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Mike Pyle Reports December 15th, TUF 16 Finale Bout With James Head Next
By FCF Staff
According to Mike Pyle, the veteran will look to build on his impressive KO win over Josh Neer this summer on December 15th, when he takes on welterweight James Head at “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 16 Finale.… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bleacher Report is Wrong About Strikeforce
By Joshua Molina
Bleacher Report is a popular sports and pop culture web site, but a recent report illustrates what’s wrong with some members of the MMA media.
In a Sept. 15 article that you can read here, a… Read More
Tyrone Spong Ready to “Show Off” MMA Game in Upcoming Debut, Says GLORY Offered Him Better Deal Than Any Other Kickboxing Promotion
By Kelsey Mowatt
While it remains to be seen what kind of impact the newly created World Series of Fighting will have on MMA, to the upstart promotion’s credit, it’s acquired the services of one of the world’s top kickboxers… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown’: Dana White and Bob Sapp Have More In Common Than One Would Think
By Joshua Molina
Dana White and Bob Sapp are two legends of MMA for entirely different reasons.
Yet, they have so much in common.
And it’s more than just the fact that they are both bald and that people turn… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s ‘The Daily Takedown:’ Kurt Angle Finally Moves to MMA – Thankfully as an Announcer
By Joshua Molina
The World Series of Fighting really knows how to come out swinging. Whether it is a home run or a whiff remains to be seen.
The upstart league formally announced in a press conference on Thursday that… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Cung Le Goes to China; Jon Jones Continues to Put His Foot in His Mouth
By Joshua Molina
Cung Le is a fighter, but he’s first and foremost a family man. That’s one of the main reasons why the Vietnamese-American fight so often in San Jose, California, where he lives.
Nine out of the fighter’s… Read More
TUF 17 Tryouts Start September 17th, Open to Middleweights and Light-Heavyweights
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced that the try-outs for the next run of “The Ultimate Fighter” television series will begin September 17th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 17th edition of the show will feature competitors from… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Cormier-Mir Set For Nov. 3; On Same Day, Miguel Torres Headed to World Series
By Joshua Molina
Strikeforce Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier has a date with former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir on Nov. 4 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Although the two knew they were fighting each… Read More
FX Announces Field of 32 for “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 16
By FCF Staff
FX has the announced the 32 competitors who will fight for a chance to compete on the 16th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” The latest edition of TUF will feature welterweight fighters and will be coached by… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Dana White’s Public Humiliation of Jon Jones Worse Than Jones Refusing to Fight Sonnen
By Joshua Molina
A fired-up Dana White trashed UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones for refusing to fight Chael Sonnen on Sept. 1 in place of injured superstar Dan Henderson, forcing cancelation of the entire show.
White also blasted Jones’… Read More
Dana White Calls Jon Jones Decision to Not Fight Sonnen “Selfish”, Says Champion’s Trainer Greg Jackson is a “Sport Killer”
By FCF Staff
As soon as UFC President Dana White announced on today’s media call that the promotion had been forced to cancel its upcoming September 1st event in Las Vegas, Nevada, likely everyone on the line knew that fiery… Read More
Chael Sonnen Says Fighter to Beat Jon Jones “Already Exists–And His Name is Dan Henderson”
By FCF Staff
Chael Sonnen has had UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones in his sites as of late, and perhaps not surprisingly, the outspoken fighter is picking his former teammate Dan Henderson to defeat the rising star on September 1st.… Read More
After Defeating Mark Hominick, Eddie Yagin Enjoying “A Little More Respect From Certain People”
Believes Bout With Dennis Siver Has “Fight of the Night” Potential
By Kelsey Mowatt
2012 could turn out to be a banner year in the lengthy career of Eddie Yagin, as following his split decision win over Mark Hominick in… Read More
Daron Cruickshank Ready For Henry Martinez: “I’m Going to Put a Few Kicks in His Face And See How he Likes it.”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After competing on the twelfth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and scoring a unanimous decision win over Chris Tickle in the finale, Daron Cruickshank is ready to begin the next stage of his UFC career. Up next,… Read More
Dana White Says Lyoto Machida And Camp Have “Been All Over Me, Terrorizing Me” For Title Shot, “Shogun Hasn’t Shown Me Anything”
By FCF Staff
It didn’t take long at last night’s UFC on FOX 4 post-fight presser for the promotion’s president Dana White to start explaining why he has decided to grant Lyoto Machida a title shot instead of “Shogun” Rua.… Read More
Opinion: The Growth of TRT in MMA
By Michael Hatamoto
Following UFC 148 earlier in the month, it was discovered that Forrest Griffin is the latest fighter to enjoy the legal benefits of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).
Tito Ortiz, Griffin’s opponent for the fight, has been extremely… Read More
PEDs Policy Formalized by Zuffa at Recent Fighter Summit
By FCF Staff
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce held a Fighter Summit recently on July 9th and July 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada, and according to a press release from the organizations, a written policy against performance enhancing… Read More
Opinion: Crime, But No Punishment For MMA Fighters
Is the UFC doing a disservice to the sport of MMA and sending a dangerous message by not disciplining its fighters who break the law?
By Jesse Heitz
Mixed Martial Arts has made tremendous strides since its inception twenty years… Read More
Report: Charges Dropped Against Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste
By FCF Staff
Las Vegas authorities will not pursue a case against UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste, following her arrest in May on allegations of domestic violence.
The Las Vegas District Attorney’s office has reportedly determined that there is not… Read More
Rivals Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen Transformed Into Comic Book Characters
Courtesy of UFC
Reigning UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and bitter rival and No1 contender Chael Sonnen have long been known as two of the most colorful characters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization. But that has been taken to… Read More