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Another week and another main card changed due to injuries. It just seems Dana White and the UFC brass just cannot catch a break (no pun intended). Other than being the most injury ridden year ever, there were numerous other reasons that caused fighters to pull out of fights. Last week, it was th...
Nothing grinds my gears more than an unjust victory being awarded to a fighter. While Saturday night’s UFC 150 main event clash was not highway robbery and is no time for the fight community to rally together with their torches and pitchforks, in the eyes of many Frankie Edgar should be a two-tim...
It ain’t easy being Frankie Edgar – Two times he has entered the eight-sided fighting circle with reigning UFC lightweight kingpin Benson Henderson, twice he and many around him believe he has won the tussle, yet he hasn’t left with his hand raised once against the Arizona resident. Henderson and...
Anything can happen inside the confines of the cage, or that’s what we’re told. Often cards with little name recognition deliver stellar action from top to bottom, while others with notable stars can often come up flat. Tonight was neither. The card on paper was generally considered mediocre and ...
Benson “Smooth” Henderson retained his lightweight title over former champ Frankie “The Answer” Edgar in another five round war that is sure to be viewed with controversy due to how close the fight was. Henderson was able to chop away with low kicks in the first, even dropping Edgar at one point....
Donald Cerrone knocked out former training partner Melvin Guillard in the first round, in a continuing episode of Jackson’s vs. Blackzilians. Cerrone came out hard, but Guillard stunned him with a counter left and swarmed him with punches and a knee to look for the finish. Cerrone survived and la...
Jake Shields promised we’d see the “real” Jake Shields tonight. What we got was a three round plodding decision. You be the judge. Herman opened the fight with effective punching, then initiated the clinch. The rest of the round was spent mainly in a clinch war, with Herman maintaining positional...
The “Thunder” rolled as Yushin Okami got a much-needed win over Jackson’s product and possible Freebird Buddy Roberts. Roberts looked impressive in the stand-up early, but Okami was eventually able to drag Roberts down and keep him there. Okami was able to keep advancing his position into mount a...
“The All American Kid” came up short against the “blessed” Hawaiian as Holloway was able to upset the TUF 15 alumnus. Holloway was able to establish the jab early and land a big left that bloodied Lawrence. He was able to connect with a couple of knees that scored points and pain before the first...
The prelims are underway in the home of the original UFC event in Denver, Colorado for UFC 150. MMASucka proudly brings you as-it-happens coverage and quotes from the fighters in the action-packed preliminary bouts below:
Tomorrow the UFC will take over Denver’s Pepsi Center, however today the fighters will take to scale in the official fighter weigh-ins. The main event of UFC 150 features a lightweight title fight between champ Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar. This fight is a rematch from their UFC 144 bout, w...
Remember those days when the UFC didn’t think there was enough depth to have a lightweight division? In the early shades of this millennium if you weren’t able to make 170-pounds then you would have a lot of trouble finding work in North America. Well, today things are a little different, the 155...