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Heavyweight Mike Whitehead Sentenced To Prison For Attempted Sexual Assault
By FCF Staff
Thirty-year old UFC and Strikeforce veteran “Iron” Mike Whitehead was sentenced to a prison term of one to four years on Thursday, Jan. 19, for attempted sexual assault of a woman in April 2010.
Whitehead, a resident… Read More
Rockhold Blasts Through Jardine to Defend Strikeforce Belt
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Strikeforce’s latest event in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw the promotion’s middleweight champ Luke Rockhold stop UFC vet Keith Jardine in the first round.
Other winners from the main card included former… Read More
Jordan Mein On Tyron Woodley: “I Know His Style; What He’s All About”
Welterweight Eager to Face Top Strikeforce Contender Tyron Woodley
By Kelsey Mowatt
For some time now, Jordan Mein has been considered one of the welterweight division’s top prospects, due in large part to the Canadian fighter’s wins over noted vets… Read More
Alistair Overeem Legal Update: Roughly One-Third Of Overeem Purse Being Withheld From Tonight’s Fight
By FCF Staff
Full Contact Fighter has obtained a copy of the court order (order_re_writ_PDF) mandating the withholding of funds from Alistair Overeem’s purse that will be earned from tonight’s heavyweight showdown with Brock Lesnar in the main event of… Read More
K-1 Legend Ray Sefo Plans to Fight Often in 2012, Says Overeem “By Far” Has More Ways to Beat Lesnar
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Ray Sefo continues to hone the striking skills of various athletes at the renowned Xtreme Couture facility in Las Vegas, the decorated fighter and veteran trainer is still planning to showcase his abilities for kickboxing… Read More
Strikeforce Confirms Bobby Green Fighting Alonzo Martinez
By FCF Staff
Strikeforce has added another bout to its upcoming January 7th event in Las Vegas, as the promotion has confirmed that Bobby Green will take on lightweight Alonzo Martinez on the preliminary card.
Green (17-5) has scored back-to-back… Read More
Report: Junie Browning Turns Himself into Thailand Authorities
By FCF Staff
The search for Junie Browning is apparently over in Thailand, as the former UFC competitor has reportedly turned himself into authorities, following his involvement in a barroom brawl earlier this month.
According to a report from… Read More
Kendall Grove Fighting Jay Silva at Superior Cage Combat 4
John Gunderson Taking on Fellow UFC Vet Justin Buchholz
By FCF Staff
Las Vegas based promotion Superior Cage Combat continues to enlist the services of established and UFC veterans, as today it announced that former TUF winner Kendall Grove will… Read More
Rockhold vs. Jardine Confirmed, Lawal vs. Larkin, Lawler vs. Amagov Added to Jan. 7th Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
As previously reported, Strikeforce has confirmed today that its middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will fight UFC vet Keith Jardine at its upcoming January 7th event in Las Vegas. The promotion has also announced three more bouts for… Read More
“King Mo” To Dana White: Give “Mayhem” Another Chance
Strikeforce vet discusses helping Machida prepare for Jones
By Kelsey Mowatt
While the odds makers and most MMA pundits are predicting Jon Jone’s reign as light-heavyweight champion will continue this Saturday, when he faces Lyoto Machida at UFC 140, “King… Read More
Michael Bisping Leads TUF 14 Finale Payroll
By FCF Staff
Not only did Michael Bisping pull off a dominant, third round stoppage of Jason “Mayhem” Miller at “The Ultimate Fighter”, Season 14 Finale, Saturday night in Las Vegas, the middleweight contender led card’s the disclosed payroll.
According… Read More
Bisping Beats Down “Mayhem”, Dodson and Brandao “Ultimate Fighters”
By FCF Staff
Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s return to the Octagon was violently spoiled by Michael Bisping tonight in Las Vegas, as his rival “Ultimate Fighter” coach outstruck and outscored the middleweight en route to a third round stoppage win.
Although… Read More
TUF 14 Finale Weigh-In Results: Bisping Tells Booing Crowd Off
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s “Ultimate Fighter” Finale in Las Vegas made weight this afternoon, except for the season’s coach Michael Bisping, who reportedly came in a quarter of a pound over.
Bisping will be… Read More
Report: Jardine to Fight Rockhold, Lawal Competing at Jan. 7th Strikeforce
By FCF Staff
As the year winds down with no official word as to what the future holds for Strikeforce in 2012, reports to continue to surface regarding a January 7th event for the promotion in Las Vegas. Recently, the… Read More
Yves Edwards: “I Don’t Look Past People; I Just Try to Run Right Through Them”
Veteran Expects “Legit Fight” With TUF 13 Winner Tony Ferguson
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Tony Ferguson has impressed during his brief tenure in the UFC, by winning the thirteenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and more recently by stopping… Read More
(Updated) Former KOTC Champ Quinn Mulhern Says He’s Fighting Dave Hulett Next
Next week’s November 18th Strikeforce Challengers card in Las Vegas will include a welterweight bout between Quinn Mulhern and Dave Hulett, according to the former King of the Cage champion.
Mulhern made the
Former TUF Competitor Matt Riddle Fighting Luis Ramos Next
By FCF Staff
Matt Riddle and Luis Ramos will look to get back on the winning track against one another, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced today that the welterweights have agreed to fight December 30th.
Riddle (5-3) will… Read More
Former K-1 USA Exec: FEG “Committed Homicide” On K-1
By Michael Steczkowski
Since 1993, K-1, founded in Japan by Master Kazuyoshi Ishii, has held events in 38 countries, matching the best stand-up fighters from various parts of the globe against each other to determine the baddest striker on the… Read More
TUF 15 Try-Outs to Take Place Next Month
By FCF
While the action stemming from the current season of “The Ultimate Fighter” continues to unfold, the UFC has confirmed that try-outs for the reality program’s fifteenth instalment will take place December 5th, at the Texas Station in Las… Read More
Diaz Retires Penn, Secures Bout With GSP; “Cro Cop” Calls it Quits
The highly decorated BJ Penn gave Nick Diaz pause for thought in the opening round of tonight’s UFC 137 main event, but in the end, the former Strikeforce champ battered Penn with strikes en route