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Unless you’ve been living under a rock since Fight Island 3, you’ll know that commentator Dan Hardy was extremely unhappy with two stoppages from referee Herb Dean. The occurrence happened in the Jai Herbert vs Francisco Trinaldo bout, where the Brazillian landed a vicious overhand left, knocking...
Today, Gilbert Melendez was dealt with a two-year suspension for a failed drug test. A hearing was held and the arbitrator found in favor of USADA. The failed drug test was part of an out of competition urine test back in October of 2019. The test showed a positive for GHRP-6 and its metabolites ...
Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will once again put his championship on the line in a clash with Justin Gaethje on October 24, in a yet to be determined location. Dana White made the announcement to CNN. Dana White breaks news on CNN “It’s going to happen. I’m telling you right here, it’...
The UFC held its final card on Fight Island on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 14. The main event featured the return of former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. After a devastating knockout loss to Israel Adesanya resulting in the loss of his title, Whittaker returned to the cage about nine ...
UFC on ESPN 14 brought an end to Fight Island with a bang. The card was one of the largest in the organization’s history and definitely delivered on action. The UFC on ESPN 14 main card featured a lot of great fighters, both young and old. The winners of the main card get matched up with […]
The final event at Fight Island did not come without some controversy. This was not a result of a terrible judging decision, but instead a confrontation between UFC commentator Dan Hardy and veteran referee Herb Dean at UFC on ESPN 14. Following a preliminary bout between Francisco Trinaldo and J...
UFC Fight Island holds it’s last event on Saturday with a total of fifteen fights and will provide UFC on ESPN 14 results throughout the night. In the night’s main event former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker returns to the octagon. He will be facing off against former UFC welterweight...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card of UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till? #UFCFightIsland3
Edmen Shahbazyan dazzled the MMA world with a stunning head kick knock out of Brad Tavares at UFC 244. That’s the same fighter that current middleweight champion Israel Adesanya took five full rounds to beat. At the time Shahbazyan was 21 years old (since turned 22). He is already on the radar of...
Could one of the two main event combatants at Fight Night 174 emerge as a future middleweight contender and stay at the top? We examine various aspects of the fight and deliver our verdict! Every sport is about the survival of the fittest, but Fight Night 174 is something of a spiritual ‘eliminat...
As Brit’s know, BT Sport churn out some of the best MMA content out there on Youtube channel, often featuring British stars like Darren Till, Leon Edwards and Molly McCann, amongst others. One of their latest videos feature Till in camp ahead of his main event against Robert Whittaker this weeken...
The UFC Fight Island series from Abu Dhabi concludes with a very intriguing card this Saturday on ESPN. The card is headlined by the former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert ‘The Reaper’ Whittaker, as he takes on the Darren Till, who is looking for his second win at 185lbs. Before betting the figh...
Robert Whittaker (21-5) faces Darren Till (18-2-1) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 174 on UFC Fight Island. This fight promises to be a compelling clash of elite strikers and is a puzzle for the would-be analyst. Predicting a fight is not an exact science, with most analysts having a pick ra...
UFC Fight Night 172 featured eye-opening performances in each of its main card fights. The card brought fans new contenders, three impressive submissions, and a new champion. The UFC Fight Night 172 Post-Fight Matchmaker will pick opponents for the fighters who put on these great performances. UF...
Another vacant title was captured this weekend at UFC Fight Night 172, this time in the UFC‘s flyweight division. In a rematch of their vacant title fight in February, Deiveson Figueiredo faced off against Joseph Benavidez. When the pair first met, Benavidez was the only fighter eligible to win t...
On August 4 Contenders Series is back for season 4. On Monday afternoon the five-fight lineup was announced for season 4 Contenders Series week 1. At UFC Fight Island 2 (UFC Fight Night 172), the promotion announced the main event would be a lightweight bout between undefeated prospect Cameron Ch...