its crown jewel, its middleweight division (205 pounds, which then and now is the light-heavyweight division in the UFC and many other MMA promotions) were the best in the world. Many fans regard their career...
This is the 31st of a 50-part series documenting the history and the current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and […]
This is the 30th of a 50-part series documenting the history and current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and camps […]
This is the 29th of a 50-part series documenting the history and the current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and […]
This is the 28th of a 50-part series documenting the history and current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and camps […]
This is the 27th of a 50-part series documenting the history and current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and camps […]
This is the 26th of a 50-part series documenting the history and current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and camps […]
This is the 25th of a 50-part series documenting the history and the current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and […]
This is the 24th of a 50-part series documenting the history and the current state of MMA for each of the 50 states in the United States of America. You can find the rest of the series to date here. Each part will chronicle the history of MMA as well as several notable fighters and camps […]