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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...
After a 6 month hiatus, MMASucka.com’s very own ‘Asian Fighter Watch’ series is back. Eric Kelly and Mark Striegl were fighters that were featured previously and now, ONE Fighting Championship’s Lowen Tynanes (5-0) is the latest combatant to fit the bill. UFC Light Heavyweight champion, Jon Jones...
ONE FC officials have confirmed with MMASucka.com that a Flyweight title tilt pitting former UFC veteran Yasuhiro Urushitani (20-6-6) against Shinichi Kojima (13-5-5) is set to headline the promotion’s return to Indonesia on September 13th. Jakarta’s Istora Senayan is the venue that has been sele...
Syafiq ‘The Slasher’ Samad (2-0) is a name that most fighters and fans will be accustomed to in the near future. He may very well be Singapore’s top professional Mixed Martial Artist. With his debut win over Donald Tong under the DARE banner in September of 2012, the young Singaporean starlet con...
The Super Fight League is set to take a short hiatus, and my oh my did the promotion showcase an awesome final fight card that featured five 1st round finishes. SFL 19 was headlined by heavyweights Jaideep Singh and Alireza Tavakoli (0-2), in a tilt that may have excited MMA fans worldwide due to...
Super Fight League is back tonight for another action packed Friday Fight Nights event. SFL 19 will feature a heavyweight showdown for the ages in the Main Event as 25-year old K-1 fighter Jaideep Singh goes to battle against 33-year old Alireza Tavakoli of Iran. The undefeated Irfan Khan will ta...
The Filipino fighters weren’t the only ones dragged into the limelight once ONE FC 9: Rise to Power had concluded this past Friday night. Former UFC veterans Phil Baroni and Tim Sylvia suffered TKO losses, prompting the need for both these fighters to ponder retirement. While the latter fighter s...
Hot off the heels of a remarkable ‘Rise to Power’ event brought to you by the folks at ONE Fighting Championship, it’s time for MMASucka.com to play ‘matchmaker’. We’re going to name a couple of bouts which we think should take place on a future ONE FC card and you, our readers, can share your […]
Asia’s premier Mixed Martial Arts promotion, ONE Fighting Championship, made its return to the Philippines this past Friday, May 31st, showcasing an extravagant fight card that featured some of MMA’s finest names. The event was held at the Mall of Asia Arena; the biggest venue of the Singapore-ba...
It’s no secret that Team Lakay has established itself as one of the region’s most formidable MMA camps, and as ONE Fighting Championship makes its 2nd return to the Philippines, 5 fighters from the esteemed gym will not only be looking to add on to their respective win columns, but in fact, a who...
SFL 18 went down this past Friday, May 24th, in Mumbai, India as part of its fortnightly ‘Friday Fight Nights’ initiative. The 18th installment of the India-based promotion saw a total of 6 finishes on its fight card, 5 of which came in the 1st stanza. The females took centre stage for the first ...
Friend of MMA Sucka Erik Magraken, a practicing litigator and partner at BC law firm MacIsaac and Company as well as a blogger on Canadian MMA law, is among the many legal experts who have concerns with federal bill S-209, which is intended to legalize professional MMA. Does Federal Bill S-209 le...
The International MMA Federation will crown amateur world MMA champions at a UFC Fan Expo event in 2014, the nonprofit organization today announced. The World Championship in Amateur MMA tournaments will coincide with July 2014’s UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas, which is the main attraction of the UFC’...
Tonight (local time), India’s premier Mixed Martial Arts promotion, the Super Fight League, returns to Mumbai, India with a staggering fight card for its 18th installment, showcasing 7 bouts as part of its fortnightly ‘Friday Fight Nights’ initiative. The event is set to commence at 9:00 PM in Mu...