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It’s time to get straight back to business for the UFC as the first fight card of 2025 goes down in Las Vegas this weekend. UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas Main Card Preview Time moves quickly in the chaotic world of MMA…except during the UFC’s winter break. By the time the action gets underway […]
When it comes to the conversation about deciding who is the best UFC featherweight of all time, two names standout above all others: Alexander Volkanovski and José Aldo. Cementing their places amongst the best to ever do it, both champions defeated a bevy of top-level competition, ranging from yo...
Among the growing list of amazing fights being added to the much-anticipated UFC Seattle on Feb. 22, former two-division champion Henry Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) draws Chinese striker Song Yadong (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC). UFC Seattle takes place at Climate Pledge Arena. Cejudo Looking to Regain...
As the UFC prepares to kick back into gear for their first event of the year this weekend, the promotion has been busy announcing fights for a number of their scheduled events in the opening quarter of 2025, including the reemergence of a former titleholder at bantamweight . Dominick Cruz Returns...
The year 2024 has been a revolutionary period for the UFC, featuring significant championship bouts and unforgettable returns. Sean O’Malley, Leon Edwards, Alex Pereira, and Jon Jones really shined with their standout performances. Jon Jones now has a 20-fight unbeaten streak, the longest in UFC ...
Colby Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) is only a few weeks removed from his main event defeat at the hands of Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) on Dec. 14 from Amalie Arena in St. Petersburg, FL in UFC Tampa‘s main event. Despite “Chaos” having Chael Sonnen and Hulk Hogan flanked on either side ...
Recalling some of the most unique athletes to ever grace the sport of MMA. The Most Unorthodox UFC Fighters Of All Time Mixed martial arts skillsets have developed at an astronomical rate since the sport’s early days, to the point where almost everyone who competes in the UFC can be described as ...
Who Will Be UFC Bantamweight Champion at the End of 2025? The title will be the first of 2025 to be defended as the champion, Merab Dvalishvili clashes with Umar Nurmagomedov in the UFC 311 co-main event with the strap on the line. Dvalishvili is set to defend his belt for the first time since […]
In just a few short weeks, surging bantamweight MMA contender Umar Nurmagomedov will contend for the undisputed championship against reigning 135-lb king Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311. For the past several months, this matchup has been slowly building with anticipation, mainly due to the bad blood...
Ready or not, 2025 is now in full swing. Now that we’re about three days into this journey that we call a new year, there are still a few more projections from the fabled crystal ball that have to be given out. Earlier this week, we celebrated New Year’s Day with the first half of […]
Time moves fast in the action-packed world of mixed martial arts. As we enter a new year inside the Octagon, let’s take a look at some of the names who called time on their careers over the past twelve months. MMA Fighters Who Retired In 2024 Stipe Miocic Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Mio...
In his entire 21-fight career, Matt Hamill fought many of the best fighters in the world and got his hand raised in victory many times. However, throughout his time as a top-level mixed martial artist, “The Hammer” not once was able to hear the roar of the crowd as they cheered him on, as he […]
In combat sports, the concept of an interim championship relates to a stopgap by the promotion when the permanent champion of a weight class can’t defend his or her title for whatever reason. With the UFC beginning its 2025 schedule of events one week from Saturday night in Enterprise, NV for UFC...
Previously retired UFC star Donald Cerrone has made the announcement that he will be returning to competition some time next year. The statement comes more than two years after his last mixed martial arts bout when faced Jim Miller at UFC 276, losing by second- round guillotine choke. Donald Cerr...
As has become somewhat of a tradition here at MMASucka, we like to throw out 10 outlandish predictions every year and claim to be psychic when one of the 10 gets remotely close. Last year’s article can be found here, however, we will revisit our 2024 predictions in this article. Be sure to check ...
Having booked his first Octagon assignment of 2025, Curtis Blaydes will defend his place in the heavyweight top five when he meets Russian finisher Rizvan Kuniev at UFC Fight Night 252. Despite going 4-2 in his last six fights, with those two losses coming against Sergei Pavlovich and interim cha...