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UFC 230 Walkout Songs UFC 230 is a “go” for this Saturday night! The Champ Champ, Daniel Cormier will return to the cage at heavyweight to defend his UFC title against “The Black Beast” Derrick Lewis. And he’ll do it live at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. As with many UFC events though, t...
By all accounts, the UFC lightweight division has come a long way over the years. Once considered the black sheep of the UFC’s ever-evolving divisions, box office draws were hard to come by until a certain BJ Penn put the “smaller” fighters on the map. It is now arguably the most star-studded col...
For years, Ben Askren wanted nothing more than the chance to prove that he can compete with the best welterweights in the world. To do so, however, would require Askren to compete in the UFC, something that has evaded him for the majority of his career. A decorated wrestler with an undefeated MMA...
According to a report by TMZ, UFC Hall of Famer, Matt Hughes was served a restraining order filed by his wife Audra Hughes. She alleges that the former 2-time welterweight champion physically abused her on multiple occasions. Included in the report, a second restraining order. The second court or...
At the beginning of his second UFC run, Robbie Lawler was a dangerous journeyman with something to prove. He eviscerated favored veterans like Josh Koscheck, and halted bright contenders like Rory MacDonald. Lawler’s inspirational career resurgence resulted in a championship belt and two epic def...
UFC Fight Night 145 (AKA UFC Prague) is now one for the books. It was a successful first trip to the Czech Republic for the promotion. The night was headlined by hard-hitting Brazilian Thiago Santos and longtime Polish contender Jan Blachowicz in a bout which had title implications at 205. Santos...
UFC Fight Night 145 is behind us, but there is still plenty to talk about. At 3:00 PM EST, MMASucka will be going live on YouTube to discuss what went down in Prague. Brian Gerson will be hosting the show and will be joined by Connor Deitrich and Patrick Auger. UFC Fight Night 145 Recap Show UFC […]
On March 2nd, featherweight prospect Zabit Magomedsharipov will encounter his first legitimate step up in difficulty since joining the UFC in late 2017. With three of his four appearances in the UFC ending in submission (and the lone decision netting a Fight of the Night bonus), fans and pundits ...
With the announcement that Dustin Poirier will challenge Max Holloway for the interim UFC lightweight championship, there is an odd man out at lightweight. No, Tony Ferguson isn’t the odd man out. It seems like he was offered the title fight and declined. The odd man out is fan favorite Al Iaquin...
Now that the betting lines have been released for UFC 235, bettors can start to research and identify their plays. When looking over the odds of each fight, three underdogs immediately stuck out as value plays. To be clear, “value” doesn’t necessarily infer that said underdog will win. Rather “v...
The UFC will make its first trip to the Czech Republic as they head to Prague for UFC Fight Night 145. In the main event, Jan Blachowicz will take on Thiago Santos in what should be an exciting light heavyweight main event. Both men are on win streaks with Blachowicz winning his last four and […]
MMASucka’s staff picks are back for the weekend, this time for UFC Fight Night 145. We also made picks for Friday’s ONE Championship card, as well as Bellator 217 on Saturday. UFC Fight Night 145 takes place in the 02 Arena in Prague. The main card is set to kick off at 2:00 PM EST. The […]
Normally right about now I would be dropping a DraftKings dream team post right about now in an effort to help everyone make some money. This week it’s UFC Prague picks and props. Why is that? Because I couldn’t in good faith try to pass off making heads or tails of this card in a […]
Manny Bermudez competes on Sundays UFC on ESPN 1. His fight on the preliminary card of the event is his third with the major North American promotion. Bermudez is a highly touted prospect from Boston, Massachusetts. He holds an undefeated record that boasts 11 stoppages. The opponent he faces at ...
Ronaldo Jacare Souza will have to consider his options given the recent turn of events involving the UFC middleweight title picture The gator will be staying in the swamp for a little while longer. This past Tuesday the news broke that Israel Adesanya will face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 for th...
At 10:30 this morning (on the east coast) mixed martial arts legend, George St-Pierre announced his retirement from the sport. The announcement came at a press conference held by the former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion. This becomes the second time that the legendary fighter announc...