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UFC 242 marks the UFC’s return to Abu Dhabi. The event will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier. This card is stacked from top to bottom. We preview some of the fights to watch and give a nod to those that shouldn’t be...
The UFC makes its return to China for the first time this year as they travel to Shenzhen, but this time a belt will be on the line. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 157, UFC strawweight champion, Jessica Andrade, looks to defend her belt for the first time. She won it three […]
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card of UFC Fight Night 157: Andrade vs. Zhang? #UFCShenzhen
Jessica Andrade is a fighter who has benefited the most from a weight class change. Her first UFC fight was at bantamweight (135) and now she fights and is the champion of strawweight (115). The twenty-pound weight drop has bolstered her tremendously, hence her new crown. However, I find that the...
Many in the mixed martial arts community are already fully aware that on August 17th the UFC delivered quite the treat to fight fans in the form of their UFC 241 fight card. The card saw such highlights as a three round war between Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa, the successful return of Nate Diaz,...
Li Jingliang returns to the cage at UFC on ESPN+ 15, which comes from Shenzhen, China. The match-up is a fight which was originally booked for November of last year but never came to fruition. Jingliang will take on 21-5 Brazilian Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in the co-main event. The event will be ...
A week removed from UFC 241, the stunning upset TKO over lightweight prospect Devonte Smith is just starting to set in for Khama Worthy. Worthy, a +640 betting underdog, dropped the -1000 favorite with less than a minute remaining in the first round. A few punches later, and referee Jason Herzog ...
Rumors have begun to swirl that former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was interested in making a move down to 135 pounds. And not only that, but the rumors also indicated that Aldo was gunning for a fight with bantamweight titleholder Henry Cejudo, who also currently reigns as the promotion...
Nate Diaz Has Finally Returned Over the last three years, the idea of seeing Nate Diaz competing in the Octagon again seemed about as likely as Diaz denouncing marijuana while eating steaks with Dana White. But at UFC 241, Nate Diaz came back to the cage and displayed a vintage performance in fro...
It’s been over three years since we last saw fizzled prospect, Brandon Thatch. Thatch has been a favorite of mine since his fight against Benson Henderson. However, Thatch would disappear after being cut from the UFC. Some say Thatch was never fit for the Octagon, but I argue that he was fed to t...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card of UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic?
UFC 241 goes down this Saturday in California, it is arguably the card of the year. The return of superstars such as Nate Diaz and Yoel Romero, coupled with a scrap for the bragging rights of undisputed baddest man on the planet, makes the event a must-watch. Because of the number of high profile...
Fans attending UFC 241 in Anaheim will be treated to a duel of top bantamweight prospects, as Casey Kenney (12-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will fight Manny Bermudez (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) on the prelims. Kenney sees the fight as such, as he acknowledged Bermudez’s flawless record as a feat in itself. Casey Ke...
daniepThe UFC returns to Anaheim, California with a stacked Pay Per View card live from the Honda Center. In this article, we will preview the five contests on the UFC 241 main card in greater detail. In the main event of the evening, the heavyweight championship is on the line as current heavywe...
In June, Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis was booked and signed for UFC 241 at 170 pounds. BREAKING: Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis verbally agreed for UFC 241 on Aug. 17. 170 pounds. Story coming to ESPN shortly. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 12, 2019 It’s an absolute fairy tale of a fight that ...
The time has finally come for Khama Worthy. After calling for it for years now, Worthy finally got the call he has been waiting for. That call came from the UFC. “The Deathstar” Khama Worthy is set to make his UFC debut at UFC 241 this weekend. Khama Worthy to the UFC Worthy shared the article fr...