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Why T.J. Dillashaw’s UFC Return Will Be Interesting Viewing
The highly controversial T.J. Dillashaw is about to return to the UFC, after serving a two-year suspension from all competition. Dillashaw was banned for such a lengthy amount of time due to testing positive for performance-enhancing substances. The former UFC… Read More
Rory MacDonald Blasts PFL 5 Decision: “It Was a Clear Robbery”
By FCF Staff
Rory MacDonald isn’t holding back in criticizing the judges, who awarded his fight with Gleison Tibau to the latter at PFL 5.
The former Bellator welterweight champ battled Tibau in the main event, and after 15 rounds,… Read More
Brandon Vera to Defend ONE Heavyweight World Title Against Arjan Bhullar Next
By press release
ONE Championship™ (ONE), Asia’s largest global sports media property, today announced the full card for ONE: DANGAL, a tape-delayed event from the Singapore Indoor Stadium that airs on Saturday, 15 May.
In the main event, Filipino… Read More
James Vick Announces Retirement in Emotional Statement
By FCF Staff
Following his latest defeat, in which he incurred serious, facial injuries, James Vick has announced he’s retiring at the age of 33.
Vick fought Andre Fialho at an XMMA card this past weekend, and was stopped in the… Read More
Rafael “Dengue” Silva & Bianca Sattelmayer Dominate SFT Xtreme 2020 Awards
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Brazilian fighters Rafael “Dengue” Silva and Bianca Sattelmayer completely dominated the SFT Xtreme 2020 Awards. SFT (Standout Fighting Tournament) is the only Brazil-based promotional company to have a panel of mixed-martial-arts experts, as opposed to a popularity… Read More
Shinya Aoki and Meng Bo Talk Upcoming Bouts Ahead of ONE: Unbreakable
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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), returns with its first live event in 2021, ONE: UNBREAKABLE, scheduled for Friday, 22 January at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Among the athletes competing… Read More
How Las Vegas Became the Fighting Capital of the World
Some say gambling and sports go hand in hand. There is a lot of truth in this statement – there is an entire branch of the vast gambling industry built on sports. Not to mention the occasional synergies, like… Read More
Jon Jones Warns Israel Adesanya he Would “Tear One of Your Arms Off”
By FCF Staff
Now that Jon Jones is apparently preparing for a run at heavyweight, one would think the odds of him facing middleweight champ Israel Adesanya now have reduced, considerably. But, the stars continue to trade verbal shots.
For… Read More
Tim Means Reflects on Win Over “Tough as Nails” Laureano Staropoli
By FCF Staff
Tim Means returned to the column at UFC Vegas 6, by defeating Laureano Staropoli, but recording his 30th pro-win was no walk in the park.
Both fighters fired and scored with some hard shots in the bout.… Read More
UFA Announces Multi-Fight Broadcast Deal with Ontario’s BTC Fight Promotions
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BTC Fight Promotions and United Fight Alliance (“UFA”) are excited to announce a new broadcast partnership on UFA’s Television Networks. At least twelve episodes of BTC Fight Promotions will air under the United Fight Alliance banner… Read More
Coach Says Daniel Cormier Wasn’t 100 Percent For Rematch With Stipe Miocic
By FCF Staff
Daniel Cormier came up short in his rematch with Stipe Miocic last summer, and his longtime coach Javier Mendez says the legendary fighter wasn’t at his physical best heading into the bout.
Cormier knocked Miocic out in… Read More
Jorge Masdvidal Says He’s “The Golden Ticket at Combat Sports”
By FCF Staff
Jorge Masvidal had a massive 2019 campaign, and as a result, “Gamebred” says he’s the man to face in MMA and boxing as well.
This past year, Masvidal has defeated Darren Till, Ben Askren and most recently,… Read More
Conor McGregor’s Manager Says Star “Vehemently Denies” Sexual Assault Allegations
By FCF Staff
Following a report last month that Conor McGregor is being investigated regarding a sexual assault allegation, the former UFC champ’s manager says the star “vehemently denies” any involvement.
According to a report from the New York Times in… Read More
UFC Sinagpore: Diego Sanchez Responds to Demian Maia’s Callout
By FCF Staff
Following Demian Maia’s victory over Ben Askren at UFC Sinagpore, the legendary submission artist relayed he wants to fight Diego Sanchez. The rugged vet was quick to respond.
Maia faced Askren in the headliner of Saturday’s event,… Read More
Strongest Hint Yet That Conor McGregor Will Fight Again
Every sport has its characters, those who can end up becoming more famous for their activities away from the sport that made them famous than for their actual performances. In the NFL there’s Johnny Manzeil, soccer has Wayne Rooney and… Read More
ONE “Immortal Triumph”: Nong-O Gaiyanghadao Defends BW Muay Thai Title
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from ONE Championship’s “Immortal Triumph” event, which took place today in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
In the main event, bantamweight Muay Thai champion Nong-O Gaiyanghadao got by Brice Delval via a… Read More
ONE “Century” to Feature Two Full-Scale Events
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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that ONE: CENTURY 世紀 will now feature two full-scale World Championship events consisting of 11 bouts each.
The two events will take… Read More
UFC Newark: Robbie Lawler Says he Has no Issues With ATT, Following Departure From Gym
By FCF Staff
Colby Covington has said he’s going to beat Robbie Lawler at UFC Newark, as payback for the former champ’s decision to leave American Top Team. But, as their bout approaches, “Ruthless” isn’t saying anything negative about his… Read More
Colby Covington Trashes Kamaru Usman & Ben Askren While Announcing Robbie Lawler Bout
By FCF Staff
Following the recent news that the UFC is finalizing a bout between Robbie Lawler and Colby Covington, the latter took verbal shots at Kamaru Usman and Ben Askren while announcing the match-up.
The controversial fighter and former… Read More
Report: Colby Covington – Robbie Lawler Fight Nearly Set
By FCF Staff
For some time, Colby Covington has been calling for a title fight with UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman, and the expectation was that “Chaos” would get his wish. But, now it’s being reported that a fight between… Read More