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Manel Kape has potentially had one of the strangest UFC careers of anyone in recent memory. Joining the organisation with a lot of hype back in 2020, Kape’s career hasn’t exactly gone to plan. He had an established career for Rizin and picked up the Vacant Bantamweight Championship with a big win...
Jan Blachowicz will be out of action longer than he or anybody else expected. Last Sunday the former UFC light heavyweight champion, alongside his life partner Dorota and their son Jan jr, were guests at the morning TV show “Dzień Dobry TVN” (Good Morning TVN). The Polish fighter answered various...
February 17th is an interesting date for the UFC, because that is the date when one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of the past several years, Alexander Volkanovski, defends his featherweight crown. He will do so against one of the brightest-looking young talents in the organization, Ilia To...
The UFC’s first event of the year is here. Title Implications At Light Heavyweight After almost a month off, the MMA world leader is back with another fight night. Light heavyweight contenders Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker meet in the main event of UFC Vegas 84 (see our staff picks here). Th...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win at UFC Vegas 84: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2?
Sean Woodson (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) will look to defeat Charles Jourdain (15-6-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) in Jourdain’s home country of Canada at UFC 297 in Toronto. Woodson said Jourdain is “without a doubt” his biggest name and most skilled adversary to date, and that the matchmakers knew what they wer...
UFC 300 is just around the corner and we can expect a huge card with it being such a historic event. We already have a number of great fights announced and with UFC president, Dana White dropping fight news on a regular basis, we can expect nothing but fireworks from here on out. So, the […]
Winning a title is perhaps the hardest thing you can do in mixed martial arts, only rivaled in difficulty by defending it. Of the UFC’s 114 unique interim and undisputed champions, 52 (46%) never saw a successful defense of their belt. Although retaining a belt is hard work, breaking down defense...
Marlon Vera has his mind all made up. The #6 ranked contender will challenge former foe Sean O’Malley for the undisputed bantamweight title at UFC 299. While Vera is more than focused on the task at hand, he can’t help but think about his *potential* future as Ecuador’s first ever UFC Champion. ...
With college football gone for the next seven and a half months (save for a few remaining all-star exhibitions due to take place over the next month-plus), your Saturday nights might seem less exciting now, but have no fear. While the tackles, touchdowns and mascot celebrations are only a memory,...
We are slowly approaching that date: the biggest UFC event of all time – UFC 300. April 13th, 2024. With the return of one of the biggest prospects in MMA – Bo Nickal (fights Cody Brundage), a featherweight debut for Aljamain Sterling (vs Calvin Kattar), massive lightweight contest between Charle...
On the opening night of this year’s NFL Playoffs, not everybody will be watching football. To that extent, not everybody can watch football that first night of the postseason. Fear not, MMA‘s top promotion, the UFC, is back in action for the first time in 2024 on Saturday afternoon and evening, w...
UFC 300 keeps getting bigger and bigger. Fights are getting booked left and right as the MMA world-leader approaches Apr. 13. CEO Dana White has promised to put on a card for the ages, one that will see former world champs slug it out in Sin City. Ex-UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt will ...
Unfortunately in the world of MMA injuries are all too frequent, arguably due to the nature of the ‘job’. We take a look at 5 UFC fighters who are looking to come back from major injuries and yet again, compete at the highest level. Jon Jones Widely regarded as the GOAT, the former light heavyw...
Becoming a UFC champion is the culmination of a lifetime of hard work and dedication. Not every fighter’s path is a direct shot to superstardom, as many roadblocks can face a fighter on their journey through the sport. One such roadblock is injuries. Injuries stall the progress of a fighter both ...
The first UFC card of 2024 is upon us and certainly looks to be a promising night of action, with major divisional match ups taking place and a mix of prospects and legends showcasing their skills the UFC is certainly starting off the year with a bang. Let’s take a look at five fights that […]