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As previously mentioned, the 9th installment of India-based Full Contact Championship is set to take place on August 3rd in Mumbai, India, following a 6-month lay-off. FCC founder and head-honcho, Prashant Kumar, confirmed with MMASucka.com on Friday evening that a 7-bout fight card is in place f...
The Asian market has been one that the UFC has always been wanting to delve into and in a press-conference that took place in Beijing, China on Thursday, officials announced that the world’s most famous octagon will be looking to head on over to China and Singapore in 2014. UFC targets fight card...
‘History’. That is the word that probably best describes this past Saturday’s UFC 162 card, which went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena situated in the fight capital of the world – Las Vegas, Nevada. Anderson Silva, the consensus no.1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet was finally dethroned ...
At the UFC 162 post-fight press conference, president Dana White announced that Multi-City tours were on hand for the next four PPVs of the calendar year, which includes UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson, UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3, UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks & UFC 168: Rousey vs. Tate...
Following a 6-month hiatus, Full Contact Championship will be hosting its 9th event on August 3rd at the Famous Studios situated in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, India. The India-based promotion made the announcement through its official Facebook page. Full Contact Championship returns with FCC 9 on August ...
On this edition of Beyond the Cage we discuss hot topics in MMA for Headlines in Round 1 and talk about UFC fighter pay in Round 2. For the third and final round we give our picks for the main card fights of UFC 162 this Saturday. Listen below! Beyond the Cage: Episode 62 – […]
It looks like the inaugural ONE FC Flyweight champion will not be crowned anytime soon. On Friday, SamuraiLife.net brought word of a change in the main event of ONE FC’s return to Jakarta, Indonesia on September 13th. A 125-lbs title bout between Yasuhiro Urushitani (20-6-6) and Shinichi Kojima w...
On this edition of Beyond the Cage we discuss recent MMA retirements for Headlines in Round 1. In Round 2 we answer questions from you the fans as posted on our Facebook page and in Round 3 we breakdown the main card fights from Bellator 96 from past this Wednesday. Listen below! Beyond the Cage:...
ROAD Fighting Championship held its 12th event this past Saturday, June 22nd, at the Chiak Stadium situated in Wonju, South Korea. The 12th installment was arguably the promotion’s biggest, with a fight card that featured the likes of Bae Myung Ho, Michihiro Omigawa and Bae Young Kwon. In the mai...
Earlier in June, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira took on Fabricio Werdum at UFC on FUEL TV 10 as both men were the coaches of the recent “Ultimate Fighter: Brazil”. Nogueira lost via armbar submission in the second round, and was clearly suffering from pain long after the fight. While it must be difficu...
Video: Cub Swanson teaches Timothy Bradley an MMA workout UFC featherweight contender Cub Swanson puts in work preparing for his UFC 162 fight with childhood friend and current WBO welterweight boxing champion Tim Bradley. Video: Cub Swanson teaches Timothy Bradley an MMA workout Check out the vi...
Asia has been producing heaps of MMA talents over the past decade or so, with several fighters carrying on to accomplish remarkable feats within the industry. And one such combatant who has been tipped to follow in their footsteps is none other than Phuket Top Team’s Yang Seung Ho (6-0). Tommy Ya...
AGGRESSION FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS SIGN TOP CANADIAN LIGHTWEIGHT JASON SAGGO 8-1 TO A MULTIFIGHT CONTRACT For Immediate Release: AFC signs 8-1 prospect Jason Saggo to multifight contract The Charlottetown P.E.I. product, Jason Saggo 8-1 is one of Canada’s top ranked lightweights. Saggo is a fini...
Having been a staple in the Asian MMA scene since 2001, Japan-based DEEP held its ‘Cage Impact 2013’ event this past Saturday at the Korakuen Hall situated in Tokyo, Japan. The main event saw Doo Ho Choi (11-1) and Shoji Maruyama (12-9-1) excite the audience with their continuous knockdowns as bo...
Some of Malaysia’s up-and-coming Mixed Martial Artists fought this past Saturday night in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on an Amateur fight card that featured multiple title bouts. The Malaysian Invasion Mixed Martial Arts, MIMMA for short, is the biggest Amateur league of any kind in the Asian region, ...
MMA is an evolutionary sport and it has certainly grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years. With the emergence of ONE Fighting Championship and many other regional Mixed Martial Arts promotions, the sport has become a spectacle in these parts, taking the Asian countries by storm to a gre...