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After getting back into the winner’s circle this past April, Randy Brown is on a mission to reenter the UFC welterweight rankings with an impressive outing at the Apex Center Randy Brown Collides with Brazilian Prospect in UFC Vegas 110 Main Event Netting a stellar knockout out win over standout ...
MMA is not only dominated by men. Although it started and was known to be a man’s sport, women have started to invade the sport. These women are a great example that women can also do what men can. For years now, it has become a norm for everyone, especially MMA fans, to see women […]
Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov, who retired after his successful title defence over Justin Gaethje, has risen to the top of the UFC’s official men’s pound-for-pound rankings. He displaces former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who had held the number...
Leon “Rocky” Edwards, UFC welterweight, has just been removed from the official UFC rankings because of inactivity. This change was first spotted on the Japanese UFC Rankings page. Formerly the #3 ranked welterweight, the British fighter holds wins over Rafael Dos Anjos, Vicente Luque, and Gunnar...
The UFC rankings seem to be meaningless these days, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t fun to talk about. Pound-for-pound rankings are a fun concept, but difficult to come up with a tangible formula for. We here at MMASucka have decided to formulate our own UFC pound-for-pound rankings. Our formul...
Ever wonder how your favorite mixed martial arts promotions turn a profit? Want to know how the UFC got a $4 billion dollar valuation and became part of the largest franchise sale in sports history? Don’t understand why the UFC is throwing out interim titles left and right like they’re on sale? T...
UFC 238 was a tremendous fight card, filled with plenty of wars and devastating knockouts. Every time a card of this caliber takes place, there is bound to be a shake-up in the UFC rankings. This was no different for UFC 238, as the aftermath of the event has seen several fighters move into great...
UFC Fight Night 152 is in the books, and what a great event it was. Just four of the 13 fights on the card went to the judges’ scorecards. As always, the UFC rankings were updated as a result of the fights. Below are some of the biggest movers in the rankings following the event. […]
The UFC system of ranking fighters is currently poisoning the entire promotion. This truth is inescapable when one looks at the state of the UFC’s lightweight division: Dustin Poirier, Al Iaquinta and Tony Ferguson are all waiting on a title shot. All three have been fairly adamant that they won’...
Here are my brief breakdowns of the fights followed by my UFC lightweight rankings predictions.
Packed with past and present UFC champions, the pound-for-pound list is one the most prestigious rankings in the MMA world and dictates the top fighters on the UFC roster. There are several MMA enthusiasts who reject the UFC rankings as the ‘best in the world’ but their ability to attract the top...
The following Monday of every weekend that is host to a UFC event, the official UFC rankings which are generated selected media members are updated. UFC 178 took place last Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and was headlined by flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson taking on Chri...
UFC Tonight analysts Ariel Helwani, Chael Sonnen and Kenny Florian gave their take on the newly official UFC Fighter Rankings. The analysts had some serious issues with the first set of rankings, what do you think?
It was announced last week that the UFC had partnered with FightMetric to do their own official rankings. The rankings were voted on by a select group of media members and are now available for viewing at UFC.com/rankings.
FightMetric, the official statistics provider of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), will continue to enhance fans experience by providing UFC Fighter Rankings. UFC Fighter Rankings by FightMetric will poll opinions from sports media worldwide and will be recognized by the UFC and integrat...