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Submission Underground 15 is taking place today and by all indications, it should be another great grappling event. You can see the results of their last event right here. In the feature bout of the evening champion, Craig Jones will be facing off with Gabriel Checco, winner of three straight SU...
Sean Woodson will return to the Octagon for the first time since October when he takes on Kyle Nelson at UFC Las Vegas on June 27. Woodson, a 6’2″ featherweight with a 79-inch reach, will hold an eight-inch reach advantage over his opponent. While Woodson acknowledged Nelson is a “striker first,”...
Roosevelt Roberts put a stamp on his grudge match with Brok Weaver last Saturday when he submitted him in Round 2. Roberts improved to 4-1 in the UFC and 10-1 overall with the win. “It was a good win,” he told MMASucka. “I felt like I went out there and showed a lot of my […]
With the UFC back in the swing of things, we’ll be seeing more of the Making the Grade articles. Last weekend we focused on the UFC Apex card, featuring Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns. I mistakenly picked Tyron Woodley in that fight, but I went 4-0 on the remaining fights. We’ll see how it goes […]
The same question is asked on every sports show around the world, who is the GOAT of this sport and that sport? For basketball, many consider the answer to be Michael Jordan, for football, Tom Brady, for golf, Jack Nicklaus, and for baseball, Babe Ruth. The question about who is the MMA GOAT ha...
Casey Kenney had arguably his best UFC showing yet on Saturday when he vanquished Louis Smolka in the first round of their UFC Las Vegas bantamweight scrap. Kenney submitted Smolka, a former top-10 flyweight, with a one-arm guillotine choke at the 3:03 mark of the bout. Kenney improved to 3-1 in ...
If you’re hooked on combat sports, you’re no stranger to injuries and a bit of pain. Taking a few knocks and sustaining sports injuries is part and parcel of sports including Muay Thai, boxing, judo, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and other mixed martial arts. However, if sports are a big part of...
Last time we broke down a card for the Making the Grade series, it was UFC 249 main card. The predictions were way off on that event, missing on four of five fights. This is going to go much better. Or not. Let’s find out. The main event features a clash at welterweight between former […]
With the Coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, MMA fans have vastly searched for entertainment to pass the time. The popular decision is to dive into YouTube or Fight Pass and reminisce on great fights of the past. However, now’s the perfect time to absorb information on another popular combat spor...
Last week we published the Making the Grade Undercard report for UFC 249. This time it’s time to take a look at the main card and grading the matchups that will take place on May 9th. There are a couple of huge fights at the top of the card and a very explosive heavyweight clash […]
Sarah Moras (6-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) will look to break into the top-15 of the UFC women’s bantamweight division at UFC Jacksonville on May 13. “Cheesecake” will take on Sijara Eubanks (4-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC), who’s currently the 15th-ranked bantamweight. “I like the match-up. She’s good,” Moras told MMASuc...
One promotion has already booked fight cards in Florida and now another is looking to be in the same boat. Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC) officials have announced the promotion will hold Titan FC 60, in their home state of Florida, on Friday, May 29. The card, which is still under develop...
Making the Grade is back after a brief hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The UFC has been scheduling and then scrapping cards during these trying times and it seems as if this time, the event is going to take place. Whether or not it should is another story but for now, we’re going to […]
Uncrowned Kings of MMA is a series where we take you through seven fighters – each one at a different weight class – who never achieved a belt in any major promotion. There are a few rules – they can still be competing but must be out of the title picture. Major promotions are the […]
Island Fights is a local MMA promotion based out of Pensacola, Florida. They do events pretty much everywhere in Florida and even branch into Alabama and Georgia at times. They are easily one of the best promotions in the state of Florida. Today we will take a look at three reasons why Island Fig...
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...