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We’re back with another Today in MMA History article. Since COVID-19 has cancelled most MMA events, MMASucka has decided to take a look at some fights from the past. Today’s article features an early fight in the career of a former UFC women’s flyweight champion. That’s right, we are talking abou...
Current MMA Fighters Make Their Picks For UFC 237 Tonight marks UFC 237, which will try to follow up its fantastic PPV predecessor. Top to bottom, it should be an exciting card filled with Brazil’s finest and some future UFC Hall of Famers. A few current fighters told gave their predictions on Ro...
The UFC returns to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for UFC 237. In the main event, the strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas, will attempt to defend her title against Jessica Andrade. Namajunas makes her octagon return nearly one year removed from her rematch against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 223. Andrade ...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card of UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade?
Following Max Holloway’s highly impressive title defense over Brian Ortega last year, UFC President Dana White said that he’d like to see “Blessed” move up to 155 pounds. And the boss got his wish, as Holloway moved up to take on Dustin Poirier for the interim lightweight title at UFC 236 last mo...
This Saturday, the UFC returns to Rio de Janeiro for UFC 237. Headlined by 115 pound champion Rose Namajunas and challenger Jessica Andrade, there a number of big names included on the main card. Brazillian superstars Anderson Silva and Jose Aldo are also sharing a card for the first time since U...
Once upon a time, Thiago Alves was the most physical and dangerous striker in the welterweight division. UFC commentator Joe Rogan heaped on praise about his “brilliance at the basics”, as Alves chopped down waves of opponents with meat and potatoes boxing and thudding low kicks. At 35 years old,...
UFC 237 Walkout Songs May keeps rolling along and as such, the UFC is back with UFC 237! It goes down live, this Saturday, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the main event, “Thug” Rose Namajunas defends her women’s strawweight belt against Jessica Andrade. Below that, Anderson S...
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about the current state of the UFC’s featherweight division. The champion, Max Holloway, continues to eclipse even the most renowned champions with a high level of activity and fight quality. Former champion Jose Aldo continues his retirement tour of destr...
For the first time in 13-months, UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas returns to the Octagon in the UFC 237 main event. “Thug Rose” will step onto enemy soil, as she takes on Jessica Andrade in her own backyard of Brazil. Not only is Namajunas making her second title defense in enemy t...
The former UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was hospitalized Wednesday due to a severe bacterial infection. The 32-year-old fighter seemed to have had a small cut on his knee where the infection started. Antibiotic treatment was unsuccessful within the first 24 hours according to a re...
B.J. Penn vs. Clay Guida UFC 237 Legendary former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn once again steps into the octagon. The former 2 division champion looks for his first win since 2010 when he defeated Matt Hughes. MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz reported that Penn is set to face ...
Jose Aldo and Alexander Volkanovski, look to be dance partners for UFC 237. A report from Farah Hannouh first broke the news. It was then confirmed by ESPN. The matchup has the makings of a potential featherweight title eliminator. Both fighters have been red hot of late and a victory here could ...
‘Anderson Silva loses to Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision.’ To anybody who didn’t watch this fight live, those words would serve as further evidence that Silva has nothing left to offer the sport of MMA. However, in real time, many fans felt the fight between Silva and Adesanya lived up to ...
Ronaldo Jacare Souza will have to consider his options given the recent turn of events involving the UFC middleweight title picture The gator will be staying in the swamp for a little while longer. This past Tuesday the news broke that Israel Adesanya will face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 for th...
In the lead up to UFC Fortaleza, many of the talking points surrounding Jose Aldo read like a eulogy. These sentiments likely stemmed from his recent announcement that he will be retiring after he completes the three fights remaining on his UFC contract. In combat sports, retirement talk oftentim...