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Amid a few days of rumors, speculation, and social media teasers, news broke Thursday that long-time MMA veteran, Vitor Belfort signed with ONE Championship. Belfort last competed for inside the octagon for the UFC. His last bout for the North American organization came at UFC 224 when he battled...
The Greatest Women’s Fighter of All Time The conversation of the ‘Greatest of All Time’ for women’s MMA ran stale some time ago. One aspect that possibly hampers this discussion is the lack of divisions. In North America’s top organizations, UFC & Bellator (there is more than one), there are a co...
As stated in the Submission of the Month piece, May was absolutely loaded with wild finishes and fights. From Daron Cruickshank scoring a devastating KO in Japan, to Fabio Maldonado getting slept by Nikita Krylov in Russia, devastating knockouts happened all over the globe this month. Sadly, we c...
May 2018 was by far the most loaded month yet in terms of fights, submission, and knockouts. There will be more honorable mentions in each category than previous months. This seems to be the case with each passing month. Because of this, from here on out, along with picking a winner and listing a...
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 broadcast weekly on Wednesday nights on 93.3 FM, CFMU and here at MMASucka. In the first half of this week’s episode, we discuss the results of UFC 224: Nunes vs. Penning...
The UFC returned after a three-week hiatus for UFC 224 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main event saw a women’s bantamweight title fight between Brazil’s champion, Amanda Nunes, and Raquel Pennington. Plus in the co-main event, Brazil’s own Jacare Souza took on Kelvin Gastelum in a pivotal middl...
UFC 224 takes place at the Jeunesse Arena in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. The main event of the night features a battle for the women’s bantamweight title when defending champion, Amanda Nunes, takes on Raquel Pennington. Nunes seeks the third defense of her title. The champion first cap...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card at #UFC224: Nunes vs. Pennington?
On Saturday at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, two Brazilian legends will face off in a matchup that Scott Coker would dream of. Aged veterans Lyoto Machida (23-8) and Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort (26-13-1), are scheduled to put on a show for the fans. Lyoto Machida vs. Vitor Belfort: Who will pull the ...
After three “Fight of the Night” performances in his dramatic four-fight win streak, it is with a familiar disappointment that Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (18-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) continues to fly under the radar. A two-time Jungle Fight champion, the Brazilian welterweight has had zero appearances on t...
The main event for UFC 224 is a match-up between the UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes versus the #2 ranked women’s bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington. UFC 224: Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington fight preview Amanda Nunes Age: 29 MMA Record: 15-4-0 UFC Record: 8-1-0 Last Fight...
UFC 224 Walkout Songs UFC 224 goes down this week, live at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! The payperview card features the Amanda Nunes defending her women’s bantamweight title against Raquel Pennington as the main event. With uniforms now de rigeur for UFC athletes, one of the few...
Darren Till is one of the fastest growing stars in the UFC. In an already stacked UFC welterweight division, Till has made his way into the top 10. He is now on the prowl for his next UFC victim. Having missed out on UFC London, which is a UFC Fight Pass card, the door is […]
A women’s bantamweight championship fight is set to headline UFC 224. Titleholder Amanda Nunes will face Raquel Pennington on May 12, in Brazil.