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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...
On Saturday, UFC bantamweight Cole Smith received his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt from Adam Ryan. Fellow UFC lightweight and BJJ black belt Tristan Connelly was on scene for the occasion. Smith who has focussed the majority of his time on his MMA game, has competed in many jiu-jitsu tournament...
Another title is on the line on Fight Island, this time being the UFC vacant flyweight title and we will have UFC Fight Night 172 results all night. In a rematch of their vacant title fight in February, Deiveison Figueiredo looks to leave no questions unanswered as he takes on Joseph Benavidez. T...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card of UFC Fight Night 172: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2? #UFCFightIsland2
Team Kaobon have arrived on Yas Island ahead of the July 25th card. The Liverpool based gym have three fighters taking part on the final Fight Island card. We see the debut of exciting heavyweight prospect, Tom Aspinall, the return of commonwealth bronze medalist, Mike Grundy and we also see Darr...
Jonathan Martinez (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will take on Frankie Saenz (12-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) in a bantamweight showdown at UFC APEX on August 1. “I think it’s a great match-up,” Martinez told MMASucka. “I don’t want this fight to go to a decision, because last fight, I had to go to a decision, and […]