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As an MMA and submission grappling pioneer, Mark Kerr will take his rightful place amongst other inductees in the ADCC Hall of Fame. A renowned collegiate wrestler, Kerr stepped into both worlds of Mixed Martial Arts and submission grappling in the late ’90s. He participated in the first-ever AD...
Aside from the long-awaited sequel bout between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker, this weekend’s PPV card in Houston features a banger of a co-main event. The fight between heavyweights Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa is sure to be a highlight of the night. Lewis vs....
Andrei Arlovski will be taking on Jared Vanderaa in the main event of the prelims this weekend at UFC 271. This heavyweight bout will decide if a veteran continues his win streak or if a young rising heavyweight in Vanderaa will get back into the win column. Andrei Arlovski Arlovski is 2-1 in 202...
Julian Erosa has made it four of five during his third run in the UFC. “Juicy J” outlasted Steven Peterson at UFC Vegas 47 on Saturday to win a split decision that took home Fight of the Night honors. However, after Peterson missed weight by three pounds for the duo’s featherweight clash, Erosa t...
After a twelve-year career as a professional MMA fighter, UFC welterweight Dhiego Lima is turning the page. Lima announced today on his Instagram that he will be retiring from MMA, stating that although he feels he is in the prime of his career, it is “God’s timing” that he retire. Lima was slate...
Robert ‘The Reaper’ Whittaker is set to face off against the man who a little over 27 months ago defeated him to claim the throne of the middleweight division at UFC 243. Enter: Israel ‘The last Stylebender’ Adesanya. Whittaker suffered the toughest loss of his career in a beautifully placed knoc...
If you watched UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland, you were able to catch Shavkat Rakhmanov‘s devastating first-round knockout of Carlston Harris. Rakhmanov has tallied a record of 15-0 (3-0 in the UFC) with a 100% finish rate and has established himself among the top prospects in not onl...
Taking place at UFC 271, a rematch for the middleweight title will headline in Houston, Texas. One of the most highly anticipated rematches in UFC history will see New Zealand’s, Israel Adesanya look to defend his belt against Australia’s Robert Whittaker. In their first bout, Whittaker fought re...
Mackenzie Dern vs Tecia Torres is booked for UFC 273. Torres asked for a top-five contender and that is what she got in Dern, the hard-hitting BJJ black belt. Dern, who was on a four-fight winning streak beating Hannah Cifers, Randa Markos, Virna Jandiroba, and the surging Nina Nunes lost her las...
Image caption: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 04: (L-R) Opponents Jack Hermansson of Sweden and Sean Strickland face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on February 04, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) UFC Vegas 47, also titled UFC Fight Night 200 is set t...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win at UFC Vegas 47: Hermansson vs. Strickland?
2021 saw a large influx of rising stars who bursted onto the scene for the UFC. The most notable ones that come to mind are Sean Brady, who vaulted himself into the top ten in the welterweight division; Giga Chikdaze, who prior to losing to Calvin Kattar, was tearing through the featherweight div...
Image caption: ANAHEIM, CA – JANUARY 22: Vanessa Demopoulos celebrates her victory over Silvana Juarez in their Women Strawweight fight climbing into Joe Rogans arms during UFC 270 on January 22, 2022, at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Get...
Aside from the main event, the most intriguing fight this weekend is Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Carlston Harris. This incredibly hard-to-pick fight could come down to inches and attrition in a classic super-prospect vs. super-prospect battle. Let’s get right into a breakdown of each competitor’s stren...
Fight fans are still enjoying the return of MMA from the festive break, and the year’s fight cards are coming together nicely. For example, Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira has been confirmed for the UFC Fight Night on May 21st card. Continuing on from UFC 270, the UFC is back with another fight nigh...
Sean Strickland has been rising through the ranks and could be considered in the discussion of title contenders if he can get past sixth-ranked Jack Hermansson who is fighting to remain in contention and avoid being relegated to gatekeeper status in the main event of UFC Vegas 47. Here we discuss...