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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE SIGNS TOP RANKED FEATHERWEIGHT “HURRICANE” SHANE BURGOS TO GLOBAL SEASON ROSTER
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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE SIGNS TOP RANKED FEATHERWEIGHT “HURRICANE” SHANE BURGOS TO GLOBAL SEASON ROSTER
Major MMA star agrees to multi-year deal with The Professional Fighters League (PFL)
Top Ranked Featherweight Burgos, joins PFL riding two fight win… Read More
Giga Chikadze Open to “Real Ninja Fight” With Yair Rodriguez
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Following his impressive win over Cub Swanson, Giga Chikadze is calling for another, big-name fight, and one opponent he’s mentioned is Yair Rodriguez.
Chikadze faced Swanson in the co-headliner of UFC Vegas 26, and he quickly finished the… Read More
Combate Americas Announces World Lightweight Championship Showdown in Mexicali on Friday, Feb. 21
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Combate Americas today announced its return to Mexicali, B.C., Mexico with a colossal world lightweight (155 pounds) championship main event showdown between undefeated, reigning kingpin Rafa “Gifted” Garcia (11-0) and 2019 “COPA COMBATE” one-night, eight-man tournament… Read More
Two UFC 245 Fight Preview & Predictions
UFC 245 is just around the corner so we’ll get a handful of MMA Christmas presents early this year. On December 14th, Dana White plays Santa, gifting us a fight card with Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, Max Holloway, Alexander Volkanovski,… Read More
UFC 240: Max Holloway Defends Decision to Give Frankie Edgar Title Shot
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Not everyone was on board with the UFC’s decision to hand Frankie Edgar a title shot at UFC 240, over Alexander Volkanovski. But clearly featherweight champ Max Holloway has no issues with the move.
Since Volkanovski has… Read More
Frankie Edgar Calls For Bout With Max Holloway, Says He’ll Provide “Different” Challenge For Champ
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Frankie Edgar was supposed to fight Max Holloway earlier this year, and now the former lightweight champ is campaigning again for a title fight with the featherweight king.
Holloway and Edgar were supposed to fight this past… Read More
UFC 231: Renato “Moicano” Makes Case For Why He’s “The Only Guy” That Can Beat Max Holloway
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Brian Ortega has yet to lose in pro-MMA bouts, but it looks like Renato “Moicano” believes the contender will be handed his first loss by Max Holloway.
Ortega will challenge Holloway in the main event of UFC… Read More
Report: UFC Fight Night 128 Averages Over 900,000 Viewers
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Although the prelim bouts for UFC Fight Night 128 reportedly struggled for viewers, the card drew quite well, overall.
The event took place last Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and features a lightweight bout between contenders… Read More
UFC FN 128: Frankie Edgar Tweets Out Clarification on Sparring Sessions, Following Stoppage Defeat
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Recently Frankie Edgar defended his decision to take a quick, turnaround bout against Cub Swanson, but now the former lightweight champ has clarified how intense his sparring sessions have been.
Edgar has agreed to fight Swanson on… Read More
UFC Announces Artem Lobov – Alex Caceres Bout
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Following Artem Lobov’s loss to Andre Fili in October, the featherweight said he wasn’t sure if he’d return to the Octagon. But recently the UFC announced that the Russian fighter will battle American Alex Caceres on April… Read More
Josh Emmett Says Bout With Brian Ortega “Makes The Most Sense”
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After leaping way up in the UFC’s featherweight ranks, thanks to a vicious, KO win over Ricardo Lamas, Josh Emmett is making the case for a bout with Brian Ortega next.
Emmett faced Lamas at UFC on… Read More
Jose Aldo’s Campaigning For a Spot on UFC 217 Card
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is returning to Madison Square Garden on November 4th, and Jose Aldo is campaigning for a spot on the New York City card.
Aldo is coming off a stoppage loss to Max Holloway… Read More
Coach Says Jose Aldo Wants to Complete UFC Deal, Move to Pro-Boxing
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Jose Aldo reportedly has four fights left on his current UFC deal, and according to his headcoach, the former champ wants to transition into pro-boxing when his contract’s done.
Aldo has yet to be booked for his… Read More
Combate Americas Announces Four Fights For Jan.19 in Mexico City
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NEW YORK – January 3, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced four spectacular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts, including a bantamweight (135) main event between rising stars Steve Swanson (14-2) and Gustavo Lopez (6-2) –… Read More
UFC on FOX 19 Salaries: Rashad Evans Leads The Way
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Following UFC on FOX 19 this Saturday in Tampa, Florida officials have released the payroll figures for the card, and former light-heavyweight champ Rashad Evans led the way.
According to the figures that the Florida State Boxing Commission… Read More
Frankie Edgar Questions Whether Being “Company Man” is “Panning Out”
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The MMA world continues to wait and see what fight the UFC will book for Conor McGregor, and this wait is clearing getting to Frankie Edgar.
Since Edgar scored an impressive, stoppage win over fellow featherweight contender… Read More
UFC Books Jeremy Stephens vs. Dennis Bermudez
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UFC 189 has received a pivotal, featherweight bout, as the promotion has announced that Jeremy Stephens will fight Dennis Bermudez at the July 11th event. The card will be hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena in… Read More
UFC Rankings Update: Conor McGregor Continues Rise up Ranks
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Not only did Conor McGregor secure a title fight with featherweight champion Jose Aldo on Sunday night, the Irish fighter also improved his ranking position.
The UFC has released its latest rankings, following UFC Fight Night 59… Read More
UFC FN 57: Watch the Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 5 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
UFC Fight Night 57 will go down tomorrow night in Austin, Texas, and you can watch the official weigh-ins for the event, right here, beginning at 5:00 PM/ET–2:00 PM/PT.
Saturday’s card will feature a featherweight bout… Read More
UFC’s Dana White Says Conor McGregor Title Shot Makes Sense
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Although Conor McGregor holds just one win over a top ranked opponent, UFC President Dana White is making the case for why the rising featherweight could receive a title shot next.
Following McGregor’s first round, stoppage win… Read More