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Noche UFC fight week continues. For the third year in a row, the No. 1 MMA promotion in the world commemorates Mexican Independence Day, and this weekend, Frost Bank Center in San Antonio is the setting for this year’s iteration of Noche UFC. Live coverage of Saturday’s card begins with the preli...
From the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, UFC Noche puts on one of the most anticipated featherweight bouts of the year when Brazilian phenoms Diego Lopes and Jean Silva meet in an electrifying contest. Before that, however, bantamweight stalwart Rob Font puts his two-fight winning streak...
UFC Fight Nights, much like pay-per-view events from the No. 1 promotion in the world, are hit and miss. While some shows may look attractive on paper on a given Saturday night, when the cage door actually shuts and the fight happens, it could potentially be a long evening devoid of highlights. I...
UFC 317 was perhaps the worst-case scenario for Charles Oliveira. Not only did he lose the opportunity to regain the lightweight title belt, but he also got brutally knocked out by Ilia Topuria in under three minutes. And just like that, he became the third jewel in the Spaniard’s streak of sendi...
Noche UFC’s third iteration is upon us. Saturday afternoon and evening, San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center serves as the setting for the second of three UFC Fight Nights on the September schedule. Live coverage of this week’s show begins at 3 pm ET/ noon PT on ESPN+ with the prelims. Main card actio...
September 13 will mark a historic moment for Dana White, as one of his long-time dreams finally becomes reality. Canelo Alvarez is set to face Terence Crawford in a Super Middleweight title showdown at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with the blockbuster bout streaming worldwide on Netflix. The e...
The UFC White House fight card is rumored to take place next year on the Fourth of July. This event has captured headlines, but Washington regulators told MMA Sucka they’ve received “no permits, no contact, no protocols.” The idea of fighters trading punches on the South Lawn sounds like the kind...
The age-old debate of boxer vs. MMA fighter has raged on since James Toney’s ill-fated UFC bout against Randy Couture. Years later, the script flipped when Conor McGregor stepped into the boxing ring with Floyd Mayweather, followed by Francis Ngannou’s high-profile clashes against Tyson Fury and ...
With just a week’s notice, Steven Asplund has cemented his place as the newest heavyweight sensation in the UFC. Steven Asplund Picks up Huge Win against a Solid Heavyweight Prospect Originally scheduled to compete on the upcoming LFA 217 card in his native Minnesota this Friday, Steven Asplund...
Just a matter of weeks ago, Brian Ortega stepped into the octagon and put in one of the most lacklustre performances of his career to date. Slipping to 1-4 in his last five, Ortega not only forced his opponent, Aljamain Sterling, to compete at a higher weight class, but in a recent post, exposed ...
Fans often hear the criticism that MMA isn’t always a true sport but rather a carnival of hype and attraction. To some extent, that rings true, especially when one considers how UFC matchmakers like Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard pair fighters from very different spots in the rankings. Adding to th...
Extreme weight cutting has long haunted the sport of MMA like a recurring nightmare. Voices such as Joe Rogan have repeatedly called for the practice to be eliminated to protect fighters. The dangers of this were on full display during Brian Ortega’s brutal cut ahead of his UFC Shanghai co-main e...
Crossovers between MMA and boxing have always been rare, though not without their share of spectacle. James Toney stepping into the Octagon against Randy Couture is often credited as the modern spark of the phenomenon. But the most iconic clash came in 2017, when Conor McGregor crossed over to fa...
The Jon Jones retirement saga appears far from finished. At the UFC Baku post-fight press conference, Dana White officially announced Jones’ retirement and upgraded Tom Aspinall to undisputed heavyweight champion. Just a day later, ‘Bones’ himself confirmed the decision, declaring he was putting ...
In their much-anticipated return to Paris, France, the UFC delivered on a wealth of amazing finishes, with all but two of UFC Paris’ 13 matches ending inside the distance. The main card also saw its fair share of impeccable performances, including Nassourdine Imavov’s utter dismantling of touted ...
For the first time in almost a year, the UFC touches down in Paris for another thrilling Fight Night card, UFC Paris, topped by a phenomenal middleweight pairing between French standout Nassourdine Imavov and Brazil’s own Caio Borralho. In the penultimate bout of the evening, fellow hometown star...