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April 4, 2012 three of Canada’s largest mixed martial arts promotions, Aggression MMA, Armageddon Fighting Championships and AX Combat joined forces to become AFC. Just over one-year later World Series of Fighting acquired AFC and re-branded the organization WSOF Canada. Darren Owen (COO) and Ste...
Heavyweights Patrick Cummins and Francimar Barroso will square off inside the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 43 in Albuquerque. UFC officials announced the latest match-up on Friday. Cummins (4-1) stepped in on short notice to take on Daniel Cormier at UFC 170 in February. He was outclassed by Cormie...
It has been rumored over the past couple of weeks that the former face of women’s MMA, Gina Carano, would be making her long awaited return to the cage. Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com reported, Carano will be meeting with UFC President Dana White next week to discuss her UFC future. On Thursday...
It took some hard work from Sean Shelby, but Sarah Kaufman now has a new opponent for the TUF: Nations Finale. The Victoria, BC native will now be taking on Brazilian bruiser Amanda Nunes in a women’s bantamweight bout on the card. The UFC’s Canadian Twitter account announced the news earlier to...
As the UFC continues to remain hesitant in re-signing Will Chope (19-6), the 23-year-old has wasted little time in getting his next fight covered. MMASucka.com confirmed with sources close to the situation on Wednesday that Chope is set to meet Canada’s Jeremy Kennedy (3-0), in the ninth installm...
Daniel Cormier has been linked to several possible match-ups over the past week. The latest rumor had him facing Dan Henderson at UFC 175. That rumor turned out to be valid, only with an intriguing clause to it. Daniel Cormier vs Dan Henderson set for UFC 175 with higher stakes It was announced o...
Following a defeat in his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 34 in January, long-time Asian MMA staple Will Chope was set for his second shot in the octagon after being slated to lock horns with Diego Brandao at UFC Fight Night 38 almost a fortnight ago. But after a Bleacher Report article detailing th...
They say, “April beatings will bring May bleedings.” Or something like that, anyways, but I digress. If you wish to avoid looking the part of the fool, then I suggest you keep your eye out for these five fights to watch this April. Listed in no particular order, of course. 1) Ramsey Nijem vs. Ben...
A battle between Shayna Baszler and Sarah Kaufman was expected to take place at the TUF Nations Finale, however an injured has forced Baszler from the match. UFC officials announced the news on Tuesday, and stated that they are currently seeking a replacement for Kaufman. Kaufman (16-2, 1NC) is c...
UFC Fight Night 42 in Brazil continues to shape up with the latest addition of a 145-lbs match-up. UFC officials recently announced that verbal agreements are in place for a match-up between the Philippines’ Mark Eddiva (6-0) and Brazil’s Edimilson Souza (14-3) at UFC Fight Night 42. Featherweigh...
I am starting a movement. UFC 174 will be coming to Vancouver on June 14, 2014. I fully expect to see the likes of Rory MacDonald and a few other Canadians on the card. One warrior that should be involved is “Ragin” Kajan Johnson (19-10-1) who has been a big part of the latest Ultimate […]
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas plays host to World Series of Fighting 9 on Saturday night. Two titles are on the line, as Steve Carl puts his welterweight championship on the line against Rousimar Palhares in the evenings main event. In the co-main event, Marlon Moraes and Josh Retting...
With the injury to Chris Weidman scuttling the initial plans for UFC 173, the Zuffa brass were left scrambling to find a main event to replace “The All-American’s” derailed defense against Lyoto Machida. Now, they have found their champion and challenger, in bantamweight kingpin Renan Barao and y...
Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has been training for “fun” for the past couple of months, however today he announced that he tore his left ACL during a training session. Georges St-Pierre tore left ACL and will need surgery Tore my left ACL in training. Surgery in a few days. ...
A solid undercard continues to build up for UFC 174, as the promotion announced that Canadian Roland Delorme will welcome Japanese debutant Michinori Tanaka. This fight joins Yves Jabouin vs. Mike Easton and Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Daniel Sarafian on the Vancouver, BC card, set for June 14th. CTV Spo...
It was reported on Monday that Chris Weidman had to pull out of his title defense against Lyoto Machida at UFC 173. Fox Sports spoke to his head coach Ray Longo and he told them that Weidman’s right knee popped out twice in the same week. It was an injury that has now affected both […]