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Watch the Invicta FC 13 weigh-ins live on MMASucka.com at 6 pm PT / 9 pm ET The fighters taking part in Thursday’s Invicta FC 13 event will take to the scale today at the official fighter weigh-ins. The main event features a battle between Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and Faith V...
The most awaited Wednesday night special in July is almost here. In April, it was revealed that Todd Duffee has finally secured a fight against MMA legend Frank Mir at UFC Fight Night 72. Pundits are saying that the match might end swiftly and violently as Mir will be facing against a heavy-hande...
Video: UFC 189 Embedded Episode 6 On Episode 6 of UFC 189 Embedded, featherweight headliner Chad Mendes gives cameras a peek inside his healthy hunter’s lifestyle… and a tour of his chicken coop. Opponent Conor McGregor stays loose with a hot tub and soccer ball, while Dee Devlin talks about what...
On Tuesday a slew of fighters were released from the UFC. The UFC has yet to make an official announcement on the cuts, but UFC Fighters Info on Twitter showed that 16 fighter’s profiles had been deleted from the UFC.com website. Sixteen fighters released from UFC Some of the lists had revealed v...
UFC veteran Costas Philippou has decided it is time for him to step away from the sport of MMA. The news came on Tuesday evening when Bloody Elbow’s Mookie Alexander tweeted about Philippou’s Twitter account and UFC Vice President of Public Relations Dave Sholler responded. @mookiealexander he ha...
Gilbert Melendez fails UFC 188 post-fight drug test, suspended one year UFC Lightweight contender Gilbert Melendez didn’t only lose to Eddie Alvarez at UFC 188, but he also failed his post-fight drug test and has subsequently been suspended for one year from the date of the bout for violation of ...
Video: UFC 189 Embedded Episodes 3, 4 and 5 On Episode 3 of UFC 189 Embedded, featherweight headliner Conor McGregor’s jet-set lifestyle takes him to Los Angeles for an appearance on Conan. In Sacramento, California opposing title contender Chad Mendes wakes up to discover that his phone number h...
Video: Countdown to UFC 189: Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregor Conor McGregor was supposed to challenge longtime titleholder Jose Aldo for the featherweight championship in the main event of UFC 189, but he will now face fellow top contender Chad Mendes for the interim belt. ‘Countdown to UFC 189′ lo...
Video: Countdown to UFC 189: Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald are set to clash for the second time in the co-main event of UFC 189, but this time a UFC belt is on the line. In their first meeting, now-champ Lawler defeated the Canadian by decision. Just over a year...
Rising UFC light heavyweight Sean O’Connell is set to welcome Misha Cirkunov to the promotion at UFC Fight Night 74 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada later this summer. UFC officials announced the matchup on Friday afternoon. Sean O’Connell welcomes Misha Cirkunov to the UFC in Saskatoon O’Connell (17-6) ...
At UFC Fight Night 69, Joanna Jedrzejczyk battered and bruised Jessica Penne to retain her UFC strawweight championship in the evening’s main event. Following the bout, the champ revealed that she had potentially broken her thumb and would require surgery. Joanna Jedrzejczyk underwent successful ...
Video: UFC 189 Embedded Episode 2 On Episode 2 of UFC 189 Embedded, the featherweight headliners are firing on all cylinders as title contenders Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes exchange unpleasantries on a national media call. McGregor continues to put in work in front of the camera, while Mendes ...
Video: UFC 189 Embedded Episode 1 On Episode 1 of UFC 189 Embedded, the sport’s biggest stars converge in New York City, including featherweight contender Conor McGregor, welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and his opponent Rory MacDonald. After two days of UFC Fight Kit photo shoots, the sport’s...
On Tuesday evening, the UFC revealed that UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo would no longer be competing at UFC 189 against Conor McGregor due to a rib injury which occurred during training. On Wednesday, Aldo released the following statement: (Courtesy of Combate) For three months, I trained ...
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has pulled out of his anticipated title defense against Conor McGregor with an injury he suffered last week. It was reported that Aldo had suffered a fractured rib and his bout with the Irishman was in jeopardy, and later on the UFC confirmed that the fight wa...
The preliminary bouts of a fight card often set the tone for the night and can either help make the event one of the best in recent memory or can make it a more forgettable night. Great prelim bouts significantly bolster the card and there are plenty of those in the month of July. July […]