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In the main event of UFC 240 on Saturday night from the Rogers Center in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, featherweight champion Max Holloway and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will finally do battle. The two have been scheduled to meet on multiple occasions, but the bout has always seemed t...
UFC 218 remains one of modern MMA’s greatest cards. Most fans will likely cite Francis Ngannou’s thunderous knockout over Alistair Overeem or the first time the UFC ever awarded two Fight of the Night bonuses to Medeiros/Oliveira and Alvarez/Gaethje. However, the greatest moment of the night was ...
Is it possible we were all confused in thinking Jose Aldo was a big time kicker?
In seeing Max Holloway defeat the great Jose Aldo at UFC 212, it was something that startled me. Seeing Jose Aldo get outthought was something that I did not think could happen. He was such a cerebral fighter that had no equal in terms of making the correct decision. I told myself that I would no...
What are the top five fights to make after UFC 212?
The Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil welcomes the UFC this evening and we will be bringing you UFC 212 results all night long. The main event is a battle for the UFC featherweight championship, as champion Jose Aldo meets interim champion Max Holloway to determine the kingpin at 145-pound...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win at UFC 212?
The Boys at the Hammer feature weekly coverage of all things MMA. They have one of the premier radio shows in the world of MMA broadcasted weekly on Wednesday nights on 93.3 FM, CFMU and here at MMASucka. UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway is coming up this weekend, and during the first half of this […]
Will all 24 fighters competing at UFC 212 make weight?
UFC 212 goes down this Saturday, June 3rd, at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some fighters, like headliners Jose Aldo and Max Holloway, know the value of a signature walkout song. Many others, however, do not. That is where I come in. As MMASucka.com’s resident musicologist, I can help the...
Cases For GOAT: Jose Aldo Jose Aldo is the most underrated champion in MMA history. It’s a shame that the man who is tied for third in major title defenses (2 in WEC and 7 in the UFC) with George St. Pierre doesn’t get the respect that he is owed. But let’s get away from […]
Rising UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum was expected to take on Anderson Silva at UFC 212 on June 3. Unfortunately on April 6, Gastelum was informed by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of a potential violation due to carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is known at THC. UFC officials announced the pote...
Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that Anderson Silva, the #7-ranked UFC middleweight and widely regarded as the greatest of all time, will look to capture his second consecutive win against #10-ranked middleweight Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 212 in Brazil. Just confirmed Anderson Silva vs. Kelvin G...
The UFC added two of the best strawweights on the planet, Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz, to UFC 212, the promotion announced on Monday via Twitter. Both Gadelha (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Kowalkiewicz (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) have lost to only one woman in their entire professional mixed mart...
On June 6 the UFC is scheduled to return to Brazil with a pay-per-view event, and it seems as though they might have their main event. One of the sports all-time greats, Brazil’s own Jose Aldo will look to defend his world title against interim featherweight champion Max “Blessed” Holloway. Every...