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An interesting matchup in the UFC’s strawweight division is currently in the works for the promotion’s return to Chicago late this Spring. Raphael Marinho of the Brazilian sports outlet Combate is reporting that the UFC is looking to book Felice Herrig opposite Yan Xiaonan at UFC 238 in June. Fel...
It was 1 p.m. on Monday, and Casey Kenney had just sat down to enjoy a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and a protein shake after a morning of running and grappling at the gym. That’s when he got the call to the UFC to fight Ray Borg this Saturday at UFC on ESPN 2. […]
UFC on ESPN 2 Walkout Songs After a couple weeks, off The Walkout Consultant is back! Just in time UFC on ESPN 2! Justin Gaethje stands atop the card, ready to do battle with Edson Barboza. Underneath the pair, all over the card, people are wanting to make a mark with promoters and fans. With uni...
Dustin Poirier faces the biggest fight of his mixed martial arts career at UFC 236. “The Diamond” takes on featherweight champion Max Holloway for the UFC interim lightweight title. It’s fitting that he’ll use it to achieve one of his biggest charitable goals. In Aaron Hill’s Honor With each of P...
The UFC’s biggest star, Conor McGregor, has found himself in the middle of a serious sexual assault investigation back in his home country of Ireland. News of the investigation was reported by the New York Times in an article it released on Tuesday. This piece of news comes fresh off the heels of...
In lieu of Edson Barboza taking on Justin Gaethje, we take a look at some of the best leg kickers in the game. An underrated strike in MMA, leg kicks, when used correctly can almost completely immobilize a fighter and massively hinder their game. The benefits of leg kicking in MMA are obvious, ob...
The hype surrounding UFC Fight Night 148‘s main event has not yet begun to die down. Following one of the most spectacular knockouts of the year, let’s reflect on Anthony Pettis vs. Stephen Thompson. How the Fight Came Together Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis went into his fight against Stephen ‘Wonder...
Street-fighter integrity is a rare quality these days. As made clear this past Saturday in London, England, Jorge Masvidal stands alone in the UFC as a bearer of that flag. Jorge Masvidal’s Street-Fighter Mentality As fellow welterweight Leon Edwards now understands, Jorge Masvidal’s code is sim...
The UFC travels to Nashville, Tennessee this weekend for UFC Fight Night 148. The main event will feature a striking battle between two experienced strikers, Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis. For Pettis, he will be making his UFC welterweight debut against a very tough opponent in Thompson, th...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card of UFC Fight Night 148: Thompson vs. Pettis? #UFCNashville
The former UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was hospitalized Wednesday due to a severe bacterial infection. The 32-year-old fighter seemed to have had a small cut on his knee where the infection started. Antibiotic treatment was unsuccessful within the first 24 hours according to a re...
Luke Rockhold will be making his return to the Octagon on July 6th at UFC 239. The former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion will be stepping up in weight to face the number six light heavyweight contender Jan Blachowicz. Reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Instagram, this fight is expecte...
MMA is one of the most exciting and jaw-dropping sports in the world and has a hardcore fan following all over the globe. From its early days, when fighters from different weight classes and with different skill sets were thrown against each other to determine which martial art is the best, to th...
TJ Dillashaw is now the former UFC bantamweight champion and has vacated his UFC title. He took to Instagram early Wednesday to announce that he has relinquished the title. He stated that USADA and NYSAC had informed him of adverse findings from his test taken in his fight against Henry Cejudo. T...
Following a report from Democrat and Chronicle, the UFC has confirmed that a welterweight bout between former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and former interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee has been set to headline an upcoming UFC Fight Night card. The event will be broadcasted li...
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...