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This weekend’s UFC event was meant to go down as a crucial flyweight title eliminator for Tatsuro Taira, but a late opponent change could put his championship aspirations on hold for a bit. Tatsuro Taira Initially Scheduled to Face Fellow Flyweight Contender in Las Vegas Seeking to rebound fro...
UFC Busan In the recently concluded fight card in South Korea, the main event was scheduled to be a five-round fight between UFC veteran Frankie Edgar and Chang Sung Jung (aka The Korean Zombie). Jung knocked out Edgar in a largely one-sided affair. He dropped him to the ground and followed up wi...
ROAD FC 052 Results: Mansour Barnoui wins $1 Million Tournament with KO over Shamil Zavurov ROAD FC 052 took place earlier this morning, live from the Jangchun Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. In the main event, Mansour Barnaoui faced Shamil Zavurov in the finals of ROAD FC’s $1 Million Tournamen...
Nearly two weeks ago, we at MMASucka had a bit of an exclusive regarding the main event of Double G’s debut show next month. In that piece, we reported that Hyun Gyu Lim was rumored for the card as well. Here we are now, and the opposition has been revealed. What a stiff test it […]
A few days ago, news came out of South Korea declaring the birth of a new mixed martial arts organization; Double G FC. The promotion will hold their inaugural show at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. And the main event has been revealed. MMASucka has learned from sources close to t...
ROAD Fighting Championship has announced ROAD FC 050 for November 3, in what will be the promotion’s debut in Daejeon, South Korea. ROAD Featherweight Champion, Mu Gyeom Choi, will make his fourth title defense against top contender Jung Young Lee. And at openweight, Japanese legend Kazuyuki Fuji...
One bout removed from his four-year MMA hiatus, grappling ace Kyung Ho Kang (14-7-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC) is poised to win his fourth straight fight in the talent-rich bantamweight division. Don’t let his record deceive you, the lanky South Korean is an aggressive grappler with a fascinating, effective...
ROAD Fighting Championship announces the official opening of ROAD FC 048 which will take place at the Wonju Gymnasium in the ROAD FC hometown of Wonju, South Korea on July 28, 2018. The Middleweight Title Unification will be held between Champion Cha Jung-Hwan and Interim Champion Choi Young. Als...
XIAOMI ROAD FC 046 RESULTS LEE JEONG-YEONG EARNS FEATHERWEIGHT CHALLENGER STATUS MANSOUR BARNAOUI AND SHAMIL ZAVUROV ADVANCE TO FINALS In the main event, the battle for a chance to face Featherweight Champion Choi Mu-Gyeom, Lee Jeong-Yeong sealed the deal against Kim Se-Yeong in their second meet...
ROAD FC 045 Results Ham Seo-Hee retains the Atomweight title In the main event, ROAD FC Atomweight Champion Ham Seo-Hee retained her title with an incredible first-round TKO over world number one challenger Jinh Yu Frey. Both fighters came out of their corners with a cautious and technical approa...
The Young Guns series, held as the undercard for many ROAD FC numbered events, is designed to feature fighters who are transitioning from amateur MMA, new foreigners, those coming off a delayed break, and those who are seeking a much-needed resurgence in their career. As part of a national system...
ROAD Fighting Championship announces a lightweight match between former Champion Nam Yui-Chul and Jung Doo-Jae in Seoul, Korea on November 28, 2017, in the Jangchung Arena. Former champion Nam Yui-Chul returns at ROAD FC 43 NAM YUI-CHUL VS. JUNG DOO-JAE Sanae Nam MMA’s Chul (18-8-1) returns to th...
“Hamderlei Silva” is back, and she will be competing for the atomweight title upon her return to Korea. Seo Hee Ham will take on one of Japan’s top atomweights in the form of Mina Kurobe. Seo Hee Ham fights for gold at ROAD FC 39 The fight was announced by ROAD FC late Monday. Atomweight Champio...
It didn’t take long for Jewels & Smackgirl veteran Seo Hee Ham to be picked up following her release from the UFC. “Hamderlei Silva” will head back to ROAD FC. The signing was announced via the ROAD FC website. Regarding the signing, Ham had this to say; “I traveled but I’m back to my home. […]
During Rizin FF’s press conference on Thursday, a great bantamweight fight announcement from Sakakibara was overlooked. As he announced a big fight between two young prospects in Maike Linhares and Soo Chul Kim. Jungle Fight Champion Maike Linhares meets former ONE Champ Soo Chul Kim at RIZIN 2 B...
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (31-11-2, 1NC) has made a Facebook post about injuring his shoulder and not being able to fight Anthony Hamilton at UFC Seoul. In the status update he also drops hints at potential retirement from combat sports all together. The original post is in Croation, so here is a...