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Richie Santiago fights for a UFC contract on week 2 of Dana White’s Contender Series. It’s been a long journey for the young professional, yet only one performance stands between the Massachusetts fighter and an indiscriminate goal. Santiago spoke with MMASucka immediately following the announcem...
Over the last decades, MMA has become one of the most popular sports in the world. But this sport has never been ignored. Even from the early days of Royce Gracie and Tank Abbott to today’s great Khabib Numagomedoy and Jon Jones, people have been cheering for their favorite fighters. There’s no d...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card of UFC Fight Night 154: Moicano vs. Korean Zombie? #UFCGreenville
The UFC will makes its debut in South Carolina as Greenville plays host to UFC Fight Night 154. The main event will feature two featherweights as Renato Moicano takes on former UFC featherweight title challenger, “The Korean Zombie”, Chan Sung Jung. Interestingly, both fighters are coming off of ...
Ever wonder how your favorite mixed martial arts promotions turn a profit? Want to know how the UFC got a $4 billion dollar valuation and became part of the largest franchise sale in sports history? Don’t understand why the UFC is throwing out interim titles left and right like they’re on sale? T...
UFC Fight Night 154 Walkout Songs The UFC will be live in Greenville, SC this weekend for UFC Fight Night 154! Topping the card at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena will be a featherweight bout between “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and Brazil’s Renato Moicano. Below that, Rob Font and John Linn...
Since Cody Garbrandt’s third consecutive knockout loss to #5 ranked bantamweight Pedro Munhoz, a lot has been made of the Team Alpha Male fighter and his tendency to brawl his way out of trouble (often to no avail). This has been of interest to me, because while Cody Garbrandt certainly has issue...
The Sports Emmy nominated “UFC 25 Years in Short” is now available on YouTube and not exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. It was originally released in 2018 and features 25 short films to celebrate the promotions 25-year anniversary. The 17th film in the series was entitled, “WORTH THE WAIT: The Story...
With the event now just 37 days away, it appears as if UFC San Antonio finally has its main event. According to a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, the card will be headlined by a welterweight bout between former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and rising contender Leon Edwards. The ev...
Over the course of the last 10 months, Henry Cejudo has put together quite an impressive run of success. Last August, he picked up a closely fought split-decision victory over Demetrious Johnson to become the UFC flyweight champion. Five months later, he defended his 125-pound title with a 32-sec...
UFC 238 was a tremendous fight card, filled with plenty of wars and devastating knockouts. Every time a card of this caliber takes place, there is bound to be a shake-up in the UFC rankings. This was no different for UFC 238, as the aftermath of the event has seen several fighters move into great...
According to a report from ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto, the UFC is targeting a women’s strawweight title bout between newly crowned champion Jessica Andrade and rising contender Weili Zhang. The UFC is hoping to finalize this bout as the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on August 31. The event w...
What are the top five fights to make after UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes?
Musical choices can tell us a lot about a fighter. UFC 238 had some phenomenal walkout songs throughout the card, it’s great seeing fighters ”dance” their way to the octagon. MMASucka’s own walkout consultant Justin Pierrot advised on potential UFC 238 walkout songs before the card. Let’s see wha...
On June 8th, Professor Calvin Kattar delivered another boxing lesson to the masses at UFC 238, utilizing #10 ranked featherweight contender, Ricardo Lamas, as his test subject. Analysts and pundits have been noting Kattar’s outstanding boxing technique for a while, and it seems with every victory...
The rumor mills have been swirling since the beginning of the year. Well, the rumors were true. The pinnacle combat sports promotion, UFC will be returning to Vancouver in September. Tapology was the first to post the date of the event at Rogers Arena, however, it was still just speculation. On S...