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UFC’s Dana White Comments on Nate Diaz Missing Weight, Fighter’s Recent Complaints
By FCF Staff
Nate Diaz has making headlines lately, for missing weight, criticizing the UFC and missing an open workout, and UFC President Dana White evidently isn’t sure what to make of the situation.
Diaz relayed publicly for months that… Read More
TUF 20 Finale: Carla Esparza Becomes First UFC Strawweight Champ
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s TUF 20 Finale, which saw Carla Esparza become the first UFC strawweight champ, by submitting Rose Namajunas.
Early on, Namajunas threatened with a wide array of strikes, but eventually Esparza was… Read More
TUF 20 Finale Weigh-In Results: Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza set for Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza are ready to determine the UFC’s first strawweight champion, as the TUF 20 Finalists made weight this afternoon.
Both women came in at 115 pounds for their title fight, which will headline… Read More
TUF 20 Finale: Watch the Official Weigh-Ins Beginning at 7 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
The TUF 20 Finale will take place tomorrow night in Las Vegas, and in the main event, Carla Esparza will battle Rose Namajunas to crown the UFC’s inaugural strawweight champ.
You can watch the official weigh-ins… Read More
TUF 20 Finale: Carla Esparza to Battle Rose Namajunas for Inaugural Strawweight Belt
By FCF Staff
The semifinals for TUF 20 aired last night, and Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas won their respective bouts to advance to this Friday’s championship fight.
TUF 20 featured fighters from the women’s strawweight division, and the competition… Read More
Report: Cub Swanson Thanks Frankie Edgar “For a Lesson” Following UFC FN 57 Defeat
By FCF Staff
Cub Swanson threatened Frankie Edgar early on with his vaunted striking game at UFC Fight Night 57, but eventually the featherweight’s wrestling and ground game proved to be no match for the former lightweight champ.
Swanson was… Read More
UFC FN 57: Frankie Edgar Discusses Need for “Decisive” Win Over Cub Swanson
By FCF Staff
Heading into UFC Fight Night 57 there’s been a lot of talk about the title shot runs of Cub Swanson and Conor McGregor, but Frankie Edgar is hoping to re-write that narrative tonight.
The former lightweight champ… Read More
UFC FN 57: Cub Swanson Says “Belief in Myself” Behind Title Shot Run
By Kelsey Mowatt
A few years ago, many fans likely wrote off the championship prospects of Cub Swanson, but since the vet racked up losses to Jose Aldo, Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas in a five fight stretch, the… Read More
UFC FN 50 Weigh-In Results: Gegard Mousasi and “Jacare” Souza set for Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 50, which will be hosted by the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
In the main event, “Jacare” Souza will take on fellow middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi. The… Read More
UFC FN 43: Nate Marquardt Taps Out James Te Huna
By FCF Staff
Nate Marquardt ended his three fight losing skid in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, as the veteran fighter tapped out James Te Huna with a first round, armbar.
The middleweight bout headlined UFC Fight Night 43, which… Read More
UFC FN 44’s Cub Swanson on Jeremy Stephens: “His Fighting Style is Trying to Take my Head Off”
By FCF Staff
Cub Swanson is within reach of a title shot, thanks to a five fight win streak, but the featherweight knows he’s going to have his hands full at UFC Fight Night 44. On Saturday, Swanson will face… Read More
UFC FN 43 Weigh-In Results: Nate Marquardt and James Te Huna set for Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for UFC Fight Night 43, which will go down at the Vector Arena, in Auckland, New Zealand.
In the main event, James Te Huna will make his middleweight debut versus Nate… Read More
UFC FN 36: Lyoto Machida Outscores Gegard Mousasi
By FCF Staff
Lyoto Machida was unable to add another stoppage win to his resume tonight at UFC Fight Night 36, but his vaunted striking skills earned him one more victory. The decorated middleweight out struck the resilient Gegard Mousasi… Read More
(Updated) UFC FN 36 Weigh-In Results: Machida-Mousasi Headliner Set
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night 36 card in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, which will see Lyoto Machida battle Gegard Mousasi in the main event.
Machida came in… Read More
UFC 162 Payroll: Anderson Silva, Frankie Edgar and Tim Kennedy Lead Way
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, and as reported previously, Anderson Silva led the way.
The former middleweight champ collected $600,000 for his main event… Read More
UFC 162 Bonuses: Chris Weidman Takes “Knockout of the Night”
By FCF Staff
Chris Weidman scored the biggest win of his life at UFC 162, by ending the legendary reign of Anderson Silva, and he also earned “Knockout of the Night” for his efforts.
The All-American wrestler earned the honor… Read More
UFC 162: Silva’s Showboating Costs Him Title, Weidman New Champ
Legendary Fighter Says He Doesn’t Want Rematch With Weidman
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva looked like he may pull off another electrifying victory tonight at UFC 162, however, the historic… Read More
UFC 162 Weigh-In Results: Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman Make Weight, Have Heated Face Off
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, Nevada made weight this afternoon, including headliners Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman.
The middleweight champ Silva weighed in at 184 pounds for the bout,… Read More
Report: Mike Pierce Fighting David Mitchell at UFC 162
By FCF Staff
Mike Pierce will look to extend his winning streak to four versus David Mitchell, as a welterweight bout between the two is reportedly in the works for UFC 162. The July 6th card is set to take… Read More
Report: Dennis Siver Out of UFC on FUEL TV 7, Dustin Poirier Now Facing Cub Swanson
By FCF Staff
According to multiple reports, featherweight Dennis Siver has been forced out of a scheduled February 16th bout with Cub Swanson, and as a result, Dustin Poirier will face Swanson at the UFC on FUEL TV card. The… Read More