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It appears that Cody McKenzie wasn’t the only casualty to pull out of UFC 155 today. Chris Leben sent out the following message on his twitter and facebook accounts, announcing that Karlos Vemola has withdrawn due to injury, and naming Strikeforce fighter Derek Brunson as his replacement.
It’s history in the making on Saturday, February 23rd as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey defends her title against Liz Carmouche! Plus, two light heavyweight contenders face off in the Octagon as former PRIDE champion Dan Henderson takes on former UFC champion Lyoto Machida. Al...
A featherweight bout at UFC 155 is up in the air, as Cody McKenzie has been forced to withdraw from his bout against Leonard Garcia due to injury. UFC officials have yet to make an official announcement, however sources close to MMASucka.com have confirmed the injury. No word as to whether a repl...
In the main event at UFC 158 in Montreal, Quebec, UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre will take on Nick Diaz. The two were first supposed to square off at UFC 137, however Diaz was forced off the card because he did not appear at the media events. This has given GSP over a year to […]
Ronda Rousey is headlining the UFC 157 fight card in Anaheim, California and there are plenty of folks who don’t agree with it. Most recently, Dan Henderson’s Striking Coach, Gus Pugliese took to Facebook to argue his point.
At UFC 154, Alessio Sakara was disqualified in his bout against Patrick Cote due to illegal strikes to the back of the head. It was just announced that the two would re-match at UFC 158 in Cote’s hometown of Montreal on March 16. Unfortunately, that fight will not go down. Sakara was forced to wi...
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the final figures for fighter salaries for this past weekends TUF 16 Finale. The event which took place at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas took place this past Saturday December 15. The top payouts went to main card fighters Pat B...
This past weekend the UFC crowned three new TUF winners, with Norman Parke and Robert Whittaker taking the TUF Smashes Lightweight and Welterweight crowns respectively, and Colton Smith winning the TUF 16 welterweight final. Winning TUF is a big accomplishment for any fighter but it doesn’t alway...
When I walked into the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre at 7AM on a Saturday morning I had just heard of the horrific events that unfolded in Connecticut so it would be fair to say that my mood was a little somber and I wasn’t really in the mood to watch men brutalize each other in […]
Joe Lauzon is set to take on Jim Miller in the co-main event slot at UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez on December 29 in Las Vegas. He told MMASucka.com that he will finish Miller by submission in the second round and once again reiterated that in his UFC 155 pre-fight interview. “I am the […]
In a back and forth battle between two featherweight beasts, Dustin Poirier finished Jonathan Brookins early in the first round with a D’Arce Choke. “The Diamond” lost his last fight with the same submission hold that he won this fight with. In his post-fight speech Joe Rogan said it must have be...
In an odd turn of events, the Melvin Guillard vs. Jamie Varner fight was scratched from the TUF 16 Finale card this past weekend. Just hours before their match-up was expected to take place, Varner began throwing up all over back stage while warming up. The Nevada State Athletic Commission would ...
The Ultimate Fighter 16 and the Australian version of “Smashes” both came to an end last weekend. The finale is the only thing to look forward to when watching TUF. I’m so tired of the format that I’d rather watch Downton Abbey with my wife than sit through an hour of played out and washed […]
It wasn’t the kind of performance anyone was expecting from Mike Ricci. The 26-year-old Canadian striker, who trains at TriStar Gym in Montreal alongside his good friend Rory MacDonald, fought Colton Smith in the finals of “The Ultimate Fighter” season 16 on Saturday night and for three rounds wa...
At Saturday’s TUF 16 Finale the people at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas were treated to some fantastic finishes. Nine of the eleven bouts were stoppages, with six of them coming by way of knockout. The main event was a heavyweight tussle between Roy “Big Country” Nelson and M...
Colton Smith becomes The Ultimate Fighter 16 winner with a dominating performance against castmate Mike Ricci. Hear what the Army Ranger had to say in his heartfelt post-fight speech. Check out the video below thanks to UFC.com.