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In the middle of landscape-changing news, the most prudent thing a quasi-member of the media can do is point out his prior work and gloat. To wit, an excerpt from my article looking ahead at 2016: If 2015 was the Year of Rousey, 2016 is shaping up to be the Year of McGregor. Fresh off a […]
Yesterday, the UFC announced Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar would headline and co-headline, respectively, UFC 200. The former, contested at the same welterweight limit as the first fight at UFC 196, was a poorly kept secret; the latter, with an interim featherweight ...
UFC 196 demonstrated the risk component of matchmaking in MMA. Miesha Tate dug deep and choked out Holly Holm in round five, squashing a rematch between Holm and Ronda Rousey. Then, Nate Diaz pummeled Conor McGregor before submitting him with his own rear-naked choke, melting the Irish Icarus’s w...
It is year-end, and you’ll find plenty of MMA sites reviewing the goings-on of 2015. We here at MMA Sucka’s Chicago Desk are more forward-thinking. We know you know what happened in 2015…but what’s going to happen in 2016? What are the big stories to keep an eye on? We’ve got you covered. CAN THE...
Talking Combat with Chris Toplack UFC 189 Recap On the agenda for this week’s episode: a full UFC 189 recap with reactions to all the results, all the UFC 200 details that we currently have, a look into Gilbert Melendez being suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Discussing the poss...
UFC 200 is 11 major PPV events away and the promotion has a date and venue set. July 2, 2016 is the date and it will take place at the all-new MGM-AEG Arena, which is still under construction. UFC 200 set for July 2, 2016 at new MGM-AEG Arena in Vegas “Every year, we just want […]