UFC 302 Staff Picks and Betting Predictions
See our MMASucka staff picks and betting predictions for UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier.
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Jailton Almeida Shows Shades Of Sean O’Malley In First UFC Loss To Curtis Blaydes
Jailton Almeida is “mentally undefeated” in the UFC Heavyweight division. Call it what you want, the Brazilian prospect’s hype train came to a halt in his last fight at UFC 299 as Almeida was pulverized by a series of short punches from Curtis Blaydes, suffering his first official UFC loss. The T...
Sean Strickland Weighs Back-Up Duty For Next UFC Title Fight
Sean Strickland is on the fence about serving as the UFC’s safety net. In the next title fight that’s all but confirmed, two-time champion and the man Strickland took the belt from, Israel Adesanya’s targeted to return against current middleweight king Dricus Du Plessis later this year. There’s n...
Last Dance? Dustin Poirier Shares Special Walk-Out Plans For UFC 302
Saturday night could play host to Dustin Poirier‘s final fight. A professional fighter dating back to 2009 and a UFC athlete since 2011, it’s been a long road for the former UFC interim lightweight champion. After tapping out in two undisputed title fights against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles ...
UFC 302: 5 Preliminary Fights to Watch
UFC 302 is bringing the heat to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday, June 1. The card features lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will look to defend his belt against Dustin Poirier, who is looking to secure undisputed UFC gold for the first time in what could be the last s...
UFC 302 Main Event Breakdown
June 1 is the start of meteorological summer. In MMA circles, June 1 starts the summer of competitive violence. The sport’s top promotion, the UFC, starts off this three-month stretch of action with the first of two pay-per-view events in the month of the summer solstice. On June 29, Conor McGre...
Dustin Poirier Faces A Blast From His Past At UFC 302
UFC 302 will serve as a full circle moment for Dustin Poirier, win or lose. The 35 year-old UFC showstopper gets his third opportunity at gold this weekend when he takes on UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev this weekend from Newark, New Jersey where Poirier hopes to finally hear the words,...
Henry Cejudo Called Out By Top Contender For Rumored UFC Event
It looks like Henry Cejudo has some options to choose from in his UFC return. In February, the former UFC Bantamweight Champion went back on his word when he said he was going to retire with one more loss in the Octagon. That came against #1 contender Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 298 by unanimous dec...
Dustin Jacoby: Win over Dominick Reyes Would be ‘Huge’
Dustin Jacoby (19-8-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC) is looking to return to the win column at the expense of former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) at UFC Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center in Kentucky on June 8. Jacoby said Reyes is a “very dangerous” opponent whose back i...
Sean Woodson on ‘Pressure’ of Fighting Alex Caceres in St. Louis: ‘It Was So Cool’
Sean Woodson (12-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) emerged victorious in his backyard of St. Louis on May 11, defeating Alex Caceres (21-15, 1 NC MMA, 16-13, 1 NC UFC) via unanimous decision. Woodson was coming off a split decision over Charles Jourdain in Canada when it came time for his turn in front of his ...
UFC Must Give Murphy Another Headliner
On paper, not every UFC card is going to have the “Wow!” factor that will have people say “All right. This show looks good. Let me cancel my plans for tonight and watch this.” As mentioned in the past, while the highlight-reel knockouts are great to see and will grab the headlines every week, it’...
3 Fighters that HAVE to Sign for the UFC
The UFC is the best promotion in the world, with, more often than not the best fighters in each and every division. With that being said, there are a number of fighters currently competing outside of the UFC who, at some point in their careers must make the jump over to be under Dana White’s […]
UFC Vegas 92 Staff Picks and Betting Predictions
See our MMASucka staff picks and betting predictions for UFC Vegas 92: Barboza vs. Murphy.
Paris Follows Manchester In New UFC Event Announcement
It was only a few weeks ago that fans of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the United Kingdom received the great news that UFC 304 would be staged in Manchester on July 27, and it will be the first sporting event that will take place at the city’s new Co-op Live Arena – and we can now […]
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 Results
The UFC Apex is set to play host to its second grappling event of the year, as UFC Fight Pass Invitational 7 goes down live tonight with ten matches between some of the world’s most decorated grappling competitors. The main event features a much-anticipated match between two of the sport’s bigges...
UFC on ESPN+ 99 Main Event Breakdown
It’s been a lengthy stretch for MMA‘s top promotion of late. After Saturday’s card, the UFC will take next weekend off for the Memorial Day holiday inside the United States before embarking on a five-week stretch encompassing every weekend in June with an event. Before the bye week, the promotion...